Malvika Nair

Not to be confused with another Malayalam actress with a similar name.

Malvika Nair is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Telugu and Malayalam films. Nair's notable works include Black Butterfly (2013), Cuckoo (2014), Yevade Subramanyam (2015), Taxiwaala (2018), Modern Love Hyderabad (2022) and Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi (2024).

Malvika Nair
Nair in 2021
Born	Delhi, India
Alma mater	B.A Social Science St Francis College for Women, Hyderabad and M.S Philosophy University of Edinburgh
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present

Early life and education

Malvika Nair was born in Delhi. Her family soon moved to Kerala and she attended the Toc-H Public School in Vyttila, Kochi,^[1] before returning to New Delhi, where she continued her studies at DAV Sreshtha Vihar.^[2][3] She is a graduate from St Francis College for Women in Begumpet, Hyderabad. She has a master's degree in philosophy from University of Edinburgh.^[4]

Career

While studying, Nair modelled, appearing in various advertisements as well as the Mohan 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; in Ustad Hotel, she made a brief appearance in a song sequence,^[6] while in Puthiya Theerangal and Karmayodha she played the daughter of Nedumudi Venu and Mohanlal's characters, respectively.^[2] Her first major role was as Reena, a house maid who faces an acid attack, in the Malayalam drama film Black Butterfly (2013), a remake of Vazhakku Enn 18/9.^[7]

After watching her performance in Black Butterfly, Balaji Sakthivel, director of its original version, was impressed and recommended aspiring director Raju Murugan to cast her in his romantic drama film Cuckoo (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 alongside Dinesh, 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 the Filmfare 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 to Cuckoo, 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 film Yevade Subramanyam (2015) alongside Nani, 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), opposite Naga Shaurya. It was directed by B. 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 in Yevade 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 the Savitri biopic, Mahanati, directed by Nag Ashwin, which was successful at the box-office ran of 100 days.^[14]

She made a cameo appearance in Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene (2019). In 2020, she starred in Orey Bujjiga opposite Raj Tarun which was later directly released on Aha due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language	Notes	Ref.
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]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2022	Modern Love Hyderabad	Vandana Bharadwaj	Amazon Prime Video	Segment: "What Clown Wrote this Script?"

Awards and nominations

Malavika Nair awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations
Totals[lower-alpha 1]
Wins	3
Nominations	3
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
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]

References

1. Shades of youth – Thrissur. The Hindu (16 November 2012). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
2. Etcetera: Challenging role. The Hindu (25 January 2014). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
3. "My exams are still my top priority: Malavika Nair". Deccan Chronicle. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
4. "My college friends mostly ask about Vijay Deverakonda: Malavika Nair". Deccan Chronicle. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
5. Tests ahead – Hyderabad. The Hindu (17 March 2015). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
6. The new kid on the block | Deccan Chronicle Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Archives.deccanchronicle.com (13 August 2013). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
7. No glitz, no gimmicks – KERALA. The Hindu (17 February 2013). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
8. I am not comfortable with glamour roles: Malavika Nair – The Times of India. The Times of India. (21 April 2014). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
9. Cuckoo (aka) Cuckoo review. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
10. Review : Cuckoo. Sify.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
11. Malavika Nair | Yevade Subramanyam | Nag Ashwin | Nani | Vikatan Best Actress Archived 30 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. CineGoer.net (30 January 2015). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
12. Yevade Subramanyam Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India. The Times of India. (21 March 2015). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
13. "Kalyana Vaibhogame review: An endearing film". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
14. K., Janani (10 May 2018). "Mahanati Movie Review: Nag Ashwin crafts a soulful ode to Savitri's life". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
15. Ref.
16. "Rajesh Pillai is back with Motorcycle Diaries". The Indian Express. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
17. "Coast of good hope". The Hindu. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
18. George, Anjana (25 June 2018). "Malavika Nair: Hoori in Ustad Hotel is a popular actress in Tollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
19. "This Game Flatters Only to Deceive". The New Indian Express. 16 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
20. "My father cried after watching Cuckoo: Malavika Nair". The Times of India. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
21. "Malavika Nair is a class XI student!". The Times of India. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
22. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (4 January 2016). "Malavika Nair returns with 'Kalyana Vaibhogame'". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
23. "The actor in me wanted to accept Mahanati and Taxiwaala: Malavika Nair". The Indian Express. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
24. Adivi, Sashidhar (10 August 2019). "Malavika Nair in Raj Tarun's film". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
25. "Karthick Naren and Malavika Nair play extended cameos in 'Kannadi'". The Times of India. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
26. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (2 October 2020). "'Orey Bujjiga' review: Been there, seen that". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
27. Adivi, Sashidhar (4 April 2021). "Raashii Khanna and Naga Chaitanya team up". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
28. Malavika Nair's character poster from Devil was out (15 October 2023). "Malavika Nair's character poster from Devil out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
29. "Ganesh's 41st film 'Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi' sets Independence Day release date". The New Indian Express. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
30. "Sharwanand's Next Venture '#Sharwa36' Goes On Floors". The Times of India. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
31. "Filmfare Awards (South) 2015: The complete list of winners". CNN-News18. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
32. "SIIMA 2016 nominations out – here is the list". The News Minute. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
33. "Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

External links

• Malavika Nair at IMDb
• Malvika Nair on Instagram