Unlike Bollywood, Malayalam film industry is quite different. Malayalam films portray realistic issues with familial themes without losing the flavor of entertainment.
Amazing actresses like Sharada, Shobhana, Geethu Mohandas, Padmapriya, Kavya Madhavan have all excelled in Malayalam art films delivering brilliant performances. Some of these actresses have won national awards for their amazing performances. Sharada won thrice in 1969, 1973 and 1979; Shobhana won twice in 1994 and 2002, Monisha in 1987 and Meera Jasmine in 2003. These very actresses also gave wonderful performances in box office formula movies.
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Art films & commercial movies have perfectly complemented each other giving a whole new dimension to the Malayalam film industry. Thanks to the great actresses like Sharada, Shobhana, Meera Jasmine, Gopika and many others who perfectly gelled into both the genre of movies.
The present generation of Malayalam actresses who are dazzling beauties and going places in Malayalam films as well as in other South Indian language films are hot Nayantara, Asin, Meera Jasmine, cute Kavya Madhavan, Abhirami, sensuous Samyukta Varma, talented Mamta Mohandas, Padmapriya, buxom beauty Gopika, beautiful Bhavana, hot Navya Nair, Vimala Raman and several others.
Hot Nayanthara who made her debut in Malayalam films ‘Manassinakkare‘ starring Jayaram in 2003 went on to become one of the top actresses in South Indian language films starring alongside the likes of Mohanlal, Mammootty in Malayalam films, Rajnikanth, Sarathkumar, Surya in Tamil films, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna, Prabhas & Ravi Teja in Telugu films.
Another Malayalee-born actress cute Asin became a top actress in Tamil and Telugu films. Her bollywood movie ‘Ghajini‘ starring Aamir Khan became one of the biggest hits of the year and Asin became the most sought-after actress in bollywood. Hot Asin is now bracketed among the top actresses in Bollywood too.
Meera Jasmine, the ravishing beauty who looks like your next-door girl is one of the finest actresses that Malayalam film industry has ever produced. Her critically acclaimed performances in a number of films have won her nearly forty awards which include a National Film Award, two Kerala Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards and several others. Cute Meera Jasmine is today one of the top actresses reigning in all the four South Indian language movies.
Kavya Madhavan who grew up with Malayalam films as a child artiste has performed alongside great actors like Mammootty, Mohanlal, Dileep, Vineeth. After performing in nearly fifty movies Kavya Madhavan has decided to call it day soon after her marriage recently.
The other hot name doing the rounds in Malayalam films is Mamta Mohandas, who is multi-talented. She is an actress and a singer who was trained in both Carnatic and Hindustani classical forms of music. Hot Mamta Mohandas since her debut in Malayalam film ‘Mayookham‘ in 2005 has appeared in a number of Telugu films and a couple of Tamil films as well. Mamta Mohandas who gave wonderful performances in films have also sung the most popular hit songs in Telugu. Her sensuous-sounding foot-tapping number ‘Aakalesthe Annam Pedatha‘ is still a rage with the Telugu audiences.
Besides Nayantara, Meera Jasmine there are several other hot Malayalam actresses like cute Abhirami, talented Padmapriya, buxom beauty Gopika, ravishing beauty Trisha Krishnan, beautiful Bhavana, hot Navya Nair and Vimala Raman have all made South Indian films richer and more vibrant with their amazing acting talents.
The latest beauty to hit the Malayalam films is Sanusha who hails from Pallikunnu, Kannur in Kerala. Expectations are high on hot n cute Sanusha as she is said to replace Kavya Madhavan who bade good bye to films soon after her marriage.
Once an actors-dominated industry, now the Malayalam film industry seems to have entered a new phase with the actresses taking the centre-stage in turning Malayalam films into box office blockbusters. Malayalam films indeed look rosy, bright n hot these days.
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Kerala has given the world of cinema and the modeling world some of the gorgeous beauties who with their magnetic performances dazzled both the worlds. Hot Nayanthara who hails from Tiruvalla town in Kerala is today one of the biggest and the highest paid actresses down south. Her scintillating performances in film after film in Kollywood made her the numero uno actress in Tamil films. Likewise another hot actress Asin who comes from Kochi in Kerala is an actress par excellence. After performing in several blockbuster hits in Tamil and Telugu films, the gorgeous Asin finally made it to Bollywood with her debut performance in Aamir Khan-starrer ‘Ghajini‘ that became the biggest blockbuster of the year.
