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{{short description|Indian actress and singer (born 17 June)}}
{{Indian name|Darshana|Rajendran}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Darshana Rajendran
| image =
| image_size =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 17 June
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
| years_active = 2014–present
| alma_mater = [[Lady Shri Ram College]]<br>
[[City, University of London]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|playback singer}}
}}
'''Darshana Rajendran ''' (born 17 June) is an Indian actress and playback singer who works predominantly in [[Malayalam]] films.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/darshana-rajendran-in-the-past-decade-it-has-become-easier-for-actors-to-get-opportunities/articleshow/73069267.cms |title=Darshana Rajendran: In the past decade, it has become easier for actors to get opportunities - Times of India |website=The Times of India |date=3 January 2020}}</ref> She made her acting debut in 2014 with the Malayalam film ''John Paul Vaathil Thurakkunnu''. Darshana had her career breakthrough with the 2022 Malayalam films—''[[Hridayam (film)|Hridayam]]'' and ''[[Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey]]''. The latter earned her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/darshana-rajendran-vineeth-sreenivasan-directorial-hridayam-113453 |title=Darshana Rajendran in Vineeth Sreenivasan directorial 'Hridayam' |work=The News Minute |date=4 December 2019 |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/dec/08/roshan-mathew-darshana-rajendran-join-aashiq-abu-project-15921.html |title=Roshan Mathew, Darshana Rajendran join Aashiq Abu project |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=8 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/darshana-rajendran-interview-virus-mayanadhi-gouri-storytelling/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914104527/https://www.filmcompanion.in/darshana-rajendran-interview-virus-mayanadhi-gouri-storytelling/ |archive-date=14 September 2019 |title=Music has been my most dependable way to connect with myself:Darshana|work=Film Companion |date=14 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/darshana-rajendran-on-her-characters-in-virus-and-mayanadhi-267460/ |title='മായാനദി' മുതൽ 'വൈറസ്' വരെ; ദർശന രാജേന്ദ്രൻ പറയുന്നു |date=12 June 2019}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Darshana was born on 17 June<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harsh |first=B. H. |date=2024-06-17 |title=Paradha makers release special poster of Darshana Rajendran |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2024/Jun/17/paradha-makers-release-special-poster-of-darshana-rajendran |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref> to Rajendran and Neeraja in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Elizabeth |date=2017-05-10 |title=Performer to predictor |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/100517/performer-to-predictor.html |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kishan |first=Gouri |date=2019-08-14 |title=With Theatre It Is Almost Always A Bunch Of People Who Come Together Purely For The Love Of It: Darshana Rajendran |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/with-theatre-it-is-almost-always-a-bunch-of-people-who-come-together-purely-for-the-love-of-it-it-is-never-the-money-or-anything-else-darshana-rajendran |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=www.filmcompanion.in |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Darshana made her acting debut in 2014 with ''John Paul Vaathil Thurakkunnu''. She went onto appear in supporting parts in films such as ''[[Mayaanadhi]]'' (2017), ''[[Koode]]'' (2018) and ''[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/mayaanadhi-review-romantic-funny-and-touches-your-heart-review-malayalam-rmxl4Gaciedii.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226112716/http://www.sify.com/movies/mayaanadhi-review-romantic-funny-and-touches-your-heart-review-malayalam-rmxl4Gaciedii.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 December 2017|title = Mayaanadhi review: Romantic, funny and touches your heart!