Malavika Wales | |
|---|---|
 Malavika Wales at D.F.M.F Trust inauguration | |
| Born | 1991or1992(age 31–32) [1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer, TV presenter |
| Years active | 2009-present |
Malavika Wales is an Indian actress and classical dancer. [2] She is from a Malayali family from Thrissur. She made her acting debut in Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010). [3] [4] [5]
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. [3] She did her BA in English literature at the IGNOU. [2] [6]
Malavika started learning dance when she was 6 years old and had her Arangettam at Guruvayur Sreekrishna Temple three years later. [7] She has learned under maestros such as Kalamandalam Kshemavathy and Kalamandalam Prasanna Unni. She is trained in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattom and Kuchipudi. [2]
She participated at the Miss Kerala contest in 2009. At age 17, she was the youngest contestant that year. [1] 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 . [2]
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. [2] 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 [7]
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]
| 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 | [15] |
| 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 |
| 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 | [16] | ||
| 2017–2018 | Nandini | Janaki / Seetha | Sun TV | Tamil | Dual role | [17] |
| 2017–2019 | Kannada | |||||
| 2017–2018 | Ammuvinte Amma | Anupama | Mazhavil Manorama | Malayalam | [18] | |
| 2019–present | Manjil Virinja Poovu | Anjana Shankaran | ||||
| 2021 | Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri | Host | Episode 174 ( special appearance) |
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