Hannah Reji Koshy is an Indian actress and

model A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , . Models can be divided in ...

from

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. She made her acting debut in 2016 with the

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

film ''

Darvinte Parinamam ''Darvinte Parinamam'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Jijo Antony. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead role along with Chemban Vinod Jose, in title role. Chandini Sreedharan, and Balu Varghese in ...

''. She was one of the Top 6 finalists of Miss India South, an Indian associated

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. She also competed in

Miss Diva The Miss Diva is a part of Femina Miss India pageant that primarily selects India's representatives to Miss Supranational pageant in Poland and Miss Cosmo International in Vietnam. From 2013 to 2023, the primary winner of Miss Diva represen ...

, Miss Universe India 2018 and finished as a Top 5 finalist.

Early life

Hannah Reji Koshy hails from

Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the central business district of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the namesake of Ernakulam district. The eastern part of Kochi city is mainly known as Ernakulam, while the western part of it after the Venduruthy Bridge ...

. Apart from her acting career, she is a professional model who created her appearance in various beauty pageants. ''Hannah'' completed her schooling from Assisi Vidyaniketan and graduated from Sharavathi Dental College from

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

. She was also seen essaying the main role in a video titled ''Living Nirbhaya'' which was released on 8 March (

International Women's Day International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March, commemorating women's fight for equality and liberation along with the women's rights movement. International Women's Day gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive righ ...

). Koshy is a dentist.

Career

Films

Hannah made her debut in the

film industry in 2016 through the film ''

'' directed by Jijo Antony. She portrayed the role of ''Ancy'', a simple and traditional girl carrying the supporting role in the film, co-starring

Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran (Help:IPA/Malayalam, /pr̩t̪ʰʋiɾaːd͡ʒ/; born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, producer, director, and playback singer who primarily works in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil, Bollywood, Hin ...

. The film released on 18 March 2016. The following year she starred in ''

Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu ''Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Ranjan Pramod and produced by 100th Monkey Movies. It stars Biju Menon in the lead role with Aju Varghese and Hannah Reji Koshy playi ...

'', in which she played the wife of title character Baiju played by

Biju Menon Biju Menon (born 9 September 1967) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a career spanning over ...

. The film won

Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value The Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value is an award, begun in 1976, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to the best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value in Malayalam film industry. Until 1997, the awa ...

. Her performance in the film '' Kooman'' earned her the

Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress The Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award presented annually at the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards. It is given in honour of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting ro ...

for the year 2022.

Modelling

Hannah competed in

Miss South India Femina Miss India South is a regional beauty pageant established in 2008 by the Times Group. Initially, it selected one representative from each of the five southern states: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana to compete i ...

and was one of the Top 6 Finalist. She later on competed in Miss Diva - 2018 which is the sister pageant of

Femina Miss India Miss India, also known as Femina Miss India, is a national beauty pageant in India that selects representatives to compete in the Miss World competition, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. It is organized by ''Femina (India), F ...

. The Winner of

will represent

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

at World's Biggest beauty pageant

Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international major beauty pageant that is run by a Thailand and Mexican-based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Stree ...

. She was one of the Top 5 finalist at Miss Diva - 2018. * Miss Beautiful Skin – ''Miss Queen Of India 2015'' * Miss Moksha 2012 * Miss Personality – ''Manappuram Miss South India 2015'' * Miss Cat Walk – ''Femina Miss Kerala'' * Miss Diva - 2018 – ''Miss Congeniality''

Filmography

''*All films are in

language unless otherwise noted.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reji Koshy, Hannah Living people Indian film actresses Actresses from Kochi Actresses in Malayalam cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Malayali people Year of birth missing (living people)