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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{for|the actress Reena Roy|Reena Roy}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Reena
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|14 March 1958}}
| birth_place = Kochi, India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| yearsactive = 1973–1984<br>1994–2009<br>2014–Present
| occupation = Actress
| parents = Peter Reskyuna, Jessy
| children =
}}
'''Reena''' is an Indian [[film actress]] best known for her work in [[Malayalam cinema]]. She was one of the lead actress during the late 1970s. She has acted in more than 100 film along with several popular television series in Malayalam and Tamil languages. She has also acted in few [[Tamil film|Tamil]] and [[Telugu film|Telugu]] movies as well.

==Personal life==

Reena was born to Peter Reskyuna and Jessy in 1958 at Edappilly, Kochi. Her father was from Mangalore and mother was from Kochi, Kerala. She has a brother, Ivan. She did her primary schooling in Mangalore. She pursued bachelor's degree from Madras Presentation College, Perumbavoor. She remains unmarried. She resides at [[Chennai]] with family.<ref>{{Cite web|title=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6ypb3E4L9c&feature=youtu.be|access-date=2020-07-01|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

==Career==

She started her career at 14, in Chukku movie as [[Sheela]]'s daughter. She started production company, V.I.C and produced movies ''Druvasankamam'', ''Ente Kadha'' and Janapriyan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo1.php?searchtext=reena&pigsection=Actor&picata=2&Search=Search |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041427/http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo1.php?searchtext=reena&pigsection=Actor&picata=2&Search=Search |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-09-24 |title=CiniDiary |publisher=CiniDiary |access-date=2013-09-15}}</ref> Now she is acting in [[TV drama|Tele films]] and [[Indian soap opera|soap operas]].<ref>http://marunadanmalayali.com/index.php?page=newsDetail&id=42009</ref> Currently she is acting in Ammayariyathe serial in Asianet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.keralatv.in/2014/07/aniyathi-malayalam-serial-cast/|title = Malayalam Television Serials and Shows Online - Kerala TV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/tv/Aniyathi-a-new-serial-on-Mazhavil-Manorama/articleshow/38427260.cms|title=Aniyathi, a new serial on Mazhavil Manorama - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Partial filmography==
===Malayalam===
{{Div col}}
# Uduppu
# Ennalum Sarath (2018) as Nun
# Clint (2017) as Chinnamma's mother
# [[Fukri]] (2017) as Hajira
# Senior Mandrake (2010) as Archive footage
# [[Njan Salperu Ramankutty]] (2004) as Sangeetha's mother
# Priyam Priyamkaram (2004) as Alice's mother
# Snehapoorvam (2004)
# [[CID Moosa]] (2003) as Chief Minister's wife
# [[Pulival Kalyanam]] (2003) as Doctor
# Sahodaran Sahadevan (2003) as Yamuna's mother
# [[Sadanandante Samayam]] (2003) as Sumangala's mother
# Ente Ammakku (2003) as Anuradha's mother
# [[Kunjikoonan (2002 film)|Kunjikoonan]] (2002) as Lakshmi's mother
# [[Kalyanaraman (2002 film)|Kalyanaraman]] (2002) as Bhavani
# [[Dany (film)|Dany]] (2001) as
# The Gift of God (2001)
# Oru Apoorva Pranayakatha (2001)
# [[Sathyameva Jayathe]] (2000) as Nancy's mother
# [[Life Is Beautiful (2000 film)|Life is Beautiful]] (2000) as Suraj's mother
# [[Snehapoorvam Anna]] (2000) as Jomon's mother
# [[Arayannangalude Veedu]] (2000) as Rajan's wife
# [[Joker (2000 film)|Joker]](2000) as Padmini
