Anna Rajan

In this Indian name, the name Rajan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Anna.
Anna Rajan
Born
Aluva, Kerala, India
Alma materGovernment Medical College, Ernakulam
Occupations
  • Actress
  • nurse
Years active2017 – present

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 works as a nurse in a private hospital in Kochi.[1]

Personal life

Anna Rajan was born in Aluva, Kerala to Sheeba and K. C. Rajan. She has a brother, Shaun.[2] She has an elder brother named Shaun. 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.[3] 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.

Career

She worked as a nurse in Rajagiri Hospital in Aluva before foraying into films.[1] 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.[4] In the film she is credited as Reshma Rajan. After that, she preferred to be credited as Anna Rajan.[5] For her performance, she received nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam.[6]

Her second film was the Lal Jose-directed Velipadinte Pusthakam (2017), in which she played the female lead role opposite Mohanlal.[7][8] In 2019, she acted in Lonappante Mamodeesa starring Jayaram[9] and Madhura Raja opposite Mammootty.[10] In 2020, she played the role of Koshy's wife Ruby in the action drama Ayyappanum Koshiyum alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Angamaly Diaries Lichy Credited as Reshma Rajan[11]
Velipadinte Pusthakam Mary [12]
2018 Militia Teacher Short film
2019 Lonappante Mamodeesa Leena
Madhura Raja Lissy
Sachin Anjali [13]
Swarnamalsyangal
2020 Ayyappanum Koshiyum Ruby Koshy Kurien
Wonder Woman Vidya Vidya Short film[14]
2022 Randu Mercy [15]
Thirimali Jansi [16]
2024 Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum [17]

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards South

References

  1. ^ a b "Reshma Rajan: Diary of a nurse". Deccan Chronicle. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. ^ സുദ്വീപ് (16 March 2017). "ലിച്ചിയുടെ വില കളയാൻ ആഗ്രഹമില്ല". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ^ Kaumudy (9 September 2018), A Day with Anna Rajan (Lichy / Angamaly Diaries) | Day with a Star | EP 09 | Part 01 | Kaumudy TV, retrieved 12 February 2019
  4. ^ "Reshma Rajan: Diary of a nurse". Deccan Chronicle. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Mohanlal's heroine changing name". Kerala Kaumudi. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Malayalam Nominations for Filmfare Awards South 2018". Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Acting with Mohnanlal a dream come true: Anna Reshma Rajan". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  8. ^ സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ (17 May 2017). "ലിച്ചി ഇനി മേരി മിസ്സ്; വിഡിയോ". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 25 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Anna Rajan, Kaniha join Jayaram's next". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Anna Rajan thanks stunt master Peter Hein for helping her in 'Madhura Raja'". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Lichi from 'Angamaly Diaries' joins 'Madhura Raja' team - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 November 2018.
  12. ^ Soman, Deepa (17 April 2017). "'Lichy' plays a teacher again, this time as Mohanlal's heroine!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Dhyan Sreenivasan, Anna Rajan and Aju Varghese starrer 'Sachin's' song 'Kanneer Meghangal' released - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 July 2019.
  14. ^ "'Wonder Woman Vidhya' urges not to stock up things during lockdown - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Anna Rajan join Randu". The New Indian Express. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Thirimali Movie review: Meandering through the path to nowhere". OnManorama. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Dhyan Sreenivasan's comedy-drama 'Kudumbasthreeyum Kunjadum' gets a release date". The Times of India. 26 May 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 May 2024.