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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Bhama
| name = Bhama
| image =
| image = Bhama.JPG
| caption =
| birthname = Rekitha
| birth_name = Rekhitha R. Kurup
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|05|23}}<ref>http://www.manoramaonline.com/advt/movie/bhama-birthday/quickinfo.htm/</ref>
| birth_place = [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India
| Height = 5'3"
| occupation = Actress
| birth_place = Manarkadu, [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]]
| other names = Bhama Kurup
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| years active = 2007–2019
| yearsactive = 2007 - Present
| height_cm =
| parents = Rajendra Kurup
| spouse =
| spouse =
| children = 1
| domesticpartner =
| parents = Rajendran Kurup<br/>Shylaja
| website =
}}
}}


'''Bhama''' ({{lang-ml|ഭാമ}}; born '''Rekhita''' on 23 May 1988) is an Indian film actress, who has mainly appeared in Malayalam films. She debuted in 2007 through ''Nivedyam'' directed by [[A. K. Lohithadas]].
'''Rekhitha R. Kurup''', better known by her stage name '''Bhamaa''', is an Indian former actress who predominantly appeared in [[Malayalam]] and [[Kannada]]-language films. She made her cinematic debut in 2007 with the Malayalam film ''Nivedyam'', directed by [[A. K. Lohithadas]] and had acted in over 41 films.

==Personal life==
Bhama is the youngest daughter of Rajendra Kurup & Shylaja. She has two elder sisters, Reshmitha R. Kurup and Renjitha R. Kurup.

Bhama did her schooling at St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, [[Manarcad]] and Infant Jesus Bethany Covent Girl's Higher Secondary School, [[Manarcad]]. She pursued a bachelor's in Sociology by correspondence course.<ref>{{cite journal |title=ml:മലയാളത്തിന്റെ ഭാമസൗന്ദര്യത്തിനും പ്രണയമുണ്ട് |issue=February 2013 |language=ml |pages=12, 13, 14}}</ref>

In January 2020 Bhama married Arun and in May 2024 announced she is a single-parent mother living with her daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=Actress Bhama reveals she is 'single mother', drops pics with daughter |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/actress-bhama-reveals-that-she-is-a-single-mother-1.9540170 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=English.Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Bhama is from Manarkadu near Kottayam. She is the daughter of late Rajendra Kurup. She has two sisters, both elder to her. Her mother is a housewife. Before her entry into the film industry, she was the host of a show on Kairali TV titled ''Thaali''. She has also acted in a Christian devotional album. Director Lohithadas, whom she considers her Mentor/Guru cast her in ''Nivedyam'', her first movie.<ref>[http://www.window2india.com/cms/content/article11092007.jsp?aid=1209 window2india.com: Interview]</ref> Her second film was ''Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan'' directed by [[Vinayan]], in which she was cast opposite [[Manikuttan]]. She paired with [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] in ''Cycle'' directed by [[Johny Antony]].
Before she entered into the film industry, she was the host of a show on Surya TV titled ''Thaali''. She has also acted in a Christian devotional album. Director Lohithadas selected her as her first movie's lead heroine in Nivedyam. Her second film was ''Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan'', directed by [[Vinayan]], in which she was cast opposite [[Manikuttan]]. She paired with [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] in ''Cycle'' directed by [[Johny Antony]].

