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| Alma mater | Government Medical College, Ernakulam |
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| Years active | 2017 – present |
Anna Reshma Rajan is an Indian film actress and nurse, who appears inMalayalam films. She made her acting debut in 2017 withAngamaly Diaries. She works as a nurse in a private hospital inKochi.[1]
Anna Rajan was born inAluva,Kerala to Sheeba and K. C. Rajan. She has an elder brother named Shaun.[2] Her father died of a heart attack while she was studying in college, the sudden demise of her father put a lot of financial pressure on her family, so she had to take up jobs while in college to support the family financially.[3] Most of Anna's education took place in Aluva, where she did her schooling at theNirmala Higher Secondary School, after which she completed her eleventh and twelfth standard at St Francis College in Aluva. She studied nursing fromGovernment Medical College, Ernakulam.
She worked as a nurse inRajagiri Hospital inAluva before foraying into films.[1] She was identified by producerVijay Babu and directorLijo Jose Pellissery after seeing her face in a hoarding in Kerala. They made her audition for the role of Lichy inAngamaly Diaries. Including her, the film introduced 86 debutant actors.[4] In the film she is credited as Reshma Rajan. After that, she preferred to be credited as Anna Rajan.[5] For her performance, she received nominated forFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam.[6]
Her second film was theLal Jose-directedVelipadinte Pusthakam (2017), in which she played the female lead role oppositeMohanlal.[7][8] In 2019, she acted inLonappante Mamodeesa starringJayaram[9] andMadhura Raja oppositeMammootty.[10] In 2020, she played the role of Koshy's wife Ruby in the action dramaAyyappanum Koshiyum alongsidePrithviraj Sukumaran.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Angamaly Diaries | Lichy | Credited as Reshma Rajan[11] |
| Velipadinte Pusthakam | Mary | [12] | |
| 2018 | Militia | Teacher | Short film |
| 2019 | Lonappante Mamodeesa | Leena | |
| Madhura Raja | Lissy | ||
| Sachin | Anjali | [13] | |
| Swarnamalsyangal | |||
| 2020 | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Ruby Koshy Kurien | |
| Wonder Woman Vidya | Vidya | Short film[14] | |
| 2022 | Randu | Mercy | [15] |
| Thirimali | Jansi | [16] | |
| 2024 | Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum | Aancy Thomas | [17] |