Who Is Malavika Mohanan? Here Is All We Know About Maaran's Female Lead

Wondering who is Malavika Mohanan? Yes, she is the actor playing the lead role opposite Dhanush in Maaran, the upcoming Tamil action thriller. The film is set to premiere on March 11th. Here's what we know about her:

Apart from Dhanush and Malavika Mohanan the film has Samuthirakani, Smruthi Venkat, Krishnakumar Balasubramanian, and Mahendran in supporting roles. The film is produced by T. G. Thyagarajan, Sendhil Thyagarajan, and Arjun Thyagarajan of Sathya Jyothi Films.  Karthick Naren has written and directed Maaran, with Suhas Sharfu and Vivek contributing to the story and dialogues. The film will be available for viewing on Disney+ Hotstar from March 11th. In addition to Tamil, the film will also be released in Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.

Who is Malavika Mohanan?

- Malavika Mohanan is an Indian actor and model who primarily works in Tamil and Malayalam films.

-  Mohanan was born in Kannur, Kerala, on August 4, 1992. She grew up in Mumbai and graduated from Wilson College in Mumbai with a degree in mass communication.

- She is the daughter of K.U. Mohanan, is a well-known cinematographer. Talaash, Raees, Jab Harry Met Sejal, Lust Stories, Andhadhun, and Maharshi are some of his most well-known films.

- She intended to follow in her father's footsteps who is a known director and seek a career in cinematography. However, prominent south Indian film actor Mammootty offered her a role in Pattam Pole opposite his son Dulquer Salmaan.

- She made her acting debut in the Malayalam love drama Pattam Pole (2013) opposite Dulquer Salmaan.

- Nirnayakam (2015), in which Mohanan plays a ballet dancer, received positive reviews but a mediocre box office reception.

- Mohanan worked on her debut Kannada film, Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi (2016), with Prithvi, a debutant actor.

- She received great appreciation for her role as a resident of Mumbai's dhobi ghat area in Majid Majidi's drama film Beyond the Clouds (2017).

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- Then she made her Tamil acting debut with Petta (2019). She has starred in commercially successful films such as The Great Father (2017), Petta (2019), and Master (2021).

- She made a special appearance in Masaba Masaba, an Indian biographical drama based on the life of Masaba Gupta. 

- She has 3.2 million-followers on Instagram.

About the trailer

The two-minute trailer that was released earlier, depicts the story of a brave investigative journalist who exposes a cunning politician.