Remya Nambessan (born 24 March 1986) is an Indian actress and playback singer, who primarily works in

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 ...

and

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

films. She has acted in over 72 films. She started her career as child artist and supporting roles in early 2000s, and went appear to lead roles in the mid-2000s. Apart from Malayalam and Tamil languages, she appears in

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

and

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languages films too.

Early life and family

Remya Nambessan was born in

Chottanikkara Chottanikkara is a town and southern suburb of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. In local administration, it is a panchayat which consists of Chottanikkara, Kanayannur, Eruvely, Kureekkad, Vattukkunnu, Palace Square and Kottayathupara villag ...

, Kochi, Kerala to Subrahmaniam Unni and Jayasree. Her father is a former theatre artiste, who was an active member of troupes such as "Jubilee" and "Harishree". She has a brother, Rahul, who has worked as the music director in the Malayalam movie '' Philips and the Monkey Pen'' and as a playback singer in the film ''Thattathin Marayathu''. She attended the Mahatma Gandhi Public School, Ambadimala near

. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communicative English from St. Teresa's College,

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 ...

Career

Remya started her career with minor supporting roles in the following years in films including

Sathyan Anthikad Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 50 films, been the lyricist for 12 films and been the scriptwriter ...

's satire film ''

Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka ''Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Sreenivasan. The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Samyuktha Varma and Asin. The story follows Jayakanthan (Kunch ...

'' (2001) and ''

Gramophone A phonograph, later called a gramophone, and since the 1940s a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of sound. The sound vibration waveforms are recorded as corresponding physic ...

'' (2003). She played her first lead role, as a bold dance teacher, in the 2006 film '' Aanachandam''. She was seen in ''

Bachelor Party A bachelor party (in the United States), also known as a stag weekend, stag do or stag party (in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth countries, and Ireland), or a buck's night (in Australia and Canada), is a party held for or arranged by a man wh ...

'' (2012) and in '' Ivan Megharoopan'' (2012), she featured in a

cameo appearance A cameo appearance, also called a cameo role and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief guest appearance of a well-known person or character in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking on ...

. She also signed up for

Saji Surendran Saji Surendran (born 19 July 1977) is an Indian film director working in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry, known for films such as ''Ivar Vivahitharayal'' (2009) and ''Happy Husbands (2010 film), Happy Husbands'' (2010). Persona ...

's comedy film ''

Husbands in Goa ''Husbands in Goa'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam comedy film directed by Saji Surendran and written by Krishna Poojapura, starring Jayasurya, Indrajith Sukumaran, Indrajith, Asif Ali (actor), Asif Ali, Lal (actor), Lal, Rima Kallingal, Bhama Kurup, ...

'' (2012). and '' Oru Yathrayil'' (2013).

Other work

She was a host before acting. She has sung on devotional albums for Chottanikarai Bhagavathi. She has also sung in a few Malayalam films.

Filmography

Discography

Awards

References

External links

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