|website=[[Sify]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Anjali Menon announces her next film titled 'Koode' starring Prithviraj, Paravathy and Nazriya|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/anjali-menon-announces-her-next-film-titled-koode-starring-prithviraj-paravathy-and-nazriya/articleshow/64544533.cms|accessdate=11 July 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/virus-review-compassionate-gripping-medical-thriller-103183|website=www.thenewsminute.com|title='Virus' review: A compassionate, gripping medical thriller|first=Sowmya|last=Rajendran|date=7 June 2019|access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> She had her first major role in the 2020 film ''[[C U Soon]]'', where she appeared opposite [[Fahadh Faasil]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar R |first=Manoj |date=25 August 2020 |title=C U Soon trailer: Mahesh Narayanan, Fahadh Faasil promise a cracking thriller |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/c-u-soon-trailer-fahadh-faasil-roshan-mathew-6568997/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003233256/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/c-u-soon-trailer-fahadh-faasil-roshan-mathew-6568997/ |archive-date=3 October 2020}}</ref> [[Saibal Chatterjee]] was appreciative of her "moving portrayal".<ref>{{Cite web |title=C U Soon Movie Review: Fahadh Faasil's Onam Release Is An Eye-Grabber |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/c-u-soon-movie-review-fahadh-faasils-onam-release-is-an-eye-grabber-4-stars-out-of-5-2288377 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003233324/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/c-u-soon-movie-review-fahadh-faasils-onam-release-is-an-eye-grabber-4-stars-out-of-5-2288377 |archive-date=3 October 2020 |access-date=3 October 2020 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

Darshana achieved her career breakthrough in 2022 with ''[[Hridayam (film)|Hridayam]]'' and ''[[Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey]]''. In ''Hridayam'', she played an engineering student opposite [[Pranav Mohanlal]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/feb/06/vineeth-sreenivasans-hridayam-starts-rolling-2099559.html |title=Vineeth Sreenivasan's 'Hridayam' starts rolling |last=Express News Service |date=6 February 2020 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=28 July 2020}}</ref> Sajin Shrijith stated, "Darshana is aptly cast in her role."<ref>{{cite news |last=Shrijith |first=Sajin |title=Hridayam Movie Review: Vineeth Sreenivasan delivers two feel-good films for the price of one |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2022/jan/21/hridayam-movie-reviewvineeth-sreenivasan-delivers-two-feel-good-films-for-the-price-of-one-29166.html|access-date=22 January 2022 |work=Cinema Express |date=21 January 2022|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122082704/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2022/jan/21/hridayam-movie-reviewvineeth-sreenivasan-delivers-two-feel-good-films-for-the-price-of-one-29166.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A major commercial success, it was one of the highest grossing film of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-15 |title=Hridayam tops 50 crores globally; Enters all-time top ten Mollywood grossers worldwide |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/hridayam-tops-50-crores-globally-enters-all-time-top-ten-mollywood-grossers-worldwide-1023896 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}</ref> She then played a domestic violence abuse opposite [[Basil Joseph]] in ''Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/its-a-wrap-for-darshana-rajendran-and-basil-josephs-jaya-jaya-jaya-jaya-hey/articleshow/92386246.cms|title=It's a wrap for Darshana Rajendran and Basil Joseph's 'Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey' |date=22 June 2022 |access-date=28 October 2022 |work=The Times Of India}}</ref> The film emerged a commercial success and earned her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]].<ref name="asianetnews1">[https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment/box-office/jaya-jaya-jaya-jaya-hey-box-office-report-rllkms വമ്പൻ ഹിറ്റായി 'ജയ ജയ ജയ ജയ ഹേ', ബോക്സ് ഓഫീസില്‍ ഇതുവരെ നേടിയതിന്റെ കണക്കുകള്‍]. Asianetnews.com (19 November 2022). Retrieved on 1 December 2022.</ref> [[Anna M. M. Vetticad]] noted, "Darshana chews up every scene in which the writing gives Jaya an inner presence. She is also undoubtedly congenitally attuned to action."<ref>{{ cite web|title=Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey movie review: Domestic abuse satire that seesaws from realism to myth, depth to superficiality |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/jaya-jaya-jaya-jaya-hey-movie-review-domestic-abuse-satire-that-seesaws-from-realism-to-myth-depth-to-superficiality-11674081.html|work=Firstpost|author=Vetticad, Anna MM |date=22 November 2022}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2014
| ''John Paul Vaathil Thurakkunnu''
| Dr. Anna Paul
| [[Malayalam]]
| Debut film
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| ''[[Moone Moonu Varthai]]''
| rowspan="2"|Keerthi
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| rowspan="2"|Bilingual film; Debut in both languages.
