Darshana Rajendran | |
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Born | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Lady Shri Ram College City, University of London |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Darshana Rajendran is an Indian actress and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil and Telugu films. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
She studied Mathematics at the Lady Shri Ram College and Financial Economics at City, University of London, and worked for the Institute for Financial Management and Research in Chennai. [7]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | John Paul Vaathil Thurakkunnu | Dr. Anna Paul | Malayalam | ||
2015 | Moone Moonu Varthai / Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante | Keerthi | Tamil / Telugu | Bilingual film | |
2017 | Samarppanam | Krishna | Malayalam | ||
Kavan | Kalpana | Tamil | |||
Mayaanadhi | Darshana | Malayalam | |||
2018 | Koode | Alina | |||
Irumbu Thirai | Selvi | Tamil | |||
2019 | Vijay Superum Pournamiyum | Pooja | Malayalam | ||
Virus | Anjali Vasudevan | ||||
2020 | C U Soon | Anumol Sebastian | |||
Theeviram | Alia | Tamil | |||
2021 | Aanum Pennum | Rani | Malayalam | Segment: Rani | [8] |
Irul | Archana Pillai | [9] | |||
2022 | Hridayam | Darshana | [10] | ||
Dear Friend | Jannath | ||||
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey | Jaya | Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam | |||
2023 | Thuramukham | Khadeeja | [11] | ||
Purusha Pretham | Susanna | [12] | |||
Paradise | Amritha | Indian-Sri Lankan Co-Production | [13] [14] | ||
2024 | Rifle Club | Treesa Mary Skaria a.k.a Kunjumol | [15] | ||
TBA | Paradha† | Amishta | Telugu | Filming | [16] |
Year | Film | Director | Song | Ref. |
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2017 | Mayaanadhi | Ashiq Abu | "Bavra Mann" | |
2021 | Sarcas Circa 2020 | Vinu Kolichal | "Kattuneerin Chaalilayi" | [17] [18] |
2022 | Hridayam | Vineeth Sreenivasan | "Darshana" | |
2022 | Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey | Vipin Das | "Ingottu Nokkanda" |
Year | Webseries | Role | Language | Platform | Notes |
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2016 | Ctrl Alt Del | Madhumitha | Tamil | YouTube | Web series |
2022 | Unpaused: Naya safar | Geetha | Hindi | Amazon Prime Video | Segment: Gond Ke Laddu [19] |
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