Kavya Madhavan


Kavya Madhavan is an Indian film actress, who appears predominantly in Malayalam films while having appeared in a few Tamil productions. She made her debut in 1991 as a child artist in Pookkalam Varavayi. Her debut role as a lead actress was in Lal Jose's Chandranudikkunna Dikhil in 1999, when she was in the ninth grade. Its success established her status as a leading actress in the industry during the 2000s. She has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances in Perumazhakkalam and Gaddama.

Acting career

Kavya was born on 19 September 1984. She first appeared as a child actor in Kamal's film Pookkalam Varavayi at the age of seven. Subsequently, she was offered parts in other projects such as Pavam IA Ivachan, Parassala Pachan Payyannur Paramu by P.Venu and Azhakiya Ravanan, directed by Kamal.
She was offered the female lead in Chandranudikkunna Dikhil, also starring Dileep, in 1999.
After the success of Chandranudikkunna Dikhil, Kavya Madhavan and Dileep became a popular pairing in Malayalam cinema, and they worked together in 18 movies. Some of their movies are Thenkasipattanam, Darling Darling, Meesa Madhavan which was one of biggest grosser of the year and was directed by Lal Jose, Mizhi Randilum in which she played a double role, Sadanandante Samayam, Thilakkam directed by Jayaraj, Runway directed by Joshiy, Kochi Rajavu, Lion again directed by Joshiy, Chakkara Muthu, Inspector Garud, Paappi Appacha, Vellaripravinte Changathi and Pinneyum. Most of their movies were in the romantic comedy genre.
She also acted in films with Mammootty and Mohanlal, and in movies with several stars, such as Ee Pattanathil Bhootham, Christian Brothers and China Town.
She got critical acclaim for her performance of the role of Ganga in Perumazhakkalam for which she won 2004 Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and for the role of Ashwati in Gaddama where she played a housemaid working in Saudi Arabia. The movie was based on a feature by K. U. Iqbal, published in Bhashaposhini. The movie was directed by her mentor Kamal, and she got her second Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for 2011. She won the 2011 Kerala Film Critics Awards for Best Actress, Amrita-FEFKA Film Awards for Best Actress, Best Actress-Malayalam cinema in 59th Filmfare Awards South and Best Actress in Thikkurissy Foundation Awards. She was nominated in National film award for Best Actress but lost out in the final round. She was part of big grossers like Christian Brothers and China Town in 2011 and was selected as Top Star 2011 in Malayalam.
She was cast in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Naalu Pennungal in which she played a supporting role.
Though she had many offers from Tamil cinema, she was very reluctant to act due to her busy schedule in Malayalam. Her first was Kasi which was the remake of Vinayans Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum. She went on to act in En Mana Vaanil and Sadhu Miranda and enjoyed moderate success.
She wrote lyrics for the song "En Khalbillulloru Pennaanu" for the film One Way Ticket and for Akashavani. She sang her first movie song for the Malayalam film Matinee. She has appeared in many advertisements, TV shows and stage shows. She also sang songs for the movies Hadiya and Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumar Akanam.

Personal life

Kavya married Nishal Chandra on 9 February 2009, after which she moved to Kuwait. However, she returned home in June the same year and filed for divorce on 24 July 2010. Both Kavya and Nishal appeared before the court on 25 May 2011 and expressed their willingness for a mutual divorce. The divorce was granted on 30 May 2011. She married actor Dileep on 25 November 2016 at Vedanta Hotel, Kochi. The couple have a daughter, Mahalakshmi born on 19 October 2018.
Kavya owns a textile shop named Laksyah. In April 2013, Mathrubhumi Books published a collection of memoirs written by Kavya, titled Kathayil Alpam Kavyam which gives a glimpse into her childhood memories and the experiences of her school days and in the film industry. The book was released by writers Subhash Chandran and Deedi Damodaran at a function held in K. P. Kesava Menon Hall in Kozhikode on 11 April.

