Malavika Wales

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Malavika Wales
Malavika Wales speaks in Jalachhayam award event-2 (cropped).jpg
Malavika Wales at D.F.M.F Trust inauguration
Born (1992-06-05) June 5, 1992 (age 29)
Thrissur
NationalityIndia
OccupationActress, dancer, TV presenter
Years active2009 (Modeling)
2010-present (Movies)
2015-present (TV Soap Operas)

Malavika Wales is an Indian film and television actress and classical dancer.[1] She hails from a Malayali family from Thrissur. She made her acting debut in Malarvaadi Arts Club.[2][3] She rose into fame as Ponnu of television series Ponnambili aired in Mazhavil Manorama.[4]

Personal life[]

Malavika was born to late P. G. Wales and Sudina Wales at Thrissur. She has an elder brother, Mithun Wales. She did her schooling at Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi School, Thrissur and later went to Anupam Kher's actor preparation, in Mumbai to do a diploma in acting.[2] She did her BA in English literature at the IGNOU.[1][5]

Malavika started learning dance when she was 6 years old and had her Arangettam at Guruvayur Sreekrishna Temple three years later.[6] She has learned under maestros such as Kalamandalam Kshemavathy and Kalamandalam Prasanna Unni. She is trained in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattom and Kuchipudi.[1]

Career[]

Malavika Wales speaks in Jalachhayam award event

She participated at the Miss Kerala contest in 2009. At age 16, she was the youngest contestant that year. She made it till the third round and was adjudged ‘Miss Beautiful Eyes’ at the contest.[1] Later, Vineeth Sreenivasan saw her photos and auditioned her for a role in Malarvaadi Arts Club.

Although Malarvaadi Arts Club was her first release, she had acted in Lenin Rajendran’s Makaramanju before.[7] When she was studying in Class VI, she also acted in his documentary, Aisha.[1] She starred in Nandeesha the Kannada remake of the Malayalam blockbuster, Thilakkam, where she reprised Kavya Madhavan's role.[8] 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.[8]

Malavika made her Tamil debut in Enna Satham Indha Neram in which she was seen as a teacher of deaf-mute students.[9] She has signed her first Telugu film – Dhaari, a triangular love story which will be directed by Sreenivas, starring Vishnu and Parameshwar which failed to see theatrical release.[8] She is also working on two Tamil films: director Azhaguselva's Azhagumagan,[10] which was her debut Tamil film which got indefinitely delayed for 6 years and released in 2018, and Arasuvai Arasan which was a flop at the box office [6]

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.[11]

She acted in Nandini, a South Indian multilingual serial as Janaki (spirit) pair of Rahul Ravi for the second time airing in Sun TV, Surya TV, Gemini TV and Udaya TV.[12] She also acted in Ammuvinte Amma as Anupama along with Vinaya Prasad.[13] 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.[14]

Filmography[]

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
2013 My Fan Ramu Shalini Malayalam
2013 Aattakatha Maleena Malayalam
2013 Nandeesha Kavya Kannada
2014 Enna Satham Indha Neram Meenakshi Tamil
2014 Arasuvai Arasan Anju Tamil
2018 Azhagumagan Vasanthi Tamil
2019 Helen Herself Malayalam Archive footage
Uncredited
2021 Pushpa Anu Telugu
2021 Group TBA Malayalam Post -

Production

2021 Don Dhivya Tamil Filming

Television[]

Year Show Role Channel Language Notes
2011 Super Star The Ultimate Host Amrita TV Malayalam Reality Show
2015–2016 Ponnambili[15] Ponnambili Haripadmanabhan aka Ponnu Mazhavil Manorama Debut serial
2015 Onnum Onnum Moonu Season 2[16] Herself Talk show
Uggram Ujjwalam Reality show
2016 D 4 Dance Reality show
Minute to Win It Participant Game show
2017–2018 Nandini Janaki Arun/Seetha Arun (Dual role) Sun TV
Surya TV
Gemini TV
Udaya TV
Sun Bangla
Shakthi TV 		Tamil Dubbed into Malayalam , Telugu, Bengali
Sinhalese(Subtitles)
2017–2019 Kannada
2017–2018 Ammuvinte Amma Anupama Mazhavil Manorama Malayalam
2017 Atham 10 Ruchi Celebrity presenter Cookery show
2018 Onnum Onnum Moonu Season 3 Herself Talk show
2019–Present Manjil Virinja Poovu Anjana
2020 Onnum Onnum Moonu Season 4 Herself Talk show
2021 Udan Panam 3.0 Participant Game show
Atham 10 Ruchi Celebrity presenter Cookery show

Awards[]

Malavika receiving Jalachhayam award
  • 2016 – Manappuram – Minnale TV Awards Best Television Actor (Female) 2016 (for Ponnambili)[17]
  • 2018 : Kochi Times : Most desirable women on television #1
  • 2020 : Kochi Times : Most desirable women on television #1
  • 2021 : Kochi Times : Most desirable women on television #1
  • 2021 : Raj Narayanji Foundation Best Actress television (for Manjilvirinja poovu)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e 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.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "Malavika Wales and her love for dance". Express Buzz. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. ^ "പെൺമനസ്സിലാകെ, പൊന്നമ്പിളി....!‌".
  5. ^ "മാളവികയുടെ വീട്ടുവിശേഷങ്ങൾ".
  6. ^ a b "Kerala / Thrissur News : Actor to present Bharathanatyam". The Hindu. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  7. ^ "സിനിമയില്‍ നിന്നും ടെലിവിഷന്‍ സീരിയൽ രംഗത്തേക്ക് പൊന്നമ്പിളിയായി എത്തുന്ന ഈ സുന്ദരിയെ അറിയില്ലേ". 29 January 2016.
  8. ^ a b c 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.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Malavika Wales plays a rural belle". Deccan Chronicle. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  11. ^ "My role Ponnu established me as an actor: Malavika - Times of India".
  12. ^ "Popular supernatural thriller 'Nandini' comes to an end - Times of India".
  13. ^ "Ammuvinte Amma to go off air - Times of India".
  14. ^ "Watch: Manjil Virinja Poovu actress Malavika Wales leaves fans impressed with her groovy moves - Times of India".
  15. ^ "Malavika trains in Chenda". December 2015.
  16. ^ "'Ammuvinte Amma' team to visit 'Onnum Onnum Moonnu' - Times of India".
  17. ^ "Manappuram Minnale awards announced". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

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