Renu Soundar | |
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| Born | 13 October 1992 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011 – Present |
Renu Soundar (born 13 October 1992) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television series. She made her debut in the Malayalam film Manhole (2016 film) (2016). Her notable works include Chalakkudikkaran Changathi (2018), Ottam (2019) and Marjara - Oru Kalluvacha Nuna (2020)
She studied at GHSS, Thiruvananthapuram and later moved to Kochi for completing her higher studies. Renu has a bachelor's degree in the fine arts and master of fine arts from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit.[ citation needed ]
Renu made her acting debut as the lead in the 2016 film Manhole directed by Vidhu Vincent. Manhole was also screened at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in 2017. [1] [2]
In 2018, Renu starred in the film Chalakkudikkaran Changathi along with Senthil Krishna, Honey Rose, Joju George and others. The film was a loosely based on the life of actor Kalabhavan Mani. In 2019, she had two releases, Ottam and Pengalila . Renu starred in the film Marjara - Oru kalluvacha Nunnu [3] [4] which released in 2020. Renu has done a film in Tamil, Manja Satta Pacha Satta (2021) along with Guru Somasundaram which is under production. [5]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kerchief | Short film | |
| 2012 | Kakkakuyil | Singer | Short film |
| 2015 | Aaram Kalpana | Georgi's wife | Short film |
| 2016 | Manhole | Shalini | Debut |
| Kazhinja Kalam | |||
| 2017 | Athazhaneram | Short film | |
| 2018 | Chalakkudikkaran Changathi | Meenutti | |
| Mutalaq | Amina | ||
| 2019 | Ottam | Mariya | [6] |
| Pengalila | Anitha | ||
| 2020 | Marjara - Oru kalluvacha Nunnu | Ahalya | |
| Oppam | Daughter | Short film | |
| 2021 | Manja Satta Pacha Satta | Tamil film | |
| 2022 | Jack N' Jill | Shalini | |
| Pathonpatham Noottandu | Neeli | [7] | |
| 2024 | Pattapakal | [8] | |
| Year | Serial | Role | Language | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ullkadal | Malayalam | Kairali TV | ||
| 2015-2017 | Karuthamuthu | Karthika / Karthu / Paaru | Malayalam | Asianet | |
| 2017-2018 | Rekka Katti Parakkudhu Manasu | Valli | Tamil | Zee Tamil | |
| 2017 | Sathyam Shivam Sundaram | Gouri | Malayalam | Amrita TV | |
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