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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mersheena Neenu
| image = Mersheena_Neenu.jpg
| caption = Neenu at her birthday function
| other_names = Neenu, Nidhi
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Perinthalmanna, Malappuram
| occupation = Actress, Dancer, Model
| mother = Sajida<ref name=":1" />
| father = Abdul Nassar
| relatives = [[:ml:രസ്ന (നടി)|Rasna]] (sister)
}}

'''Mersheena Neenu''' is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the [[Malayalam]] television industry along with a few [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films and serials.

== Personal life ==
She is the younger sister of actress [[Rasna (actress)|Rasna]], [[Paarijatham (2008 TV series)|Paarijatham]] fame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=മിനിസ്‌ക്രീനിലെ സത്യ രസ്നയുടെ സ്വന്തം നീനു ! അനുജത്തിയെ പറ്റി തുറന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു രസ്ന! |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/tv/celebrity-gossips/actress-mersheena-neenu-is-the-little-sister-of-parijatham-fame-rasna/articleshow/72453329.cms |access-date=2 May 2021 |website=malayalam.samayam.com |language=ml}}</ref>

== Acting career ==
Neenu's first camera experience was when she was studying in UKG for an advertisement.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=ഉമ്മയുടെ പിന്തുണയും പ്രോത്സാഹനവുമാണ് എന്റെ കരുത്ത് : മെർഷീന നീനു |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/style/love-n-life/2020/05/13/actress-mersheena-neenu-on-her-life-and-career.html |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml}}</ref>

Neenu made her film acting debut with Wound in 2014.<ref>{{Citation |title=Wound Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-details/wound/movieshow/62538166.cms |access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref> She also acted in a prominent role in the Tamil film [[Konjam Konjam]] (2017).<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 September 2017 |title=கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சம் |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2017/09/22143309/1109351/Konjam-Konjam-Movie-Review.vpf |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=maalaimalar.com |language=Tamil}}</ref> She then did a guest appearance in [[Thamaasha]] (2019), a Malayalam movie. At the same time she acted in some television serials also. She rose to fame among the Malayali audience in the series 'Ayalathe Sundari' on Surya where she acted as deaf and dumb.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kavitha Nair is back to small screen through Ayalathe Sundari - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/kavitha-nair-is-back-to-small-screen-through-ayalathe-sundari/articleshow/60464588.cms |access-date=2 May 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=11 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

Her debut Tamil TV serial, [[Agni Natchathiram (TV series)|Agni Natchathiram]] telecasted on Sun TV but the serial had to be abandoned due to the difficulty of traveling in COVID-19. She acted a negative role in [[Agni Natchathiram (TV series)|Agni Natchathiram]] as Akhila, around 230 episodes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Malayalam actress Mersheena Neenu quits Agni Natchathiram; feels 'risky' to travel amid COVID-19 outbreak - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/malayalam-actress-mersheena-neenu-quits-agni-natchathiram-feels-risky-to-travel-amid-covid-19-outbreak/articleshow/76953478.cms |access-date=2 May 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=14 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

In the meantime she started acting the lead role of [[Sathya Enna Penkutty]] on [[Zee Keralam (TV channel)|Zee Keralam]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mersheena Neenu reveals the reason behind signing 'Satya Enna Penkutty' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/mersheena-neenu-reveals-the-reason-behind-signing-satya-enna-penkutty/articleshow/73940609.cms |access-date=2 May 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=4 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> This tomboy character made her more popular among the Malayali audience.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mersheena Neenu is elated to play a tomboy in 'Sathya Enna Penkutty' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/mersheena-neenu-is-elated-to-play-a-tomboy-in-sathya-enna-penkutty/articleshow/71705536.cms |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=23 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Since 2022, she has played the role of Shalini in Zee keralam series Kudumbashree Saradha.

