Unnimaya Prasad is an Indian actress, assistant director and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. She worked as the casting director^[1] of Maheshinte Prathikaram (2016), and as assistant director of Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017).^{[citation needed]} She is associated with the new wave of Malayalam cinema. She is also a practicing architect.^[2]

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Unnimaya Prasad
Born	Kochi, Kerala, India
Education	Manipal Institute of Technology
Occupations	Actress Assistant Director Architect Producer
Years active	2013–present
Spouse	Syam Pushkaran ​ (m. 2012)​

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Born and brought up in Kochi, Unnimaya studied architecture at the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram,^[3] and then at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal.

She is married to screenwriter and producer Syam Pushkaran.^[4][5]

She debuted as an actress with the part Sethulakshmi in the anthology film 5 Sundarikal.^[6] Her portrayal of a class teacher in a minor role in Soubin Shahir's Parava. She played the central character of Deputy Commissioner of Police Catherine Maria in Anjaam Pathiraa' (2020).^[7] She has acted in minor roles in movies including Maheshinte Prathikaram (2016), Mayanadi(2017), Varathan(2018), Oru Kuprasidha Payyan(2018) and Virus (2019).^[8]

She worked as the casting director of Maheshinte Prathikaram and assistant director of Mayanadi (2017),Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum and Kumbalangi Nights(2019).^[9]

Her performance in Joji won her the Best Character Actress award in 52nd Kerala State Film Awards.^[10]

• All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.