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 (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). 

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 (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 & Star Singer on Asianet. 

She has attended many stage programmes, public functions, and talk shows. 

Personal life
Praveena is born 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
1998: Second Best Actress - Agnisakshi
2008: Second Best Actress - Oru Pennum Randaanum 
2010: Best Dubbing Artist - Elektra
2011: Best Dubbing Artist - Ivan Megharoopan
Asianet Television Awards
2005 - Best daughter in law - Swapnam
2011- Most Popular Actress - Devimahathmyam
2018 - Best Character Actress - Kasthooriman
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
Film Critic Award 1999 (Best Actress) - Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum ,Saphalyam ,Agnisakshi
Mathrubhumi awards
2005 - Mathrubhumi Best Actress Award (Television) - Swapnam
2000 - Mathrubhumi Best Actress Award -Agnisakshi
Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal
2018 -Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal for Best Mother -Priyamanaval
 Other Awards 
Television gallop poll Award for Best Actress- Swapnam
Amrita FEFKA Award for dubbing - 2010 - Elektra
Muhammed Rafi Award
Ugma Award
Thikkurissi Foundation Award - Best Actress - Mohakkadal serial
German Malayalee Association Award
American Malayalee Association Award
Gulf Malayalee Association Award
Mathrubhumi Media  - Swapnam serial
Dubbing Award - Novel
The Film Critics' Awards - Best actress for Swaram serial
JC Daniel Foundation Award - Best actress
AK Award
Data Award
Jeevan TV Award
Kumukara Foundation Award
Soalar Mini screen Award
Kerala Youth Festival Awards in 1996–1999
Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actor - Female (Vasantiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum) in 1999. 

Filmography

As actor

As a dubbing artist (partial)

Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli – Mowgli
Unda (2019) - Easwari Rao
Sakhavinte Priyasakhi (2018) - Neha Saxena
Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum (2015) - Sreedhanya
Homely Meals (2014)
Ivan Megharoopan (2012) - Padmapriya
Elektra (2010) – Manisha Koirala
Makaramanju (2012) - Mallika Kapoor
Oru Small Family (2010) – Seetha
Madambi (2008) - Mallika Kapoor
Novel (2008) – Sada
Photographer (2006) – Saranya
Vaasthavam (2006) – Kavya Madhavan
Karutha Pakshikal (2006) - Meena
Amrutham (2006)  - Padmapriya
Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003) – Jyothirmayi
Sadanandante Samayam (2003) – Kavya Madhavan
Mizhi Randilum (2003) - Kavya Madhavan
Sthithi (2003) - Nandini Ghosal
Superman (1997) - Sreejaya Nair
Innalekalillaathe (1997)
Symphony (film) -Anu I.V
 Kilukil Pambaram (1997) – Kaveri
Moharavam (Doordarshan) - Manju Warrier - {TV Serial}

Television

Television series as an actress

Television programmes as an anchor
Sapthaswarangal (Music Show, Doordarshan)
Sangeethika (Music Show, Doordarshan)
Maharani (Star Vijay)
Snehasparsham (Asianet News)

Telefilms as an actress
Neermathalathinte Pookkal (Surya TV) 
Annayude Lillipookkal (Surya TV)

Advertisements (partial)

Nirapara
Asainet Movies
Immanual Silks
Aqua water purifier
KSFE
Kerala Handlooms
Chungath Prince Jewellery
Tata Gold Plus Jewllery
GITD
Dhatri
Udayakrishna Ghee
Golden Couple
MRF Vapocure Paints
Mazhavil FM
Mr. Kissan
Pankaja Kasthuri Breathe Easy

Albums
 Sree Ramanam Devadevan
 Tamil
 Paaduka Saigal Paadu
 Iniyennum - Singer
 Amma - Singer

Reality shows as a judge
Raree Rareram Raro (Asianet Plus)
Mummy & Me (Kairali TV)
Idea Star Singer (Asianet)
Vodafone Comedy Stars (Asianet)
Yuvatharam (Jaihind TV)
Grihalakshmi (Jaihind TV)
Super Dancer Junior (Amrita TV)
Mirchi Music Awards

Stage-related shows and programmes
Praveena has worked as program producer in Radio gulf.  She has performed in stage programs in Germany, UAE, USA. 
Classical events – Bhajans and Carnatic vocal in more than 50 temples
Albums – Sung in East Coast Vijayan albums and other 2 devotional albums
Marhaba

TV/Online shows
 Manassilloru Mazhavillu (Kairali TV)
 B Positive (Kairali News)
 I Personally (Kappa TV)
 On Record (Asianet News)
 Taste of Kerala (Amrita TV)
 Njanum Parayatte (Jeevan TV)
 Chayakoottu (DD Malayalam)
 Ruchibhedam (ACV)
 Thiranottam (ACV)
 Ningalkkariyamo (Surya TV)
 Stars@Style Plus (Rosebowl)
 Talks of Cinema (Online)
 Indiaglitz (Online)
 Fuze Talkies (Online)

References

External links
Kottaka.com
Official website

Praveena at MSI

Category:Living people
Category:Actresses from Kerala
Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Category:20th-century Indian actresses
Category:People from Changanassery
Category:Kerala State Film Award winners
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Actresses in Malayalam television
Category:Indian television actresses
Category:Indian voice actresses
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:1978 births