Anna Rajan
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Indian name|Anna|Rajan}}
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| birth_place = Aluva, Kerala, India
| alma mater = Government Medical College, Ernakulam
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| years_active = 2017 – present
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Anna Reshma Rajan is an Indian film actress and nurse, who appears in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in 2017 with Angamaly Diaries. She previously worked as a nurse in a private hospital in Kochi.{{cite news |title=Reshma Rajan: Diary of a nurse |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/190317/reshma-rajan-diary-of-a-nurse.html |accessdate=11 September 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=19 March 2017}}
Personal life
Anna Rajan was born in Aluva, Kerala to Sheeba and K. C. Rajan. She has an elder brother named Shaun.{{cite news |author=സുദ്വീപ് |date=16 March 2017 |title=ലിച്ചിയുടെ വില കളയാൻ ആഗ്രഹമില്ല |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/exclusives/chat-with-angamaly-diaries-heroine-anna-reshma-rajan.html |accessdate=23 August 2017 |work=Malayala Manorama}} Her father died of a heart attack while she was studying in college, the sudden demise of her father put a lot of financial pressure on her family, so she had to take up jobs while in college to support the family financially.{{Citation |last=Kaumudy |title=A Day with Anna Rajan (Lichy / Angamaly Diaries) {{!}} Day with a Star {{!}} EP 09 {{!}} Part 01 {{!}} Kaumudy TV |date=9 September 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDSm8cb9Gjs |access-date=12 February 2019}} Most of Anna's education took place in Aluva, where she did her schooling at the Nirmala Higher Secondary School, after which she completed her eleventh and twelfth standard at St. Francis College in Aluva. She studied nursing from Government Medical College, Ernakulam.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
Career
She worked as a nurse in Rajagiri Hospital in Aluva before foraying into films. She was identified by producer Vijay Babu and director Lijo Jose Pellissery after seeing her face in a hoarding in Kerala. They made her audition for the role of Lichy in Angamaly Diaries. Including her, the film introduced 86 debutant actors.{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/190317/reshma-rajan-diary-of-a-nurse.html |title=Reshma Rajan: Diary of a nurse |date=19 March 2017 |work=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=3 April 2017}} In the film she is credited as Reshma Rajan. After that, she preferred to be credited as Anna Rajan.{{cite news |url=http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=92359 |title=Mohanlal's heroine changing name |work=Kerala Kaumudi |access-date=10 June 2017}} For her performance, she received nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam.{{cite web |title=Malayalam Nominations for Filmfare Awards South 2018 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2018/malayalam/nominations |access-date=12 October 2024}}
Her second film was the Lal Jose-directed Velipadinte Pusthakam (2017), in which she played the female lead role opposite Mohanlal.{{cite news |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/05/18/lichi-anna-reshma-rajan-lal-jose-mohanlal-movie.html |title=Acting with Mohnanlal a dream come true: Anna Reshma Rajan |work=Malayala Manorama |access-date=24 May 2017}}{{Cite web |title=ലിച്ചി ഇനി മേരി മിസ്സ്; വിഡിയോ |work=Malayala Manorama |author=സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ |date=17 May 2017 |language=ml |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2017/05/17/mohanlal-anna-reshma-rajan-lal-jose-movie-pooja-videos.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525033924/http://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2017/05/17/mohanlal-anna-reshma-rajan-lal-jose-movie-pooja-videos.html |archive-date=25 May 2017 }} In 2019, she acted in Lonappante Mamodeesa starring Jayaram{{Cite news |title=Anna Rajan, Kaniha join Jayaram's next |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/anna-rajan-kaniha-join-jayarams-next/articleshow/65654707.cms |access-date=2023-04-05 |issn=0971-8257}} and Madhura Raja opposite Mammootty.{{Cite news |title=Anna Rajan thanks stunt master Peter Hein for helping her in 'Madhura Raja' |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/anna-rajan-thanks-stunt-master-peter-hein-for-helping-her-in-madhura-raja/articleshow/68919914.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-04-05 |issn=0971-8257}} In 2020, she played the role of Koshy's wife Ruby in the action drama Ayyappanum Koshiyum alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
- 2018: Nominated - Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam – Angamaly Diaries
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm8837260}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema