Darshana Rajendran
Darshana Rajendran is an Indian actress who works predominantly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries. Darshana debuted her acting career in the 2014 Malayalam film John Paul Vaathil Thurakkunnu. She then acted in Mayanadhi directed by Aashiq Abu.Her other films include Virus (2019), directed by Aashiq Abu, Vijay Superum Pournamiyum, (2019) directed by Jis Joy, Koode directed by Anjali Menon, Hridayam (2022) directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan and Thuramukham directed by Rajeev Ravi. Darshana also bagged character roles in Tamil films like Kavan (2017) and Irumbu Thirai (2018).[1][2][3][4][5]. In 2022 she acted the title role in the movie Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey. She is a recipient of the Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress.[6]
Darshana Rajendran | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Lady Shri Ram College City, University of London |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Filmography
As actor
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
- All films are in Malayalam language unless otherwise noted.
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | John Paul Vaathil Thurakkunnu | Anna | ||
2015 | Moone Moonu Varthai | Keerthi | Tamil/Telugu Bilingual film | |
2017 | Samarppanam | Krishna | ||
Kavan | Kalpana | Tamil film | ||
Mayaanadhi | Darshana | |||
2018 | Koode | Alina | ||
Irumbu Thirai | Selvi | Tamil film | ||
2019 | Vijay Superum Pournamiyum | Pooja | ||
Virus | Anjali Vasudevan | |||
2020 | C U Soon | Anumol Sebastian | Amazon Prime film | |
Theeviram | Alia | Tamil film | ||
2021 | Aanum Pennum | Rani | Segment : Rani | [7] |
Irul | Archana Pillai | Netflix film | [8] | |
2022 | Hridayam | Darshana | [9] | |
Dear Friend | Jannath | |||
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey | Jaya | |||
2023 | Thuramukham | Khadeeja | [10] | |
Purusha Pretham | Susanna | Released on SonyLIV | [11] | |
As playback singer
Year | Film | Director | Language | Song | Ref. |
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2017 | Mayaanadhi | Ashiq Abu | Malayalam | For "Bavra Mann" song | |
2021 | Sarcas Circa 2020 | Vinu Kolichal | For "Kattuneerin Chaalilayi" song | [12][13] | |
2022 | Hridayam | Vineeth Sreenivasan | For "Darshana" song | ||
2022 | Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey | Vipin Das | For "Ingottu Nokkanda" song |
Webseries
Year | Webseries | Role | Language | Platform | Notes |
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2016 | Ctrl Alt Del | Madhumitha | Tamil | YouTube | |
2022 | Unpaused: Naya safar | Geetha | Hindi | Amazon Prime | under the Segment Gond Ke Laddu[14] |
References
- Karan Johar bags remake rights of Pranav, Kalyani’s Hridayam
- Home » Entertainment » Malayalam Cinema » Darshana Rajendran On Success..
- Title poster of Nivin Pauly’s production venture Dear Students is out
- Hridayam review: Darshana Rajendran steals the show in this film which boasts of nostalgic storytelling, heartfelt performances, eye-catching frames, and soothing music
- "Darshana Rajendran: In the past decade, it has become easier for actors to get opportunities - Times of India". The Times of India.
- "Darshana Rajendran in Vineeth Sreenivasan directorial 'Hridayam'". The News Minute. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Roshan Mathew, Darshana Rajendran join Aashiq Abu project". Cinema Express.
- "'മായാനദി' മുതൽ 'വൈറസ്' വരെ; ദർശന രാജേന്ദ്രൻ പറയുന്നു".
- "Kerala Film Critics Awards: Darshana Rajendran, Kunchacko Boban are best actors; B 32 Muthal 44 Vare and Headmaster named best film". The Indian Express. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- "New poster of 'Aanum Pennum' features Darshana and Roshan Mathew". The News Minute. 3 March 2021.
- "Irul trailer Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir, Darshana Rajendran's murder mystery to release on Netflix". The Indian Express. 18 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021.
- "After Mohanlal's 'Spadikam', Pranav's 'Hridayam' gets a re-release". OnManorama. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "Darshana Rajendran: 'Thuramukham' is bigger than all of the problems that the film has been facing, bigger than success or failure". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "Purusha Pretham Movie Review: Gritty procedural with an even blend of the comic and morbid". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "'അഭിനയം പോലെ ആലാപനവും മധുരം'; ദർശന രാജേന്ദ്രന്റെ പാട്ട് ഏറ്റെടുത്ത് ആരാധകർ". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Bibin Babu (14 February 2021). "'സർക്കാസ് സിർക 2020' ലെ 'കാട്ടുനീരിൻ ചാലിലായ്'; മധുരമൂറുന്ന പ്രണയഗാനം പങ്കുവെച്ച് കനി". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Shubhra Gupta (21 January 2022). "Unpaused Naya Safar review: Gitanjali Kulkarni, Nagraj Manjule's shorts stand out in this masked-up anthology". The Indian Express.