Veena Nandakumar

In this Indian name, the name Nandakumar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Veena.

Veena Nandakumar is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. Her notable works include Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha (2019), Bheeshma Parvam (2022) and Voice of Sathyanathan (2023).

Veena Nandakumar
Occupation	Film Actress
Years active	2017–present

Career

Veena Nandakumar made her movie debut through 2017 Malayalam film Kadamkatha directed by Senthil Raj. But she didn't get much attention as the film was a box office failure.^[1] She debuted in Tamil language films through Thodraa, in which she played Divya, a girl from a rich family who fell in love and eloped with a low-caste man. Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle rated her performanceas "decent".^[2]

She got her breakthrough role in 2019 Malayalam-language romantic drama film Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha where she played Rincy, "a very restrained" character according to Veena.^[3] Anna Mathews of Times of India wrote that the character was "played with just the right amount of restraint" by her.^[4]

In 2020, she played supporting roles as Annie in Family Drama film Kozhipporu^[5] and Haritha in black comedy psychological thriller film Love.^[6] Reviewing Kozhipporu for Times of India, Deepa Soman wrote that she "performed well within the limited scope of the tale".^[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Kadamkadha	Jeena		[1]
2018	Thodraa	Divya	Tamil film	[8]
2019	Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha	Rincy		[9]
2020	Kozhipporu	Annie		[10]
	Love	Haritha		[11]
2021	Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea	Princess Aarcha’s Maid	Uncredited role	[12]
2022	Bheeshma Parvam	Jessy		[13]
2023	Voice of Sathyanathan	Susan		[14][15]
2024	Bougainvillea	Meera		[16]