Praveena


Praveena is an Indian film, soap actress and voice artist. She is known for her role as Goddess Shakti/Parvati in the Asianet TV Show Devi Mahatmya. She has starred in numerous Malayalam films and Television soap operas. She started her acting career in 1992. Her debut film was Gowri. Her debut as a heroine was in Kaliyoonjal. She received the Kerala State Film Awards for her performances in the films Agnisakshi and Oru Pennum Randaanum. She received the Kerala state award for dubbing also for Elektra and Ivan Megharoopan.

Career

Praveena is a Malayalam television serial and film actress. She appeared in films like Agnisakshi, English Medium, Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum & Swarnam. Her serials include Swapnam, Megham the recent Mounam, Malakhamar in Mazhavil Manorama & Mohakkadal in
Surya Tv.
She made her acting debut as a child artiste in an adaptation of T. Padmanabhan's award-winning novel Gouri, following which she appeared on Doordarshan for Sapthaswarangal, a music programme.
Praveena later debuted in Malayalam cinema through Anil Babu's Kaliyoonjal in which she was paired opposite Dileep. In quite a few films in which she played the character of Mammootty's sister.
The State award came her way for her work in Agnisakshi and Oru Pennum Randaanum.
Praveena 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.
She has acted in few telefilms and advertisements. She is a very good dancer and has been judge to popular reality shows like Mummy & Me on Kairali TV, Comedy Stars & Star Singer on Asianet.
She has attended many stage programmes, public functions, and talk shows.

Personal life

Praveena is born in 11 April 1978 to Ramachandran Nair and Lalithabhai. Her father is a retired college professor. She has an elder brother. Pramod Nair who works as a software engineer in United States. She is married to Pramod who previously worked as a Banker at Dubai, following which she took a short hiatus from acting. The couple have a daughter.

Awards

Kerala State Film Award
Asianet Television Awards
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
Mathrubhumi awards
Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal

As actor

As a dubbing artist (partial)

Television series as an actress

YearShowRoleLanguageChannelNotes
2002GangaMalayalamDD Malayalam
2003SwapnamJanakiMalayalamAsianetEvergreen Best serial
2004MeghamKrishnaMalayalamAsianet
2004–2005Dambathya GeethangalMalayalamAsianet
2005SwaramMalayalamAmrita TV
2006MinnaramMalayalamAsianet
2006MounamMalayalamSurya TV
2007NandhanamMalayalamSurya TV
2007PrayanamMalayalamSurya TV
2008Swami AyyappanDakshayaniMalayalamAsianet
2008–2012DevimahathmyamDeviMalayalamAsianetDubbed to Tamil and Telugu as Adi Parasakthi
2008–2009Namma KudumbamMahalakshmiTamilKalaignar TV
2009–2011MaharaniSandhyaTamilStar Vijay
2010–2011Adi ParasakthiDeviTamilStar VijayNot the dubbed series of the same name
2010MazhayariyatheMalayalamSurya TV
2011Chila Nerangalil Chila ManushyarGangaMalayalamAmrita TV
2012Sabarimala SreedharmashasthaMalayalamAsianet
2012Sri PadmanabhamThankaMalayalamAmrita TV
2012MalakhamarSr.AgnezMalayalamMazhavil Manorama
2012– 2014MohakadalKrishnaMalayalamSurya TV
2013UllkkadalMalayalamKairali TV
2014GauriMalayalamDoordarshan
2014VadhuMalayalamSurya TV
2015–2019PriyamanavalUmaTamilSun TV
2017 – 2020KasthoorimanSethulakshmiMalayalamAsianet
2019 – 2020MagarasiShenbagamTamilSun TV

Television programmes as an anchor

Praveena has worked as program producer in Radio gulf. She has performed in stage programs in Germany, UAE, USA.