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Malavika
Born
Shweta Konnur Menon[1]

(1979-07-19) 19 July 1979 (age 45)[2][3]
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India[4]
OccupationActress
Years active1999–2009 2022
Spouse
Sumesh Menon
​
(m. 2007)​
[5][6]

Shweta Konnur Menon (born 19 July 1979), known by her stage name Malavika, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films and a few Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films.[7][8]

Personal life

Malavika’s birth name is Shweta Konnur. She was born to Aishwarya and Brigadier Jayvibhav Konnur in Bengaluru. Malavika married Sumesh in March 2007. The couple was blessed with a baby boy on November 26th, 2008, in Mumbai.[9]

Career

Malavika shot to fame at the age of 19, with her debut in the Tamil movie Unnai Thedi with Ajith Kumar directed by Sundar C.. The film went on to become a major blockbuster, it was released in 1999. She again was cast alongside Ajith in the film Anandha Poongatre. She showed her acting skills in the film Rojavanam, which established her as an actress and left her with three hits from three films. But her fame was short lived with the film Pooparika Varugirom. The cast even included Sivaji Ganesan, but it was still a flop.[10]

After a series of hit films came to her downfall and from 2000 to 2003 all her film failed at the box-office except Vetri Kodi Kattu and Seenu. She returned with Suriya in Perazhagan in a song. In 2004, she had the opportunity to star alongside Kamal Haasan in Vasool Raja MBBS. After, she was cast in the film Chandramukhi (2005). Later in that year, she ventured into Bollywood again and acted in C U at 9. She gave her best performance in the Tamil film Thiruttu Payale in 2006. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru Indru Naalai (musical). In 2007, she appeared in supporting roles like Vyapari, Thirumagan, Sabari, Manikanda and Naan Avanillai. After, she has mostly seen in guest appearance roles like Kuruvi (2008), Aayudham Seivom (2008) and Aarupadai (2009). She worked in all the South Indian film in her decade long career. In 2022, Malavika returned to the film industry nearly after a decade with the film Golmaal directed by Sundar C..[11]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
1999 Unnai Thedi Malavika Tamil Debut film
Anandha Poongatre Divya Tamil
Rojavanam Sindhu Tamil
Pooparika Varugirom Priya Tamil
Chora Chittha Chora Kannada
2000 Chala Bagundi Seetha Telugu
Vetri Kodi Kattu Amudha Tamil
Seenu Geetha Tamil
2001 Deevinchandi Swetha Telugu
Subhakaryam Telugu
Navvuthu Bathakalira Dr Sandhya Telugu
Lovely Nivedha Mahadevan Tamil
2002 Priyanesthama Telugu
Phantom Pailey Sathi Malayalam
2003 Darna Mana Hai Neha Hindi
Neenandre Ishta Kannada
2004 Perazhagan Dream bride Tamil Guest appearance
Vasool Raja MBBS Priya Tamil
Apparao Driving School Mahalakshmi Telugu
2005 Ayya Chelladurai's ex-fiancée Tamil
Chandramukhi Priya Tamil
Naina Khemi Hindi
C U at 9 Kim / Juliet Hindi
2006 Pasa Kiligal Priya Tamil
Chithiram Pesuthadi Tamil Guest appearance
Thiruttu Payale Roopini Tamil
Kaivantha Kalai Tamil Guest appearance
2007 Vyapari Model Tamil
Thirumagan Myna Tamil
Sabari Doctoral student Tamil
Manikanda Tamil
Maya Kannadi Herself Tamil Guest appearance
Naan Avanillai Rekha Vignesh Tamil
Arputha Theevu Malayalam Guest appearance; In Tamil dubbed version
Machakaaran Herself Tamil Guest appearance
2008 Singakutty Herself Tamil Guest appearance
Kattuviriyan Tamil
Kuruvi Herself Tamil Guest appearance
Aayudham Seivom Herself Tamil Guest appearance
2009 Aarupadai Tamil Guest appearance
2022 Golmaal Mangamma Tamil Filming

References

  1. ^ "Celebrity Speak". Rediff. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Shweta Konnur Menon". Twitter. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ Gahlaut, Kanika (26 May 2003). "Shock and sensuality". India Today. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Shweta Konnur". British Film Institute. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  5. ^ Padukone, Chaitanya (11 February 2007). "March wedding for Shweta Konnur". DNA. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Malavika weds Sumesh". Sify. 8 March 2007. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Malavika plays lead role in Hindi film 'See you at 9'". The Hindu. 23 June 2005. Archived from the original on 8 January 2008.
  8. ^ Malavika Biography Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/malavika/biography.html
  10. ^ https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/malavika/biography.html
  11. ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/malavika-to-join-the-cast-of-sundar-cs-next-film/articleshow/90621197.cms
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