Nandana Aswathi
Nandana Aswathi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 January 1985 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 2002–2006 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Bharathiraja (Father-in-law) |
Nandana Aswathi (born 1985) is an Indian former actress who handled lead roles and supporting roles during the 2000s in Malayalam and Tamil films. She made her cinematic debut with the Malayalam movie Snehithan in 2002.
Career
[edit]Nandana made her debut with the multi-starrer Snehithan alongside Kunchacko Boban, Krishna and Preetha. Regarding her performance a critic wrote, that her performance was "just ok".[1] She made her Tamil debut with the film Success co-starring Dushyanth Ramkumar, the grandson of Sivaji Ganesan. Critics noted that her performance was "impressive" and that she "has a very photogenic face and the expressions to go with it".[2][3] Regarding her performance in the film ABCD, critics noted that she "is good and the girl shows promise", "fiery" and that she fits well into her role.[4][5][6] Regarding her performance in her final film Kalinga (2006), a critic wrote that she "is just about adequate, the character doesn't make much of an impact despite the director trying to add weight to it by giving it an unwanted flashback, the tragic past of a Sri Lankan refugee and her aspiration to become a doctor" whilst another critic wrote that to watch her "dance duets is a terrible headache".[7][8] Her final film was the unreleased Joker.[9]
After retiring from acting, she has since appeared in an ad for the Coimbatore-based Shree Devi Textile.[10]
Personal life
[edit]A native of Kozhikode, she married actor Manoj Bharathiraja, son of Tamil director Bharathiraja, on 19 November 2006.[11] He was her co-star in the film Saadhuriyan. Although she only married Manoj in 2006, she was credited as Nandana Kumar in ABCD in 2005.[12] She retired from the film industry after marriage. They have two daughters, Arthika and Mathivadani. Her husband died of a heart attack on 25 March 2025.[13]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Snehithan | Malavika | Malayalam | Debut film |
| 2003 | Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam | Kalyani | Malayalam | |
| Success | Maha | Tamil | ||
| 2004 | Sethurama Iyer CBI | Reshmi | Malayalam | |
| Chathikkatha Chanthu | Vandana | |||
| 2005 | Kalyana Kurimanam | Kaveri | ||
| ABCD | Bharathi | Tamil | credited as Nandana Kumar | |
| Saadhuriyan | ||||
| 2006 | Kalinga | Jyothi |
References
[edit]- ^ "Snehitan". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Success". Sify. Archived from the original on 1 November 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (8 September 2003). "Success". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 23 October 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Review: ABCD". Sify. 25 November 2005. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (25 November 2005). "Quite defying norms". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (30 November 2005). "A B C D". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Kalinga". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2006.
- ^ "Kalinga". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Tamil movies : "Engaged with Manoj? No, no!!" denies Nandana".
- ^ "Who is Nandana Manoj Bharathiraja? Former actress who lost her husband to heart attack". PINKVILLA. 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Manoj Bharathiraja's demise: His marriage to Malayali actor Nandana brought him closer to Kerala". onManorama.
- ^ ABCD (motion picture) (in Tamil). India: OST Films Pte Ltd. 2005.
- ^ "Actor-Director Manoj Bharathiraja Dies Due To Cardiac Arrest At 48". Times Now. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.