Lenaa

Lenaa
Lenaa in 2022
Born	Lena Mohan Kumar 1981 (age 43–44) Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupations	Actress author screenwriter
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Abhilash Kumar ​ ​ (m. 2004;div. 2013)​ Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair ​ ​ (m. 2024)​
Website	lenaalife.com

Lena Mohan Kumar (born 1981), ^[1] known by stage name Lenaa, is an Indian actress, author, ^[2] and screenwriter ^[3] who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema. She has worked in over 175 films in five different languages, including films in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam. ^[4]

Early life

Lena was born to Mohan Kumar and Tina at Thrissur, Kerala. Her mother Tina is a Catholic. She studied at Seventh Day Adventist School ^[5] and at Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi School in Thrissur.

Lena is a postgraduate in Clinical psychology. She worked as a clinical psychologist in Mumbai before entering her acting career. ^[6] In 2020, she said she had plans for a directorial debut as she confirmed the completion of the first draft of a new project. ^[7]

Career

Lena made her debut in Jayaraj's Sneham , which was followed by critically acclaimed Karunam She had already established as a lead actress in the Malayalam television industry with serials like Omanathinkalpakshi, Ohari, Malayogam and Thadankalpalayam before focusing on her film career. She is also a television host and manages the YouTube Vlogging channel – Lena's Magazine. ^[8] She has over 100 films to her credit in Malayalam cinema along with films in English, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages. ^[9]

Some of her noted performances were in the critically acclaimed Traffic (2011) after which she acted in films such in Snehaveedu , Ee Adutha Kaalathu , Spirit , Left Right Left and Ennu Ninte Moideen in supporting roles. ^[6] Lenaa will star alongside Adil Hussain (Parched, Hotel Salvation) in a British-Indian feature titled Footprints On Water, to be directed by Nathalia Syam. ^[10]

In 2023, she published The Autobiography of God, a book about her life and views on mental health. ^[11]

Personal life

Lena married Abhilash Kumar in 2004, whom she divorced in 2013. ^[12] On 27 February 2024, she announced that she had married Group Captain Prasanth Nair, an astronaut designated for the Gaganyaan mission to space. ^[13]

