Arthana Binu

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Arthana Binu
Born
(1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 26)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
EducationMass Communication and Video Production
Alma mater
Occupation
Years active2016 – present
Parent(s)

Arthana Binu (born 22 February 1997) is an Indian film actress who works in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu film industries. Hailing from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, she made her debut in the 2016 Telugu film Seethamma Andalu Ramayya Sitralu.[1] She is known for films such as Mudhugauv (2016), Thondan (2017), Semma (2018) and Kadaikutty Singam (2018).[2] She is the daughter of actor Vijayakumar, who was active during the early 1990s.[3]

Early life[edit]

Arthana completed her schooling at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Trivandrum. She started anchoring in TV Channels in Malayalam at her 11th grade of schooling. After completing her school life, she joined Bachelor of Journalism, Mass Communication and Video Production at Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvanathapuram.[4]

Even before she graduated, Arthana began her career as a model. She got fame after anchoring Smart Show, an entertainment and popular game show organized by Sreekandan Nair and broadcast by Flowers TV. She also did the promotions for Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran with actor Suresh Gopi.

Career[edit]

In 2015, she made her first camera presence through the game show Smart show on Flowers TV as a co-host to Sreekandan Nair.

Arthana made her acting debut in 2016 when she was in her second year of college, in the Telugu romantic comedy film Seethamma Andalu Ramayya Sitralu (2016) along with Raj Tarun, directed by Srinivas Gavireddy. In the same year she made her Malayalam debut along with Gokul Suresh in Mudhugauv (2016), a Malayalam caper-comedy film.[5]

Then she entered into Tamil Film Industry by Thondan (2017) directed by Samuthirakani, along with Vikranth, Samuthirakani and Sunaina.[6] Continued by Semma (2018) which she had signed before Thondan, with G. V. Prakash Kumar under director Pandiraj's Production, got released on 25 May 2018 and Arthana got positive reviews for her performance.[7] After watching the movie director Pandiraj castes her in his next directorial venture with Karthi in the Tamil family drama film Kadaikutty Singam (2018).[8][9]

Currently she is doing as female lead in Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2 Tamil action sports drama film directed by Selva Sekaran and written by director Suseenthiran, a sequel to successful 2009 film Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu.[10]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Language(s) Notes Ref.
2016 Seethamma Andalu Ramayya Sitralu Seetha Mahalakshmi Telugu Telugu Debut [11]
Mudhugauv Ganga Malayalam Malayalam Debut [12]
2017 Thondan Mahishasuramardini Tamil Tamil Debut [13]
2018 Semma Magizhini Tamil [14]
Kadaikutty Singam Aandal Priyadharshini Tamil [15]
2019 Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2 Malar Tamil [16]
2020 Shylock Poonkuzhali Malayalam [17]

References[edit]

  1. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (12 January 2016). "Debutante Arthana in a comfort zone". Metroplus. The Hindu. Retrieved 25 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Mohandas, Vandana (18 September 2017). "Arthana, Lady Luck's favourite". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. Menon, Akhila (7 June 2016). "I Don't Need My Father's Label, Says Arthana". Filmibeat.
  4. K.S, Aravind (17 May 2016). "Treading a rough road to stardom: Arthana Binu". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Sudhish, Navamy (17 May 2016). "I'm not your regular star kid: Arthana". New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Soman, Deepa (28 April 2017). "Arthana turns bold in Samuthirakani's next". Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Suganth, M (9 March 2017). "A 'Sema' Tamil debut for Arthana Binu". Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Arthana Binu in Karthi-Pandiraj film". Deccan Chronicle. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  9. "Arthana's next in Kollywood is with Karthi and Pandiraj". Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. Subramanian, Anupama (22 May 2018). "The biggest gift was Kadai Kutty Singam: Arthana Binu". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Raj Tarun made 'Seethamma Andalua' memorable: Arthana Binu". 27 January 2016.
  12. Jayaram, Deepika (17 September 2015). "Arthana Vijaykumar in Muthugavu". Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  13. Thomas, Elizabeth (14 June 2018). "Carving a niche in K'town". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. Menon, Thinkal (29 June 2018). "I'm on the lookout for modern roles: Arthana Binu". Times of India.
  15. Mohandas, Vandana (2 January 2018). "Arthana to pair up with Karthi". Deccan Chronicle.
  16. Purushothaman, Kirubhakar (11 June 2017). "Sema heroine wants to 'take it slow'". Deccan Chronicle.
  17. Babu, Bibin (22 January 2020). "'ഷൈലോക്കി'ലെ പൂങ്കുഴലി; അ‍‍‍ർഥനയുടെ വിശേഷങ്ങൾ". Samayam Malayalam.

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