Rachana Narayanankutty Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name(s)	M Rachana, Rachana Manikath
Nickname(s)	Ammu, Rachu
Profession(s)	Dancer, Actor, Teacher
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 3" (161 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film: Theerthadanam (2001) TV Show: Marimayam (Malayalam) (2011-2013) as Valsala Madam on Mazhavil Manorama
Awards	2014: Special Jury Award at the Jaycey Foundation Film Award for the film Lucky Star (2013) 2015: Best Actress Award at the Short Film Fest Award NITE for the short film Inverse (2014) 2020: Best Choreographer Award at the Lonavala International Film Festival in Mumbai for the film Nityasumangali (2020) 2020: Best Actress Award at the Satyajit Ray International Documentary and Short Film Festival for the short film Through Her Eyes (2020)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 April 1983 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	41 Years
Birthplace	Thrissur, Kerala
Zodiac sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Thrissur, Kerala
School	• Holy Family Convent English Medium LP School, Thrissur • Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Thrissur • Govt. Girls High School, Wadakkanchery, Thrissur
College/University	• St. Mary's College Autonomous Thrissur • Sri Vyasa NSS College, Vyasagiri, Wadakkancherry, Thrissur • Reva University, Bengaluru
Educational Qualification	• BA in Communicative English • MA in Communicative English • Bachelor of Education • Diploma in Indology • Master Degree of Fine Arts • Diploma in Mohiniyattam • Diploma in Bharatanatyam • Diploma in Carnatic Vocal
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Address	Panickath House, Minaloor Post, M. G. Kavu, Thrissur
Tattoo	Upper Left Back- Dancing feet
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Divorced
Family
Husband/Spouse	Arun Sadashivan (m.2011 - div.2012)
Parents	Father- Narayanankutty Panickath Mother- Narayani
Siblings	Brother- Rajanikanth
Favourites
Snack	Kerala Lentil Fritters (Parippu Vada) with hot tea
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• MG Hector • Ford Fiesta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rachana Narayanankutty

• Since childhood, Rachana Narayanankutty has been active in various cultural activities such as mimicry and dance.

• She participated in several inter-school, district, and state-level competitions. She won the titles of ‘Balathilakam’ and ‘Kalathilakam’ (1996, 1997, and 1998) in the Kerala State School Youth Festival (now known as the Kerala School Kalolsavam).
  

  Rachana Narayanankutty receiving the Kalathilakam

• At age 17, she worked as an assistant choreographer for the film Theerthadanam (2001) in which she portrayed the supporting role of the heroine’s friend.

• She played the role of a maid in the renowned film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan‘s film Nizhalkuthu (2002) after which she concentrated on her studies and teaching till 2011.

• While pursuing her postgraduate degree in Communicative English, she joined Radio Asia as a radio jockey in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

• After three months of working in Dubai, she joined Radio Mango as a radio jockey, in Thrissur, Kerala where she worked for over three years.

• She completed her post-graduation and Bachelor of Education (B. Ed) while working as a radio jockey.

• She then briefly joined as an English teacher at Holy Cross Senior Secondary School, Kunnamkulam, and then at the Devamatha CMI Public School in Thrissur.

• In 2011, her colleague from Radio Mango, who is also one of the writers of the popular sitcom Marimayam, approached her for the role of Valsala Madam, an arrogant government officer. It became one of the most popular characters in the sitcom genre and her career.

• Rachana mentioned in an interview that she was not confident about portraying the comedy role at the start. After wide acceptance and popularity, she acted in the sitcoms till 2013.

• In 2011, she got married but after nineteen days they decided to get separated and were legally divorced the next year.

• In 2012, she hosted the comedy reality show, Comedy Festival Season 1 on Mazhavil Manorama.

• Her first lead role was in the Malayalam film, Lucky Star (2013) as the character, Janaki.
  

  Rachana Narayanankutty on the poster of the film Lucky Star

• Some other popular roles of Rachana Narayanankutty are Clara in Amen (2013), Advocate Remya in Punyalan Agarbattis (2013), Jessymol in Life of Josutty (2015), and Rugmini in Aaraattu (2022).
  

  Rachana Narayanankutty as the character Advocate Remya in the film Punyalan Agarbattis

• She also acted in several short films such as Inverse (2014), Anoop Sathyan’s I.C.U (2016), and Through Her Eyes (2020).

• Some of the other television shows hosted by Rachana are Raveendra Sangeetha Sandhya (2016), Sunday Funday (2019), and Comedy Utsavam (2021).
  

  Rachana Narayanankutty during the shoot of the television show Comedy Utsavam

• She was the actor, choreographer, and assistant director of the Tamil film, Nityasumangali (2020).

• She was the executive member of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) for two consecutive terms, from 2018 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2024.
  

  Rachana Narayanankutty (sitting, second from right) with the other members of AMMA Executive Committee 2021-24

• She is also a member of the Internal Complaints Committee of AMMA since 2022.

• She lent her voice to the character Sreedevi in the Malayalam mystery thriller, Alone (2023).

• She has judged various reality shows such as Comedy Masters (2023) and Funs Upon A Time 4.0 (2024) on Amrita TV.

• As a dancer, she has performed at renowned dance festivals such as the Soorya Festival in Thiruvananthapuram and the Natyanjali Festival in Chidambaram.

• She has performed on over 1000 stages since the start of her dancing career.
  

  Rachana Narayanankutty’s dance performance on stage

• She has taught dance since her teenage years and has a dance school, Srishti Centre for Arts and Culture in Thrissur, Kerala.
  

  Rachana Narayanakutty at her dance school Srishti Centre for Arts and Culture

• She has also worked as a professor in the dance department at a Bengaluru college.