{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Athira Patel | image = | birth_name = Athira Patel | birth_place = Thiruvambady, Kozhikode, Kerala, India | education = | notable_works = {{Unbulleted_list|''Angamaly Diaries'' (2017)|''Contessa'' (2018)}} | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2016–present }}
'''Athira Patel''' is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in 2016 with the Sanskrit film ''Ishti''. She is best known for playing the role of Vincent Pepe's sister in ''Angamaly Diaries'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cinetrooth.in/2017/08/18/athira-patel-actress-profile-and-biography/ |title=Athira Patel Actress Profile and Biography |website=cinetrooth.in |language=en-US |access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref>
== Personal life == Speaking about her last name in an interview given to the ''Deccan Chronicle'', she said that her paternal grandfather was a village head in Karnataka, who are called Patelars, which is how her last name, Patel, was derived.<ref name="Deccan Cheerful">{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/170218/cheerful-is-her-middle-name-athira-patel.html |title=Athira Patel: Cheerful is her middle name |last=Patel |first=Athira |date=17 February 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=25 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
== Career == She did her first role in a short film named ''Vuja De'', written and directed by Joby Varghese. Later in 2016, she debuted in a Sanskrit film ''Ishti'' in which she played the role of actor Nedumudi Venu's third wife.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pradeep |first=K. |title=Spotlight on orthodoxy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/on-the-sanskrit-film-ishti/article7891731.ece |accessdate=28 August 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=19 November 2015}}</ref> Patel played Mercy in the 2017 film ''Angamaly Diaries'', which was directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. In the same year she acted in ''Villain'' and ''Aadu 2''.
She plays the female lead opposite to Appani Sarath in ''Contessa'' (2018).{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan=2 | 2016 || ''Vuja De'' || She || Short film |- | ''Ishti'' || Sreedevi || Sanskrit film |- | rowspan=4 | 2017 || ''Angamaly Diaries'' || Mercy || |- | ''Villain'' || Malavika Mathew || |- | ''Sunday Holiday'' || Unni's daughter || |- | ''Aadu 2'' || Rachel || |- | 2018 || ''Contessa'' || Jayan's daughter || Lead role<ref name="Deccan Cheerful" /> |- | 2021 || ''Pon Manickavel'' || Dhanya || |- | 2022 || ''Bhoothakaalam'' || Priya || |- | rowspan=2|2024 || ''Qalb'' ||Reena ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-11 |title=Sajid Yahiya's romantic drama 'Qalb' secures clean 'U' certificate |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sajid-yahiyas-romantic-drama-qalb-secures-clean-u-certificate/articleshow/106725149.cms |access-date=2024-06-29 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- | ''Bougainvillea'' || Chhaya Karthikeyan || |- | 2026 || ''Aadu 3'' || Rachel ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-17 |title=Jayasurya, Midhun Manuel Thomas announce ‘Aadu 3’ |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/jayasurya-midhun-manuel-thomas-announce-aadu-3/article67960930.ece |access-date=2026-03-27 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> |- |}
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