Honey Rose | |
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Born | Honey Rose Varghese [1] 5 September 1991 [2] Moolamattom, Kerala, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Dhwani, Ponnu [3] |
Education | Bachelor of Arts |
Alma mater | St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005 – present |
Honey Rose Varghese (born 5 September 1991) [4] is an Indian actress who mainly acts in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. [5] [3] She made her acting debut with the 2005 Malayalam film Boyy Friennd . Her breakthrough role came in 2012 with Trivandrum Lodge . [6]
Honey Rose Varghese was born in Moolamattom, Kerala on 5 September 1991 in a Syro-Malabar Catholic family. [7] [8] She was educated at S.H.E.M High School, Moolamattom. [8] She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communicative English from the St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva. [9]
Starting her career at age 14 in 2005, Honey Rosa [10] acted in the Malayalam film Boyy Friennd directed by Vinayan. [7] [11] [12] She played the role of Manikuttan's friend. [13] In 2007, she accepted her first non-Malayalam project, her first Tamil film the romantic drama Mudhal Kanave.[ citation needed ] She acted in Muthyala Subbiah's 50th film Aalayam (2008), which was her Telugu debut. [14]
Her comeback character is that of 'Dhwani Nambiar' in Trivandrum Lodge , it gave her a breakthrough in her career. She decided to change her screen name to Dhwani after that film, [15] but reverted to Honey Rose in Anju Sundarikal. [16]
In 2011 Rose had completed one Tamil project, Mallukattu which she signed in 2009 [17] and a Malayalam film, Pithavinum Puthranum Parishudhatmavinum, but the latter is on hold. She plays a nun called Sister Elsita in director Deepesh's Pithavinum Puthranum Parisudhalmavinum. [18] She also acted with Jayasurya in Hotel California and in Thank You as Jayasurya's wife, with Fahadh in the 5 Sundarikal featurette called Aami and Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus with Mammootty in which she plays a bold and strong Malayali woman. [16]
In 2015, she played Shirley, an aspiring singer and model, who falls in love with a married man in You Too Brutus . She starred in the notable films such as Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus with Mammooty, My God with Suresh Gopi, Kanal , Ittymaani: Made in China and Big Brother with Mohanlal, Sir C. P. with Jayaram, and Ring Master with Dileep.
Honey Rose returned to Tamil cinema after a gap of eight years with Pattaampoochi (2022), starring Sundar C and Jai. [19] Then she acted in Monster directed by Vysakh starring Mohanlal and her performance in the film was well acclaimed. [20] In 2023, she appeared in the Telugu film Veera Simha Reddy starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, which marked her return to Telugu cinema after a gap of nine years. [21]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2005 | Boyy Friennd | Julie | ||
2007 | Mudhal Kanave | Jennifer | Tamil film | |
2008 | Aalayam | Navya | Telugu film | |
Sound of Boot | Meera Nambiar | |||
2009 | Ajantha | Ajantha | Kannada film | |
2010 | Nanjangud Nanjunda | Parvathi | Kannada film; Credited as Hamsini | |
2011 | Singam Puli | Gayatri | Tamil film | |
Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action | Sreelakshmi | |||
Mallukattu | Amudha | Tamil film | ||
2012 | Ajantha | Ajantha | ||
Trivandrum Lodge | Dhwani Nambiar | Credited as Dhwani | ||
2013 | Hotel California | Swapna Joseph | ||
Thank You | Remya | |||
5 Sundarikal | Nancy | Segment: Aami | ||
Buddy | Sara | Special appearance | ||
Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus | Lakshmi | |||
2014 | Kantharvan | Meena | Tamil film | [22] |
Ring Master | Diana / Sarasamma | |||
1 by Two | Dr. Prema | |||
Ee Varsham Sakshiga | Telugu film | |||
2015 | You Too Brutus | Shirley | ||
Sir C. P. | Alice | |||
Kumbasaram | Meera | |||
Kanal | Anna | |||
My God | Dr. Arathi Bhattathiripadu | |||
2017 | Avarude Raavukal | Shivani | ||
Chunkzz | Riya Pappachan/ Pinky | |||
2018 | Chalakkudykkaran Changathy | Kavitha | ||
2019 | Ittymaani: Made in China | Jessy Pothen | ||
2020 | Big Brother | Vandhana | ||
2022 | Aquarium | Sister Elcita | [23] | |
Pattaampoochi | Vijayalakshmi | Tamil film | [24] | |
Monster | Rebecca / Bhamini Anil Chandra / Christina Luther / Raziya Fatima / Rakhi Takur | [25] | ||
2023 | Veera Simha Reddy | Meenakshi Veera Simha Reddy | Telugu film | [21] |
Pookkaalam | Herself | Special appearance | [26] | |
Rani: The Real Story | Nimmi | [27] | ||
TBA | Rachel | Rachel | Filming | [28] |
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