Filmography

No.YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
11991Pookkalam VaravayiGeethu's friendKamal
21994Pavam I. A. IvachanSara IvachanRoy P. Thomas
31994The PresidentChild ArtistUnreleased
41994Parassala Pachan Payyannur ParamuNeenaP. Venu
51996Azhakiya RavananYoung AnuradhaKamal
61997Oral MathramGopika MenonSathyan Anthikkad
71997SnehasindooramAnjaliKrishnan Munnaddu
81997BhoothakkannadiMeenuLohithadas
91997Irattakuttikalude AchanDhanyaSathyan Anthikkad
101997Krishnagudiyil Oru PranayakalathuAnjaliKamal
111998Kattathoru PenpoovuYamunaMohan Kupplery
121999Chandranudikkunna DikhilRadhaLal JoseKerala Film Critics Award for Second Best Actress
132000MadhuranombarakattuSunainaKamal
142000Darling DarlingPadmaja/PappyRajasenan
152000Kochu Kochu SanthoshangalCelinSathyan AnthikkadKerala Film Critics Award for Second Best Actress
162001Sahayathrikakku SnehapoorvamMayaM. Shankar
172001ThenkasipattanamDevuRafi Mecartin
182001Rakshasa RajavuDaisyVinayan
192001DhosthGeethuThulasidas
202001Jeevan MasaiManjariT N Gopakumar
212001Mazhamegha PravukalMaluPradeep
222002OnnamanSuharaThampi Kannamthanam
232002Oomappenninu UriyadappayyanGopikaVinayan
242002KasiLakshmiVinayanTamil film
252002Meesa MadhavanRugminiLal Jose
262002En Mana VaanilThilakaVinayanTamil film
272003ThilakkamAmmuJayaraj
282003Sadanandante SamayamSumangalaAkbar-Jose
292003KadhaMeeraSundardas
312003Mizhi RandilumBhadra / Bhama
RanjithKerala Film Critics Award for Second Best Actress
322003Pulival KalyanamGangaShafi
332003GowrisankaramGauriNemom Pushparaj
342004RunwayGopikaJoshiy
352004AparichithanMeenakshiSanjev Sivan
362004GreetingsSheethalShajoon Kariyal
372004PerumazhakkalamGangaKamalKerala State Film Award for Best Actress
382005Iruvattam ManavaattiBhumikaSanal
392005AnnorikkalPonnuSarathchandran Wayanad
402005Kochi RajavuAswathyJohny Antony
412005 AnanthabhadramBhadraSanthosh SivanKerala Film Critics Award for Best Actress
422005SeelabathiSeelabathiShareth
432006LionSharikaJoshiy
442006VadakkumnadhanBhamaShajoon Kariyal
452006ClassmatesThara KurupLal Jose
462006Chakkara MuthuAnithaLohithadas
472006VasthavamSumithraM. Padmakumar
482006ArunamValliVinod Mankara
492006Kilukkam KilukilukkamChandiniSandhya Mohan
502007Inspector GarudSethulakshmi IASJohny Antony
512007AthisayanMayaVinayan
522007Nadiya Kollappetta RathriNaadiya / Naadira
K. Madhu
532007Naalu PennungalSubhadraAdoor Gopalakrishnan
542007KangarooJancyRaj Babu
552008AncyJoshiy
562008Sadhu MirandaPriyaSiddiqueTamil film
572008MadampiJayalakshmiB. Unnikrishnan
582009BanarasAmrithaNemom Pushparaj
592009Ee Pattanathil BhoothamAncyJohny Antony
602010Paappi AppachaAnnieMamas K. ChandranNominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actress
612011GaddamaAswathyKamalKerala State Film Award for Best Actress
Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Actress
622011Christian BrothersMeenakshiJoshiy
632011ChinatownRosammaRafi Mecartin
642011Bhaktha Janangalude SradhakkuSumangalaPriyanandanan
652011Venicile VyaapariAmmuShafi
662011Vellaripravinte ChangathiSulekha / Mary VargheseAkku Akbar
672012Bavuttiyude NamathilVanajaG. S. VijayanNominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actress
682013LokpalDr. GeethaJoshiy
692013PlayersRoseSanal
702013Breaking News LiveNayanaSudhir Ambalapaddu
712013Anchu SundharikalGauri LakshmiAashiq Abu
722015She TaxiDevayani Saji Surendran
732016AakashvaniVaniKhais Millen
742016PinneyumDeviAdoor Gopalakrishnan
752016Bhoomikkoru CharamageethamShort film
762016KaavalalShort film
772016KachadhappaShort film

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