death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date yearsactive image article_title name occupation
5 december 1992 cherthala , alappuzha panniyankara , kozhikode indian 24 january 1971 1986 -- 1992 monisha.jpg monisha unni
 monisha unni film actress
monisha unni

monisha unni -lrb- ; 24 january 1971 -- 5 december 1992 -rrb- was an indian film actress .
monisha was only 15 years old when she won the national film award for best actress for her debut film , `` nakhakshathangal '' -lrb- 1986 -rrb- .
this made her the youngest recipient of the national film award for best actress .
along with sharada , shobhana and meera jasmine , monisha unni is one of four malayalam actresses who has won the national film award for best actress .
she died in a car accident near cherthala , alappuzha at the age of 21 .
in her short career spanning 6 -- 7 years , monisha collaborated with renowned directors such as mt vasudevan nair , hariharan , priyadarshan , ajayan , kamal and sibi malayil .