Bhama said that until 2011, she was getting the same kind of roles in Malayalam. She started taking up Kannada film offers, after which she started getting fresh and interesting characters in Malayalam.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Finally-Im-getting-my-due-in-Malayalam-Bhamaa/articleshow/21858576.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Finally, I'm getting my due in Malayalam: Bhamaa |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=2 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102104215/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Finally-Im-getting-my-due-in-Malayalam-Bhamaa/articleshow/21858576.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> She acted in Sohanlal's ''[[Kadhaveedu]]'' in which she played the heroine in [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]'s segment, and her character was that of a modern girl, a media person, who is smart and energetic. She had a small but significant role in Vinod Vijayan's segment of ''[[D Company (film)|D Company]]'', ''Day of Judgement'', featuring Fahadh Faasil where she played a psycho and wore no make-up.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Finally-Im-getting-my-due-in-Malayalam-Bhamaa/articleshow/21858576.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Finally, I'm getting my due in Malayalam: Bhamaa |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-date=2 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102104215/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Finally-Im-getting-my-due-in-Malayalam-Bhamaa/articleshow/21858576.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, she had five Malayalam releases. She played a Christian housewife in Rakesh Gopan's ''[[100 Degree Celsius]]'' and was seen as a 15-year-old mother in Vinod Mankara's ''Ottamandaram''.<ref>Radhika C Pillai (18 May 2014) [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/I-am-on-the-right-track-Bhamaa/articleshow/35296278.cms I am on the right track: Bhamaa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923235057/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/I-am-on-the-right-track-Bhamaa/articleshow/35296278.cms |date=23 September 2017 }}. ''Times of India''. Retrieved 18 May 2014.</ref> In her only non-Malayalam release of the year, the Tamil-English biographical film ''[[Ramanujan (film)|Ramanujan]]'' based on the mathematician [[Srinivasa Ramanujan]], she played the role of Janakiammal, Ramanujan's wife.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/geminis-grandson-to-play-lead-in-ramanujan-biopic/article4666422.ece |location=Chennai, India |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |work=The Hindu |title=Gemini's grandson to play lead in Ramanujan biopic |date=29 April 2013 |access-date=29 April 2013 |archive-date=1 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501164057/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/geminis-grandson-to-play-lead-in-ramanujan-biopic/article4666422.ece |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article565480.ece |title=Bhama discards village belle image |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=14 July 2012 |access-date=10 July 2016 |archive-date=17 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817011138/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article565480.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Playback singing===
Bhama has occasionally worked as a playback singer as well. She had reportedly sung the song "Kannil Kannil", composed by [[Rahul Raj]] for a film titled ''Bike'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/38797.html |title=Bhama turns Playback singer – Malayalam Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |date=26 May 2008 |access-date=25 January 2012 |archive-date=9 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709061606/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/38797.html |url-status=live}}</ref> however, the film was canceled and the song remains unreleased. She lent her voice for the devotional album ''Maaya Madhavam'' (2009),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/50520.html |title=Bhama turns a singer – Malayalam Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |date=5 October 2009 |access-date=25 January 2012 |archive-date=12 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712122522/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/50520.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and has sung the title song for the upcoming children's film ''Meow Meow Karimppoocha''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jiji Ann Cherian DC Kochi |title=Bhama, the girl next door |date=15 January 2012 |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/bhama-girl-next-door-877 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=25 January 2012 |archive-date=17 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117233738/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/bhama-girl-next-door-877 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She did voice over for the short film named Pacha directed by Sarayu.
She has sung a song in the movie [[100 Degree Celsius]] along with other heroines [[Ananya (actress)|Ananya]], [[Meghana Raj]], and [[Shwetha Menon]].<ref name="100 celsius">{{cite news |last1=V.P |first1=Nicy |title='100 Degree Celsius' Starring Meghana Raj, Bhama, Shwetha Menon to Hit Theatres This Week |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/100-degree-celsius-starring-meghana-raj-bhama-shwetha-menon-hit-theatres-this-week-610639 |access-date=15 June 2021 |work=ibtimes.co.in |date=6 October 2014 |ref=Malayalam film "100 degree Celsius" starring Shwetha Menon, Bhama, Meghana Raj, Ananya and Haritha Parokod is all set for release. |language=en}}</ref><ref name="celsius">{{cite news |last1=Sreekumar |first1=Priya |title=100 degree celsius going all over |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150928/entertainment-mollywood/article/100-degree-celsius-going-all-over |access-date=15 June 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=29 September 2015 |language=en}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
*2007 – [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Star Pair|Asianet Film Award for Best Star Pair Award]], ''[[Nivedyam (2007 film)|Nivedyam]]'' (shared with [[Vinu Mohan]])<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article1178059.ece |title=Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News: Ujala-Asianet film awards announced |work=The Hindu |date=13 January 2008 |location=Chennai, India |access-date=10 July 2016 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012010220/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Ujala-Asianet-film-awards-announced/article15142929.ece |url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2007 - [[Asianet Film Awards]]- [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Star Pair|Best Star Pair Award]], ''Nivedyam''
*2007 – [[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]] Memorial Film Award for Best Newcomer – ''Nivedyam''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article1944115.ece |title=Kerala / Kollam News: Sathyan memorial film awards announced |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=7 November 2007 |location=Chennai, India |access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref>
* 2007 - Best Newcomer - (''Nivedyam'') [[Sathyaneshan Nadar|Sathyan]] Memorial Film Awards
*2007 – Film Critics Award for Best Newcomer – ''Nivedyam''<ref>{{cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-01-31/news/28412366_1_playback-singer-special-award-critics-awards |title='Ore Kadal', 'Thaniye' share critics award for best film |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=31 January 2008 |access-date=25 January 2012 |archive-date=16 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216094445/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-01-31/news/28412366_1_playback-singer-special-award-critics-awards |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2007 - best Newcomer - Nivedyam - FILM CRITICS AWARD
*2007 – Ala Award for Best Actress – ''Nivedyam''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/17/stories/2008011750200200.htm |title=Kerala / Kozhikode News: 'Thaniye' bags Ala award |date=17 January 2008 |location=Chennai, India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602190616/http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/17/stories/2008011750200200.htm |archive-date=2 June 2008 |access-date=25 January 2012 |url-status=dead |work=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref>
* 2007 - Best Newcomer - Nivedyam - ALA AWARD
*2007 – Vanitha Nippon Award for Best Newcomer – ''Nivedyam''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/36410.html |title=Vanitha awards for Mammootty, Meera Jasmine – Malayalam Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |date=7 February 2008 |access-date=25 January 2012 |archive-date=12 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712113252/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/36410.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2007 - Best Newcomer - Nivedyam - VANITHA NIPPON AWARD
*2009 – Mathrubhumi-Amritha Award for Best Screen Pair – ''[[Ivar Vivahitharayal]]'' (shared with [[Jayasurya]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amritatv.com/mafa/award.html |title=Welcome to Amrita TV |publisher=[[Amrita TV]] |access-date=25 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216042002/http://www.amritatv.com/mafa/award.html |archive-date=16 December 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2008 - Best screen pair - Cycle - AMMA AWARD,DUBAI
* 2009 - Best screen pair - [[Ivar Vivahitharayal]] - MATHRUBHUMI,AMRITHA AWARD