# [[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]] (2000) as Anuradha's mother
# Dreamz (2000) as Roy's sister
# Sparsham (1999)
# [[Crime File]] (1999) as Amala's mother
# [[Pathram]] (1999) as Vasundhara Thampi
# [[Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal]] (1999) as Beena
# [[Ezhupunna Tharakan]] (1999) as Leenamma
# [[Deepasthambham Mahascharyam]] (1999) as Indu's mother
# [[Vazhunnor]] (1999) as Mable
# Gaandhiyan (1999) as Divya's mother
# Ilamura Thampuran (1998) as Devakikunjamma
#[[Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham]] (1998) as Asha's mother
# Gloria Fernandes From U.S.A. (1998) at Leenamma
# [[Punjabi House]] (1998) as Manninder Singh's wife
# [[Summer in Bethlehem]] (1998) as Abhirami's step mother
# [[Kallu Kondoru Pennu]] (1998) as Suresh's sister
# Achammakuttiyude Achayan (1998) as Alice
# [[Harikrishnans]] (1998) as Meera's mother
# [[Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu]] (1998) as Priyadarshini's mother
# [[Chandralekha (1997 film)|Chandralekha]] (1997) as Shobha
# Kilukil Pambaram (1997) as Bhageerathibhai Thamburatti
# ''[[Guru (1997 film)|Guru]]'' (1997) as Old Queen
# Newspaper Boy (1997) as Kanakam
# Kalyanapittennu (1997) as Bhanu
# Ancharakalyanam (1997) as Madhavi
# Aattuvela (1997) as Malu's mother
# Varnapakittu (1997) as Kuruvilla's wife
# [[Oru Yathramozhi]] (1997) as Sreeni's wife
# [[Junior Mandrake]] (1997) as Sudharma
# Kannur (1997)
# Ishtamaanu Nooru Vattam (1996) as Prasad's mother
# Indraprastham (1996) as Doctor
# Kanjirappally Kuriachan (1996) as Valsamma
# Devaraagam (1996) as Doctor
# Mimics Super 1000 (1996) as Arundathi Varma
# Kumkumacheppu (1996) as Nalini
# [[Ee Puzhayum Kadannu]] (1996) as Anjali's mother
# Thumbolikkadappuram (1995) as Thomichayan's wife
# [[Minnaram]] (1994) as Reena
# Ulppathi (1984)
# [[Aadyathe Anuraagam]] (1983) as Sushamma
# [[Ente Katha (film)|Ente Katha]] (1983) as Usha
# Ankuram (1982) as Raji
# [[Thuranna Jail]] (1982) as Mercy
# Ivan Oru Simham (1982) as Omana
# Idiyum Minnalum (1982)
# Madrasile Mon (1982)
# [[Agnisaram]] (1981) as Latha
# Dhruvasangamam (1981) as Valsala
# Poochasanyaasi (1981) as Maithili
# Karimbana (1980) as Thankamma
# Pralayam (1980) as Kusumam
# Ithikkarapakki (1980) as Sainabha
# Pavizhamuthu (1980) as Geetha
# Puzha (1980)
# Ezham Kadalinakkare (1979) as Latha
# Oru Raagam Pala Thaalam (1979) as Priya
# Ajnaatha Theerangal (1979) as Urmila
# Pocketadikkari (1979)
# Aayiram Vasanthangal (1979)
# Indharadhanussu (1979)
# Pathivritha (1979)
# Beena (1978) as Betty Fernandez
# [[Thamburatti]] (1978) as Rema, Leela (double role)
# Aanappaachan (1978) as Usha
# Urakkam Varaatha Raathrikal (1978) as Malathy
# Snehikkan Samayamilla (1978)
# Hemantha Rathri (1978)
# Praarthana (1978)
# [[Vadakakku Oru Hridayam]] (1978)
# Bhrashtu (1978)
# Aasramam (1978)
# Aniyara (1978)
# Nirakudam as Usha
# Oonjaal (1977) as Sharada
# Yudhakaandam (1977) as Kala
# Raajaparampara (1977)
# Minimol (1977) as Rajamma
# Varadakshina (1977)
# Ivanente Priyaputhran (1977)
# Rowdy Rajamma (1977)
# Vezhambal (Ahalyamoksham) (1977)
# Aaraadhana (1977)
# Prasaadam (1976) as Meenakshi
# Amritavahini (1976) as Thulasi
# Ammini Ammavan (1976) as Hema
# Yudhabhoomi (1976)
# Kaayamkulam Kochunniyude Makan (1976)
# Anavaranam (1976)
# Priyamvadha (1976)
# Raajankanam (1976)
# Agnipushpam (1976)
# Pravaaham (1975) as Ragini
# Makkal (1975) as Parvathy
# Penpada (1975) as Latha
# Love Letter (1975)
# Love Marriage (1975)
# Boy Friend (1975)
# Chief Guest (1975)
# Priyamulla Sophia (1975)
# Chandanachola (1975)
# Velicham Akale (1975)
# Tourist Bunglawu (1975)
# Chattakkari (1974) as Llin
# Vrindavaanam (1974)
# [[Chukku]] (1973)
{{div col end}}