== Filmography ==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2014
|Wound
|Meena
|[[Malayalam]]
|Neenu's screen name as Nidhi{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}
|-
|2017
|[[Konjam Konjam]]
|Divya
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Konjam Konjam review: A sentimental film you feel nothing for |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/sep/23/konjam-konjam-review-a-sentimental-film-you-feel-nothing-for-1661248.html |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=The New Indian Express|date=23 September 2017 }}</ref>
|-
|2019
|[[Thamaasha]]
|
|Malayalam
|Guest appearance{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}
|-
|2021
|Premam 1986
|
|Malayalam
|Filming
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Channel
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2005
|''Sindhoora Cheppu''
|Title Song Dancer
|[[Amrita TV]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Malayalam]]
|
|-
|2015-2016
|''Manasariyathe''
|Theertha
|rowspan="3"|[[Surya TV]]
|
|-
|2017
|''Ayalathe Sundari''
|Madhusree Madhavan
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Though hearing and speech impaired, Madhushree is bold like me - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/though-hearing-and-speech-impaired-madhushree-is-bold-like-me/articleshow/60448721.cms |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=11 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title='Madhusree is the best thing that happened to me,' says Mersheena Neenu - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/madhusree-is-the-best-thing-that-happened-to-me-says-mersheena-neenu/articleshow/78118043.cms |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=15 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''Gauri''
|Gowrilekshmi
| <ref>{{Cite news |title=Gouri all set to entertain with new changes - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/gouri-all-set-to-entertain-with-new-changes/articleshow/66824718.cms |access-date=6 August 2022 |website=The Times of India |date=27 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''Thonyaksharangal''
|Ancy Varghese
|[[Amrita TV]]
| <ref>{{Cite news |title='Thonyaksharangal' a serial by KK Rajeev - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/thonyaksharangal-a-serial-by-kk-rajeev/articleshow/69445992.cms |access-date=6 August 2022 |website=The Times of India |date=22 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2019-2020
|''[[Agni Natchathiram (TV series)|Agni Natchathiram]]''
|Akhila
|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Quit because of [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] lockdown<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2019-2021
|''[[Sathya Enna Penkutty]]''
|Sathyapriya(Sathya)
|rowspan="8"|[[Zee Keralam (TV channel)|Zee Keralam]]
|rowspan="11"|[[Malayalam]]
|Remake of [[Odia language|Odia]] series ''Sindura Bindu''<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mersheena Neenu pens down a heart-touching note on Satya Enna Penkutty wrap; says 'My life changed with Sathya' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/mersheena-neenu-pens-down-a-heart-touching-note-on-satya-enna-penkutty-wrap-says-my-life-changed-with-sathya/articleshow/82163741.cms |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=20 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Mersheena Neenu reveals the reason behind signing 'Satya Enna Penkutty' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/mersheena-neenu-reveals-the-reason-behind-signing-satya-enna-penkutty/articleshow/73940609.cms |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=4 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019
|''Super Bumper''
|rowspan="2"| Herself
|
|-
|''OronnonnaraOnnu''
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2020
|''[[Sumangali Bhava]]''
|rowspan="2"|Sathya
|Guest appearance
|-
|''[[Kaiyethum Doorath (TV series)|Kaiyethum Doorath]]''
| Cameo in Promo
|-
|rowspan="4"|2021
|''Vismayaraavu''
| rowspan="2"|Herself
|
|-
|''Let's Rock & Roll''
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Actress Bhavana to grace the new episode of 'Let's Rock n Roll' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/actress-bhavana-to-grace-the-new-episode-of-lets-rock-n-roll/articleshow/82144276.cms |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=19 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=കയ്യിൽ നിറയെ കാശുമായി വീണ്ടും അവർ; 'ലെറ്റ്സ് റോക്ക് ആന്റ് റോള്‍'പുതിയ റിയാലിറ്റി ഷോ! |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/tv/reality-shows/reality-show-lets-rock-roll-will-be-telecast-on-november-8th-onwards/articleshow/78995159.cms |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=malayalam.samayam.com |language=ml}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Karthika Deepam (Malayalam TV series)|Karthika Deepam]]''
|Sathya
|Guest appearance
|-
|''Red Carpet''
|Mentor
|[[Amrita TV]]
|
|-
|2022 – present
|''[[Kudumbashree Sharada]]''
|Shalini
|rowspan="2"|[[Zee Keralam]]
|Remake of [[Telugu language|Telugu]] series ''[[Radhamma Kuthuru]]''<ref>{{Cite news |title=New family drama 'Kudumbashree Sharada' to premiere soon - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/new-family-drama-kudumbashree-sharada-to-premiere-soon/articleshow/90706397.cms |access-date=6 August 2022 |website=The Times of India |date=7 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2022
|''[[Neeyum Njanum (TV series)|Neeyum Njnaum]]''
|Herself
|Cameo appearance
|-
|''[[Manthira Punnagai (TV series)|Mandhira Punnagai]]''
|Gayathri
|[[Colors Tamil]]
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Remake of [[Hindi]] series ''[[Ishq Mein Marjawan 2]]''
Replaced By Supritha Sathyanarayanan<ref>{{Cite news |title=Niyaz Khan and Mersheena Neenu starrer 'Manthira Punnagai' to launch soon - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/niyaz-khan-and-mersheena-neenu-starrer-manthira-punnagai-to-launch-soon/articleshow/92809961.cms |access-date=6 August 2022 |website=The Times of India |date=11 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2022-2023
|''Zee Keralam Mahotsavam''
|Herself
|Rowspan=5|[[Zee Keralam]]
|Rowspan=5|[[Malayalam]]
|
|-
|2023||''[[Mizhirandilum (TV series)]]''||rowspan=3|Shalini
|Mahasangamam episodes
|-
|2023||''[[Anuraga Ganam Pole]]''||rowspan=2|guest appearance
|-
|2024||''Mangalyam''||
|}

