Veena Nandakumar is an Indian actress who appears in

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam ...

. Her notable work include ''

Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha ''Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Nissam Basheer (in his directorial debut), written by Aji Peter Thankam, and produced by Magic Frames. It stars Asif Ali and Veena Nandakuma ...

'' (2019).

Career

Veena Nandakumar made her movie debut through 2017 Malayalam film ''Kadamkatha'' directed by Senthil Raj. But she didn't get much attention as the film was a box office failure. She debuted in

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films through ''

Thodraa ''Thodraa'' () is a 2018 Tamil-language drama film directed by debutante Madhuraj and stars Prithvi Rajan and newcomer Veena Nandakumar. Cast Production The film is directed by Madhuraj, a former assistant of Bhagyaraj. The film highlight ...

'', in which she played Divya, a girl from a rich family who fell in love and eloped with a low-caste man. Anupama Subramanian of

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rated her performanceas "decent". She got her breakthrough role in 2019

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

-language

romantic drama film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

'' were she played Rincy, "a very restrained" character according to Veena. Anna Mathews of

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wrote that the character was "played with just the right amount of restraint" by her. In 2020, she played supporting roles as Annie in

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film '' Kozhipporu'' and Haritha in

black comedy Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discus ...

psychological thriller Psychological thriller is a genre combining the thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting. In terms of context and co ...

film ''

Love Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...

''. Reviewing Kozhipporu for

, Deepa Soman wrote that she "performed well within the limited scope of the tale".

Filmography

References

External links

* Actresses in Malayalam cinema 1990 births Living people {{india-film-actor-stub