Veena Nandakumar 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 ...

. Her notable works include '' Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha'' (2019), ''

Bheeshma Parvam ''Bheeshma Parvam'' () is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film produced, written, and directed by Amal Neerad. The film stars Mammootty in the lead role along with a supporting cast of Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Shine Tom ...

'' (2022) and '' Voice of Sathyanathan'' (2023).

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

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. She debuted in

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films through '' Thodraa'', 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 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 ...

-language

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

'' Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha'' where 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

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psychological thriller Psychological thriller is a Film genre, genre combining the thriller (genre), 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 ...

film ''

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''. 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-1990s-stub