Anna Rajan | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
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| Years active | 2017 – Present |
| Notable work | Angamaly Diaries |
| Parent(s) | KC Rajan (Father) Sheeba (Mother) |
| Relatives | Shaun (Brother) |
Anna Reshma Rajan is an Indian actress who appears in Supporting Actress roles in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 2017 with the film Angamaly Diaries . [1]
Anna Rajan was born in Aluva, Kerala to Sheeba and KC Rajan. [2] She has an elder brother named Shaun. Anna's father passed away of a heart-attack while she was studying in college, the sudden demise of her father put a lot of financial pressure on her family, so she had to take up jobs while in college to support the family financially. [3]
Most of Anna's education took place in Aluva, where she did her schooling at the Nirmala Higher Secondary School, after which she completed her eleventh and twelfth standard at St Francis College in Aluva. She studied nursing from Government Medical College, Ernakulam.
She worked as a nurse in Rajagiri Hospital in Aluva before foraying into films. [1] She was identified by producer Vijay Babu and director Lijo Jose Pellissery after seeing her face in a hoarding in Kerala. They made her audition for the role of Lichy in Angamaly Diaries . Including her, the film introduced 86 debutant actors. [4] In the film she is credited as Reshma Rajan. After that, she preferred to be credited as Anna Rajan. [5] Her second film was the Lal Jose directorial Velipadinte Pusthakam (2017), in which she shared screen space with Mohanlal in a minor Supporting Actress Role. [6] [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Angamaly Diaries | Lichy | Credited as Reshma Rajan [8] Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam |
| Velipadinte Pusthakam | Mary | [9] | |
| 2019 | Lonappante Mamodeesa | Leena | [10] |
| Madhura Raja | Lissy | [11] | |
| Sachin | Anjali | [12] | |
| Swarnamalsyangal | |||
| 2020 | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Ruby Koshy Kurien | |
| 2022 | Randu | Mercy | [13] |
| Thirimali | Jansi | [14] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wonder Woman Vidya [15] | Vidya | Short film |
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