Veena Nandakumar
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Veena Nandakumar is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. Her notable works include Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha (2019), Bheeshma Parvam (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 box office failure.{{Cite web |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/12/21/kettiyolaanu-ente-malakha-actress-veena-nandakumar.html |title=ഇതാണ് സ്ലീവാച്ചന്റെ 'മാലാഖ'; വീണ നന്ദകുമാർ അഭിമുഖം... |last=Harikumar |first=M.R. |date=21 December 2019 |accessdate=13 March 2021 |work=manoramaonline |language=ml}} She debuted in Tamil language 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 Deccan Chronicle rated her performanceas "decent".{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/100918/thodraa-movie-review-prithvi-rajan-veena-tamil-film-honour-love-story.html |title=Thodraa movie review: Familiar storyline marred by poor execution |first=Anupama |last=Subramanian |date=10 September 2018 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}
She got her breakthrough role in 2019 Malayalam-language romantic drama film Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha where she played Rincy, "a very restrained" character according to Veena.{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/veena-nandakumar-many-told-me-that-they-didnt-know-i-could-act-this-well/articleshow/73017142.cms |last=Sidhardhan |first=Sanjith |title=Veena Nandakumar: Many told me that they didn't know I could act this well |website=The Times of India |date=30 December 2019 |access-date=14 March 2021}} Anna Mathews of Times of India wrote that the character was "played with just the right amount of restraint" by her.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/kettiyolaanu-ente-malakha/movie-review/72181599.cms?from=mdr |title=Kettiyolaanu Ente Malakha Movie Review : A pleasant love-after-marriage story |newspaper=The Times of India }}
In 2020, she played supporting roles as Annie in Family Drama film Kozhipporu{{Cite web |url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/movies-veena-nandakumar-starring-song-from-her-next-movie-gaining-attention-mm-207203.html |title=സ്ലീവാച്ചന്റെ റിൻസി വീണ്ടും; ആദ്യത്തെ നോക്കിൽ തരംഗമാവുന്നു |date=15 February 2020 |access-date=14 March 2021 |language=ml |website=malayalam.news18}} and Haritha in black comedy psychological thriller film Love.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/malayalam-film-love-release-netflix-143631 |title=Malayalam film 'Love' to release on Netflix |date=17 February 2021 |website=The News Minute}} Reviewing Kozhipporu for Times of India, Deepa Soman wrote that she "performed well within the limited scope of the tale".{{Citation |title=Kozhipporu Movie Review: A passable tale that's a few decades too late |last=Soman |first=Deepa |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/kozhipporu/movie-review/74507670.cms |website=The Times of India |date=6 March 2020 |access-date=24 April 2020}}
Filmography
References
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External links
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Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema
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