Malavika Wales

Malavika Wales
Born1993 (age 32–33)
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Malavika Wales is an Indian actress. She made her acting debut in Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010).[1][2][3]

Career

She participated at the Miss Kerala contest in 2009. At age 17, she was the youngest contestant that year.[4] 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.[5]

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.[5] She starred in Nandeesha the Kannada remake of the Malayalam blockbuster, Thilakkam, where she reprised Kavya Madhavan's role.[6] 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.[6]Malavika made her Tamil debut in Enna Satham Indha Neram in which she was seen as a teacher of deaf-mute students.[7]

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.[8]

She acted in Nandini, a South Indian multilingual serial as Janaki (spirit) airing in Sun TV, Surya TV, Gemini TV and Udaya TV.[9] She also acted in Ammuvinte Amma as Anupama along with Vinaya Prasad.[10] She acted in the longest-running soap opera in Malayalam, Manjil Virinja Poovu, and took a break after appearing in up to episode 1133.[11] After a brief hiatus, she is currently working on a new TV series, Meenu's Kitchen.[12]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2010Malarvaadi Arts ClubGeethuMalayalamDebut film
2011MakaramanjuUnknownMalayalamUncredited Role
Innanu Aa KalyanamNeelima[13]
2012NandeeshaKavyaKannada
2013My Fan RamuShaliniMalayalam
2013AattakathaMaleena
2014Enna Satham Indha NeramMeenakshiTamil
Arasuvai ArasanAnjuTamil
2018AzhagumaganVasanthi

Television

YearShowRoleChannelLanguageNotesRef.
2011Taste of KeralaCelebrity PresenterAmrita TVMalayalamCookery show
Super Star The UltimateHostMusic Reality show
2015–2016PonnambiliPonnambiliMazhavil Manorama[14]
2017–2018 Nandini Janaki / Seetha Sun TV Tamil Dual role [15]
2017–2019 Udaya TV Kannada
2017–2018Ammuvinte AmmaAnupamaMazhavil ManoramaMalayalam[16]
2019–2023Manjil Virinja PoovuAnjana Shankaran
2021Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper ChiriHostEpisode 174 (Guest Appearance)
2024–2025 Meenu's Kitchen Meenu [17]
2026- present Ivar Vivahitharayal Bhoomija / Abhirami Asianet [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Malavika Wales: God save you from Rajasenan's ire!". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Malavika Wales and her love for dance". Express Buzz. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "പെൺമനസ്സിലാകെ, പൊന്നമ്പിളി....!‌". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "21 contestants to vie for 'Miss Kerala' crown". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2009.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. 1 2 Parvathy S Nayar, TNN (18 July 2012). "Malavika reprises Kavya's role in her next!". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ "'K'wood is more comfortable': Malavika Wales". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "My role Ponnu established me as an actor: Malavika". The Times of India. 24 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Popular supernatural thriller 'Nandini' comes to an end". The Times of India. 24 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Ammuvinte Amma to go off air". The Times of India.
  11. ↑ "Watch: Manjil Virinja Poovu actress Malavika Wales leaves fans impressed with her groovy moves". The Times of India. 11 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "'Meenu's Kitchen' set to premiere on December 2; Malavika Wales returns to lead role". The Times of India. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Review: Innanu Aa Kalayanam is a waste of time".
  14. ↑ "Malavika trains in Chenda". December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Khushbhu clarifies about Nandini part 2". The Times of India.
  16. ↑ "Ammuvinte Amma to go off air". Times of India. 14 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Malavika Wales returns with new show 'Meenu's Kitchen'; Title song out now". The Times of India. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "Nikhil Nair and Malavika Wales team up for a new serial, 'Ivar Vivahitharayal' coming soon". The Times of India. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
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