Rachana Narayanankutty

Rachana Narayanankutty
Born (1983-04-04) 4 April 1983
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, Kuchipudi dancer, Television anchor
Years active 2001-2003 , 2011- present
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Spouse(s) Arun Sadasivan (m. 2011; div. 2012)[1]
Parent(s) Narayanankutty (father)
Narayani (mother)

Rachana Narayanankutty is an Indian actress, Kuchipudi dancer, and television anchor from Kerala, India.[2] She became popular through the television series Marimaayam aired in Mazhavil Manorama.[3][4]

Personal life

Rachana was born on April 4, 1983 in Thrissur City to Narayanankutty and Narayani. She is the youngest and has a brother.[5] Rachana completed her schooling from G. G. H. S. Wadakanchery in 1998, and she completed her graduation from Sri Vyasa NSS College, Wadakanchery.[6] She was a Communicative English teacher in Devamatha, CBSE School situated in Thrissur district. She took dance classes before she was cast into the television series.

She married in February 2011, and divorced in 2012.[1]

Career

She began her career in 2001 by acting in a small role as the heroine's friend in the film Theerthadanam.[7] Though it was a small role, Rachana considers it as a gratifying experience to have begun her career through a film scripted by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. After her studies, she joined radio as an RJ, at Radio Mango, Thrissur, where a producer spotted her and cast her in Marimayam. Rachana had only intended to act in a single episode of Marimayam, but was taken aback by the overwhelming response her character got, and decided to continue.

She hosted a comedy show Comedy Festival in Mazhavil Manorama. She has also acted in few advertisements and served as judge in the reality show Comedy Express on Asianet. She is currently participating in the reality show Star Challenge on Flowers TV..

Filmography

Year Title Role DirectorNotes
2001 TheerthadanamVinodini's friend B. Kannan
2002 Kalachakram Sonu Sisupal
2003 Nizhalkkuthu Adoor Gopalakrishnan
2013ICUNurse Short film
2013 Lucky Star Janaki Deepu Anthikkad Her first female lead role
2013 Amen Clara Lijo Jose Pellissery
2013 Vallatha Pahayan Sumitra Razaq-Niyas
2013 101 Chodyangal Radhakrishnan's wife Sidhartha Siva
2013 Punyalan Agarbattis Advocate Sai Ranjith Sankar
2014 One Day Jokes Lady Santhosh G.
2015 You Too Brutus Aparna Roopesh Peethambaran
2015 Ain Saira Banu Sidhartha Siva
2015MoonamidamPrabha Antony Sony Short film
2015 Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare Arundathi/Jalaja Kannan Thamarakulam
2015 Kanthari Rani Ajmal
2015 Double Barrel Kochumary Lijo Jose Pellissery
2015 Life of Josutty Jessy Jeethu Joseph
2015 Thilothama Rosy Preethi Panikkar
2016 Puthiya Niyamam Kani A. K. Sajan
2016 Adoorum Thoppilum Allatha Oru Bhasi Lekha Vinod Vijayan Filming
2016 Kambhoji Vinod Mankara Filming

Television

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2011-2013/2015MarimayamValsala MadamMazhavil Manorama comedy serial
2012Comedy festival season 1 HostMazhavil Manorama comedy reality show
2014Lunars Comedy ExpressJudgeAsianet Plus comedy reality show
2015-2016Comedy stars season 2JudgeAsianetcomedy reality show
2016-PresentRun Baby RunHostAsianet Pluskids show
Replaced Thesni Khan
2016-PresentComedy super night 2 HostFlowers TVcomedy Talk show
Replaced Vinay Forrt
2016Ambum Villum vilasiniAsianetTelefilm

References


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