===Tamil===
* [[Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen]] (2007) as Farzana's mother
* [[Cheena Thaana 001]] (2007) as Thamizharasu's Mother
* [[Varalaru]] (2006) as Saroja
* [[Pudhiya Geethai]] (2003) as Sarathy's Professor
* [[Sishya (film)|Sishya]] (1997) as Pooja's mother
* [[Karuppu Nila]] (1995) as Divya's mother
* [[Naan Potta Savaal]] (1980) as Roopa
* [[Rishi Moolam]] (1980) as Thangam
* Swapna (1980) as Kalpana
* Kuruvikoodu (1980) as Radha
* Vallavan Varugiran (1979) as Thara
* [[Imayam]] (1979) as Narmada
* [[Thirisoolam]] (1979) as Nalini
* [[Manmadha Leelai]] (1976) as Anju
* [[Aval Oru Thodar Kathai]] (1974) as Sumathi (Credited as Vinothini)

===Telugu===
* Ethe Naasaval (1984) as Roopa
* Aalaya Sikharam (1983) as Bhanu
* Swapna (1981) as Kalpana
* Asadyalaku Asadyudu (1981) as Thara
* Manavudu Mahaneeyudu (1980)

===Kannada===
* Swapna (1981)

===Hindi===
* [[Virasat (1997 film)|Virasat]] (1997) as Raja's wife

==Television career==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Language
!Role
!Channel
|-
|1995|| Paying Guest||[[Malayalam]]|| ||[[Doordarshan]]
|-
|2001|| Anna ||[[Malayalam]]|| ||[[Kairali TV]]
|-
|rowspan=4|2002||American Dreams ||[[Malayalam]]||||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-
|Chanchakkam||[[Malayalam]]||||
|-
|Bharya||[[Malayalam]]||||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-
|Mangalyam||[[Malayalam]]|| ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-
|2003|| Vasundhara Medicals||[[Malayalam]]|| ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-
|2004||Kaavanjali||[[Malayalam]]||||[[Surya TV]]
|-
|2004||[[Kadamattathu Kathanar (TV series)|Kadamattathu Kathanar]] ||[[Malayalam]]|| Janaki ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-
| 2005–2006||Summer In America||[[Malayalam]]||Neethu ||[[Kairali TV]]
|-
|2005–2007|| Nimmathy ||[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]|| ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2006–2008|| [[Lakshmi (TV series)|Lakshmi]]||[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]|| ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2007|| Naanyam||[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]|| ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2007–2009|| Vaira Nenjam||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||Vaitheeswari || [[Kalaignar TV]]
|-
|2008-2009|| [[Thirumathi Selvam]]|| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]||Dileepan's mother || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2014||[[Thiru Mangalyam]]||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| Shobha Vijayakumar ||[[Zee Tamil]]
|-
| [[Aniyathi (TV series)|Aniyathi]] ||[[Malayalam]]||Prabha||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2015|| [[Dhathuputhri]] ||[[Malayalam]]|| ||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|-
|Eeswaran Sakshiyayi||[[Malayalam]] ||Bhadra||[[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]]
|-
|[[Keladi Kanmani (TV series)|Keladi Kanmani]]||[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]|| Shantha Kumari (SK) ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2016 || Ennu Swantham Jani ||[[Malayalam]]|| ||[[Surya TV]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2018–2019 || [[Vandhal Sridevi]] ||[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]||Akhila||[[Colors Tamil]]
|-
|Thenum Vayambum ||[[Malayalam]]||Chandramathi||[[Surya TV]]
|-
|2019||[[Run (Indian TV series)|Run]] ||[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]||Chandran's mother||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2019||[[Rasaathi]]||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||Rasappan's mother||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2020||[[ Koodathayi ]]||[[Malayalam]]||Basheer's Umma||[[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]]
|-
|2020–Present||[[Ammayariyathe]]||[[Malayalam]]||Sulekha||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|2167983}}
*[http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Reena&limit=66 Reena at MSI]
*[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/reena-old-tamil-actress.html Entertainment.oneindia.in]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041427/http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo1.php?searchtext=reena&pigsection=Actor&picata=2&Search=Search Cinidiary.com]
*[http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=6610 Malayalachalachitram.com]

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