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{{Short description|Indian film and television actress and classical dancer}}
{{Short description|Indian film and television actress and classical dancer}}
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[[File:Malavika Wales speaks in Jalachhayam award event-2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Malavika Wales]]
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'''Malavika Wales''' is an Indian actress. She made her acting debut in ''[[Malarvaadi Arts Club]]'' (2010).<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Malavika-Wales-God-save-you-from-Rajasenans-ire/articleshow/10315127.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103131623/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-11/news-interviews/30266502_1_martial-arts-second-film-dancer |url-status=live |archive-date=3 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Malavika Wales: God save you from Rajasenan's ire! |access-date=12 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://expressbuzz.com/topic/malavika-wales-and-her-love-for-dance/283406.html |title=Malavika Wales and her love for dance |publisher=Express Buzz |access-date=12 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014430/http://expressbuzz.com/topic/malavika-wales-and-her-love-for-dance/283406.html |archive-date=17 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=പെൺമനസ്സിലാകെ, പൊന്നമ്പിളി....!‌ |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/style/glitz-n-glamour/malavika-wales-serial-ponnambili.html |access-date=24 June 2022 |website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}}</ref>
| name= Malavika Wales
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| image=Malavika Wales speaks in Jalachhayam award event-2 (cropped).jpg
| caption= Malavika Wales at D.F.M.F Trust inauguration
| birth_date= {{Birth based on age as of date|17|2009|8|3}}<ref name="DOB"/>
| birth_place=[[Thrissur]]
| occupation= Actress, dancer, TV presenter
| nationality= Indian
| years active= 2009-present
}}

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'''Malavika Wales''' is an Indian actress and classical dancer.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite web |last=Nayar |first=Parvathy S |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article434610.ece |title=Malavika Wales and her love for dance |work=The New Indian Express |date=11 June 2011 |access-date=8 April 2013 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094403/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article434610.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> She is from a Malayali family from [[Thrissur]]. She made her acting debut in ''[[Malarvaadi Arts Club]]'' (2010).<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-11/news-interviews/30266502_1_martial-arts-second-film-dancer |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103131623/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-11/news-interviews/30266502_1_martial-arts-second-film-dancer |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Malavika Wales: God save you from Rajasenan's ire! |access-date=12 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://expressbuzz.com/topic/malavika-wales-and-her-love-for-dance/283406.html |title=Malavika Wales and her love for dance |publisher=Express Buzz |access-date=12 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014430/http://expressbuzz.com/topic/malavika-wales-and-her-love-for-dance/283406.html |archive-date=17 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=പെൺമനസ്സിലാകെ, പൊന്നമ്പിളി....!‌ |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/style/glitz-n-glamour/malavika-wales-serial-ponnambili.html |access-date=24 June 2022 |website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Malavika was born to late 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.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> She did her BA in English literature at the [[Indira Gandhi National Open University|IGNOU]].<ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/homestyle/spot-light/2018/10/24/malavika-wales-home-memories.html |title=മാളവികയുടെ വീട്ടുവിശേഷങ്ങൾ}}</ref>

Malavika started learning dance when she was 6 years old and had her [[Arangetram (dance)|Arangettam]] at [[Guruvayur Sreekrishna Temple]] three years later.<ref name="hindu1">{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/28/stories/2011022852320200.htm |title=Kerala / Thrissur News : Actor to present Bharathanatyam |date=28 February 2011 |access-date=8 April 2013 |archive-date=5 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305053021/http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/28/stories/2011022852320200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> She has learned under maestros such as [[Kalamandalam Kshemavathy]] and Kalamandalam Prasanna Unni. She is trained in [[Bharatanatyam]], [[Mohiniyattom]] and [[Kuchipudi]].<ref name="newindianexpress1"/>


==Career==
==Career==
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She participated at the Miss Kerala contest in 2009. At age 17, she was the youngest contestant that year.<ref name="DOB">{{cite news |title=21 contestants to vie for 'Miss Kerala' crown |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/21-contestants-to-vie-for-miss-kerala-crown/story-oXXEjxqREIDu1xvBFVy1oN.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=3 August 2009}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite web |last=Nayar |first=Parvathy S |date=11 June 2011 |title=Malavika Wales and her love for dance |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article434610.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094403/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article434610.ece |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=8 April 2013 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
[[File:Malavika Wales speaks in Jalachhayam award event-1.jpg|thumb|Malavika Wales speaks in [[Jalachhayam]] award event]]
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She participated at the Miss Kerala contest in 2009. At age 17, she was the youngest contestant that year.<ref name="DOB">{{cite news |title=21 contestants to vie for 'Miss Kerala' crown |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/21-contestants-to-vie-for-miss-kerala-crown/story-oXXEjxqREIDu1xvBFVy1oN.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=3 August 2009}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/>

