{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Premi Viswanath | image = | caption = | birth_name = Premi Viswanath | birth_date = | birth_place = Edappally Ernakulam | occupation = Actress<br />Model<br />Anchor | years_active = 2014 – present | signature = }} '''Premi Vishwanath''' is an Indian television actress from Kerala who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Telugu television shows and films. She is known for her role as Karthika/Karthu in the soap opera ''Karuthamuthu'', which premiered on Asianet and also for portraying Deepa in the Telugu serial Karthika Deepam on Star Maa.
== Career == Premi Vishwanath began her acting career in Malayalam television with ''Karuthamuthu'', in which she played the lead role of Karthika Balachandran.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gem of a role | url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/interview-with-premi-viswanath-of-karuthamuthu-serial/article7680971.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 September 2015 | first=Athira | last=M. | accessdate=30 September 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=I am happy to play Karthika of Karuthamuthu: Premi Vishwanath | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/I-am-happy-to-play-Karthika-of-Karuthamuthu-Premi-Vishwanath/articleshow/45110132.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|date=11 November 2014| first=Deepa | last=Soman | accessdate=30 September 2018 }}</ref> She received the Best Debutante Female award at the 2014 Asianet Television Awards for her performance in the series. Following her exit from ''Karuthamuthu'', she appeared as Mayilamma in ''Moonumani'', which aired on Flowers (TV series).
She later entered the Telugu television industry and gained wider recognition for portraying Deepa in ''Karthika Deepam (Telugu TV series)'', the Telugu remake of ''Karuthamuthu''. The series aired on Star Maa from 16 October 2017 to 23 January 2023. She reprised the role in ''Karthika Deepam 2'', which premiered on 25 March 2024 and is a remake of ''Chellamma (TV series)''.
She is related to actor Jayasurya.<ref>{{cite web|title=Premi Viswanath - Serial Actress| url=http://cinetrooth.in/2015/12/19/premi-viswanth-actress-profile-and-biography/|date=19 December 2015|publisher=Cinetrooth| accessdate=30 September 2018 }} {{unreliable source?|date=October 2018}}</ref>
==Films== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year!! Title !!Role!!Language !! Notes |- |2021||''Akame''||{{N/A}}||Malayalam||Producer, Short film |- |2023 |''Custody'' |Mangalam |Tamil-Telugu |Tamil-Telugu bilingual film |- |2023 |''Salmon 3D''||Mariya||Tamil|| |- |}
==Television== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year!! Title !!Role!!Channel!!Language !! Notes |- | 2014-2015 | ''Karuthamuthu'' | Karthika Balachandran | Asianet | rowspan="4" | Malayalam | later replaced by Renu Soundar |- | 2015 | ''Kuttikalavara'' | Herself as Host | rowspan=2| Flowers | later replaced by Parvathy R Krishna |- | 2015-2016 | ''Moonumani'' | Mayilamma | |- | 2016–2017 | ''Kayamkulam Kochunniyude Makan'' | Thamara | Surya TV | |- | 2017–2023 | ''Karthika Deepam'' |Rowspan =3|Deepa | Rowspan=3|Star Maa | Rowspan=3|Telugu | Remake of ''Karuthamuthu'' |- |2019||Gorintaku||rowspan=2|Cameo appearance |- |2020||Chelleli Kapuram |- |2021||''Ente Maathavu''||Devika||Surya TV||Malayalam|| |- | 2024–present | ''Karthika Deepam 2'' | Deepa | Star Maa | Telugu | Remake of ''Chellamma'' |}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Award !Category !Work !Result !Ref |- | rowspan=2| 2014 | Asianet Television Awards | Best Debutante Female | rowspan=2| ''Karuthamuthu'' | rowspan=2 {{won}} | |- | J.C Foundation Award | Best Actress | |- | rowspan=2| 2018 | rowspan=2| Star Maa Parivaar Awards | Best Jodi <small>(along with Nirupam Pariatala)</small> | rowspan=2| ''Karthika Deepam'' | {{nom}} | |- | Best Actress | {{Won}} | |}
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