|
|-
| ''Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2017
| ''Samarppanam''
| Krishna
| Malayalam
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kavan (film)|Kavan]]''
| Kalpana
| Tamil
|
|
|-
| ''[[Mayaanadhi]]''
| Darshana
| rowspan="2"|Malayalam
|
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2018
| ''[[Koode]]''
| Alina
|
|
|-
| ''[[Irumbu Thirai (2018 film)|Irumbu Thirai]]''
| Selvi
| Tamil
|
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2019
| ''[[Vijay Superum Pournamiyum]]''
| Pooja
|rowspan="3"|Malayalam
|
|
|-
| ''[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]''
|Anjali Vasudevan
|
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2020
| ''[[C U Soon]]''
| Anumol Sebastian
|Debut as lead actress in Malayalam; released on [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|
|-
| ''[[Theeviram]]''
| Alia
| Tamil
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| ''[[Aanum Pennum]]''
|Rani
|rowspan ="9"|Malayalam
| Segment: "Rani"
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2021 |title=New poster of 'Aanum Pennum' features Darshana and Roshan Mathew |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/new-poster-aanum-pennum-features-darshana-and-roshan-mathew-144538 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Irul (2021)|Irul]]''
|Archana Pillai
| released on [[Netflix]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Irul trailer Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir, Darshana Rajendran's murder mystery to release on Netflix |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/irul-trailer-fahadh-faasil-soubin-shahir-darshana-rajendrans-murder-netflix-7233914/ |url-status=live |website=[[The Indian Express]] |date=18 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318072625/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/irul-trailer-fahadh-faasil-soubin-shahir-darshana-rajendrans-murder-netflix-7233914/ |archive-date=18 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2022
| ''[[Hridayam (film)|Hridayam]]''
| Darshana
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=After Mohanlal's 'Spadikam', Pranav's 'Hridayam' gets a re-release |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2023/02/11/mohanlal-spadikam-pranav-hridayam-gets-re-release.html |access-date=10 March 2023 |website=OnManorama}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Dear Friend (2022 film)|Dear Friend]]''
| Jannath
|
|
|-
| ''[[Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey]]''
| Jayabharathi "Jaya"
|
|
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2023
| ''[[Thuramukham (2023 film)|Thuramukham]]''
| Khadeeja
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Darshana Rajendran: 'Thuramukham' is bigger than all of the problems that the film has been facing, bigger than success or failure |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/darshana-rajendran-thuramukham-is-bigger-than-all-of-the-problems-that-the-film-has-been-facing-bigger-than-success-or-failure/articleshow/98536140.cms?from=mdr |access-date=10 March 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Purusha Pretham]]''
| Susanna
| released on [[SonyLIV]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Purusha Pretham Movie Review: Gritty procedural with an even blend of the comic and morbid |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2023/mar/24/purusha-pretham-movie-review-gritty-procedural-with-an-even-blend-of-the-comic-and-morbid-41450.html |access-date=24 March 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=24 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Paradise (2023 film)|Paradise]]''
| Amritha
| Indian-Sri Lankan Co-production<br />Also shot in [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shackleton |first=Liz |date=2 November 2023 |title=Prasanna Vithanage On Sri Lanka's Economic Crisis; Power Dynamics In Society & Marriage In Award-Winning Feature 'Paradise' – Mumbai Film Festival |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/mumbai-film-festival-sri-lanka-prasanna-vithanage-paradise-1235590508/ |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=31 August 2023 |title=Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage's 'Paradise' is a multi-genre film |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2023/Aug/31/sri-lankan-filmmaker-prasanna-vithanages-paradise-is-a-multi-genre-film-2610345.html |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Rifle Club (film)|Rifle Club]]''
| Kaduvachalil Tresa "Kunjumol" Mary Skaria
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Darshana Rajendran is Kunjumol in Aashiq Abu's Rifle Club |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Nov/29/darshana-rajendran-is-kunjumol-in-aashiq-abus-rifle-club |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en |archive-date=3 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203055536/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Nov/29/darshana-rajendran-is-kunjumol-in-aashiq-abus-rifle-club |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Paradha]]'' || Amishta || Telugu || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darshana Rajendran on Why 'Paradha' Is Path-Breaking, And Learning a New Language For Her Telugu Debut |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/interviews/darshana-rajendran-on-why-paradha-is-path-breaking-and-learning-a-new-language-for-her-telugu-debut |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=The Hollywood Reporter India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2026 || ''[[Patriot (film)|Patriot]]'' || Jyothi Kurian|| Malayalam || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-30 |title=Nivin Pauly, Prithviraj and more share excitement for Patriot release |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2026/Apr/30/nivin-pauly-prithviraj-and-more-share-excitement-for-patriot-release |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
! Network
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2016
| ''Ctrl Alt Del''
| Madhumitha
| Tamil
| [[YouTube]]
| Web Debut
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Unpaused: Naya Safar]]''
| Geetanjali
| [[Hindi]]
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| Segment: "Gond Ke Laddu"
|<ref>{{cite news |author=Shubhra Gupta |date=21 January 2022 |title=Unpaused Naya Safar review: Gitanjali Kulkarni, Nagraj Manjule's shorts stand out in this masked-up anthology |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/unpaused-naya-safar-review-anthology-gitanjali-kulkarni-nagraj-manjule-7734899/ |work=The Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