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''.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> She starred in ''Nandeesha'' the Kannada remake of the Malayalam blockbuster, ''[[Thilakkam]]'', where she reprised [[Kavya Madhavan]]'s role.<ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite web |author=Parvathy S Nayar, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-18/news-and-interviews/32715368_1_mollywood-art-house-flick-reprises |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616045807/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-18/news-and-interviews/32715368_1_mollywood-art-house-flick-reprises |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2013 |title=Malavika reprises Kavya's role in her next! |date=18 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=8 April 2013}}</ref> She was then seen in ''[[My Fan Ramu]]'' and later in the art house flick, ''[[Aattakatha (2013 film)|Aattakatha]]'', where she played the Anglo-Indian daughter of a Kathakali artiste played by actor [[Vineeth]].<ref name="indiatimes2"/>


Malavika made her Tamil debut in ''[[Enna Satham Indha Neram]]'' in which she was seen as a teacher of deaf-mute students.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130923/entertainment-kollywood/article/%E2%80%98k%E2%80%99wood-more-comfortable%E2%80%99-malavika-wales |title='K'wood is more comfortable': Malavika Wales &#124; Deccan Chronicle |access-date=1 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194925/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130923/entertainment-kollywood/article/%E2%80%98k%E2%80%99wood-more-comfortable%E2%80%99-malavika-wales |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She has signed her first Telugu film{{Spaced ndash}}Dhaari, a triangular love story which will be directed by Sreenivas, starring Vishnu and Parameshwar which failed to see theatrical release.<ref name="indiatimes2"/> She is also working on two Tamil films: director Azhaguselva's ''[[Azhagumagan]]'',<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/270718/malavika-wales-plays-a-rural-belle.html |title=Malavika Wales plays a rural belle |date=27 July 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=15 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> 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 <ref name="hindu1"/>
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''.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> She starred in ''Nandeesha'' the Kannada remake of the Malayalam blockbuster, ''[[Thilakkam]]'', where she reprised [[Kavya Madhavan]]'s role.<ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite web |author=Parvathy S Nayar, TNN |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Malavika-reprises-Kavyas-role-in-her-next/articleshow/15016748.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616045807/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-18/news-and-interviews/32715368_1_mollywood-art-house-flick-reprises |url-status=live |archive-date=16 June 2013 |title=Malavika reprises Kavya's role in her next! |date=18 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=8 April 2013}}</ref> She was then seen in ''[[My Fan Ramu]]'' and later in the art house flick, ''[[Aattakatha (2013 film)|Aattakatha]]'', where she played the Anglo-Indian daughter of a Kathakali artiste played by actor [[Vineeth]].<ref name="indiatimes2"/>Malavika made her Tamil debut in ''[[Enna Satham Indha Neram]]'' in which she was seen as a teacher of deaf-mute students.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130923/entertainment-kollywood/article/%E2%80%98k%E2%80%99wood-more-comfortable%E2%80%99-malavika-wales |title='K'wood is more comfortable': Malavika Wales |access-date=1 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194925/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130923/entertainment-kollywood/article/%E2%80%98k%E2%80%99wood-more-comfortable%E2%80%99-malavika-wales |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Television debut and success===
===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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/malayalam/my-role-ponnu-established-me-as-an-actor-malavika/amp_articleshow/53826967.cms |title=My role Ponnu established me as an actor: Malavika |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/my-role-ponnu-established-me-as-an-actor-malavika/articleshow/53826967.cms |title=My role Ponnu established me as an actor: Malavika |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=24 August 2016 }}</ref>


