Reeja Johnson, better known by her stage name Mallika, is an Indian actress, who has mainly appeared in
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
and
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
films
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.
Career
After debuting in the Malayalam film ''
Nizhalkuthu
''Nizhalkuthu'' ( en, Shadow Kill, french: Le Serviteur de Kali) is a 2002 Indian film in Malayalam directed, written and co-produced by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. The film explores the recesses of the human consciousness. It stars Oduvil Unnikrishn ...
'' (2002), she played a significant role in
Cheran's ''
Autograph
An autograph is a person's own handwriting or signature. The word ''autograph'' comes from Ancient Greek (, ''autós'', "self" and , ''gráphō'', "write"), and can mean more specifically: Gove, Philip B. (ed.), 1981. ''Webster's Third New Inter ...
'', following which she played supporting roles in several Tamil films. She later went on to play in a tele-serial called ''Anjali''. She won the
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
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for her role in ''Autograph''. In 2012, she won a
Special Mention from the Jury at the
59th National Film Awards for her performance in the film, ''
Byari
The Beary (also known as Byari) is a community concentrated along the southwest coast of India, mostly in the Mangalore district of the south Indian state of Karnataka. They are an ethnic group of Indian Muslims with their own distinct cu ...
'', the first ever feature film made in
Beary language
Beary or Byari (ಬ್ಯಾರಿ ಬಾಸೆ ''Byāri Bāse'') is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken by the Muslim communities mainly of Karnataka (Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District, Udupi districts) and extreme northern end ...
.
Personal life
Mallika is born to Johnson and Reetha at
Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...
, Kerala.
Awards
* 2004 :
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress is given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. Although the Filmf ...
-''Autograph''
* 2012 :
National Film Awards
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Special Mention from the Jury - ''
Byari
The Beary (also known as Byari) is a community concentrated along the southwest coast of India, mostly in the Mangalore district of the south Indian state of Karnataka. They are an ethnic group of Indian Muslims with their own distinct cu ...
''
* 2013 :
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
The Kerala Film Critics Association Awards are presented annually by the Kerala Film Critics Association to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Malayalam language film industry of India. The awards were instit ...
- Second Best Actress
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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Actresses from Thrissur
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Indian film actresses
Living people
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Filmfare Awards South winners
21st-century Indian actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Special Mention (feature film) National Film Award winners