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Malavika Mohanan

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Malavika Mohanan
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Malavika Mohanan is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the South Indian film industry, especially in Malayalam and Tamil films. She is the daughter of cinematographer K.U. Mohanan.

She studied at Wilson College, Mumbai, and has a bachelor's degree in Mass Media. While preparing for higher studies, she accompanied her father during a fairness cream shoot, which starred the Malayalam actor Mammootty. He enquired about Mohanan's interest in acting and went on to offer her a role in the Malayalam film Pattam Pole (2013) opposite his son Dulquer Salmaan. She played the role of Riya in this film.

She went on to act in the film Nirnnayakam (2015) as Saral, which earned her great reviews. In 2016, she debuted in Kannada films with Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi (2016) alongside G.K.V. Prithvi. She played the role of the protagonist Varalakshmi which gained her good reviews from the critics.

In 2017, she debuted in Hindi films with the film Beyond the Clouds (2017) as Tara. The film was screened at multiple international film festivals before its release. She also appeared in the Malayalam film The Great Father (2017) as Meera the same year.

She debuted in the Tamil industry with the film Petta (2019), where she played the role of Poongodi Malik. She hired a Tamil-speaking tutor to help her with her dialogues in this film. And in 2020, Mohanan appeared in the web series Masaba Masaba (2020) on Netflix.

In 2021, she appeared in the Tamil film Master (2021) as Charulatha alongside Joseph Vijay. And in 2022, Mohanan was cast in the film Maaran (2022) as Thara opposite Dhanush and appeared in the music video Badshah & Payal Dev: Tauba (2022) sung by Payal Dev and Badshah. She also appeared in Christy (2023), where she played the lead role.

In 2019, she was featured on the cover of the SMARTlife magazine. And the same year, she won the Acting Sensation of the Year at the Asiavision Awards.
BornAugust 4, 1993
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      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Joseph Vijay, Gouri G. Kishan, Arjun Das, Andrea Jeremiah, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Vijay Sethupathi, and Malavika Mohanan in Master (2021)
    Master
    7.4
    • Charulatha 'Charu' Prasad
    • 2021
    Siddhant Chaturvedi in Yudhra (2024)
    Yudhra
    5.0
    • Nikhat
    • 2024
    Dhanush, Samuthirakani, Malavika Mohanan, and Smruthi Venkat in Maaran (2022)
    Maaran
    4.4
    • Thara
    • 2022
    Rajinikanth, Simran, Trisha Krishnan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vijay Sethupathi, M. Sasikumar, and Megha Akash in Petta (2019)
    Petta
    7.2
    • Poongodi
    • 2019

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    • Hridayapoorvam
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • The Raja Saab
      • In Production
      • 2025
    • Sardar 2
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    • Siddhant Chaturvedi in Yudhra (2024)
      Yudhra
      5.0
      • Nikhat
      • 2024
    • Tamizh Prabha, Vikram, Tamil Praba, G.V. Prakash Kumar, K.E. Gnanavelraja, Pa. Ranjith, Dhananjayan G., Azhagiyae Periyavan, and Selva Rk in Thangalaan (2024)
      Thangalaan
      6.6
      • Aarathi
      • 2024
    • Mathew Thomas and Malavika Mohanan in Christy (2023)
      Christy
      4.8
      • Christy
      • 2023
    • Dhanush, Samuthirakani, Malavika Mohanan, and Smruthi Venkat in Maaran (2022)
      Maaran
      4.4
      • Thara
      • 2022
    • Hero
      • 2021
    • Joseph Vijay, Gouri G. Kishan, Arjun Das, Andrea Jeremiah, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Vijay Sethupathi, and Malavika Mohanan in Master (2021)
      Master
      7.4
      • Charulatha 'Charu' Prasad
      • 2021
    • Ranjan Palit, Adil Hussain, and Malavika Mohanan in Lord of the Orphans (2020)
      Lord of the Orphans
      5.1
      • 2020
    • Rajinikanth, Simran, Trisha Krishnan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vijay Sethupathi, M. Sasikumar, and Megha Akash in Petta (2019)
      Petta
      7.2
      • Poongodi
      • 2019
    • Ishaan Khatter in Beyond the Clouds (2017)
      Beyond the Clouds
      6.9
      • Tara
      • 2017
    • Mammootty, Sneha, Arya, Anikha Surendran, and Malavika Mohanan in The Great Father (2017)
      The Great Father
      6.8
      • Meera
      • 2017
    • Malavika Mohanan in Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi (2016)
      Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi
      4.7
      • 2016
    • Tisca Chopra and Asif Ali in Nirnnayakam (2015)
      Nirnnayakam
      6.9
      • Saral (as Malavika Mohan)
      • 2015
    • Dulquer Salmaan and Malavika Mohanan in Pattam Pole (2013)
      Pattam Pole
      5.0
      • Riya
      • 2013

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    • Alternative name
      • Malavika Mohan
    • Born
      • August 4, 1993
      • Kannur, Kerala, India
    • Parents
      • K.U. Mohanan

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      Malavika set up an ethnic fashion blog named The Scarlet Window during the release of her first film Pattam Pole (2013).

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    • How old is Malavika Mohanan?
      31 years old
    • When was Malavika Mohanan born?
      August 4, 1993
    • Where was Malavika Mohanan born?
      Kannur, Kerala, India
    • What is Malavika Mohanan known for?
      Master, Maaran, Yudhra, and Petta
    • Who are Malavika Mohanan's parents?
      K.U. Mohanan

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