She acted in ''[[Nandini (TV series)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/tamil/popular-supernatural-thriller-nandini-comes-to-an-end/amp_articleshow/67232309.cms |title=Popular supernatural thriller 'Nandini' comes to an end |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
She acted in ''[[Nandini (TV series)|Nandini]]'', a South Indian multilingual serial as Janaki (spirit) airing in Sun TV, Surya TV, Gemini TV and Udaya TV.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/popular-supernatural-thriller-nandini-comes-to-an-end/articleshow/67232309.cms |title=Popular supernatural thriller 'Nandini' comes to an end |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=24 December 2018 }}</ref>
She also acted in [[Ammuvinte Amma]] as Anupama along with [[Vinaya Prasad]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/malayalam/ammuvinte-amma-to-go-off-air/amp_articleshow/64989761.cms |title=Ammuvinte Amma to go off air |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> She is one of the popular lead actress in South Indian television industry. Now she is currently working in [[Manjil Virinja Poovu]] in [[Mazhavil Manorama]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/malayalam/watch-manjil-virinja-poovu-actress-malavika-wales-leaves-fans-impressed-with-her-groovy-moves/amp_articleshow/78056183.cms |title=Watch: Manjil Virinja Poovu actress Malavika Wales leaves fans impressed with her groovy moves |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
She also acted in [[Ammuvinte Amma]] as Anupama along with [[Vinaya Prasad]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/ammuvinte-amma-to-go-off-air/articleshow/64989761.cms |title=Ammuvinte Amma to go off air |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> She is one of the popular lead actress in South Indian television industry. Now she is currently working in [[Manjil Virinja Poovu]] in [[Mazhavil Manorama]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/watch-manjil-virinja-poovu-actress-malavika-wales-leaves-fans-impressed-with-her-groovy-moves/articleshow/78056183.cms |title=Watch: Manjil Virinja Poovu actress Malavika Wales leaves fans impressed with her groovy moves |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 September 2020 }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| 2011 || ''[[Innanu Aa Kalyanam]]'' || Neelima || Malayalam ||<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-innanu-aa-kalayanam-is-waste-of-time/20111205.htm | title=Review: Innanu Aa Kalayanam is a waste of time }}</ref>
| 2011 || ''[[Innanu Aa Kalyanam]]'' || Neelima || Malayalam ||<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-innanu-aa-kalayanam-is-waste-of-time/20111205.htm | title=Review: Innanu Aa Kalayanam is a waste of time }}</ref>
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| 2012 || ''[[Nandeesha]]'' || Kavya || [[Kannada]] ||
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| 2013 || ''[[My Fan Ramu]]'' || Shalini || Malayalam ||
| 2013 || ''[[My Fan Ramu]]'' || Shalini || Malayalam ||
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| 2013 || ''[[Aattakatha (2013 film)|Aattakatha]]'' || Maleena || Malayalam ||
| 2013 || ''[[Aattakatha (2013 film)|Aattakatha]]'' || Maleena || Malayalam ||
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| 2013 || ''Nandeesha'' || Kavya || [[Kannada]] ||
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| 2014 || ''[[Enna Satham Indha Neram]]'' || Meenakshi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
| 2014 || ''[[Enna Satham Indha Neram]]'' || Meenakshi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
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| 2018 || ''[[Azhagumagan]]'' ||Vasanthi || Tamil ||
| 2018 || ''[[Azhagumagan]]'' ||Vasanthi || Tamil ||
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| 2019 || ''[[Helen (2019 film)|Helen]]'' || Herself || Malayalam|| Archive footage <br/>Uncredited
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! Year !! Show !! Role !! Channel !! Language!!Notes!! Ref.
! Year !! Show !! Role !! Channel !! Language!!Notes!! Ref.
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| rowspan=2|2011 || ''Taste of Kerala'' || Celebrity Presenter || rowspan=2|[[Amrita TV]] || rowspan=3|[[Malayalam]] || ||
| rowspan=2|2011 || ''Taste of Kerala'' || Celebrity Presenter || rowspan=2|[[Amrita TV]] || rowspan=3|[[Malayalam]] ||Cookery show||
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| ''Super Star The Ultimate'' || Host || ||
| ''Super Star The Ultimate'' || Host || Music Reality show||
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| 2015–2016 || ''Ponnambili'' || Ponnambili ||[[Mazhavil Manorama]] || ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151130/entertainment-mollywood/article/malavika-trains-chenda-0 |title=Malavika trains in Chenda |date=December 2015}}</ref>
| 2015–2016 || ''Ponnambili'' || Ponnambili ||[[Mazhavil Manorama]] || ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151130/entertainment-mollywood/article/malavika-trains-chenda-0 |title=Malavika trains in Chenda |date=December 2015}}</ref>
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| [[Kannada]]
| [[Kannada]]
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| 2017–2018 || ''[[Ammuvinte Amma]]'' || Anupama || rowspan=2|Mazhavil Manorama || rowspan=2|Malayalam || ||<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/malayalam/ammuvinte-amma-to-go-off-air/amp_articleshow/64989761.cms |title=Ammuvinte Amma to go off air |work= Times of India|date=14 July 2018 }}</ref>
| 2017–2018 || ''[[Ammuvinte Amma]]'' || Anupama || rowspan=3|[[Mazhavil Manorama]]|| rowspan=3|[[Malayalam]] || ||<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/ammuvinte-amma-to-go-off-air/articleshow/64989761.cms |title=Ammuvinte Amma to go off air |work= Times of India|date=14 July 2018 }}</ref>
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| 2019–2023 || ''[[Manjil Virinja Poovu]]'' || Anjana Shankaran ||||
| 2019–present|| ''[[Manjil Virinja Poovu]]'' ||C.M. Anjana Shankaran [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] || ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/manjil-virinja-poovu-to-surprise-fans-with-a-new-twist-anjana-to-become-a-chief-minister/articleshow/93108445.cms|title='Manjil Virinja Poovu' to surprise fans with a new twist; Anjana to become a chief minister?|work=The Times of India|date=25 July 2022 }}</ref>
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====Special apperarances====
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! Year !! Show !! Role !! Channel !! Language!!Notes
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|2021||''[[Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri]]''||Host ||Episode 174 ( special appearance)||
| rowspan=2|2015|| ''[[Onnum Onnum Moonu|Onnum Onnum Moonu (Season 2)]]'' || rowspan=3| Guest || rowspan=5|[[Mazhavil Manorama]]|| rowspan=5|[[Malayalam]]||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/malayalam/ammuvinte-amma-team-to-visit-onnum-onnum-moonnu/amp_articleshow/59371560.cms |title='Ammuvinte Amma' team to visit 'Onnum Onnum Moonnu' |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
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|''Uggram Ujjwalam''||
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|Rowspan=2|2016|| ''[[D 4 Dance]]'' ||
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| ''[[Minute to Win It (Indian game show)|Minute to Win It]]'' || Contestant ||
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|2017||''Atham 10 Ruchi'' || Guest ||
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|rowspan=2|2018||''Nandhini Kudumbam''|| Herself || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Tamil ||
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|''[[Onnum Onnum Moonu|Onnum Onnum Moonu (Season 3)]]''|| rowspan=2| Guest ||rowspan=5|Mazhavil Manorama || rowspan=5|Malayalam ||
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| 2020|| ''[[Onnum Onnum Moonu|Onnum Onnum Moonu (Season 4)]] '' ||
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|Rowspan=3|2021||''[[Udan Panam|Udan Panam 3.0]]''||Contestant||
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|''Atham 10 Ruchi'' || Guest ||
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|''Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri''||Host ||Episode 174
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==Awards==
[[File:Malavika Wales receives Jalachhayam award.jpg|thumb|right|Malavika receiving Best Actress Award]]
*2016{{Spaced ndash}}Manappuram{{Spaced ndash}}Minnale TV Awards Best Television Actor (Female) 2016 (for Ponnambili)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Manappuram-Minnale-awards-announced/2016/06/05/article3466793.ece |title=Manappuram Minnale awards announced |access-date=25 August 2016 |archive-date=26 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826165306/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Manappuram-Minnale-awards-announced/2016/06/05/article3466793.ece |url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Indian female classical dancers]]
[[Category:Indian female classical dancers]]
[[Category:Performers of Indian classical dance]]
[[Category:Bharatanatyam exponents]]
[[Category:Bharatanatyam exponents]]
[[Category:Mohiniyattam exponents]]
[[Category:Mohiniyattam exponents]]

