Malavika Nair

Malavika Nair Biography

Malavika Nair is a south Indian actress who works in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. Malayalam movie - Black Butterfly (2013) was her major role, followed by Cuckoo (2014) and Yevade Subramanyam (2015). She played small roles in - Ustad Hotel, Karmayodha and Puthiya Theerangal all released in 2012. She played a noted role in 2014 release – Pakida.

She was born in 1996 to Malayali parents in New Delhi. Very soon her parents shifted to Kochi, where she started her schooling. Once again her family shifted to Delhi where she completed her schooling at DAV school. She started a career in modelling quite at a younger age and also appeared in Mohan Sithara’s music video, "Rithukkal". She got her film roles at the age of 13, and she played Ummama's adolescence in Ustad Hotel.

Rajaputra Ranjith’s teenage story – Black Butterfly was her first full-fledged role where she played one among the four teenagers. The movie was a remake of Tamil movie, Vazhakku Enn 18/9 and impressed by her acting skills, its director Balaji Sakthivel, suggested her name to director Raju Murugan. That’s how she got her first Tamil Film – Cuckoo. She was paired opposite Dhanush and playing a blind girl, she won audience’ hearts as well as critics’. She attended a 7-day workshop where she got opportunity to interact with blind kids. This role helped her to bag Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress 2014, apart from many new awards as a newcomer.

In 2015, she made her debut to Telugu film industry. She was paired opposite Nani in Yevade Subramanyam and received rave reviews from critics. Vidya Balan and Aamir Khan are her favourite actors in Bollywood. Yet she is not comfortable in working in Bollywood with glamorous roles. She loves to pair with Fahadh Faasil in Malayalam.

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Updated: November 07, 2015