Malavika Wales
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Malavika Wales is an Indian actress. She made her acting debut in Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010).[1][2][3]
Career
She participated at the Miss Kerala contest in 2009. At age 17, she was the youngest contestant that year.[4] She made it till the third round and was adjudged ‘Miss Beautiful Eyes’ at the contest. Later, Vineeth Sreenivasan saw her photos and auditioned her for a role in Malarvaadi Arts Club.[5]
Although Malarvaadi Arts Club was her first release, she had acted in Lenin Rajendran’s Makaramanju before. When she was studying in Class VI, she also acted in his documentary, Aisha.[5] She starred in Nandeesha the Kannada remake of the Malayalam blockbuster, Thilakkam, where she reprised Kavya Madhavan's role.[6] She was then seen in My Fan Ramu and later in the art house flick, Aattakatha, where she played the Anglo-Indian daughter of a Kathakali artiste played by actor Vineeth.[6]Malavika made her Tamil debut in Enna Satham Indha Neram in which she was seen as a teacher of deaf-mute students.[7]
Television debut and success
In 2015, Malavika made her television debut through the Malayalam TV series Ponnambili which aired on Mazhavil Manorama which made her a common name among Malayali households.[8]
She acted in Nandini, a South Indian multilingual serial as Janaki (spirit) airing in Sun TV, Surya TV, Gemini TV and Udaya TV.[9] She also acted in Ammuvinte Amma as Anupama along with Vinaya Prasad.[10] She is one of the popular lead actress in South Indian television industry. Now she is currently working in Manjil Virinja Poovu in Mazhavil Manorama.[11]
Filmography
Films
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Malarvaadi Arts Club | Geethu | Malayalam | Debut film |
2011 | Makaramanju | Unknown | Malayalam | Uncredited Role |
2011 | Innanu Aa Kalyanam | Neelima | Malayalam | [12] |
2012 | Nandeesha | Kavya | Kannada | |
2013 | My Fan Ramu | Shalini | Malayalam | |
2013 | Aattakatha | Maleena | Malayalam | |
2014 | Enna Satham Indha Neram | Meenakshi | Tamil | |
2014 | Arasuvai Arasan | Anju | Tamil | |
2018 | Azhagumagan | Vasanthi | Tamil |
Television
Year | Show | Role | Channel | Language | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Taste of Kerala | Celebrity Presenter | Amrita TV | Malayalam | Cookery show | |
Super Star The Ultimate | Host | Music Reality show | ||||
2015–2016 | Ponnambili | Ponnambili | Mazhavil Manorama | [13] | ||
2017–2018 | Nandini | Janaki / Seetha | Sun TV | Tamil | Dual role | [14] |
2017–2019 | Kannada | |||||
2017–2018 | Ammuvinte Amma | Anupama | Mazhavil Manorama | Malayalam | [15] | |
2019–2023 | Manjil Virinja Poovu | Anjana Shankaran | ||||
2021 | Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri | Host | Episode 174 ( special appearance) |
References
- ^ "Malavika Wales: God save you from Rajasenan's ire!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Malavika Wales and her love for dance". Express Buzz. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "പെൺമനസ്സിലാകെ, പൊന്നമ്പിളി....!". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "21 contestants to vie for 'Miss Kerala' crown". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2009.
- ^ a b Nayar, Parvathy S (11 June 2011). "Malavika Wales and her love for dance". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ a b Parvathy S Nayar, TNN (18 July 2012). "Malavika reprises Kavya's role in her next!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "'K'wood is more comfortable': Malavika Wales". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "My role Ponnu established me as an actor: Malavika". The Times of India. 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Popular supernatural thriller 'Nandini' comes to an end". The Times of India. 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Ammuvinte Amma to go off air". The Times of India.
- ^ "Watch: Manjil Virinja Poovu actress Malavika Wales leaves fans impressed with her groovy moves". The Times of India. 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Review: Innanu Aa Kalayanam is a waste of time".
- ^ "Malavika trains in Chenda". December 2015.
- ^ "Khushbhu clarifies about Nandini part 2". The Times of India.
- ^ "Ammuvinte Amma to go off air". Times of India. 14 July 2018.
External links
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- Official website
- Malavika Wales at IMDb