Thursday, 16 June 2011

kavya madhavan profile



NameKavya Madhavan
Nick NameMinu
Date of BirthSeptember 19, 1984
Birth PlaceNileshwaram,Kasargod, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Kavya Madhavan Height5′ 4″
Eye colourBlack
Hair colourBlack
FatherP. Madhavan
MotherShyamala Madhavan
Brother Mithun
Schoool Days Nileswaram Rajas High School
Favourite actressManju warrier
Favourite actorSreenivasan
ProfessionActress, Model
First moviePookkalam Varavayi [1991]

Kavya Madhavan biography

Kavya Madhavan is a Malayalam cinema actress. Kavya Madhavan was 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. She is getting married to Nischal_(actor) sometime before March 2009.

Kavya entered the industry as a child artist in the film Pookkalam Varavayi (1991) in the role of a school girl. She came to public attention when she played the childhood part of the heroine character in Kamal's Azhakiya Ravanan (1996). She has since acted in over 25 films in Malayalam and a few in Tamil. She is noted for having retained her rural Nileshwaram accent. She was 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.

Trivias - Kavya Madhavan

# The malayalam actress Kavya Madhavan declined to act with Malayalam megastar Mammootty as she was unhappy about sharing screen space with another heroine.

# She was honoured with Best actress Award in 2004 for her film Perumazhakkalam.

# She established a charitable institution namely Kavya Madhavan Foundation.

# The malayalam actress belongs to the Saliya community who are traditionally engaged in weaving.

# The malayalam actress hails from the remote village of Neeleswaram in Kasargod district, Kerala, India.

# She won the title “kalathilakam”. (A title bestowed to the artist during a Sub District youth festival.)

# She made her debut when she was 7 years old thgrough the film Pookalam Varavayi released in 1991.

# She gained recognition when she did the childhood part of the heroine character in Azhakiya Ravanan (1996).

# Kavya Madhavan studied Humanities at the Open University, as she couldn’t pursue education through regular courses.

# The malayalam actress won Kerala Film Audience Award 2003 for for (Oomapenninu Uriyadapayan).

Kavya Madhavan quotable quotes

# “Besides, in my village, it’s tuition, classes and home. We never bunked classes and went to the movies like city folks,”

# “Let more and more heroines come. This something good and not a threat at all. There are new heroes also. When there are more teenage heroes we girls also will get our chances. The talented one will survive. Others will strive to excel. It will be a healthy competition. “