Malvika Nair

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Malvika Nair
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Nair in 2021
Born
Delhi, India
Alma materB.A Social Science St Francis College for Women, Hyderabad and M.S Philosophy University of Edinburgh
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Malvika Nair is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Telugu and Malayalam films. Nair's notable works include Black Butterfly (2013), Cuckoo (2014), Yevade Subramanyam (2015), Taxiwaala (2018), Modern Love Hyderabad (2022) and Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi (2024).

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Early life and education

Malvika Nair was born in Delhi. Her family soon moved to Kerala and she attended the Toc-H Public School in Vyttila, Kochi, [1] before returning to New Delhi, where she continued her studies at DAV Sreshtha Vihar. [2] [3] She is a graduate from St Francis College for Women in Begumpet, Hyderabad. She has a master's degree in philosophy from University of Edinburgh. [4]

Career

While studying, Nair modelled, appearing in various advertisements as well as the Mohan Sithara-directed music video, "Rithukkal". She subsequently began to receive acting offers and eventually entered the film industry at age 13. [5] In her first few films she had minor supporting or cameo roles; in Ustad Hotel , she made a brief appearance in a song sequence, [6] while in Puthiya Theerangal and Karmayodha she played the daughter of Nedumudi Venu and Mohanlal's characters, respectively. [2] Her first major role was as Reena, a house maid who faces an acid attack, in the Malayalam drama film Black Butterfly (2013), a remake of Vazhakku Enn 18/9 . [7]

After watching her performance in Black Butterfly, Balaji Sakthivel, director of its original version, was impressed and recommended aspiring director Raju Murugan to cast her in his romantic drama film Cuckoo (2014). [2] She portrayed an independent blind girl in the film and prior to the shoot, attended a workshop where she interacted with blind people. [8] Pairing alongside Dinesh, Malavika portrayed Sudhanthirakodi and won critical acclaim for her portrayal. Behindwoods noted her as "effectuated excellence", while Sify.com's review stated she was "superb" and that she "lives the role". [9] [10] Her performance was subsequently rewarded with the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress [ citation needed ] as well as the SICA Award for Best Newcomer and the Vikatan Award for Best Actress. [11] Prior to Cuckoo, she had a Malayalam release, Pakida , in which she portrayed a fifteen-year-old girl who is sold to a brothel by her own father. [6]

Nair next appeared in the Telugu film Yevade Subramanyam (2015) alongside Nani, with a critic noting she "shows a lot of spunk and comes up with a matured performance for a newcomer". [12] Malavika's next release was the romantic drama, Kalyana Vaibhogame (2016), opposite Naga Shaurya. It was directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy and the film was praised and her role was well appreciated. Sify wrote that "Malavika Nair who wowed the audiences with her performance in Yevade Subramanyam shines again as modern independent minded girl. She steals the show in many scenes". [13]

In 2018, she starred as Alamelu Gemini Ganeshan in the Savitri biopic, Mahanati , directed by Nag Ashwin, which was successful at the box-office ran of 100 days. [14]

She made a cameo appearance in Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene (2019). In 2020, she starred in Orey Bujjiga opposite Raj Tarun which was later directly released on Aha due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

YearTitleRole(s)LanguageNotesRef.
2012 Ustad Hotel Brief appearance in a song sequence Malayalam Debut film [15]
Karmayodha DiyaDebut as supporting actress; Credited as Malavya [16]
Puthiya Theerangal MinikkuttyCredited as Malavika Sai [17]
2013 Black Butterfly ReenaDebut as lead actress; Credited as Malavika Sai [18]
2014 Pakida Kani [19]
Cuckoo Sudhanthirakodi Tamil Tamil Debut [20]
2015 Yevade Subramanyam Anandhi Telugu Telugu Debut [21]
2016 Kalyana Vaibhogame Divya [22]
2018 Mahanati Alamelu Gemini Ganesan [23]
Vijetha Chaithra [24]
Taxiwaala Sisira Bharadwaj [23]
2019 Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene Psychology studentCameo appearance [25]
2020 Orey Bujjiga Krishnavenireleased on Aha [26]
2022 Thank You Parvati "Paaru" [27]
2023 Phalana Abbayi Phalana Ammayi Anupama Kasturi
Anni Manchi Sakunamule Arya Prasad
Devil: The British Secret Agent Manimekala [28]
2024 Kalki 2898 AD Uttara Cameo appearance
Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Pranaya Kannada Kannada Debut [29]
TBASharwa36†TBATeluguFilming [30]

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageNetworkNotesRef
2022 Modern Love Hyderabad Vandana BharadwajTelugu Amazon Prime Video Web Debut; Segment: "What Clown Wrote this Script?"

Awards and nominations

Malavika Nair awards and nominations
Totals [lower-alpha 1]
Wins3
Nominations3
Note
  1. ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2015 Vijay Awards Best Debut Actress Cuckoo Won[ citation needed ]
Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Tamil Won [31]
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best ActressWon[ citation needed ]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actress – TamilNominated[ citation needed ]
2016 Best Female Debut – Telugu Yevade Subramanyam Nominated [32]
2019 Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Taxiwaala Nominated [33]

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