Nandana Aswathi
Updated: 12/11/2025, 2:42:52 PM Wikipedia source
Ashwati Manoj known as Nandhana (born 1985) is an Indian former actress who handled lead roles and supporting roles during the 2000s in Malayalam and Tamil films. She made her cinematic debut with the Malayalam movie Snehithan in 2002.
Infobox
Occupation
Film actor
Years active
2002–2006
Spouse
mw- Manoj Bharathiraja (m. 2006; died 2025)
Born
(1985-01-17) 17 January 1985 (age 40)
Relatives
Bharathiraja (Father-in-law)
Children
2
Tables
· Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2002 | Snehithan | Malavika | Malayalam | Debut film |
| 2003 | Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam | Kalyani | Malayalam | |
| Success | Maha | Tamil | ||
| 2004 | Sethurama Iyer CBI | Reshmi | Malayalam | |
| Chathikkatha Chanthu | Vandana | |||
| 2005 | Kalyana Kurimanam | Kaveri | ||
| ABCD | Bharathi | Tamil | credited as Nandana Kumar | |
| Saadhuriyan | ||||
| 2006 | Kalinga | Jyothi |
References
- Sifyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20220312100542/https://www.sify.com/movies/snehitan-review-malayalam-pcltPEbhdbfce.html
- Sifyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20031101234819/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?ctid=5&cid=2429&id=13243048
- Chennai Onlinehttps://web.archive.org/web/20041023122342/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov293.asp
- Sifyhttps://archive.today/20200320094526/https://www.sify.com/movies/abcd-review-tamil-pclvNKafaihbi.html
- The Hinduhttps://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/quietly-defying-norms/article28588122.ece
- Chennai Onlinehttps://web.archive.org/web/20061014120916/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/11abcd.asp
- Chennai Onlinehttps://web.archive.org/web/20061006005720/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2006/05kalinga.asp
- Cinesouthhttps://web.archive.org/web/20060825153616/http://www.cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/new/kalinka.shtml
- "Tamil movies : "Engaged with Manoj? No, no!!" denies Nandana"https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/may-06-01/02-05-06-nandana.html
- PINKVILLAhttps://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/who-is-nandana-manoj-bharathiraja-former-actress-who-lost-her-husband-to-heart-attack-1379298
- onManoramahttps://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/03/26/manoj-bharathiraja-death-his-movies-marriage-to-malayali-actor-nandana.html
- ABCD
- Times Nowhttps://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tamil/actor-director-manoj-bharathiraja-dies-due-to-cardiac-arrest-at-48-article-119486476