# Nisha Agarwal (నిషా అగర్వాల్)
**Nisha Agarwal** (నిషా అగర్వాల్) is a former Indian actress and model who appeared predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam films between 2010 and 2014, and is the younger sister of the actress [Kajal Aggarwal](https://www.edgepedia.org/kajal-aggarwal).[1](https://www.manoramaonline.com/web-stories/movies/2025/12/06/actress-nisha-aggarwal-gorgeous-picturess.html) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4214601/) She made her debut in the Telugu romantic drama *Yemaindi Ee Vela* (2010) and later worked in Tamil and [Malayalam cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/malayalam-cinema) before leaving acting.[1](https://www.manoramaonline.com/web-stories/movies/2025/12/06/actress-nisha-aggarwal-gorgeous-picturess.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nisha Aggarwal (also spelled Nisha Agarwal)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4214601/) |
| Born | 1989, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1](https://www.manoramaonline.com/web-stories/movies/2025/12/06/actress-nisha-aggarwal-gorgeous-picturess.html) |
| Family | Younger sister of actress Kajal Aggarwal[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4214601/) |
| Debut | *Yemaindi Ee Vela* (Telugu, 2010), directed by Sampath Nandi, released 12 November 2010[3](https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-yemaindieevela.html) |
| Language industries | Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam[1](https://www.manoramaonline.com/web-stories/movies/2025/12/06/actress-nisha-aggarwal-gorgeous-picturess.html) |
| Active years | 2010 to 2014, with eight credited film roles[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4214601/) |
| Education | Hotel management degree; interned with the Taj Group of Hotels in Mumbai[4](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nisha-aggarwal/20054) |
## Early life
Nisha Aggarwal was born in Mumbai in 1989 into a Punjabi family.[1](https://www.manoramaonline.com/web-stories/movies/2025/12/06/actress-nisha-aggarwal-gorgeous-picturess.html) • [5](https://www.filmbees.com/celebrities/nisha-agarwal/biography.htm) Her father, Vinay Aggarwal, runs a textiles business, and her mother, Suman Aggarwal, is a confectioner.[4](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nisha-aggarwal/20054) She studied at St Anne's High School in Mumbai and later earned a degree in hotel management from [Aurangabad](https://www.edgepedia.org/aurangabad), interning with the Taj Group of Hotels in the sales and marketing division during her studies.[4](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nisha-aggarwal/20054) • [6](https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-nisha-agarwal-on-emaindi-ee-vela/20101111.htm)
In a 2010 interview, she said her sister Kajal convinced her to act, and that she trained under the acting teacher Aruna Bikshu before completing her coursework; she had also studied dance at Shaimak Davar's school, salsa with Kaypee, and some Kathak.[6](https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-nisha-agarwal-on-emaindi-ee-vela/20101111.htm) She moved to [Hyderabad](https://www.edgepedia.org/hyderabad), where her sister was already an established Telugu film actress, to pursue acting.[4](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nisha-aggarwal/20054)
## Career
**Telugu debut.** In late 2010, Kajal Aggarwal announced that Nisha would make her acting debut in Telugu films; Nisha had been traveling with her elder sister to shooting sets and was noticed after the director Sampath Nandi saw a magazine feature on her and cast her as Avantika.[6](https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-nisha-agarwal-on-emaindi-ee-vela/20101111.htm) Her first film, the romantic drama *Yemaindi Ee Vela*, released on 12 November 2010 opposite [Varun Sandesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/varun-sandesh); the reviewer on Idlebrain wrote that, for a first-timer, she "does a great job at acting and screen presence".[3](https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-yemaindieevela.html) A Rediff review of the same film was harsher about the movie itself but called her "pretty" with "talent".[7](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-eemaindi-ee-vela/20101115.htm)
Her next film was *Solo* (2011), directed by Parasuram and starring Nara Rohit, in which she played Vaishnavi, a medical student from Bobbili.[8](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/movie-review-solo-a-heart-touching-romantic-family-drama.html) The 123telugu review found her "ok as the heroine", showing promise but "still very raw in emotional scenes".[8](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/movie-review-solo-a-heart-touching-romantic-family-drama.html)
**Tamil and later Telugu films.** In 2013 she appeared in two Telugu films, *Sukumarudu*, opposite Aadi, and *Saradaga Ammayitho*, which paired her again with her *Yemaindi Ee Vela* co-star Varun Sandesh; she also appeared in *DK Bose*.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4214601/) A review of *Sukumarudu* judged that her pairing with Aadi "misses the mark".[9](https://manatelugu.to/sukumarudu-telugu-movie-review-25/)
**Malayalam films.** She prepared by having her lines dubbed for her in advance, saying she had heard Malayalam was a difficult language to learn for a non-Malayali.[10](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/you-cant-fool-the-malayali-audience-says-nisha-agarwal/articleshow/36252761.cms) Her second Malayalam film was *Cousins* (2014), in which she played Mallika.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4214601/) A Telugu-language retrospective notes that she did not act in any films after *Cousins*.[11](https://tv9telugu.com/web-stories/entertainment/movies-which-was-nisha-agarwal-acted-as-heroine)
## Personal life
Nisha met Karan Valecha, a business management graduate involved with the family businesses Valecha Engineering Limited and [Gold's Gym](https://www.edgepedia.org/golds-gym), through a common friend; the two married in 2013 after about five years of dating.[4](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nisha-aggarwal/20054)
In a 2014 interview around the release of *Bhaiyya Bhaiyya*, she said she was reserved by nature and not comfortable with glamorous roles, in contrast to her sister's public image.[12](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-am-not-keen-to-be-glamorous-nisha-agarwal/articleshow/40412718.cms)
## Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | *DK Bose* | Manisha | Telugu | [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4214601/) |
## References
1. [Nisha Aggarwal, Manorama Online web story](https://www.manoramaonline.com/web-stories/movies/2025/12/06/actress-nisha-aggarwal-gorgeous-picturess.html)
2. [Nisha Aggarwal, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4214601/)
3. [Yemaindi Ee Vela film review, Idlebrain](https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-yemaindieevela.html)
4. [Nisha Aggarwal: Biography, BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/nisha-aggarwal/20054)
5. [Nisha Agarwal Biography, Filmbees](https://www.filmbees.com/celebrities/nisha-agarwal/biography.htm)
6. [Kajal Agarwal's sister takes the plunge, Rediff.com Movies](https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-nisha-agarwal-on-emaindi-ee-vela/20101111.htm)
7. [Eemaindi Ee Vela is shady, Rediff.com movies](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-eemaindi-ee-vela/20101115.htm)
8. [Movie Review: Solo, 123telugu](https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/movie-review-solo-a-heart-touching-romantic-family-drama.html)
9. [Sukumarudu Telugu Movie Review, ManaTelugu](https://manatelugu.to/sukumarudu-telugu-movie-review-25/)
10. [You can't fool the Malayali audience, says Nisha Agarwal, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/you-cant-fool-the-malayali-audience-says-nisha-agarwal/articleshow/36252761.cms)
11. [నిషా అగర్వాల్ గుర్తుందా.? TV9 Telugu](https://tv9telugu.com/web-stories/entertainment/movies-which-was-nisha-agarwal-acted-as-heroine)
12. [I am not keen to be glamorous: Nisha Agarwal, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-am-not-keen-to-be-glamorous-nisha-agarwal/articleshow/40412718.cms)
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