Malavika Wales is an Indian actress. She made her acting debut in Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010).[1] [2] [3]
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]
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]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Malarvaadi Arts Club | Geethu | Debut film | |
| 2011 | Makaramanju | Unknown | Malayalam | Uncredited Role |
| 2011 | Innanu Aa Kalyanam | Neelima | Malayalam | [12] |
| 2012 | Nandeesha | Kavya | ||
| 2013 | My Fan Ramu | Shalini | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | Aattakatha | Maleena | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | Enna Satham Indha Neram | Meenakshi | ||
| 2014 | Arasuvai Arasan | Anju | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Azhagumagan | Vasanthi | Tamil | |
| Year | Show | Role | Channel | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Taste of Kerala | Celebrity Presenter | Cookery show | |||
| Super Star The Ultimate | Host | Music Reality show | ||||
| 2015–2016 | Ponnambili | Ponnambili | [13] | |||
| 2017–2018 | Nandini | Janaki / Seetha | Tamil | Dual role | [14] | |
| 2017–2019 | Kannada | |||||
| 2017–2018 | Ammuvinte Amma | Anupama | Mazhavil Manorama | [15] | ||
| 2019–2023 | Manjil Virinja Poovu | Anjana Shankaran | ||||
| 2021 | Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri | Host | Episode 174 (special appearance) |