Besides actresses, Kerala has also had the distinction of sending its angels to beauty pageants. Hot sensuous beauty Parvathy Omanakuttan who made it a habit of winning titles at beauty pageants hails from Changanassery in Kottayam district of Kerala.
From Miss Malayalee in 2005 to Miss World 2008 First Runner up it has been an exhilerating journey for Parvathy Omanakuttan. Similarly Amrita Arora and her sister Malaika Arora who have their roots in Kerala by virtue of their mother Joyce Polycarp being a Keralite also made it big in modeling world, television and bollywood. Likewise there are hundreds of Keralite beauties who made a name for themselves in the worlds of feature films, small screen, modeling and beauty pageants. You name it. Kerala has it.
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Bhama in 2013 | |
Born | Kottayam, Kerala, India |
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Nationality | India |
Other names | Bhama Kurup |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007 – present |
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Spouse(s) | |
Parent(s) | Rajendran Kurup Shylaja |
Rekhitha R. Kurup, better known by her stage name Bhamaa, is an Indian film actress who has mainly appeared in Malayalam and Kannada language films. She made her debut in 2007 with the film Nivedyam directed by A. K. Lohithadas. In a career spanning over a decade, she has starred in over 40 films.
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Personal life[edit]
Bhama is the youngest daughter of Rajendra Kurup & Shylaja. She has two elder sisters, Reshmitha R Kurup and Renjitha R Kurup. She completed her schooling from St Mary's Higher Secondary School & Infant Jesus bethany covent girls higher secondary School Manarcad.[citation needed] She pursued bachelors in Sociology by correspondence course.[1]
Bhama is married to Arun Jagadish, a businessman who hails from Chennithala,whose family is settled in Kochi,Kerala.[2]The couple got married in January 2020 in a wedding held at the Windsor Castle Hotel in Kottayam and was attended by prominent Malayalam cine-artists like Mammooty, Suresh Gopi, Mia George, Vinu Mohan, Abu Salim and among others.
Career[edit]
Before her entry into the film industry, she was the host of a show on Surya TV titled Thaali. She has also acted in a Christian devotional album. Director Lohithadas, whom she considers her Mentor/Guru cast her in Nivedyam, her first movie.[citation needed] Her second film was Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan directed by Vinayan, in which she was cast opposite Manikuttan. She paired with Vineeth Sreenivasan in Cycle directed by Johny Antony.
Bhama said that until 2011, she was getting the same kind of roles in Malayalam. She started taking up Kannada film offers, after which she started getting fresh and interesting characters in Malayalam.[3] She acted in Sohanlal's Kadhaveedu, where she played the heroine in M. T. Vasudevan Nair's segment and her character was that of a modern girl, a media person, who is smart and energetic. She had a small but significant role in Vinod Vijayan's segment of D Company, Day of Judgement, featuring Fahadh Faasil where she played a psycho and wore no make-up.[4] In 2014, she had five Malayalam releases. She played a Christian housewife in Rakesh Gopan's 100 Degree Celsius and was seen as a 15-year-old mother in Vinod Mankara's Ottamandaram.[5] In her only non-Malayalam release of the year, the Tamil-English biographical film Ramanujan based on the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, she played the role of Janakiammal, Ramanujan's wife.[6][7]
Playback singing[edit]
Bhama has occasionally worked as a playback singer as well. She had reportedly sung the song 'Kannil Kannil', composed by Rahulraj for a film titled Bike;[8][9] however the film was cancelled and the song remains unreleased. She lent her voice for the devotional album Maaya Madhavam (2009),[10] and has crooned the title song for the upcoming children's film Meow Meow Karimppoocha.[11]She did voice over for the short film ; Pacha directed by Sarayu.She has sung a song in the movie 100 Degree Celsius along with other heroines Ananya, Meghna Raj and Shweta Menon.
