Lenaa

Lena was born to Mohan Kumar and Tina in Kochi, Kerala.^[6] Her mother Tina is a Catholic. Her father, who hails from Thrissur, was an officer in the State Bank of India.^[7][8] She has a sister named Tasha.^[9]

Lena had her primary schooling at Shillong.^[10] She then attended Seventh Day Adventist School^[11] and Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi School in Thrissur. Later, she studied at Prajyoti Niketan College in Thrissur.^[12]

After securing a first rank in B.Sc. from the Calicut University, she did her post-graduation in Clinical Psychology in Mumbai.^[13][14] She later worked as a clinical psychologist intern in Mumbai.^[15]

Lena made her debut in Jayaraj's Sneham, which was followed by critically acclaimed Karunam She had already established as a lead actress in the Malayalam television industry with serials like Omanathinkalpakshi, Ohari, Malayogam and Thadankalpalayam before focusing on her film career. She is also a television host and manages the YouTube Vlogging channel – Lena's Magazine.^[16]

Some of her noted performances were in the critically acclaimed Traffic (2011) after which she acted in films such in Snehaveedu, Ee Adutha Kaalathu, Spirit, Left Right Left and Ennu Ninte Moideen in supporting roles.^[17] Lenaa will star alongside Adil Hussain (Parched, Hotel Salvation) in a British-Indian feature titled Footprints On Water, to be directed by Nathalia Syam.^[18]

In 2020, she said she had plans for a directorial debut as she confirmed the completion of the first draft of a new project.^[19]

In 2023, she published The Autobiography of God, a book about her life and views on mental health.^[20]

Lena married Abhilash Kumar in 2004, whom she divorced in 2013.^[21] On 27 February 2024, she announced that she had married Group Captain Prasanth Nair, an astronaut designated for the Gaganyaan mission to space.^[22]

