Malavika Wales

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Malavika Wales
Malavika Wales at D.F.M.F Trust inauguration
Born1991 or 1992 (age 31–32)[1]
Thrissur
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer, TV presenter
Years active2009-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]

Personal life[edit]

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]

Career[edit]

Malavika Wales speaks in Jalachhayam award event

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]

Television debut and success[edit]

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]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

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

Television[edit]

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)

Awards[edit]

Malavika receiving Best Actress Award
  • 2016 – Manappuram – Minnale TV Awards Best Television Actor (Female) 2016 (for Ponnambili)[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "21 contestants to vie for 'Miss Kerala' crown". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e Nayar, Parvathy S (11 June 2011). "Malavika Wales and her love for dance". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Malavika Wales: God save you from Rajasenan's ire!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Malavika Wales and her love for dance". Express Buzz. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  5. ^ "പെൺമനസ്സിലാകെ, പൊന്നമ്പിളി....!‌". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. ^ "മാളവികയുടെ വീട്ടുവിശേഷങ്ങൾ".
  7. ^ a b "Kerala / Thrissur News : Actor to present Bharathanatyam". The Hindu. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  8. ^ a b c Parvathy S Nayar, TNN (18 July 2012). "Malavika reprises Kavya's role in her next!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  9. ^ "'K'wood is more comfortable': Malavika Wales | Deccan Chronicle". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Malavika Wales plays a rural belle". Deccan Chronicle. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  11. ^ "My role Ponnu established me as an actor: Malavika". The Times of India. 24 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Popular supernatural thriller 'Nandini' comes to an end". The Times of India. 24 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Ammuvinte Amma to go off air". The Times of India.
  14. ^ "Watch: Manjil Virinja Poovu actress Malavika Wales leaves fans impressed with her groovy moves". The Times of India. 11 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Review: Innanu Aa Kalayanam is a waste of time".
  16. ^ "Malavika trains in Chenda". December 2015.
  17. ^ "Khushbhu clarifies about Nandini part 2". The Times of India.
  18. ^ "Ammuvinte Amma to go off air". Times of India. 14 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Manappuram Minnale awards announced". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

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