Malvika Nair | |
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 Nair in 2021 | |
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| Alma mater | B.A Social ScienceSt Francis College for Women,Hyderabad and M.S PhilosophyUniversity of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Malvika Nair is an Indian actress who mainly appears inTelugu andMalayalam films. Nair's notable works includeBlack Butterfly (2013),Cuckoo (2014),Yevade Subramanyam (2015),Taxiwaala (2018),Modern Love Hyderabad (2022) andKrishnam Pranaya Sakhi (2024).
Malvika Nair was born inDelhi in a Malayali family. Her family soon moved toKerala and she attended theToc-H Public School inVyttila,Kochi,[1] before returning toNew Delhi, where she continued her studies atDAV Sreshtha Vihar.[2][3] She is a graduate fromSt Francis College for Women inBegumpet,Hyderabad. She has a master's degree in philosophy fromUniversity of Edinburgh.[4]
While studying, Nair modelled, appearing in various advertisements as well as theMohan Sithara-directed music video, "Rithukkal". She subsequently began to receive acting offers and eventually entered the film industry at age 13.[5] In her first few films she had minor supporting or cameo roles; inUstad Hotel, she made a brief appearance in a song sequence,[6] while inPuthiya Theerangal andKarmayodha she played the daughter ofNedumudi Venu andMohanlal's characters, respectively.[2] Her first major role was as Reena, a house maid who faces anacid attack, in the Malayalam drama filmBlack Butterfly (2013), a remake ofVazhakku Enn 18/9.[7]
After watching her performance inBlack Butterfly,Balaji Sakthivel, director of its original version, was impressed and recommended aspiring directorRaju Murugan to cast her in his romantic drama filmCuckoo (2014).[2] She portrayed an independent blind girl in the film and prior to the shoot, attended a workshop where she interacted with blind people.[8] Pairing alongsideDinesh, Malavika portrayed Sudhanthirakodi and won critical acclaim for her portrayal. Behindwoods noted her as "effectuated excellence", while Sify.com's review stated she was "superb" and that she "lives the role".[9][10] Her performance was subsequently rewarded with theFilmfare Award for Best Actress,Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress[citation needed] as well as the SICA Award for Best Newcomer and the Vikatan Award for Best Actress.[11] Prior toCuckoo, she had a Malayalam release,Pakida, in which she portrayed a fifteen-year-old girl who is sold to a brothel by her own father.[6]
Nair next appeared in the Telugu filmYevade Subramanyam (2015) alongsideNani, with a critic noting she "shows a lot of spunk and comes up with a matured performance for a newcomer".[12] Malavika's next release was the romantic drama,Kalyana Vaibhogame (2016), oppositeNaga Shaurya. It was directed byB. V. Nandini Reddy and the film was praised and her role was well appreciated. Sify wrote that "Malavika Nair who wowed the audiences with her performance inYevade Subramanyam shines again as modern independent minded girl. She steals the show in many scenes".[13]
In 2018, she starred as Alamelu Gemini Ganeshan in theSavitri biopic,Mahanati, directed byNag Ashwin, which was successful at the box-office ran of 100 days.[14]
She made a cameo appearance inNinu Veedani Needanu Nene (2019). In 2020, she starred inOrey Bujjiga oppositeRaj Tarun which was later directly released onAha due toCOVID-19 pandemic.
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2012 | Ustad Hotel | Brief appearance in a song sequence | Malayalam | [15] | |
| Karmayodha | Diya | Credited as Malavya | [16] | ||
| Puthiya Theerangal | Minikkutty | Credited as Malavika Sai | [17] | ||
| 2013 | Black Butterfly | Reena | Credited as Malavika Sai | [18] | |
| 2014 | Pakida | Kani | [19] | ||
| Cuckoo | Sudhanthirakodi | Tamil | [20] | ||
| 2015 | Yevade Subramanyam | Anandhi | Telugu | [21] | |
| 2016 | Kalyana Vaibhogame | Divya | [22] | ||
| 2018 | Mahanati | Alamelu Gemini Ganesan | [23] | ||
| Vijetha | Chaithra | [24] | |||
| Taxiwaala | Sisira Bharadwaj | [23] | |||
| 2019 | Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene | Psychology student | Cameo appearance | [25] | |
| 2020 | Orey Bujjiga | Krishnaveni | [26] | ||
| 2022 | Thank You | Parvati "Paaru" | [27] | ||
| 2023 | Phalana Abbayi Phalana Ammayi | Anupama Kasturi | |||
| Anni Manchi Sakunamule | Arya Prasad | ||||
| Devil: The British Secret Agent | Manimekala | [28] | |||
| 2024 | Kalki 2898 AD | Uttara | Cameo appearance | ||
| Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi | Pranaya | Kannada | [29] | ||
| TBA | Sharwa36† | TBA | Telugu | Filming | [30] |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Modern Love Hyderabad | Vandana Bharadwaj | Amazon Prime Video | Segment: "What Clown Wrote this Script?" |
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| Wins | 3 | |||||||
| Nominations | 3 | |||||||
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| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Vijay Awards | Best Debut Actress | Cuckoo | Won | [citation needed] |
| Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Tamil | Won | [31] | ||
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Actress | Won | [citation needed] | ||
| South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Debut Actress – Tamil | Nominated | [citation needed] | ||
| 2016 | Best Female Debut – Telugu | Yevade Subramanyam | Nominated | [32] | |
| 2019 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | Taxiwaala | Nominated | [33] |