Malavika Wales

Malavika Wales is an Indian film and television actress and classical dancer.[1] She hails from a Malayali family from Thrissur. She made her acting debut in Malarvaadi Arts Club.[2][3] She rose into fame as Ponnu of television series Ponnambili aired in Mazhavil Manorama.

Malavika Wales
Malavika Wales lights the lamp of D.F.M.F Trust inauguration
Born (1992-06-05) June 5, 1992
Thrissur
NationalityIndia
OccupationActress, dancer, TV presenter
Years active2009 (Modeling)
2010-present (Movies)
2015-present (TV Soap Operas)

Personal life

Malavika was born to 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.[2] She is doing her BA in English literature at the IGNOU.[1]

Malavika started learning dance when she was 6 years old and had her Arangettam at Guruvayur Sreekrishna Temple three years later.[4] She has learned under maestros such as Kalamandalam Kshemavathy and Kalamandalam Prasanna Unni. She is trained in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattom and Kuchipudi.[1]

Career
Malavika Wales speaks in Jalachhayam award event

She participated at the Miss Kerala contest in 2009. At age 16, she was the youngest contestant that year. She made it till the third round and was adjudged ‘Miss Beautiful Eyes’ at the contest.[1] Later, Vineeth Sreenivasan saw her photos and auditioned her for a role in Malarvaadi Arts Club.

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.[1] She starred in Nandeesha the Kannada remake of the Malayalam blockbuster, Thilakkam, where she reprised Kavya Madhavan's role.[5] 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.[5]

Malavika made her Tamil debut in Enna Satham Indha Neram in which she was seen as a teacher of deaf-mute students.[6] 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.[5] 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 [4]

Television debut and success

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.

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. She also acted in Ammuvinte Amma as Anupama along with Vinaya Prasad. She is one of the popular lead actress in South Indian television industry.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2010Malarvaadi Arts ClubGeethuMalayalamDebut film
2011MakaramanjuUnknownMalayalamUncredited Role
2011Innanu Aa KalyanamNeelimaMalayalam
2013My Fan RamuShaliniMalayalam
2013AattakathaMaleenaMalayalam
2013NandeeshaKavyaKannada
2014Enna Satham Indha NeramMeenakshiTamil
2014Arasuvai ArasanAnjuTamil
2018AzhagumaganVasanthiTamil
2019HelenHerselfMalayalamArchive footage
Uncredited

Television
YearShowRoleChannelLanguageNotes
2011Super Star The UltimateHostAmrita TVMalayalamReality Show
2015–2016PonnambiliPonnambili Haripadmanabhan aka PonnuMazhavil ManoramaDebut serial
2015Onnum Onnum Moonu Season 2HerselfTalk show
Uggram UjjwalamHerselfReality show
2016D 4 DanceHerselfReality show
Minute to Win ItHerself as ParticipantGame show
2017–2018 Nandini Janaki Arun/Seetha Arun (Dual role) Sun TV
Surya TV
Gemini TV
Udaya TV
Sun Bangla
Shakthi TV		 Tamil Dubbed into Malayalam , Telugu, Bengali
Sinhalese(Subtitles)
2017–2019 Kannada
2017–2018Ammuvinte AmmaAnupamaMazhavil ManoramaMalayalam
2017Atham 10 RuchiCelebrity presenterCookery show
2018Onnum Onnum Moonu Season 3HerselfTalk show
2019–PresentManjil Virinja PoovuAnjana
2020Onnum Onnum Moonu Season 4HerselfTalk show

Awards
  • 2016 – Manappuram – Minnale TV Awards Best Television Actor (Female) 2016 (for Ponnambili)[7]
  • 2018 : Kochi Times : Most desirable women on television #1
  • 2020 : Kochi Times : Most desirable women on television #1

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Malavika Wales: God save you from Rajasenan's ire!". Times of India. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. "Malavika Wales and her love for dance". Express Buzz. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. "Kerala / Thrissur News : Actor to present Bharathanatyam". The Hindu. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. Parvathy S Nayar, TNN (18 July 2012). "Malavika reprises Kavya's role in her next! - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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