Lenaa (born 18 March 1981) is an Indian actress and scriptwriter who appears predominantly in

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Career

She made her debut in

Jayaraj Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair, professionally credited as Jayaraj, is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He has won many awards, including Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Golden ...

's ''Sneham'', which was followed by critically acclaimed ''

Karunam ''Karunam'' is a 2000 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Jayaraj. The film stars Biju Menon, Eliyamma, Madambu Kunjukuttan and Vavachan in lead roles. The film had musical score by Sunny Stephen. The film is the second installment ...

''. She had also established as a lead actress in the Malayalam television industry with serials like ''Omanathinkalpakshi'', ''Ohari'', ''Malayogam'' and ''Thadankalpalayam'' before focusing on her film career. She is also a television host and manages the

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Vlogging channel - ''Lena's Magazine''. She has over 100 films to her credit in

along with films in

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and

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languages. Some of her noted performance were in the critically acclaimed ''

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'' (2011) after which she acted in films such in ''

Snehaveedu ''Snehaveedu'' () is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. It was produced by Alan Richard under the company Aashirvad Cinemas. The film stars Mohanlal, Sheela, and Rahul Pillai. It was Mo ...

'', ''

Ee Adutha Kaalathu '' Ee Adutha Kaalathu'' ( en, In Recent Times) is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy crime film written by Murali Gopy and directed by Arun Kumar Aravind. The film marks the second directorial venture by Arun Kumar Aravind, after his ...

'', ''

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'', '' Left Right Left'' and ''

Ennu Ninte Moideen ''Ennu Ninte Moideen'' (English: ''Yours Truly, Moideen'') is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language biographical romantic drama film written and directed by R. S. Vimal, based on the real-life story of Kanchanamala and B. P. Moideen, which took pla ...

'' in supporting roles.She is no cry baby
The Hindu Entertainment, Thiruvananthapuram Lenaa will star alongside Adil Hussain (Parched, Hotel Salvation) in a British-Indian feature titled ''Footprints On Water'', to be directed by Nathalia Syam.

Personal life

Lenaa attended the Seventh Day Adventist Higher Secondary School in

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

, and

Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi School Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi School (HSVNS) is a private co-educational school in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It offers classes from kindergarten to junior college. The kindergarten school is conducted at the Hari Sri Nursery School near the main campus. H ...

, also in Thrissur. Lenaa is a post-graduate in

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, and has worked as a clinical psychologist in

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, before she quit her job to enter full-time acting. Lenaa has recently revealed her plans for a directorial debut as she confirmed completing the first draft of the project which is in pipeline.

Filmography

Television serials

Independent projects and endorsements

As dubbing artist

*2022 - '' K.G.F: Chapter 2'' -

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for

Raveena Tandon Raveena Tandon (born 26 October 1972) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. The daughter of director Ravi Tandon, she made her acting debut in the 1991 action film ''Patthar Ke Phool'', which won her the Filmfare Award for New Face of ...

(

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version)

As host

* ''Your Choice'' (

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) * ''Amul Sangeetha Mahayudham'' ( Surya TV) * ''Vivel Big Break'' (Surya TV) * ''Lena's Magazine'' (

)

Album

* ''Pranayam'' * ''Pranayathin Ormakkayi'' * ''Amma Manasam''

Endorsements

* Grandma's * MJ Foods * Indulekha Bringa Hair Oil * Maruthua Panja Jeerakam

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lena Living people Actresses from Thrissur 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Indian television actresses Indian film actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Malayalam television Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi School alumni Kerala State Television Award winners Kerala State Film Award winners 1981 births Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema