Anna Reshma Rajan is an Indian film actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 2017 with the film Angamaly Diaries. She worked as a nurse in a private hospital in Kochi before making her first foray into films.[1]
Personal life and education
Anna was born in Aluva a suburb of the city of Kochi in Kerala to Sheeba and KC Rajan. She has an elder brother named Shaun. Anna's father died of a heart-attack when she was 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.[2]
Most of Anna's education took place in Aluva, she did her schooling from Nirmala Higher Secondary School, after which she completed her eleventh and twelfth grade from St Frances College in Aluva. She studied nursing from Government Medical College, Ernakulam. Anna, liked to play sports and has competed at various sporting district level activities representing her school and college.
Career
Anna Rajan hails from Aluva in Kerala.[3] 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] Her second film was the Lal Jose directorial Velipadinte Pusthakam (2017), in which she starred opposite Mohanlal.[6][7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Angamaly Diaries[8] | Lichy | Lijo Jose Pellissery | Credited as Reshma Rajan Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam |
| Velipadinte Pustakam[9] | Mary | Lal Jose | ||
| 2019 | Lonappante Mamodeesa[10] | Leena | Leo Thaddeus | |
| Madhura Raja[11] | Lissy | Vysakh | ||
| Sachin[12] | Anjali | Santhosh Nair | ||
| Swarnamalsyangal | G. S. Pradeep | |||
| 2020 | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Ruby Koshy Kurien | Sachy | |
| Idukki Blasters | Salam P Shaji | Post production | ||
| Thalanarizha | Samjith Muhammed | Pre Production | ||
| Randu[13] | Sujith Lal | Pre Production |
Short films,Web series and Documentary
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Militia | Teacher | Noble Seban | Short film |
| 2020 | Wonder Woman Vidya[14] | Vidya | Short film |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reshma Rajan: Diary of a nurse. Deccan Chronicle(19 March 2017).
- ↑ A Day with Anna Rajan (Lichy / Angamaly Diaries) | Day with a Star | EP 09 | Part 01 | Kaumudy TV(2018-09-09).
- ↑ 'ലിച്ചിയുടെ വില കളയാൻ ആഗ്രഹമില്ല'. Malayala Manorama(16 March 2017).
- ↑ Reshma Rajan: Diary of a nurse. Deccan Chronicle(2017-03-19). Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ↑ Mohanlal's heroine changing name. Kerala Kaumudi. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- ↑ Acting with Mohnanlal a dream come true: Anna Reshma Rajan. Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ ലിച്ചി ഇനി മേരി മിസ്സ്; വിഡിയോ(17 May 2017).
- ↑ Lichi from 'Angamaly Diaries' joins 'Madhura Raja' team - Times of India. The Times of India.
- ↑ 'Lichy' plays a teacher again, this time as Mohanlal's heroine!. The Times of India(17 April 2017).
- ↑ Anna Rajan, Kaniha join Jayaram's next
- ↑ Anna Rajan thanks stunt master Peter Hein for helping her in Madhura Raja
- ↑ Dhyan Sreenivasan, Anna Rajan and Aju Varghese starrer 'Sachin's' song 'Kanneer Meghangal' released - Times of India. The Times of India.
- ↑ Vishnu Unnikrishnan and Anna Rajan join Randu
- ↑ 'Wonder Woman Vidhya' urges not to stock up things during lockdown - Times of India. The Times of India.