| Avantika Mohan | |
| Birth Name: | Priyanka Mohan |
| Birth Place: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Actress, model, dancer |
| Years Active: | 2012–present |
Priyanka Mohan, better known by her stage name Avantika Mohan[1] is an Indian actress and model. She made her feature film debut with Yakshi – Faithfully Yours and later earned popularity through the TV series Athmasakhi.[2]
Avanthika Mohan was born and brought up in Dubai. Her parents are from Calicut.[3] She returned to Kerala to pursue a modelling career and won the Miss Malabar 2011 title[4] and also the subtitle Miss Perfect 2010. She is a dancer and had taken training for it. After winning the beauty pageant, she began to receive acting offers and decided to enter the film industry.[3]
She made her debut in the 2012 experimental film Yakshi – Faithfully Yours,[2] directed by Abhiram Suresh Unnithan, featuring all newcomers in the lead roles.[5] The film saw Avanthika playing the titular character of a "snake ghost" named Nagayakshi, a snake who turns into a woman after coming to the planet.[6] In 2013, she was part of the Malayalam comedy flick Mr Bean- The Laugh Riot,[7] after which she was seen in Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi.[2] [8] She next played a lead role in crocodile love story. She made her Tamil film debut with the horror film Aalamaram (2014).[2] [9] Her next releases were Vundile Manchi Kalam Mundu Munduna, her first Telugu film,[10] and debutant director Shyam Mohan's thriller 8:20 released and the movie went on well she got good appreciation for her performance from the Critics and the audiences.[11] She had signed film Male Baruva Munna, an Oriya movie and a Hindi movie directed by Samagra Ganesh is based on a true story. She has also signed Rajavin Parvai Raniyin Pakkam, to be directed by Azhagu Raj.[12]
Avanthika married Anil Kumar Kainth in 2017.[13] The couple has a son Rudraunsh Kainth.[14] [15]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Yakshi – Faithfully Yours | Nagayakshi | ||
| 2013 | Mr Bean | Neetha | Malayalam | |
| Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi | Fatima | Malayalam | ||
| Crocodile Love Story | Nithya | Malayalam | ||
| 2014 | Aalamaram | Malarkodi | [16] | |
| Vundile Manchi Kalam Mundu Munduna | Ujjwala | |||
| 8 : 20 | Ruchi | Malayalam | [17] | |
| 2016 | Preethiyalli Sahaja | [18] | ||
| 2018 | Rajavin Paarvai Raniyin Pakkam | Avantika | Tamil | [19] |
| 2019 | Gara | Akasmika | Kannada | |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Channel | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | Shivakami | Shivakami | Malayalam | Surya TV | ||
| 2016–2018 | Athmasakhi | Dr. Nanditha / Indu | Mazhavil Manorama | Replaced by Divya Binu | [20] | |
| 2016 | Raaja Raani | Shailaja | Telugu | MAA TV | [21] | |
| 2019-2020 | Priyapettaval | Dr. Uma | Mazhavil Manorama | Replaced by Sreelaya | [22] [23] | |
| 2021–2023 | Thoovalsparsham | Sreya Nandini IPS | Malayalam | Asianet | [24] [25] | |
| 2021 | Start Music Season 3 | Herself | Asianet | Participant | [26] | |
| 2022 | Asianet Super Challenge | Herself | Malayalam | Asianet | Participant | |
| 2022 | Mounaragam | Shreya | Malayalam | Asianet | Guest appearance | |
| 2022 | Comedy Stars Season 3 | Herself | Malayalam | Asianet | Guest appearance | [27] |
| 2022 | Start Music Season 4 | Herself | Asianet | Participant | ||
| 2022 | Koodevide | Shreya | Malayalam | Asianet | Guest appearance | |
| 2023–present | Manimuthu | Kavya | Mazhavil Manorama |