Darshana Rajendran
Darshana Rajendran | |
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Born | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India | 17 June 1988
Nationality | India |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Darshana Rajendran is an Indian actress in the Malayalam film industry. Darshana debuted her acting career as Anna in the 2014 Malayalam film John Paul Vaathil Thurakkunnu.[1] She gained recognition through her role in Mayanadhi directed by Aashiq Abu. Her rendition of the song Bawra Mann in the film went viral with over 5 million views on YouTube. She is also known for her roles in Virus directed by Aashiq Abu, Vijay Superum Pournamiyum directed by Jis Joy, Koode directed by Anjali Menon & Thuramukham directed by Rajeev Ravi. Darshana also bagged character roles in Tamil films like Irumbu Thirai, Kavan.[2][3][4][5][6]
Personal life[]
Darshana Rajendran was born in Thiruvananthapuram to Rajendran & Neeraja. She has an elder sister, named Bhavana Rajendran, who is actively involved in English theatre based in Bangalore. Darshana did her schooling in Riyadh and Kochi, her first Degree in Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi and her Master's degree in Financial Economics from City University, London.
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2014 | John Paul Vaathil Thurakkunnu | Anna | Malayalam | Debut film |
2015 | Moone Moonu Varthai | Keerthi | Tamil | Bilingual film |
Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante | Telugu | |||
2017 | Samarppanam | Krishna | Malayalam | |
Kavan | Kalpana | Tamil | ||
Mayaanadhi | Darshana | Malayalam | Also as a singer for "Bavra Mann" | |
2018 | Koode | Alina | ||
Irumbu Thirai | Kathir's sister | Tamil | ||
2019 | Vijay Superum Pournamiyum | Pooja | Malayalam | |
Virus | Anjali Vasudevan | |||
2020 | C U Soon | Anumol Sebastian | Amazon Prime film | |
2021 | Aanum Pennum[7] | Rani | Segment : Rani | |
Irul[8] | Archana Pillai | Netflix film | ||
Thuramukham | Khadeeja | Post Production | ||
Hridayam[9] | Anagha | Post Production | ||
2022 | Untitled Vineeth Kumar-Tovino Thomas film | TBA | Pre Production |
As playback singer[]
Year | Film | Director | Language | Notes |
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2021 | Sarcas Circa 2020[10][11][12] | Vinu Kolichal | Malayalam | Debut as a playback singer |
References[]
- ^ Menon, Akhila (9 July 2014). "Darshana: The new kid from theatre". Filmibeat.
- ^ "Darshana Rajendran: In the past decade, it has become easier for actors to get opportunities - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ Wednesday, December 04, 2019 - 16:07 (4 December 2019). "Darshana Rajendran in Vineeth Sreenivasan directorial 'Hridayam'". The News Minute. Retrieved 1 February 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Roshan Mathew, Darshana Rajendran join Aashiq Abu project". The New Indian Express.
- ^ https://www.filmcompanion.in/darshana-rajendran-interview-virus-mayanadhi-gouri-storytelling/
- ^ https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/darshana-rajendran-on-her-characters-in-virus-and-mayanadhi-267460/
- ^ "New poster of 'Aanum Pennum' features Darshana and Roshan Mathew". The News Minute. 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Irul trailer Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir, Darshana Rajendran's murder mystery to release on Netflix". The Indian Express.
- ^ Akhila R Menon (9 September 2020). "Pranav Mohanlal-Vineeth Sreenivasan's Hridayam: Darshana Rajendran Opens Up!". filmibeat. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "'അഭിനയം പോലെ ആലാപനവും മധുരം'; ദർശന രാജേന്ദ്രന്റെ പാട്ട് ഏറ്റെടുത്ത് ആരാധകർ". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Bibin Babu (14 February 2021). "'സർക്കാസ് സിർക 2020' ലെ 'കാട്ടുനീരിൻ ചാലിലായ്'; മധുരമൂറുന്ന പ്രണയഗാനം പങ്കുവെച്ച് കനി". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "പ്രണയ ദിനത്തിൽ മധുരമൂറുന്ന പ്രണയഗാനം;'സർക്കാസ് സിർക 2020' ലെ ഗാനം പുറത്തിറങ്ങി". Oneindia (in Malayalam). 14 February 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
External links[]
- Actresses in Malayalam cinema
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Indian film actresses
- Actresses from Kochi
- 21st-century Indian actresses
- Actresses in Tamil cinema