Darshana Rajendran | |
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Born | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Lady Shri Ram College City, University of London |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Darshana Rajendran is an Indian actress and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil and Telugu films.
Personal life
She studied Mathematics at the Lady Shri Ram College and Financial Economics at City, University of London, and worked for the Institute for Financial Management and Research in Chennai.
Filmography
As actor
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | John Paul Vaathil Thurakkunnu | Dr. Anna Paul | Malayalam | ||
2015 | Moone Moonu Varthai / Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante | Keerthi | Tamil / Telugu | Bilingual film | |
2017 | Samarppanam | Krishna | Malayalam | ||
Kavan | Kalpana | Tamil | |||
Mayaanadhi | Darshana | Malayalam | |||
2018 | Koode | Alina | |||
Irumbu Thirai | Selvi | Tamil | |||
2019 | Vijay Superum Pournamiyum | Pooja | Malayalam | ||
Virus | Anjali Vasudevan | ||||
2020 | C U Soon | Anumol Sebastian | |||
Theeviram | Alia | Tamil | |||
2021 | Aanum Pennum | Rani | Malayalam | Segment: Rani | |
Irul | Archana Pillai | ||||
2022 | Hridayam | Darshana | |||
Dear Friend | Jannath | ||||
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey | Jaya | Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam | |||
2023 | Thuramukham | Khadeeja | |||
Purusha Pretham | Susanna | ||||
Paradise | Amritha | Indian-Sri Lankan Co-Production | |||
2024 | Rifle Club | Treesa Mary Skaria a.k.a Kunjumol | |||
TBA | Paradha † | Amishta | Telugu | Filming |
Discography
As playback singer
Year | Film | Director | Song | Ref. |
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2017 | Mayaanadhi | Ashiq Abu | "Bavra Mann" | |
2021 | Sarcas Circa 2020 | Vinu Kolichal | "Kattuneerin Chaalilayi" | |
2022 | Hridayam | Vineeth Sreenivasan | "Darshana" | |
2022 | Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey | Vipin Das | "Ingottu Nokkanda" |
Television
Year | Webseries | Role | Language | Platform | Notes |
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2016 | Ctrl Alt Del | Madhumitha | Tamil | YouTube | Web series |
2022 | Unpaused: Naya safar | Geetha | Hindi | Amazon Prime Video | Segment: Gond Ke Laddu |
References
- "Darshana Rajendran: In the past decade, it has become easier for actors to get opportunities - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 January 2020.
- "Darshana Rajendran in Vineeth Sreenivasan directorial 'Hridayam'". The News Minute. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Roshan Mathew, Darshana Rajendran join Aashiq Abu project". Cinema Express. 8 December 2019.
- "Music has been my most dependable way to connect with myself:Darshana". Archived from the original on 14 September 2019.
- "'മായാനദി' മുതൽ 'വൈറസ്' വരെ; ദർശന രാജേന്ദ്രൻ പറയുന്നു". 12 June 2019.
- "Kerala Film Critics Awards: Darshana Rajendran, Kunchacko Boban are best actors; B 32 Muthal 44 Vare and Headmaster named best film". The Indian Express. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- Kishan, Gouri (14 August 2019). "With Theatre It Is Almost Always A Bunch Of People Who Come Together Purely For The Love Of It: Darshana Rajendran". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- "New poster of 'Aanum Pennum' features Darshana and Roshan Mathew". The News Minute. 3 March 2021.
- "Irul trailer Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir, Darshana Rajendran's murder mystery to release on Netflix". The Indian Express. 18 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021.
- "After Mohanlal's 'Spadikam', Pranav's 'Hridayam' gets a re-release". OnManorama. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "Darshana Rajendran: 'Thuramukham' is bigger than all of the problems that the film has been facing, bigger than success or failure". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "Purusha Pretham Movie Review: Gritty procedural with an even blend of the comic and morbid". Cinema Express. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- Shackleton, Liz (2 November 2023). "Prasanna Vithanage On Sri Lanka's Economic Crisis; Power Dynamics In Society & Marriage In Award-Winning Feature 'Paradise' – Mumbai Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- Service, Express News (31 August 2023). "Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage's 'Paradise' is a multi-genre film". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- "Darshana Rajendran is Kunjumol in Aashiq Abu's Rifle Club". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- "Paradha: Anupama Parameswaran goes rustic for her next after the glamorous Tillu Square". Hindustan Times. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- "'അഭിനയം പോലെ ആലാപനവും മധുരം'; ദർശന രാജേന്ദ്രന്റെ പാട്ട് ഏറ്റെടുത്ത് ആരാധകർ". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Bibin Babu (14 February 2021). "'സർക്കാസ് സിർക 2020' ലെ 'കാട്ടുനീരിൻ ചാലിലായ്'; മധുരമൂറുന്ന പ്രണയഗാനം പങ്കുവെച്ച് കനി". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Shubhra Gupta (21 January 2022). "Unpaused Naya Safar review: Gitanjali Kulkarni, Nagraj Manjule's shorts stand out in this masked-up anthology". The Indian Express.