|2025|| ''[[The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang]]'' || Ramani||Malayalam||[[SonyLIV]]|| ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-23 |title='4.5 Gang' OTT Release: When and where to watch THIS Malayalam crime comedy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/4-5-gang-ott-release-when-and-where-to-watch-this-malayalam-crime-comedy/articleshow/123473057.cms |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Discography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Song
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Mayaanadhi]]''
| "Bavra Mann"
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Sarcas Circa 2020]]''
| "Kattuneerin Chaalilayi"
|<ref>{{cite news |title='അഭിനയം പോലെ ആലാപനവും മധുരം'; ദർശന രാജേന്ദ്രന്റെ പാട്ട് ഏറ്റെടുത്ത് ആരാധകർ |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2020/04/20/first-song-lyrical-video-from-the-movie-sarcas-circa-2020.html |access-date=9 April 2021 |website=[[Malayala Manorama]] |language=ml |date=22 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Bibin Babu |title='സർക്കാസ് സിർക 2020' ലെ 'കാട്ടുനീരിൻ ചാലിലായ്'; മധുരമൂറുന്ന പ്രണയഗാനം പങ്കുവെച്ച് കനി |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/malayalam-songs/kattuneerin-chalilay-video-song-from-sarcas-circa-2020-movie/articleshow/80905623.cms |access-date=9 April 2021 |website=[[Samayam Malayalam]] |language=ml |date=14 February 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2022
| ''[[Hridayam (film)|Hridayam]]''
| "Darshana"
|
|-
| ''[[Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey (film)|Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey]]''
| "Ingottu Nokkanda"
|
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Film
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| [[67th Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress – Malayalam]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[C U Soon]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-67th-parle-filmfare-awards-south-2022_-55551.html|title=Nominations for the 67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory |date=7 October 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022 |work=Filmare News |archive-date=10 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010042442/https://filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-67th-parle-filmfare-awards-south-2022_-55551.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[9th South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress – Malayalam]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 2021 |title=Manju Warrier, Suriya, others win at SIIMA Awards: Full list of winners |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/manju-warrier-suriya-others-win-siima-awards-full-list-winners-155560 |url-status=live |website=The News Minute |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921174049/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/manju-warrier-suriya-others-win-siima-awards-full-list-winners-155560 |archive-date=21 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2023
| [[68th Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress – Malayalam]]
| rowspan="3"| ''[[Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners of the 68th Filmfare Awards South (Malayalam) 2023 {{!}} Filmfare.com |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-68th-filmfare-awards-south-malayalam-2023_-67192.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=www.filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[11th South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress – Malayalam]]
| {{nom}}
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite news |title=SIIMA 2023 winners: Ponniyin Selvan I, Nna Thaan Case Kodu, R Madhavan, Trisha, Tovino Thomas and Kalyani Priyadarshan win big |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/siima-awards-2023-day-2-r-madhavan-takes-home-award-for-best-debutant-director-kamal-haasan-best-actor-mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-shines-8943416/lite/|access-date=2023-09-16|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928192620/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/siima-awards-2023-day-2-r-madhavan-takes-home-award-for-best-debutant-director-kamal-haasan-best-actor-mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-shines-8943416/lite/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress Critics – Malayalam]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2022|Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]
| [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| ''[[Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey]]'' & ''[[Purusha Pretham]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala Film Critics Awards: Darshana Rajendran, Kunchacko Boban are best actors; B 32 Muthal 44 Vare and Headmaster named best film |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/kerala-film-critics-awards-darshana-rajendran-kunchacko-boban-best-actors-b-32-muthal-44-vare-headmaster-win-8624128/ |access-date=8 June 2023 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=23 May 2023}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2024
| [[69th Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam|Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Purusha Pretham]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2024/malayalam/winners |title=Winners of the 69th Sobha Filmfare Awards South 2024 - Malayalam |website=Filmfare |date=3 August 2024 |access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[12th South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress – Malayalam]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/south-cinema/siima-2024-dasara-jailer-2018-lead-the-nominations-check-out-the-details-inside |title=SIIMA 2024: 'Dasara', 'Jailer', 'Kantara', '2018' lead the nominations - Check out the details inside |website=Outlook India |date=17 July 2024 |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>
|}

==References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|6697575}}

{{Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam}}
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Darshana Rajendran - Revision history

DellaPugh3766180 at 11:56, 3 May 2026