Darshana Rajendran Wiki, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More

Darshana Rajendran is an Indian actress and playback singer who works predominantly in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries. She is known for her roles in the films Mayanadhi (2017), Virus (2019), and Kavan (2017).

Wiki/Biography

Darshana Rajendran was born on Friday, 17 June 1988 (age 35 years; as of 2023).  She graduated with a degree in mathematics from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi and pursued a master’s degree in financial economics at the City, University of London. Darshana worked in the field of Microeconomics at the Institute of Financial Management and Research (also known as IFMR), Chennai. She got interested in theatre and became a theatre artist, who worked in small plays, during the time she was in IFMR.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 3″

Weight (approx.): 50 kg

Hair Colour: Brown

Eye Colour: Black

Figure Measurements (approx.): 30-28-32

Family

Parents & Siblings

Her father’s name is Rajendran NV. Darshana’s mother, Neeraja Rajendran, is an Indian actress. She has a sister, Bhavana Rajendran, who is a theatre artist in Bangalore.

Other relatives 

Darshana Rajendran’s maternal grandfather, late Dr N. Chandrasekharan Nair, was honoured with Padma Shri in 2020 as a recognition of his exceptional and distinguished service in the field of literature and education.

Career

Darshana used to work in Finance before she quit her job to pursue acting full-time.

Film

Malayalam

Darshana made her acting debut with the 2014 Malayalam film ‘John Paul Vaathil Thurakkunnu’ in which she played the role of Dr Anna Paul.

She appeared in the romantic film ‘Mayaanadhi’ in 2017. Darshana appeared as Anumol Sebastian in the Malayalam film ‘C U Soon’ (2020), which was released on Amazon Prime.

In 2021, Darshana played the role of Archana Pillai in the Netflix film ‘Irul.’

Darshana appeared in the psychological drama film ‘Koode’ (2018). In 2019, Darshana Rajendran shared the screen with her actor mother, Neeraja Rajendran, in the film ‘Virus.’ In 2022, Darshana Rajendran played the role of a college student named Darshana in the film ‘Hridyam.’

Darshana Rajendran played the role of Jannath in the film ‘Dear Friend’ (2022).

Tamil

In 2015, made her Tamil debut with the film ‘Moone Moonu Varthai.’ She appeared in the films Kavan (2017), Irumbu Thirai (2018), and Theeviram (2020). In 2016, she appeared in the Tamil web series titled Ctrl Alt Del.

Hindi

Darshana also acted in the Hindi web series titled Unpaused: Naya Safar (2022).

Songs

In 2017, Darshana worked as a playback singer for the song ‘Bavra Mann’ from the film Mayaanadhi. She was also the playback singer in the songs ‘Kattuneerin Chaalilayi’ and ‘Darshana’ from the films ‘Sarcas Circa 2020’ and ‘Hridayam,’ respectively.

Awards

• Darshana was nominated for SIIMA Awards 2021 for best actress in a leading role for the film ‘C U Soon.’

• She won the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress (Malayalam) for the film ‘Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey’ at the South Indian International Movie Awards took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates in September 2023.

  Darshana Rajendran with the SIIMA Critics Award 2023

Facts/Trivia

• The theatre groups in Chennai where Darshana Rajendran worked are Perch, The Little Theatre, Theatre Y, Stray Factory, Evam, and The Boardwalkers.

• Darshana Rajendran is fascinated by storytelling and has been invited by many schools to narrate stories to their students.

  Darshana Rajendran narrating tales to students from Global Public School in 2017