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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nandana
| image =
| occupation = [[Actor|Film actor]]
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|1|17}}
| years_active = 2002–2006
| death_date =
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Manoj Bharathiraja]]<br />|2006|2025|end=died}}
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Bharathiraja]]<br /> (Father-in-law)
| parents =
}}

'''Ashwati Manoj''', known as '''Nandhana''' (born 1985), is an Indian former actress who handled lead roles and supporting roles during the 2000s in [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil film|Tamil]] films. She made her cinematic debut with the Malayalam movie ''[[Snehithan]]'' in 2002.

== Career ==
In 2002, Nandana made her debut with the multi-starrer ''[[Snehithan]]'' alongside [[Kunchacko Boban]], [[Krishna (Malayalam actor)|Krishna]] and [[Preetha Vijayakumar|Preetha]]. Regarding her performance a critic wrote, that her performance was "just ok".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/snehitan-review-malayalam-pcltPEbhdbfce.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312100542/https://www.sify.com/movies/snehitan-review-malayalam-pcltPEbhdbfce.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 March 2022|title=Snehitan|work=[[Sify]]}}</ref> in 2003, she made her Tamil debut with the film ''[[Success (2003 film)|Success]]'' co-starring [[Dushyanth Ramkumar]], the grandson of [[Sivaji Ganesan]]. Critics noted that her performance was "impressive" and that she "has a very photogenic face and the expressions to go with it".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Success |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?ctid=5&cid=2429&id=13243048 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031101234819/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?ctid=5&cid=2429&id=13243048 |archive-date=1 November 2003 |access-date=15 February 2025 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=8 September 2003 |title=Success |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov293.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041023122342/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov293.asp |archive-date=23 October 2004 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> Regarding her performance in the film ''[[ABCD (film)|ABCD]]'' (2005), critics noted that she "is good and the girl shows promise", "fiery" and that she fits well into her role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 November 2005 |title=Review: ABCD |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/abcd-review-tamil-pclvNKafaihbi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200320094526/https://www.sify.com/movies/abcd-review-tamil-pclvNKafaihbi.html |archive-date=20 March 2020 |access-date=11 February 2016 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=25 November 2005 |title=Quite defying norms |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/quietly-defying-norms/article28588122.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101225358/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/quietly-defying-norms/article28588122.ece |archive-date=1 November 2021 |access-date=1 November 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=30 November 2005 |title=A B C D |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/11abcd.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014120916/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/11abcd.asp |archive-date=14 October 2006 |access-date=21 February 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> Regarding her performance in her final film ''[[Kalinga (film)|Kalinga]]'' (2006), a critic wrote that she "is just about adequate, the character doesn't make much of an impact despite the director trying to add weight to it by giving it an unwanted flashback, the tragic past of a Sri Lankan refugee and her aspiration to become a doctor" whilst another critic wrote that to watch her "dance duets is a terrible headache".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2006/05kalinga.asp |title=Kalinga |work=Chennai Online |access-date=6 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006005720/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2006/05kalinga.asp |archive-date=6 October 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/new/kalinka.shtml|title=Kalinga|work=Cinesouth|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825153616/http://www.cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/new/kalinka.shtml|archive-date=25 August 2006|access-date=27 March 2025}}</ref> Her final film was the unreleased ''Joker''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/may-06-01/02-05-06-nandana.html | title=Tamil movies : "Engaged with Manoj? No, no!!" denies Nandana }}</ref>

After retiring from acting, she has since appeared in an ad for the Coimbatore-based Shree Devi Textile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/who-is-nandana-manoj-bharathiraja-former-actress-who-lost-her-husband-to-heart-attack-1379298|title=Who is Nandana Manoj Bharathiraja? Former actress who lost her husband to heart attack|date=26 March 2025|website=PINKVILLA}}</ref>

==Personal life==
A native of [[Kozhikode]], she married actor [[Manoj Bharathiraja]], son of Tamil director [[Bharathiraja]], on 19 November 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/03/26/manoj-bharathiraja-death-his-movies-marriage-to-malayali-actor-nandana.html|title=Manoj Bharathiraja's demise: His marriage to Malayali actor Nandana brought him closer to Kerala|website=onManorama}}</ref> He was her co-star in the film ''[[Saadhuriyan]]''. Although she only married Manoj in 2006, she was credited as Nandana Kumar in ''[[ABCD (film)|ABCD]]'' in 2005.<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=ABCD |type=motion picture |language=Ta |publisher= OST Films Pte Ltd |year=2005|place=India |time= |time-caption=Opening credits, at}}</ref> She retired from the film industry after marriage. They have two daughters, Arthika and Mathivadani. Her husband died of a heart attack on 25 March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-25 |title=Actor-Director Manoj Bharathiraja Dies Due To Cardiac Arrest At 48 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tamil/actor-director-manoj-bharathiraja-dies-due-to-cardiac-arrest-at-48-article-119486476 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable" class="wikitable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
|2002 ||''[[Snehithan]]''||Malavika ||[[Malayalam]] || Debut film
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003 ||''[[Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam]]''|| Kalyani || Malayalam||
|-
| [[Success (2003 film)|''Success'']]||Maha ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004|| ''[[Sethurama Iyer CBI]]'' ||Reshmi || rowspan="3"|Malayalam||
|-
| ''[[Chathikkatha Chanthu]]''||Vandana||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2005||''Kalyana Kurimanam'' ||Kaveri||
|-
| [[ABCD (film)|''ABCD'']]||Bharathi ||rowspan="3"|Tamil || credited as Nandana Kumar
|-
|''[[Saadhuriyan]]'' || ||
|-
|2006 || [[Kalinga (film)|''Kalinga'']]|| Jyothi||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1524367}}

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[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses from Kozhikode]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]

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