Parvati Melton

Not to be confused with Parvathy Thiruvothu, South Indian actress.

Parvati Melton is an American model and actress known for her works in Indian Telugu and Malayalam-language films. She was a 2004 Miss Teen India Bay Area winner and is a trained ballet and classical Indian dancer.

Parvati Melton
Born	(1988-01-07) January 7, 1988 (age 37) California, United States
Other names	Paro, Mary
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2004–2013
Spouse	Shamsu Lalani ​ (m. 2012)​
Parents	Sham Melton (father) Darika Preet (mother)

She debuted in the film industry with the Telugu film Vennela (2005) starring Raja, which turned out to be a success. She acted in the blockbuster Malayalam film Hallo (2007) with Mohanlal.^[1] She again shot to fame with the item song "Poovai Poovai" in Telugu film Dookudu (2011) opposite Mahesh Babu.^[2]

Biography

Parvati was born in San Francisco, California to a German/Scottish father Sam Melton and an Indian Punjabi mother Preity Singh.^[3] She has one younger sister Ariana Sitara Melton.^[4] She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer and was a professional figure skater. She graduated from Emeryville High School and attended Vista Community College in Berkeley, California. She won several beauty pageants like the Miss Teen India Bay Area pageant in 2004 and the Miss India Le Visage USA pageant in 2005.^[5] While still studying in Vista College, she was offered the lead role in the Telugu film Vennela. Although she intended to go back to school after the project, the film's success kept her away.^{[citation needed]}

She married Shamsu Lalani, a real estate businessman, in 2012 and subsequently retired from films.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2005	Vennela	Pavani	Telugu	Telugu Debut[7]
2006	Game	Swetha	Telugu
2007	Madhumasam	Maya	Telugu
	Hallo	Parvathi	Malayalam	Malayalam Debut[8]
	Allare Allari	Swathi	Telugu
	Flash	Midhun's wife	Malayalam	Cameo appearance
2008	Gautama Buddha	Prerana	Telugu
	Tathagatha Buddha		Hindi	Hindi debut [9]
	Jalsa	Jyotsna	Telugu	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu[10]
2011	Dookudu	Dancer	Telugu	Item number in "Poovai Poovai" song[11]
2012	Srimannarayana	Swapnika	Telugu
	Yamaho Yama	Swapna	Telugu

References

1. "Parvati Melton- NRI California beauty, Parvati got offer in Bollywood". Archived from the original on May 6, 2020.
2. "Parvathi Melton in Dookudu". Sify. September 8, 2011. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
3. Chitchat with Heroine Parvati Melton – Interview. Chitramala.in. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
4. Parvathi Melton. Lazydesis (December 30, 2008). Retrieved August 23, 2012.
5. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (November 19, 2011). "Ready for challenges". The Hindu.
6. "Parvati Melton to marry Mumbai based businessman". News18. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
7. "Archive News". The Hindu. October 22, 2010. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010.
8. "Hallo". Sify. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021.
9. "Buddha on big screen". The Hindu. December 28, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
10. "56th Filmfare Awards 2008 - South | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. July 22, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
11. "Parvathi Melton in Dookudu". Sify. September 8, 2011. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

External links

• Parvati Melton at IMDb