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Malavika Mohanan Biography

Malavika Mohanan is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. The daughter of cinematographer K. U. Mohanan. She was born on 4 August 1993 in the town of Payyanur in Kannur District of Kerala and grew up in Mumbai. She made her acting debut in the Malayalam film Pattam Pole (2013). She gained praise for her starring role in Majid Majidi's Hindi film Beyond the Clouds (2017). She has since played the leading lady in the Malayalam thriller film The Great Father (2017), and the Tamil action films Petta (2019) and Master (2021).

Malavika completed a degree in mass media at Wilson College, Mumbai. Hoping to emulate her father as a cinematographer or as a director. Post her graduation, while she was contemplating taking up higher studies, she accompanied her father to a commercial shoot for a fairness cream, starring Mammootty. Mammootty subsequently enquired about Malavika's interest in acting, before offering her a role opposite his son, Dulquer Salmaan, in an upcoming Malayalam film. She took time to consider the proposal before passing an audition and accepting terms to star in Pattam Pole (2013), and gradually learned about the process of acting as the shoot progressed. Owing to the original costume designer's illness, she also worked as her designer for the project.

The romantic drama film, which narrated the relationship between a Tamil Brahmin youth and a Christian girl, received mixed reviews and did not perform well at the box office. A critic from rediff.com noted that Malavika's "peppy girl act is far from being perfect but shows promise", while the Times of India's reviewers suggested that she did a "decent job". During that period, she continued having an interest in fashion, setting up an Indian ethnic fusion fashion blog called "The Scarlet Window".

In her second film, Nirnayakam (2015), she portrayed a ballet dancer, who won good reviews but also met with a tepid response commercially. Another film during the period, naale opposite Fahadh Faasil, saw her portray a tribal girl but was later dropped midway through production. In 2016, Mohanan worked on her first Kannada film, Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi (2016) opposite debutant Prithvi. Despite having a low-key release at the box office, the film won good reviews with Malavika's portrayal of the titular role of Varalakshmi being praised by critics. She then featured in the role of a police officer in the crime thriller The Great Father (2017), where she starred alongside an ensemble cast including Mammootty, Arya, and Sneha. The film opened to positive reviews and performed well at the box office.

In 2022, her first release was Maaran, opposite Dhanush. The film opts a theatrical release, released directly on Disney+Hotstar, and received negative reviews from critics and audiences. She is currently shooting for her upcoming Hindi film Yudhra opposite Siddhant Chaturvedi. The film is scheduled to be released in 2022.