Awards[edit]
- 2007 – Asianet Film Award for Best Star Pair Award, Nivedyam (shared with Vinu Mohan)[12]
- 2007 – Sathyan Memorial Film Award for Best Newcomer – Nivedyam[13]
- 2007 – Film Critics Award for Best Newcomer – Nivedyam[14]
- 2007 – Ala Award for Best Actress – Nivedyam[15]
- 2007 – Vanitha Nippon Award for Best Newcomer – Nivedyam[16]
- 2008 – Amma Award for Best Screen Pair – Cycle
- 2009 – Mathrubhumi-Amritha Award for Best Screen Pair – Ivar Vivahitharayal (shared with Jayasurya)[17]
Filmography[edit]
- Malayalam
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2007 | Nivedyam | Sathya Bhama | Malayalam | |
2007 | Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan | Indhu | Malayalam | |
2008 | Cycle | Annie | Malayalam | |
2008 | One Way Ticket | Sunanda | Malayalam | |
2009 | Swapnangalil Haisal Mary | Haisal Mary | Malayalam | |
2009 | Colours | Pooja | Malayalam | |
2009 | Ivar Vivahitharayal | Kavya | Malayalam | |
2009 | Oru Black And White Kudumbam | Minnu | Malayalam | |
2010 | Sakudumbam Shyamala | Nandana | Malayalam | |
2010 | Neelambari | Parvathy | Malayalam | |
2010 | Koottukar | Aswathy | Malayalam | |
2010 | College Days | Athira | Malayalam | |
2011 | Janapriyan | Meera | Malayalam | |
2011 | Sevenes | Gowri | Malayalam | |
2011 | Swapna Sanchari | Aswathi (Achu) | Malayalam | |
2012 | Husbands in Goa | Abhirami | Malayalam | |
2012 | 101 Weddings | Rukhiya | Malayalam | |
2013 | D Company | Jeena | Malayalam | |
2013 | Kathaveedu | Jeena | Malayalam | [18] |
2014 | Konthayum Poonoolum | Amritha | Malayalam | |
2014 | Naku Penda Naku Taka | Shubha | Malayalam | |
2014 | 100 Degree Celsius | Nancy | Malayalam | |
2014 | Ottamandaram | Kala | Malayalam | |
2014 | Mathai Kuzhappakkaranalla | Annamma | Malayalam | |
2016 | Malgudi Days | Janet | Malayalam | |
2016 | Marupadi | Sarah | Malayalam | |
2018 | Kanneerinum Madhuram | Subhadra | Malayalam | |
2018 | Khilafath | Amina | Malayalam |
- Kannada
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2010 | Modalasala | Deepu | Kannada | |
2012 | Shyloo | Shaileshwari (Shyloo) | Kannada | |
2012 | Ondu Kshanadalli | Divya | Kannada | |
2013 | Auto Raja | Radha/Rani | Kannada | |
2013 | Barfi | Kushi | Kannada | |
2013 | Appayya | Gowri | Kannada | |
2013 | Ambara | Arundhathi | Kannada | |
2015 | Arjuna | Kannada | ||
2017 | Raaga | Anu | Kannada |
- Tamil
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2008 | Ellam Avan Seyal | Chinthamani | Tamil | |
2012 | Sevarkodi | Valli | Tamil | |
2014 | Ramanujan | Janakiammal Ramanujan | English/Tamil |
- Telugu
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2011 | Manchivadu | Indu | Telugu |
Television[edit]
- Greet n gift (Cabinet)
- Thaali (Surya TV)
- Kerala Samajam (Asianet ME) - 2019
References[edit]
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(help) - ^'Nivedyam' actress Bhama ties the knot with Arun'. Times of India. 30 January 2020.
- ^'Finally, I'm getting my due in Malayalam: Bhamaa'. The Times of India.
- ^'Finally, I'm getting my due in Malayalam: Bhamaa'. The Times of India.
- ^Radhika C Pillai (18 May 2014) I am on the right track: Bhamaa. Times of India. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^'Gemini's grandson to play lead in Ramanujan biopic'. The Hindu. Chennai, India. IANS. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^'Bhama discards village belle image'. New Indian Express. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^'Bhama turns Playback singer – Malayalam Movie News'. IndiaGlitz. 26 May 2008.
- ^'Bhama Takes to Singing!'. Nowrunning.com. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^'Bhama turns a singer – Malayalam Movie News'. IndiaGlitz. 5 October 2009.
- ^Jiji Ann Cherian DC Kochi (15 January 2012). 'Bhama, the girl next door'. Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^'Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News: Ujala-Asianet film awards announced'. The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^'Kerala / Kollam News: Sathyan memorial film awards announced'. The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^''Ore Kadal', 'Thaniye' share critics award for best film'. Economic Times. PTI. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^'Kerala / Kozhikode News: 'Thaniye' bags Ala award'. The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^'Vanitha awards for Mammootty, Meera Jasmine – Malayalam Movie News'. IndiaGlitz. 7 February 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^'Welcome to Amrita TV'. Amrita TV. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^Priya Sreekumar (17 May 2013). 'Village belle to glam doll'. Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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