Neena (Tamil actress)

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Neena
Born (1981-10-02) 2 October 1981 (age 42)
Other namesNeena Pillai
OccupationActress
Years active(1983-2003)
SpouseSendhilkumar [1]
Parent(s)Rajan and Rahini

Neena (born 2 October 1981, in Chennai) is an Indian actress who has appeared in the Tamil film industry. Beginning her career as a child artiste, the actress won critical acclaim for her performance in Vidukathai (1997) and later appeared in other Tamil films.

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Career

After making a debut as the younger version of Anju's character in Vasanth's Keladi Kanmani (1990), Neena appeared in Selva's serial drama, Neela Mala. [2] Despite garnering offers to star in films, Neena refused several chances to appear in leading roles, before signing on to star in K. Balachandar's production Vidukathai (1997) directed by Agathiyan. [3] Her performance in the film won critical acclaim upon release, with a reviewer noting her "acting is excellent" and that she "brings out every aspect of the character she is playing, especially the clear-cut deliveries of her dialogues emphasizing the inner strength of the character". [4] After a few more film roles, she returned to prioritise television roles, appearing in dramas such as Chithi .

Personal life

In 2004 she got married and settled in Melbourne, Australia. She has 2 children Sonia and Sanjay.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1989 Geethanjali Telugu film; child artiste
1990 Keladi Kanmani AnuChild artiste
1997 Raasi Kavitha
1997 Vidukathai Anandhi-
1998 Kannathal Kannatha
2000 Nagalingam Nagakanni
2000 Sudhandhiram Neena

Television

YearSeries NameRoleNotes
1991 Penn
1998Jeyupathu Nejam
1998-99Ippadikki Thendral
2000-2001 Chithi Kaveri Madhavan
2002AnnamalaiYoung Annamalai
2002-2003VaramRanjini

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