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Honey Rose
Honey Rose in 2024
Born
Honey Rose Varghese[1]

(1991-09-05) 5 September 1991 (age 33)[2]
NationalityIndian
Other namesDhwani, Ponnu[3]
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materSt. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva
OccupationActress
Years active2005 – present

Honey Rose Varghese (born 5 September 1991)[4] is an Indian actress who mainly appears 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]

Early life

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Honey Rose Varghese was born in Kerala at Moolamattom 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]

Career

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Starting her career at age 14 in 2005, Honey Rose[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]

Filmography

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Film

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Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Malayalam unless otherwise noted
List of films and roles
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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 released on Saina Play OTT [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
TBA Rachel Rachel Filming [27]

Television

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  • Flowers Oru Kodi (2022) as Participant
  • Comedy Festival as Judge
  • Thakarppan Comedy as Mentor

References

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  1. ^ George, Liza (22 November 2012). "Honey, honey". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ "നിമിഷയ്ക്കൊപ്പം പിറന്നാൾ മധുരം പങ്കിട്ട് ഹണി റോസ്; വിഡിയോ കാണാം".
  3. ^ a b "Official website of Malayalam film actress Honey Rose". Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  4. ^ "നിമിഷയ്ക്കൊപ്പം പിറന്നാൾ മധുരം പങ്കിട്ട് ഹണി റോസ്; വിഡിയോ കാണാം".
  5. ^ "What's up Honey?". The Times of India. 4 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  6. ^ Kurian, Shiba. "Honey Rose to play a role similar to Dhwani". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b Samayam Desk (14 July 2021). "തൊടുപുഴക്കാരി ഹണി റോസ്; രാമച്ചം ബിസിനസിലും സ്റ്റാർ; ലാലേട്ടനോട് വേണം നന്ദി പറയാൻ; 14-ാം വയസില്‍ മണിക്കുട്ടന്റെ നായിക; ഹണി റോസ് വിശേഷങ്ങൾ!". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b "ഹണിറോസ്‌ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്‌ വിവാഹം കഴിക്കുന്നില്ല? | mangalam.com". Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  9. ^ "ആ നന്ദനടനം ആടിനാന്‍ | mangalam.com". Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Honey Rose's Career in Tollywood". Lahore Herald. 13 April 2023. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Cinema Plus / Columns : Rose is a rose". The Hindu. 3 April 2009. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  12. ^ Ammu Zachariah (3 December 2011). "'I am a Vijay fan' – Honey Rose". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  13. ^ "മധുരിക്കും ഓര്‍മകളെ... – articles,infocus_interview – Mathrubhumi Eves". Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  14. ^ "Friday Review Hyderabad / On Location : All in the family". The Hindu. 14 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  15. ^ "Honey Rose becomes Dhwani". Sify. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  16. ^ a b Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN 25 May 2013, 12.00 AM IST. "Thank You gave me a chance to protest atrocities against women: Honey Rose". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "Honey Rose -The Little Miss sexy!". Sify. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  18. ^ Liza George (24 September 2012). "Slow and Steady". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  19. ^ Suganth, M. "Honey Rose: I've taken references from Kanimozhi ma'am's 1980s look for my role in Pattampoochi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Honey Rose ecstatic over public response to her character in 'Monster'". Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Honey Rose: My character in the Telugu film with Balakrishna has a good scope for performance". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  22. ^ "A Story Without Depth". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  23. ^ "HC grants permission to release 'Aquarium' after 10 years". English.Mathrubhumi. 9 April 2022. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  24. ^ Soman, Deepa. "Honey Rose plays a journalist from the 80s in Tamil film 'Pattaampoochi'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  25. ^ IT Malayalam (18 September 2022). "റിലീസിനൊരുങ്ങി മോഹന്‍ലാലിന്റെ 'മോണ്‍സ്റ്റര്‍': പുതിയ അപ്ഡേറ്റ് എത്തി". India Today Malayalam (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  26. ^ "First single from Pookkaalam out". Cinema Express. 18 March 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  27. ^ "Honey Rose to headline 'Rachel', first look poster out!". The Times of India. 14 July 2023.
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