Filmography

List of Lena film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Sneham	Ammu	Debut Malayalam film
1999	Karunam	Nun
2000	Oru Cheru Punchiri	Beena
	Devadoothan	Annie Kurian
	Indriyam	Sreedevi
	Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal	Deepa
	Shantham	Raghavan's wife
	Varnakkazchchakal	Renuka
	Manassu Muthal Manassu Vare
2001	Randam Bhavam	Manikkutty
2004	Koottu	Parvathi
2007	Big B	Selina
2008	De Ingottu Nokkiye	Julia
2009	2 Harihar Nagar	Parvathi
	Bhagavan	Maria
	Daddy Cool	Adi's teacher	Cameo
	Robin Hood	Meera
	Thirunakkara Perumal	Gracy
2010	April Fool	Letha	Cameo
	Cocktail	Dr.Susan	Cameo
	In Ghost House Inn	Parvathi
	Kaaryasthan	Saraswathi
	Kanyakumari Express	Sneha Mohan
	Raama Raavanan	Muthulakshmi/Malli
2011	Athe Mazha Athe Veyil	Sreelakshmi
	Khaddama	Zarina
	Killadi Raman	Seethalakshmi
	Snehaveedu	Lilly
	Traffic	Shruthi	Won—SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Won— Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam Won—Amrita Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (Female)
	Ulakam Chuttum Valiban	Annie
2012	Asuravithu	Angel
	Bachelor Party	Sheela Mathews Kattuparambil
	Bavuttiyude Namathil	Sethu's friend	Cameo
	Chapters	Annie
	Doctor Innocent Aanu	Adabia
	Ee Adutha Kaalathu	Roopa Vasudevan
	Matinee	Gayathri teacher
	MLA Mani: Patham Classum Gusthiyum	MLA Lakshmi Priya
	Naughty Professor	Tessa
	Orange	Saritha
	Spirit	ASP Supriya Raghavan	Won—Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Red Alert	Anu
	Ustad Hotel	Fathima Abdul Razaq
2013	101 Chodyangal	Sathi
	Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha	Cyns Ria
	Arikil Oraal	Aarathi
	Ayaal	Devaki Antharjanam
	Careebeyans	Ganga
	Cowboy	Veena
	David and Goliath	Jainamma
	Left Right Left	Anitha
	Kanyaka Talkies	Ancy	Won—Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress
	Tourist Home	Patient's wife
	White Paper	Asha
	Weeping Boy	Sreedevi Sahadevan
2014	God's Own Country	Sereena
	Happy Journey	Alice
	Hi I'm Tony	Elizabeth Tony
	Iyobinte Pustakam	Kazhali
	London Bridge	Gracy
	Njangalude Veettile Athidhikal	Maya
	RajadhiRaja	Vidyalakshmi
	Thomson Villa	Sheela Paul
	Vellimoonga	Molly
	Vikramadithyan	Lakshmi Nair
2015	Alif	Fathima
	Anegan	Dr.Radhika	Tamil film
	The Reporter	Vinitha teacher
	Ennum Eppozhum	Farah
	Nee-Na	Counselor Pearl
	Nirnnayakam	Government Pleader Nirmala
	Love 24x7	Jayashree
	Ennu Ninte Moideen	Pathumma	[14]
	My God	-
	Two Countries	Susan
2016	Airlift	Deepti Jayarajan, George Kutty's wife	Hindi film [15]
	Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum	Dr. Deepa Menon
	Karinkunnam 6'S	IG Haritha Krishnan
	Oru Muthassi Gada	Jean
	Kavi Uddheshichathu..?	Gladys
2017	Honey Bee 2: Celebrations	Ruby
	Avarude Raavukal	Deepa Manoj
	Dr. Chakravarthy	Vandana Chakravarthy	Telugu film
	Honey Bee 2.5	Herself
	Oru Visheshapetta BiriyaniKissa	Thaara
	Thank You Very Much	Achyuth's mother
	Adam John	Daisy
	Ramaleela	Olga John	[16]
	Vimaanam	Mable
	Masterpiece	Minister Sethulakshmi Krishnadas
2018	Aadhi	Rosy
	Ira	Adv. Daisy
	Bonsai	Mom
	Suvarna Purushan	Mary
	Johny Johny Yes Appa	S. Sujatha
	Paviyettante Madhurachooral	Annie
2019	Varikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam	Annie
	Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel	ADGP Indulekha
	Athiran	Renuka
	Oru Yamandan Premakadha	Diya's mother
	Kadaram Kondan	Kalpana	Tamil film
2020	Anveshanam	Sony
	Draupadi	Doctor	Tamil film
2021	Sajan Bakery Since 1962	Betsy
	Black Coffee	Ann	Sequel of the 2011 film Salt N' Pepper
2022	Bheeshma Parvam	Susan Anjoottikkaran
	Twenty One Gms	SP Rachel
	O2	Manorama	Tamil film
	Two Men	Ameena
	Monster	CI Mariyam George
	Louis	Lakshmi
2023	Ennalum Ente Aliya	Sulu	[17]
	Oh My Darling	Jenny's and Jasmine's mother	[18]
	Anuragam	Devika	[19]
	Otta		[20]
	Bandra	Hemaji	[21]
	Dance Party		[22]
	Khali Purse of Billionaires	Sakthi	[23]
	Achanoru Vazha Vechu		[24]
	Olam		[25] Story, script and dialogues also by Lenaa
	Vanitha	Vanitha	[26]
	Article 21	Thamara	[27]
	The Hope
2024	Qalb	Sauda	[28]
	Idiyan Chandhu	Indu	[29]
	Nunakkuzhi	Eby's mother	[30]
	Pushpaka Vimanam		[31]
	Kummatikali	Indira	[32]
2025	Ouseppinte Osyath	Annie	[33]
	Dominic and the Ladies' Purse	Lakshmi	[34]
	Nancy Rani	Sister Clare	[35]
	Valathu Vashathe Kallan†	TBA	[36]

