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Reena | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 March 1958 (age 66) Kochi, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1973–1984 1994–2009 2014–Present |
| Parent(s) | Peter Reskyuna, Jessy |
Reena is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She was one of the lead actress during the late 1970s. She has acted in more than 100 film along with several popular television series in Malayalam and Tamil languages. She has also acted in few Tamil and Telugu movies as well.
Reena was born to Peter Reskyuna and Jessy in 1958 at Edappilly, Kochi. Her father was from Mangalore and mother was from Kochi, Kerala. She has a brother, Ivan. She did her primary schooling in Mangalore. She pursued bachelor's degree from Madras Presentation College, Perumbavoor. She remains unmarried. She resides at Chennai with family. [1]
She started her career at 14, in Chukku movie as Sheela's daughter. She started production company, V.I.C and produced movies Druvasankamam, Ente Kadha and Janapriyan. [2] Now she is acting in Tele films and soap operas. [3] Currently she is acting in Ammayariyathe serial in Asianet. [4] [5]
| Year | Title | Language | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Paying Guest | Malayalam | Doordarshan | |
| 2001 | Anna | Malayalam | Kairali TV | |
| 2001 | Gouri | Malayalam | Gouri's mother | Doordarshan |
| 2002 | American Dreams | Malayalam | Asianet | |
| Chanchakkam | Malayalam | |||
| Bharya | Malayalam | Asianet | ||
| Mangalyam | Malayalam | Asianet | ||
| 2003 | Vasundhara Medicals | Malayalam | Asianet | |
| 2004 | Kaavanjali | Malayalam | Surya TV | |
| 2004 | Kadamattathu Kathanar | Malayalam | Janaki | Asianet |
| 2005–2006 | Summer In America | Malayalam | Neethu | Kairali TV |
| 2005–2007 | Nimmathi | Tamil | Sun TV | |
| 2006–2008 | Lakshmi | Tamil | Sun TV | |
| 2007 | Naanayam | Tamil | Padmavathi | Sun TV |
| 2007–2009 | Vaira Nenjam | Tamil | Vaitheeswari | Kalaignar TV(dubbed as aadajanma on Star Maa and Swarna manasu on Asianet) |
| 2008-2009 | Thirumathi Selvam | Tamil | Dileepan's mother | Sun TV |
| 2014 | Thiru Mangalyam | Tamil | Shobha Vijayakumar | Zee Tamil |
| Aniyathi | Malayalam | Prabha | Mazhavil Manorama | |
| 2015 | Dhathuputhri | Malayalam | Mazhavil Manorama | |
| Eeswaran Sakshiyayi | Malayalam | Bhadra | Flowers TV | |
| Keladi Kanmani | Tamil | Shantha Kumari (SK) | Sun TV | |
| 2016 | Ennu Swantham Jani | Malayalam | Surya TV | |
| 2018–2019 | Vandhal Sridevi | Tamil | Akhila | Colors Tamil |
| Thenum Vayambum | Malayalam | Chandramathi | Surya TV | |
| 2019 | Run | Tamil | Chandran's mother | Sun TV |
| 2019 | Rasaathi | Tamil | Rasappan's mother | Sun TV |
| 2020 | Koodathayi | Malayalam | Basheer's Umma | Flowers TV |
| 2020–2021 | Ammayariyathe | Malayalam | Sulekha | Asianet |
| 2022–2023 | Rettai Roja | Tamil | Zee Tamil | |
| 2022–2024 | Kanaa | Tamil | Zee Tamil | |
| TBA | Pavithram | Malayalam | Asianet |
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