=== Musical album ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Language
!Music
!Direction
!Coactor
|-
|2016
|Onapperunal
|Malayalm
|Kaarthik Shankar
|Kaarthik Shankar
|Kaarthik Shankar
|-
|2019
|Priyam
|Malayalam
|Anil Damodaran
|Santhosh Cherthala
|Biju Kurup
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

# [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/i-believe-my-roles-must-also-help-women-know-their-inner-strength-mersheena-neenu/articleshow/72441937.cms I believe my roles must also help women know their inner strength: Mersheena Neenu] By - TNNArya 10 December 2019
# [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/watch-heres-how-mersheena-neenu-transforms-into-satya/articleshow/76300243.cms Watch: Here's how Mersheena Neenu transforms into Satya] By - TIMESOFINDIA.COM 10 June 2020
# [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/from-meeting-with-an-accident-to-using-a-wig-throughout-the-day-satya-enna-penkuttys-mersheena-neenu-opens-up-on-the-struggles-in-playing-the-role/articleshow/77725889.cms From meeting with an accident to using a wig throughout the day; Satya Enna Penkutty's Mersheena Neenu opens up on the struggles in playing the rol] By - TIMESOFINDIA.COM Radhika Nair 24 August 2020
# [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/did-you-know-mersheena-neenu-is-a-huge-fan-of-jennifer-winget/articleshow/76768027.cms Did you know Mersheena Neenu is a huge fan of Jennifer Winget?] By - TIMESOFINDIA.COM 3 July 2020
# [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/watch-satya-enna-penkutty-fame-neenu-leaves-fans-shocked-with-her-dedication-in-this-bts-video/articleshow/72219350.cms Watch: Satya Enna Penkutty fame Neenu leaves fans shocked with her dedication in this BTS video] By - TIMESOFINDIA.COM 25 November 2019
# [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/mersheena-neenu-is-elated-to-play-a-tomboy-in-sathya-enna-penkutty/articleshow/71705536.cms Mersheena Neenu is elated to play a tomboy in 'Sathya Enna Penkutty'] By - TIMESOFINDIA.COM 23 October 2019

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|name=Mersheena Neenu|id=11533920}}
* {{Facebook|id=naina.roy.5832343|name=Mersheena Neenu}}

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