Praveena is an Indian actress and dubbing artist who predominantly appears in Malayalam television series and films in addition to a few Tamil series and films.
She is known for portraying the role of Goddess Devi in popular series Devi Mahathmyam.
1992
She started her acting career through 1992 film Gowri.
1998
She has received several accolades including Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her performances in the films Agnisakshi in 1998 and Oru Pennum Randaanum in 2008.
In 1998, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her performance in Agnisakshi and in 2008 she won the same award for her role in Oru Pennum Randaanum.
2010
She received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for the films Elektra in 2010 and Ivan Megharoopan in 2012.
She appeared in multiple films, including Agnisakshi, English Medium, Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum, Swarnam and Oru Pennum Randaanum.
She later debuted in Malayalam cinema through Anil Babu's Kaliyoonjal in which she was paired opposite Dileep.
In Oral Mathram The Truth and Ezhupunna Tharakan,
She has won Kerala State Film Award four times.
In 2010 and 2011, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for Elektra and Ivan Megharoopan respectively.
Her serials include Swapnam, Megham the recent Mounam, Malakhamar in Mazhavil Manorama and Mohakkadal.
She has also has been judge on several reality shows including Mummy & Me on Kairali TV, Comedy Stars and Star Singer on Asianet.
She has performed as a voice artist, for actresses like Jyothirmayi in Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum for Kavya Madhavan in Mizhi Randilum and Sadanandante Samayam and for Padmapriya in Amrutham.
Praveena was born to Ramachandran Nair and Lalithabai.
Her father is a retired college professor.
She has an elder brother, Pramod Nair, who works as a software engineer in the United States.
She is married to Santhosh M. Nair who is a businessperson in Kerala.
Following her marriage, she took a short hiatus from acting.
