Praveena


Praveena is an Indian actress and dubbing artist who predominantly appears in Malayalam television series and films in addition to a few Tamil television series and films. She is known for portraying mother roles in films and television operas.
She started her acting career through 1992 film Gowri. She has received several accolades including Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her performances in the films Agnisakshi in 1998 and Oru Pennum Randaanum in 2008. She received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for the films Elektra in 2010 and Ivan Megharoopan in 2012.

Personal life

Praveena was born to N. Ramachandran Pillai and P. N. Lalithabai. Her father is a retired college professor. She has an elder brother, Pramod Ramachandran, who works as a software engineer in the United States. She was married to Pramod Nair who is a businessperson in Kerala. Following her marriage, she took a short hiatus from acting. The couple have a daughter named Gowri pramod.

Career

She appeared in multiple films, including Agnisakshi, English Medium, Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum, Swarnam and Oru Pennum Randaanum. She later debuted in Malayalam cinema through Anil Babu's Kaliyoonjal in which she was paired opposite Dileep. In Oral Mathram ''The Truth and Ezhupunna Tharakan,
She has won Kerala State Film Award four times. In 1998, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her performance in Agnisakshi and in 2008 she won the same award for her role in Oru Pennum Randaanum. In 2010 and 2011, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for Elektra and Ivan Megharoopan respectively.
Her serials include Swapnam, Megham the recent Mounam, Malakhamar in Mazhavil Manorama and Mohakkadal. She has also been judge on several reality shows including Mummy & Me on Kairali TV, Comedy Stars and Star Singer on Asianet.
She has performed as a voice artist, for actresses like Jyothirmayi in Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum for Kavya Madhavan in Mizhi Randilum and Sadanandante Samayam and for Padmapriya in Amrutham''.

Filmography

Malayalam films

Tamil films

Telugu films

As a dubbing artist

YearTitleVoiced forLanguageNotes
1994Jungle Book Shōnen MowgliMowgliMalayalamDubbed Version
1995MoharavamManju WarrierMalayalamSerial
1997Kilukil PambaramKaveriMalayalam
1997Itha Oru SnehagathaLailaMalayalam
1997InnalekalillaatheManju WarrierMalayalam
1997SupermanSreejaya NairMalayalam
1997ShobhanamMeenakumariMalayalam
2003SthithiNandini GhosalMalayalam
2003Mizhi RandilumKavya MadhavanMalayalam
2003Sadanandante SamayamKavya MadhavanMalayalam
2003Ente Veedu AppuvinteyumJyothirmayiMalayalam
2004SymphonyAnu SasiMalayalam
2006AmruthamPadmapriyaMalayalam
2006Karutha PakshikalMeenaMalayalam
2006VaasthavamKavya MadhavanMalayalam
2006PhotographerSaranya BhagyarajMalayalam
2007Naalu PennungalPadmapriyaMalayalam
2008NovelSadaMalayalam
2008Pakal NakshatrangalLakshmi GopalaswamyMalayalam
2008MadambiMallika KapoorMalayalam
2010Oru Small FamilySeethaMalayalam
2010ElektraManisha KoiralaMalayalam
2012MakaramanjuMallika KapoorMalayalam
2012Ivan MegharoopanPadmapriyaMalayalam
2014Homely MealsSrindaMalayalam
2015Njan Samvidhanam CheyyumSreedhanyaMalayalam
2016EdavappathyManisha KoiralaMalayalam
2018Sakhavinte PriyasakhiNeha SaxenaMalayalam
2019UndaEaswari RaoMalayalam
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Television

; Web series
YearShowRoleLanguageChannel
2021ParamparaKamalaTeluguDisney+ Hotstar
2022Parampara Season 2KamalaTeluguDisney+ Hotstar

Telefilms as an actress