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Malavika Wales

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 is one of the popular lead actress in South Indian television industry. Now she is currently working in Manjil Virinja Poovu in Mazhavil Manorama.[11]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Language Notes
2010 Malarvaadi Arts Club Geethu Malayalam Debut film
2011 Makaramanju Unknown Malayalam Uncredited Role
2011 Innanu Aa Kalyanam Neelima Malayalam [12]
2012 Nandeesha Kavya Kannada
2013 My Fan Ramu Shalini Malayalam
2013 Aattakatha Maleena Malayalam
2014 Enna Satham Indha Neram Meenakshi Tamil
2014 Arasuvai Arasan Anju Tamil
2018 Azhagumagan Vasanthi Tamil

Television

Year Show Role Channel Language Notes Ref.
2011 Taste of Kerala Celebrity Presenter Amrita TV Malayalam Cookery show
Super Star The Ultimate Host Music Reality show
2015–2016 Ponnambili Ponnambili Mazhavil Manorama [13]
2017–2018 Nandini Janaki / Seetha Sun TV Tamil Dual role [14]
2017–2019 Kannada
2017–2018 Ammuvinte Amma Anupama Mazhavil Manorama Malayalam [15]
2019–2023 Manjil Virinja Poovu Anjana Shankaran
2021 Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri Host Episode 174 ( special appearance)

References

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