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Darshana Rajendran

Darshana Rajendran
Born
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materLady Shri Ram College
City, University of London
Occupations
  • Actress
  • playback singer
Years active2014–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.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Personal life

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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.[7]

Filmography

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As actor

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
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 [8]
Irul Archana Pillai [9]
2022 Hridayam Darshana [10]
Dear Friend Jannath
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey Jaya Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
2023 Thuramukham Khadeeja [11]
Purusha Pretham Susanna [12]
Paradise Amritha Indian-Sri Lankan Co-Production [13][14]
2024 Rifle Club Treesa Mary Skaria a.k.a Kunjumol [15]
TBA Paradha † Amishta Telugu Filming [16]

Discography

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As playback singer

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Year Film Director Song Ref.
2017 Mayaanadhi Ashiq Abu "Bavra Mann"
2021 Sarcas Circa 2020 Vinu Kolichal "Kattuneerin Chaalilayi" [17][18]
2022 Hridayam Vineeth Sreenivasan "Darshana"
2022 Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey Vipin Das "Ingottu Nokkanda"

Television

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Year Webseries Role Language Platform Notes
2016 Ctrl Alt Del Madhumitha Tamil YouTube Web series
2022 Unpaused: Naya safar Geetha Hindi Amazon Prime Video Segment: Gond Ke Laddu[19]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Darshana Rajendran in Vineeth Sreenivasan directorial 'Hridayam'". The News Minute. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Roshan Mathew, Darshana Rajendran join Aashiq Abu project". Cinema Express. 8 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Music has been my most dependable way to connect with myself:Darshana". Film Companion. 14 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019.
  5. ^ "'മായാനദി' മുതൽ 'വൈറസ്' വരെ; ദർശന രാജേന്ദ്രൻ പറയുന്നു". 12 June 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "New poster of 'Aanum Pennum' features Darshana and Roshan Mathew". The News Minute. 3 March 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "After Mohanlal's 'Spadikam', Pranav's 'Hridayam' gets a re-release". OnManorama. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Purusha Pretham Movie Review: Gritty procedural with an even blend of the comic and morbid". Cinema Express. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Darshana Rajendran is Kunjumol in Aashiq Abu's Rifle Club". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Paradha: Anupama Parameswaran goes rustic for her next after the glamorous Tillu Square". Hindustan Times. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  17. ^ "'അഭിനയം പോലെ ആലാപനവും മധുരം'; ദർശന രാജേന്ദ്രന്റെ പാട്ട് ഏറ്റെടുത്ത് ആരാധകർ". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  18. ^ Bibin Babu (14 February 2021). "'സർക്കാസ് സിർക 2020' ലെ 'കാട്ടുനീരിൻ ചാലിലായ്'; മധുരമൂറുന്ന പ്രണയഗാനം പങ്കുവെച്ച് കനി". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  19. ^ 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.
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