Full Name Malu Name Malavika Wales Occupation Film actress, dancer Role Film actress | Years active 2010–present Parents PG Wales, Sudhina Wales Relatives Mithun Wales Siblings Sudin Wales | |
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Movies Enna Satham Indha Ner, Innanu Aa Kalyanam, Malarvaadi Arts Club, Aattakatha Similar People Dileep, Rajasenan, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Shaan Rahman | ||
Nandini Serial Actress Malavika Wales Family Photos
Malavika Wales is an Indian film and television actress and classical dancer. She hails from a Malayali family from Thrissur. She made her acting debut in Malarvaadi Arts Club. She rose into fame as Ponnu of television series Ponnambili (pair of Rahul Ravi) aired in Mazhavil Manorama.
Contents
- Nandini Serial Actress Malavika Wales Family Photos
- Indian classical dance promo by malavika wales
- Personal life
- Career
- Awards
- References
Indian classical dance promo by malavika wales
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. She is doing her BA in English literature at the IGNOU.
Malavika started learning dance when she was 6 years old and had her Arangettam at Guruvayur Sreekrishna Temple three years later. She has learned under maestros such as Kalamandalam Kshemavathy and Kalamandalam Prasanna Unni. She is trained in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattom and Kuchipudi.
Career
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. 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. She starred in Nandeesha the Kannada remake of the Malayalam blockbuster, Thilakkam, where she reprised Kavya Madhavan'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.
Malavika made her Tamil debut in 2014 with Enna Satham Indha Neram in which she was seen as a teacher of deaf-mute students. She has signed her first Telugu film – Dhaari, a triangular love story which will be directed by Sreenivas, starring Vishnu and Parameshwar. She is also working on two Tamil films: director Azhaguselva's Azhagumagan, which is in post production, and Arasuvai Arasan. In 2015,Malavika made her television debut through the Malayalam TV series Ponnambili which aired on Mazhavil Manorama. Now,she is acting in Nandini ,a South Indian multilingual serial as Janaki (spirit) (pair of Rahul Ravi) airing in Sun tv , Surya tv , Gemini tv and Udaya tv and Ammuvinte Amma as Anupama airing in Mazhavil Manorama.