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Praveena (born 11 April 1978) is an Indian film and soap actress who is well known for her role as Goddess Shakti/Parvati in the TV Show Devi Mahathymam. 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 (1997). She received the Kerala State Film Awards for her performances in the films Agnisakshi (1998) and Oru Pennum Randaanum (2008). She received the Kerala state award for dubbing also for Elektra (2010) and Ivan Megharoopan (2012).
| Praveena |
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| Born |
Praveena
(1978-04-11) 11 April 1978 (age 39)
Changanasserry, Kerala, India |
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| Nationality |
Indian |
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| Other names |
Praveena Pramod |
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| Occupation |
- Actress
- dubbing artist
- singer
- dancer
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| Years active |
1992–present |
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| Spouse(s) |
Pramod Nair (2000–present) |
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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, Maalakhamaar & Mohakadal.
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 (Oral Mathram The Truth and Ezhupunna Tharakan) 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 and STAR SINGER on Asianet.
She has attended many stage programmes, public functions, and talk shows.
Praveena is born to Ramachandran Nair, a retired college professor and Lalithabhai on 11 April 1978. 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 Gowri.[5] In 2012 she returned to India and is currently settled in Thiruvananthapuram with family. She published her book ''Kochu Kochu Valiya Karyangal"in 2015. She has started a business under Suryaputhra company which sells mineral water and Gaurisankaram publications.[6]She worked in radio after her marriage.