Malayalam films

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List of Lena film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Sneham	Ammu	Debut Malayalam film[4]
1999	Karunam	Nun
2000	Oru Cheru Punchiri	Beena
	Devadoothan	Annie Kurian
	Indriyam	Sreedevi	[5]
	Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal	Deepa
	Shantham	Raghavan's wife
	Varnakkazchchakal	Renuka
	Manassu Muthal Manassu Vare
2001	Randam Bhavam	Manikkutty
2004	Koottu	Parvathi
2007	Big B	Selina
2008	De Ingottu Nokkiye	Julia
2009	2 Harihar Nagar	Parvathi
	Bhagavan	Maria
	Daddy Cool	Adi's teacher	Cameo
	Robin Hood	Meera
	Thirunakkara Perumal	Gracy
2010	April Fool	Letha	Cameo
	Cocktail	Dr.Susan	Cameo
	In Ghost House Inn	Parvathi
	Kaaryasthan	Saraswathi
	Kanyakumari Express	Sneha Mohan
	Raama Raavanan	Muthulakshmi/Malli
2011	Athe Mazha Athe Veyil	Sreelakshmi
	Khaddama	Zarina
	Killadi Raman	Seethalakshmi
	Snehaveedu	Lilly
	Traffic	Shruthi	Won—SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Won—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam Won—Amrita Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (Female)
	Ulakam Chuttum Valiban	Annie
2012	Asuravithu	Angel
	Bachelor Party	Sheela Mathews Kattuparambil
	Bavuttiyude Namathil	Sethu's friend	Cameo
	Chapters	Annie
	Doctor Innocent Aanu	Adabia
	Ee Adutha Kaalathu	Roopa Vasudevan
	Matinee	Gayathri teacher
	MLA Mani: Patham Classum Gusthiyum	MLA Lakshmi Priya
	Naughty Professor	Tessa
	Orange	Saritha
	Spirit	ASP Supriya Raghavan	Won—Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Red Alert	Anu
	Ustad Hotel	Fathima Abdul Razaq
2013	101 Chodyangal	Sathi
	Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha	Cyns Ria
	Arikil Oraal	Aarathi
	Ayaal	Devaki Antharjanam
	Careebeyans	Ganga
	Cowboy	Veena
	David and Goliath	Jainamma
	Left Right Left	Anitha
	Kanyaka Talkies	Ancy	Won—Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress
	Tourist Home	Patient's wife
	White Paper	Asha
	Weeping Boy	Sreedevi Sahadevan
2014	God's Own Country	Sereena
	Happy Journey	Alice
	Hi I'm Tony	Elizabeth Tony
	Iyobinte Pustakam	Kazhali
	London Bridge	Gracy
	Njangalude Veettile Athidhikal	Maya
	RajadhiRaja	Vidyalakshmi
	Thomson Villa	Sheela Paul
	Vellimoonga	Molly
	Vikramadithyan	Lakshmi Nair
2015	Alif	Fathima
	The Reporter	Vinitha teacher
	Ennum Eppozhum	Farah
	Nee-Na	Counselor Pearl
	Nirnnayakam	Government Pleader Nirmala
	Love 24x7	Jayashree
	Ennu Ninte Moideen	Pathumma	[23]
	My God
	Two Countries	Susan
2016	Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum	Dr. Deepa Menon
	Karinkunnam 6'S	IG Haritha Krishnan
	Oru Muthassi Gada	Jean
	Kavi Uddheshichathu..?	Gladys
2017	Honey Bee 2: Celebrations	Ruby
	Avarude Raavukal	Deepa Manoj
	Honey Bee 2.5	Herself
	Oru Visheshapetta BiriyaniKissa	Thaara
	Thank You Very Much	Achyuth's mother
	Adam John	Daisy
	Ramaleela	Olga John	[24]
	Vimaanam	Mable
	Masterpiece	Minister Sethulakshmi Krishnadas
2018	Aadhi	Rosy
	Ira	Adv. Daisy
	Bonsai	Mom
	Suvarna Purushan	Mary
	Johny Johny Yes Appa	S. Sujatha
	Paviyettante Madhurachooral	Annie
2019	Varikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam	Annie
	Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel	ADGP Indulekha
	Athiran	Renuka
	Oru Yamandan Premakadha	Diya's mother
	2020	Anveshanam	Sony
2021	Sajan Bakery Since 1962	Betsy
	Black Coffee	Ann	Sequel of the 2011 film Salt N' Pepper
2022	Bheeshma Parvam	Susan Anjoottikkaran
	Twenty One Gms	SP Rachel
	Two Men	Ameena
	Monster	CI Mariyam George
	Louis	Lakshmi
2023	Ennalum Ente Aliya	Sulu	[25]
	Oh My Darling	Jenny's and Jasmine's mother	[26]
	Anuragam	Devika	[27]
	Otta		[28]
	Bandra	Hemaji	[29]
	Dance Party		[30]
	Khali Purse of Billionaires	Sakthi	[31]
	Achanoru Vazha Vechu	Shalini Mithra	[32]
	Olam	Huda Fukrudeen	[33] Story, script and dialogues also by Lenaa
	Vanitha	Vanitha	[34]
	Article 21	Thamara	[35]
	The Hope	Sara John
2024	Qalb	Sauda	[36]
	Idiyan Chandhu	Indu	[37]
	Nunakkuzhi	Nancy	[38]
	Pushpaka Vimanam		[39]
	Kummatikali	Indira	[40]
2025	Ouseppinte Osyath	Annie	[41]
	Dominic and the Ladies' Purse	Lakshmi	[42]
	Nancy Rani	Sister Clare	[43]
2026	Valathu Vashathe Kallan †	Theresa Samuel	[44]

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Other language films

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List of Lena other language film credits

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2015	Anegan	Dr. Radhika	Tamil	[5]
2016	Airlift	Deepti Jayarajan	Hindi	[45]
2017	Dr. Chakravarthy	Vandana Chakravarthy	Telugu
2019	Kadaram Kondan	Kalpana	Tamil	[5]
2020	Draupadi	Doctor
2022	O2	Manorama		[46]

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As dubbing artist

• 2022 – K.G.F: Chapter 2 – voiceover for Raveena Tandon (Malayalam dubbed version)
• 2024 - Barroz – voiceover for Suneeta Rao^[48]
• 2025 - Identity – voiceover for Mandira Bedi^[49]

As host

• Your Choice (Asianet)
• Amul Sangeetha Mahayudham (Surya TV)
• Vivel Big Break (Surya TV)
• Lena's Magazine (YouTube)^[50]

Album

• Pranayam
• Pranayathin Ormakkayi
• Amma Manasam

Endorsements

• Grandma's
• MJ Foods
• Indulekha Bringa Hair Oil
• Maruthua Panja Jeerakam