==Filimography==
==Filmography==
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{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|2007 || ''[[Nivedyam]]'' || Sathya Bhama || [[Malayalam]] ||
| rowspan="2" | 2007 || ''Nivedyam'' || Sathya Bhama || rowspan="4" | [[Malayalam]]|| Malayalam Debut |Malayalam debut
|-
| ''[[Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan]]'' || Indhu || Malayalam ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Cycle (film)|Cycle]]'' || Annie || Malayalam ||
| ''[[Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan]]'' || Indhu ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008 || ''[[Ellam Avan Seyal]]'' || Chinthamani || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
| rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''[[Cycle (2008 film)|Cycle]]'' || Annie ||
|-
|-
| ''[[One Way Ticket (2008 film)|One Way Ticket]]'' || Sunanda || Malayalam ||
| ''[[One Way Ticket (2008 film)|One Way Ticket]]'' || Sunanda ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Ellam Avan Seyal]]'' || Chinthamani || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||Tamil debut
| rowspan="3"|2009 || ''[[Colours (2009 film)|Colors]]'' || Pooja || Malayalam ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2009 || ''Swapnangalil Haisal Mary''|| Haisal Mary|| rowspan="9" |Malayalam||
| ''[[Ivar Vivahitharayal]]'' || Kavya || Malayalam ||
|-
|-
| ''Kannerinu Madhuram'' || Subhadra||
| ''[[Oru Black And White Kudumbam]]'' || Minnu || Malayalam ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="6"|2010 || ''[[Sakudumbam Shyamala]]'' || Nandana || Malayalam ||
| ''[[Colours (film)|Colours]]'' || Pooja ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Neelambari]]'' || Parvathy || Malayalam ||
| ''[[Ivar Vivahitharayal]]'' || Kavya ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Khilafath]]'' || Amina || Malayalam ||
| ''[[Oru Black and White Kudumbam]]'' || Minnu ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Koottukar]]'' || Aswathy || Malayalam ||
| rowspan="5" | 2010 || ''[[Sakudumbam Shyamala]]'' || Nandana ||
|-
|-
| ''[[College Days]]'' || Athira || Malayalam ||
| ''Neelambari'' || Parvathy ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Modalasala]]'' || || [[Kannada]] ||
| ''[[Koottukar (2010 film)|Koottukar]]'' || Aswathy ||
|-
|-
| ''College Days'' || Athira ||
| rowspan="5"|2011 || ''[[Janapriyan]]'' || || Malayalam || <ref>http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8552/malayalam/janapriyan/index.htm</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Manchivadu]]'' || || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Filming
| ''[[Modalasala]]'' || Deepu || [[Kannada]] ||Kannada debut
|-
|-
| ''[[Sevar Kodi]]'' || || Tamil || Filming
| rowspan="5" | 2011 || ''[[Janapriyan]]'' || Meera || rowspan="3" | Malayalam ||
|-
|-
| [[Sevens (film)]] || ||Malayalam||
| ''[[Sevenes]]'' || Gowri ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Swapnangalil Haizel Mary]]'' || Haizel Mary || Malayalam || Not yet released
| ''[[Swapna Sanchari]]'' || Aswathi (Achu) ||
|-
|2011|| [[Shyloo]] || Shaileshwari || Kannada || remake of MYNAA
|-
|-
| ''Manchivadu'' || Indu || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||Telugu debut
|2011 || swapna sanchari(film) || Lakshmi ||malayalam
|-
|-
| ''[[Shyloo]]'' || Shaileshwari (Shyloo) || Kannada ||
|-

