Kavya Madhavan

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Kavya Madhavan
Born September 19, 1984 (1984-09-19) (age 23)[1]
Kasargod,Kerala, India Flag of India
Other name(s) Minu
Years active 11

Kavya Madhavan is a popular Malayalam cinema actress . Though she normally does regular unimportant heroine roles, she has proved her ability in handling serious roles as well.

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[edit] Life

Kavya Madhavan belongs to the Shaliya community who are traditionally engaged in weaving. Born in the village of Nileshwaram in Kasaragod district, Kerala, India to P. Madhavan and Shyamala. She started to learn dance while studying in Nileswaram Rajas High School. She was the kalathilakam (A title bestowed to the artist who proves her skills in most artistic fields during a Sub District youth festival.) in Kasargod.

[edit] Career

Kavya entered the industry as a child artist in the film Pookkalam Varavayi (1991) doing the role of a School Girl. She came to public attention when she did the childhood part of the heroine character in Kamal's Azhakiya Ravanan (1996). Since then, she has acted in over 25 films in Malayalam and a few in Tamil. She is noted for having retained her rural Nileshwaram accent. She is not allowed to dub for her movies because her voice does not fit the usual "sweet and soft" voice of typical dubbers. However, she recently has begun to dub for some of her roles, such as Perumazhakkalam.

[edit] Awards and achievements

  • State Awards - 2004 Best Actress - Perumazhakkalam[2]
  • Film Critics Award 2000 - 2nd best actress (Chandranudhikkunna Dikkil)
  • Bharathan Award 2000 - Navagatha Prathibha (Chandranudhikkunna Dikkil)
  • Lux Asianet Film Award 2000 - Special Jury Award - Kochu Kochu Santhoshanghal, Madhuranombara Kattu
  • Kerala Film Audience Award - Monisha Puraskaram
  • Atlas Film Award 2001 - 2nd best actress Kochu Kochu Santhoshanghal
  • 4th Raju Pilakkad Chalachithra Award - Oomapenninu Uriyadapayan
  • Kerala Film Audience Award 2003 - Best Actress – Oomapenninu Uriyadapayan
  • Mathrubhumi Medimix Award 2002 - Popular actress of the year & Best Star Pair (Dileep & Kavya)
  • National Film Goers award 2007 - Best actress- Nadiya Kollapetta Rathri
  • Mathrubhumi PSS Limited Award 2007- Popular actress
  • Vanitha Surya TV film award 2006- best actress(anadhabhathram)
  • Kerala Film Critics Association 2005- Best actress(anadhabhathram)
  • Sathyan Memorial Award 2007- best actress

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role
1991 Pookkalam Varavayi School Girl
1996 Azhakiya Ravanan Child anjali
1997 Oral Mathram Gopika Menon
Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu Anjali
Bhoothakkannadi (The Magnifying Lens) Meenu
1999 Chandranudikkunna Dikhil radha
2000 Madhuranombarakattu
Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal Celin
Darling Darling
Thenkasipattanam Devootty
2001 Padom Onnu Kumarante Kudumbam
Rakshasa Rajav
Onnaman
Dosth
2002 Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan Gopika
Meesha Madhavan Rugmini
2003 Thilakkam Ammu
Sadanandante Samayam Sumangala
Vellithira Pankajam
Mizhi Randilum Bhadra/Bhama
Pulival Kalyanam Ganga
Gaurisankaram Gauri
2004 Runway Gopika
Aparichithan (The Stranger) Meenakshi
Greetings Sheethal
Perumazhakkalam (While It Rains Hard] Ganga
2005 Iruvattam Manavatti Bhumika
Annorikkal Ponnu
Kochi Rajavu Aswathy
Ananthabhadram Bhadra
Seelabathi
2006 Lion
Vadakkum Nathan Bhama
Classmates Thara Kurup
Chakkara Muthu Anitha
2007 Inspector Garud Sethulakshmi
Athisayan Maya
Nadiya kollappetta rathri (2007) Double Role(Nadiya and Nadira)
Nalu Pennungal (completed)
kangaroo (released) Nancy
Rikshakkaran NA
2008 Twenty:20
Sadhu Miranda Priya

[edit] References

  1. ^ Off camera. The Hindu (2005-10-08). Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
  2. ^ Dileep best actor, Geetu, Kavya share honours. The Hindu (2005-01-29). Retrieved on 2007-05-25.

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