Malavika Wales is an Indian actress and classical dancer. She is from a Malayali family from

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 ...

. She made her acting debut in ''

Malarvaadi Arts Club ''Malarvadi Arts Club'' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language musical comedy film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan in his directorial debut, produced by actor Dileep. In the film, Five friends take the responsibility of reviving their fa ...

''.

Personal life

Malavika was born to late P. G. Wales and Sudina Wales at

. She has an elder brother, Mithun Wales. She did her schooling at

Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi School Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi School (HSVNS) is a private co-educational school in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It offers classes from kindergarten to junior college. The kindergarten school is conducted at the Hari Sri Nursery School near the main campus. H ...

and later went to Anupam Kher's actor preparation, in Mumbai to do a diploma in acting. She did her BA in English literature at the

IGNOU Indira Gandhi National Open University, known as IGNOU, is a Central University located at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India. Named after former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985 with a budget of 20& ...

. Malavika started learning dance when she was 6 years old and had her Arangettam at

Guruvayur Sreekrishna Temple Guruvayur Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Guruvayurappan, a form of Vishnu, located in the town of Guruvayur in Kerala, India. It is one of the most important places of worship for Hindus in Kerala and Tamil Nadu and is often referred to ...

three years later. She has learned under maestros such as Kalamandalam Kshemavathy and Kalamandalam Prasanna Unni. She is trained in

Bharatanatyam Bharatanatyam () is a major form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the eight widely recognized Indian classical dance forms, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas, particularly of ...

Mohiniyattom Mohiniyattam, ( ml, മോഹിനിയാട്ടം), is an Indian classical dance form that developed and remained popular in the state of Kerala. Kathakali is another classical dance form of Kerala. Mohiniyattam dance gets its name fro ...

and Kuchipudi.

Career

Malavika Wales speaks in Jalachhayam award event-1

She participated at the Miss Kerala contest in 2009. At age 17, she was the youngest contestant that year. She made it till the third round and was adjudged ‘Miss Beautiful Eyes’ at the contest. Later,

Vineeth Sreenivasan Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, creative director and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor an ...

saw her photos and auditioned her for a role in ''

''. Although ''Malarvaadi Arts Club'' was her first release, she had acted in

Lenin Rajendran Lenin Rajendran ( ml, ലെനിൻ രാജേന്ദ്രൻ) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked in Malayalam cinema. He served as the Chairman of Kerala State Film Development Corporation from 2016 to January 2019 ...

’s ''

Makaramanju ''Makaramanju'' ( en, The Mist of Capricorn, italic=yes) is a 2011 Malayalam language romantic drama film written and directed by Lenin Rajendran. The film is about celebrated painter Raja Ravi Varma's life at a certain stage in his life. It als ...

'' before. When she was studying in Class VI, she also acted in his documentary, ''Aisha''. She starred in ''Nandeesha'' the Kannada remake of the Malayalam blockbuster, ''

Thilakkam ''Thilakkam'' () is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Jayaraj and written by Rafi Mecartin. Dileep, Kavya Madhavan and Thiagarajan play the lead roles. The rest of the cast include Nedumudi Venu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, ...

'', where she reprised

Kavya Madhavan Kavya Madhavan (born 19 September 1984) is a former Indian actress, who appeared predominantly in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 1991 as a child artist in '' Pookkalam Varavayi''. Her debut role as a lead actress was in Lal Jose's '' ...

's role. 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 Vineeth Radhakrishnan (born 23 August 1969) is an Indian actor, classical dancer, voice artist and choreographer who primarily works in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films. He has also starred in a few Kannada and Bollywood films. He h ...

. Malavika made her Tamil debut in ''

Enna Satham Indha Neram ''Enna Satham Indha Neram'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language comedy thriller film directed by Guru Ramesh and produced by A. V. Anoop. The film features quadruplets Adhiti, Aakrithi, Akshathy and Aapthi in the lead roles, with M. Raja, Nith ...

'' in which she was seen as a teacher of deaf-mute students. She has signed her first Telugu filmDhaari, a triangular love story which will be directed by Sreenivas, starring Vishnu and Parameshwar which failed to see theatrical release. She is also working on two Tamil films: director Azhaguselva's '' Azhagumagan'', 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

Television debut and success

In 2015, Malavika made her television debut through the

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

TV series Ponnambili which aired on

Mazhavil Manorama Mazhavil Manorama is an Indian Free-to-air Malayalam general entertainment television channel operated and owned by Malayala Manorama Television (MMTV), the publisher of the widely circulated ''Malayalam Manorama'' daily, and the Malayalam wom ...

which made her a common name among Malayali households. She acted in ''

Nandini Nandini is a female given name. It is derived from the Sanskrit verbal root ''nand'', which means "to rejoice, delight". Literally, ''nandinī'' means a woman who brings joy. The name also specifically refers to a daughter, as a daughter brings ...

'', a South Indian multilingual serial as Janaki (spirit) pair of

Rahul Ravi Rahul Ravi is an Indian actor and former model. He made his debut in the Malayalam series ''Ponnambili'' and is best known for playing the lead role in the multilingual drama ''Nandini'', thus establishing himself in the South Indian Televisio ...

for the second time airing in Sun TV, Surya TV, Gemini TV and Udaya TV. She also acted in

Ammuvinte Amma ''Ammuvinte Amma'' (ml;അമ്മുവിൻ്റെ അമ്മ) ( English:Mother of Ammu) is an Indian Malayalam television serial that began on Mazhavil Manorama from 27 March 2017. The series replaced the serial ''Manjurukum Kaalam' ...

as Anupama along with

Vinaya Prasad Vinaya Prakash ( Bhat), also credited as Vinaya Prasad, is an Indian actress who has primarily featured in Kannada, and Malayalam films and TV series besides acting in Telugu language films. She has won the State Best Actress Award for her pe ...

. She is one of the popular lead actress in South Indian television industry. Now she is currently working in

Manjil Virinja Poovu ''Manjil Virinja Poovu'' () is an Indian Malayalam-language television drama. It premiered on 4 March 2019 on Mazhavil Manorama and streams on ManoramaMax. The show is produced by Prabha Unnithan under the banner of Sree Movies. It stars Ma ...

Filmography

Television

Awards

Malavika Wales receives Jalachhayam award

*2016ManappuramMinnale TV Awards Best Television Actor (Female) 2016 (for Ponnambili) *2018 : Kochi Times : Most desirable women on television #1 *2020 : Kochi Times : Most desirable women on television #1 *2021 : Kochi Times : Most desirable women on television #1 *2021 : Raj Narayanji Foundation Best Actress television (for Manjilvirinja poovu) *2022: gurupriya TV awards : best actress (for Manjilvirinja poovu)

References

External links

Official website
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