| rowspan="4" | 2012 || ''[[Sevarkkodi]]'' || Valli || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Husbands in Goa]]'' || Abhirami || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Ondu Kshanadalli]]'' || Divya || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[101 Weddings]]'' || Rukhiya || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2013 || ''[[Auto Raja (2013 film)|Auto Raja]]'' || Radha/Rani || rowspan="3" | Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Barfi (film)|Barfi]]'' || Kushi ||
|-
| ''[[Appayya (film)|Appayya]]'' || Gowri ||
|-
| ''[[D Company (2013 film)|D Company]]'' || Jeena || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Ambara]]'' || Arundhathi || Kannada ||
|-
| ''[[Kadhaveedu]]'' || Jeena || rowspan="3" | Malayalam ||<ref>{{cite news |author=Priya Sreekumar |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130517/entertainment-mollywood/article/village-belle-glam-doll |title=Village belle to glam doll |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=17 May 2013 |access-date=10 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005142900/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130517/entertainment-mollywood/article/village-belle-glam-doll |archive-date=5 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2014 || ''[[Konthayum Poonoolum]]'' || Amritha ||
|-
| ''[[Naku Penta Naku Taka]]'' || Shubha ||
|-
| ''[[Ramanujan (film)|Ramanujan]]'' || Janakiammal Ramanujan || English/Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[100 Degree Celsius]]'' || Nancy || rowspan="3" | Malayalam ||
|-
| ''Ottamandaram'' || Kala ||
|-
| ''[[Mathai Kuzhappakkaranalla]]'' || Annamma ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Arjuna (film)|Arjuna]]'' || Piya Arjuna|| Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016|| ''[[Maalgudi Days]]'' ||Janet || rowspan="2" | Malayalam||
|-
|''[[Marupadi]]''|| Sarah||
|-
|2017 || ''[[Raaga (film)|Raaga]]''|| Anu ||Kannada||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2018|| ''Khilafath'' || Amina|| Malayalam ||
|}

==Television==
*'' Greet n gift'' (Cabinet)
*''Thaali'' ([[Surya TV]])
*''Kerala Samajam'' ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]) - 2019
*''Comedy Stars'' ([[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]])
*''Star Magic'' (Flowers)
*''Top Singer'' (Flowers)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 22:41, 21 October 2024

Bhama
Born
Rekhitha R. Kurup

Kottayam, Kerala, India
Other namesBhama Kurup
OccupationActress
Years active2007–2019
Children1
Parent(s)Rajendran Kurup
Shylaja

Rekhitha R. Kurup, better known by her stage name Bhamaa, is an Indian former actress who predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Kannada-language films. She made her cinematic debut in 2007 with the Malayalam film Nivedyam, directed by A. K. Lohithadas and had acted in over 41 films.

Personal life

[edit]

Bhama is the youngest daughter of Rajendra Kurup & Shylaja. She has two elder sisters, Reshmitha R. Kurup and Renjitha R. Kurup.