Television

List of Lena television credits

Year	Title	Channel	Role	Language	Notes
2002	Sneha	Asianet		Malayalam
2005–2006	Omanathinkalpakshi	Asianet	Jancy		[37]
2006	Ohari	Amrita TV			[37]
2006	Thadangal Palayam	Asianet
2006–2007	Malayogam	Asianet	Revathi
2007–2008	Chilluvilakku	Surya TV	Dr. Lekha
2009	Aranazhika Neram	Amrita TV
2009	Kanal Kireedam	Surya TV	Nandhini
2010	Thulabharam	Surya TV	Shalini
2010–2011	Alavudeente Albuthavilakku	Asianet	Mumthaz
2011–2012	Pattukalude Pattu	Surya TV	Swapna
2013–2014	Satyameva Jayate	Surya TV	Sherya Saran IPS
2014	Manjuthirum Mumpe	DD Malayalam	Seetha Nandan
2023	Shaitan	Disney+ Hotstar	Mary Joseph	Telugu

Independent projects and endorsements

As dubbing artist

• 2022 – K.G.F: Chapter 2 – voiceover for Raveena Tandon (Malayalam dubbed version)
• 2024 - Barroz – voiceover for Suneeta Rao ^[38]
• 2025 - Identity – voiceover for Mandira Bedi ^[39]

As host

• Your Choice (Asianet)
• Amul Sangeetha Mahayudham (Surya TV)
• Vivel Big Break (Surya TV)
• Lena's Magazine (YouTube) ^[40]

Album

• Pranayam
• Pranayathin Ormakkayi
• Amma Manasam

Endorsements

• Grandma's
• MJ Foods
• Indulekha Bringa Hair Oil
• Maruthua Panja Jeerakam

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2008	Kerala State TV Awards	Best Actress	Aranazhika Neram	Won	[41]
	Atlas Film Critics TV Award	Best Second Actress	Chilluvillakku	Won	[42]
2011	Filmfare Awards South	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam	Traffic	Won	[43]
	Amrita Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Won	[44]
	Kerala Film Critics Association Awards	Second Best Actor (Female)	Traffic , Athe Mazha Athe Veyil	Won
2012	Asianet Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Spirit	Won
2015	Kerala Film Critics Association Awards	Second Best Actor (Female)	Ennu Ninte Moideen	Won
2013	Kerala State Film Award	Second Best Actress	Left Right Left and Kanyaka Talkies	Won	[45]
	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Supporting Actor (Female)	Left RIght Left	Won
2015	Asianet Film Awards	Best Character Actress	Ennu Ninte Moideen	Won	[ citation needed ]
	Vanitha Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor (Female)		Won	[ citation needed ]
	South Indian International Movie Awards			Won
	Filmfare Awards South			Won
	1st IIFA Utsavam	Performance In A Supporting Role – Female		Won
2018	Master Vision International	Excellency Award	Many movies	Won
2019	Toronto International South Asian Film Awards (TISFA)	Best Supporting Actress	Adam Joan & Vimaanam	Won	[46]
	Janmabhoomi Legends of Kerala			Won
	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Supporting Actor (Female)	Aadhi	Won
2022	Ramu Kariat Awards	Best Character Actress	Various films	Won

References

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2. Saigal, Geetika. "Filmfare Awardee Lenaa Kumar releases her debut book on self-realisation, published by Geetika Saigal's Beeja House". Business Standard. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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40. "ഒറ്റക്കൊരു സ്ത്രീ യാത്ര ചെയ്താൽ; കാണാക്കാഴ്ചകളും കേൾക്കാ കഥകളുമായി ലെന". 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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External links

• Lenaa at IMDb
• Lenaa on Facebook