Renu Soundar (born 13 October 1992) is an Indian actress who appears in

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

and television series. She made her debut in the Malayalam film ''

Manhole (2016 film) ''Manhole'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Vidhu Vincent, depicting the life and struggles of a manual scavenger's daughter. The film was adjudged the Best Film of the year 2016 by the jury for the Kerala State Film Awar ...

'' (2016). Her notable works include ''

Chalakkudikkaran Changathi ''Chalakkudikkaran Changathi'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Vinayan and written by Ummer Muhammed from a story by Vinayan. It stars Senthil Krishna, Honey Rose, Dharmajan Bolgatty, ...

'' (2018), '' Ottam'' (2019) and ''Marjara - Oru Kalluvacha Nuna'' (2020)

Early life

She studied at GHSS, Thiruvananthapuram and later moved to

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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 The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS) is a Sanskrit university in India established in 1993 When Indian Union Muslim league leader Sri. ET Muhammed Basheer was the. Education minister of Kerala in Kalady, Kochi, Kerala. The founda ...

Career

Renu made her acting debut as the lead in the 2016 film ''

Manhole A manhole (utility hole, maintenance hole, or sewer hole) is an opening to a confined space such as a shaft (civil engineering), shaft, utility vault, or large container, vessel. Manholes, typically protected by a manhole cover, are often used ...

'' directed by

Vidhu Vincent Vidhu Vincent is an Indian film director, writer, journalist and theatre activist from Kerala. She made her feature film debut with the Malayalam film ''Manhole'', which won her that year's Kerala State Film Award for Best Director. At the 21st ...

. Manhole was also screened at the

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is an annual festival based in Melbourne founded in 2010. It was previously funded by Victoria State Government. It is presented by Film Victoria, and the provider is chosen through a tender process. ...

in 2017. In 2018, Renu starred in the film ''

'' along with

Senthil Krishna Senthil Krishna is an Indian actor known for roles in Malayalam films and Television. His most notable performance is in the 2018 biographical film '' Chalakkudykkaran Changathy'', where he played the title character as Kalabhavan Mani. Persona ...

, Honey Rose,

Joju George Joseph "Joju" George (born 22 October 1977) is an Indian actor, playback singer, director, writer and producer who primarily works in Malayalam cinema along with Tamil, and Telugu cinemas. In 2015, he won the Kerala State Film Award � ...

and others. The film was a loosely based on the life of actor

Kalabhavan Mani Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani (1 January 1971 – 6 March 2016), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian actor and singer. Mani started his career as a Impersonator, mimicry artist with the Kalabhavan comedy troupe. He had ...

. In 2019, she had two releases, '' Ottam'' and ''

Pengalila ''Pengalila'' () is a 2019 Malayalam–language Indian drama film written and directed by T. V. Chandran. The film portrays the emotional bond between Radha ( Baby Akshara Kishor), an 8-year-old girl and Azhagan ( Lal), a 65-year-old daily wa ...

''. Renu starred in the film ''Marjara - Oru kalluvacha Nunnu'' which released in 2020. Renu has done a film in Tamil, '' Manja Satta Pacha Satta'' (2021) along with

Guru Somasundaram Guru Somasundaram is an Indian actor who works in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries. He made his debut in ''Aaranya Kaandam'' (2011) winning critical acclaim for his role, before also appearing in the Tamil action film ''Pandiya Naadu'' ( ...

which is under production.

Filmography

*''All films are in

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language unless otherwise noted''.

Television Serials

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soundar, Renu Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses Actresses from Thiruvananthapuram 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Malayalam television Actresses in Tamil television Actresses in Tamil cinema 1992 births