Bhama did her schooling at St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Manarcad and Infant Jesus Bethany Covent Girl's Higher Secondary School, Manarcad. She pursued a bachelor's in Sociology by correspondence course.[1]

In January 2020 Bhama married Arun and in May 2024 announced she is a single-parent mother living with her daughter.[2]

Career

[edit]

Before she entered into the film industry, she was the host of a show on Surya TV titled Thaali. She has also acted in a Christian devotional album. Director Lohithadas selected her as her first movie's lead heroine in Nivedyam. Her second film was Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan, directed by Vinayan, in which she was cast opposite Manikuttan. She paired with Vineeth Sreenivasan in Cycle directed by Johny Antony.

Bhama said that until 2011, she was getting the same kind of roles in Malayalam. She started taking up Kannada film offers, after which she started getting fresh and interesting characters in Malayalam.[3] She acted in Sohanlal's Kadhaveedu in which she played the heroine in M. T. Vasudevan Nair's segment, and her character was that of a modern girl, a media person, who is smart and energetic. She had a small but significant role in Vinod Vijayan's segment of D Company, Day of Judgement, featuring Fahadh Faasil where she played a psycho and wore no make-up.[4]

In 2014, she had five Malayalam releases. She played a Christian housewife in Rakesh Gopan's 100 Degree Celsius and was seen as a 15-year-old mother in Vinod Mankara's Ottamandaram.[5] In her only non-Malayalam release of the year, the Tamil-English biographical film Ramanujan based on the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, she played the role of Janakiammal, Ramanujan's wife.[6][7]

Playback singing

[edit]

Bhama has occasionally worked as a playback singer as well. She had reportedly sung the song "Kannil Kannil", composed by Rahul Raj for a film titled Bike;[8] however, the film was canceled and the song remains unreleased. She lent her voice for the devotional album Maaya Madhavam (2009),[9] and has sung the title song for the upcoming children's film Meow Meow Karimppoocha.[10] She did voice over for the short film named Pacha directed by Sarayu. She has sung a song in the movie 100 Degree Celsius along with other heroines Ananya, Meghana Raj, and Shwetha Menon.[11][12]

Awards

[edit]

Filmography

[edit]
Year Film Role Language Notes
2007 Nivedyam Sathya Bhama Malayalam Malayalam debut
Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan Indhu
2008 Cycle Annie
One Way Ticket Sunanda
Ellam Avan Seyal Chinthamani Tamil Tamil debut
2009 Swapnangalil Haisal Mary Haisal Mary Malayalam
Kannerinu Madhuram Subhadra
Colours Pooja
Ivar Vivahitharayal Kavya
Oru Black and White Kudumbam Minnu
2010 Sakudumbam Shyamala Nandana
Neelambari Parvathy
Koottukar Aswathy
College Days Athira
Modalasala Deepu Kannada Kannada debut
2011 Janapriyan Meera Malayalam
Sevenes Gowri
Swapna Sanchari Aswathi (Achu)
Manchivadu Indu Telugu Telugu debut
Shyloo Shaileshwari (Shyloo) Kannada
2012 Sevarkkodi Valli Tamil
Husbands in Goa Abhirami Malayalam
Ondu Kshanadalli Divya Kannada
101 Weddings Rukhiya Malayalam
2013 Auto Raja Radha/Rani Kannada
Barfi Kushi
Appayya Gowri
D Company Jeena Malayalam
Ambara Arundhathi Kannada
Kadhaveedu Jeena Malayalam [19]
2014 Konthayum Poonoolum Amritha
Naku Penta Naku Taka Shubha
Ramanujan Janakiammal Ramanujan English/Tamil
100 Degree Celsius Nancy Malayalam
Ottamandaram Kala
Mathai Kuzhappakkaranalla Annamma
2015 Arjuna Piya Arjuna Kannada
2016 Maalgudi Days Janet Malayalam
Marupadi Sarah
2017 Raaga Anu Kannada
2018 Khilafath Amina Malayalam

Television

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  • Greet n gift (Cabinet)
  • Thaali (Surya TV)
  • Kerala Samajam (Asianet) - 2019
  • Comedy Stars (Asianet)
  • Star Magic (Flowers)
  • Top Singer (Flowers)

References

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