Kavya Madhavan

In this Indian name, the name Madhavan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kavya.

Kavya Madhavan (born 19 September 1984)^[1] is a former Indian actress, who appeared predominantly in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 1991 as a child artist in Pookkalam Varavayi. Her debut role as one of the lead actresses (other being Samyuktha Varma) was in Lal Jose's Chandranudikkunna Dikkil in 1999, when she was in the ninth grade. Its success established her status as one of the leading actress in the Malayalam industry during the 2000s. She has acted in over 75 movies. She has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances in Perumazhakkalam (2004) and Khaddama (2010).^[2]

Kavya Madhavan
Born	(1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 39) Nileshwaram, Kasaragod
Occupations	Film actress classical dancer singer lyricist
Years active	1991–2016
Notable work	Full list
Spouses	Nishal Chandra ​ ​ (m. 2009; div. 2011)​ Dileep ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	1
Awards	Full list

Early life

Kavya was born on 19 September 1984 to parents P. Madhavan and Shyamala.^[3]She hails from Nileshwaram village in Kasaragod. She has a brother Midhun Madhavan who is a fashion designer. She did her schooling at Nileshwaram Rajas high school. She learnt classical dance during her school days and participated in many dance competitions and won prizes. She was a kalathilakam at a sub district school's Youth festival.

Acting career

Kavya first appeared as a child artist in Kamal's film Pookkalam Varavayi (1991) at the age of six in a cameo role along the students in a bus. Subsequently, she was offered parts in other projects such as Pavam IA Ivachan (1994), Parassala Pachan Payyannur Paramu (1994) by P. Venu and Azhakiya Ravanan (1996), directed by Kamal. She was offered one of the female lead in Chandranudikkunna Dikkil, also starring Dileep, in 1999.^[4][5] After the success of Chandranudikkunna Dikhil, Kavya and Dileep became a popular pairing in Malayalam cinema, and they worked together in 21 movies.^[6] Some of their movies are Thenkasipattanam (2000), Darling Darling (2000), Dhosth (2001), Meesa Madhavan (2002) which was one of biggest grosser of the year and was directed by Lal Jose, Mizhi Randilum (2003) in which she played a double role, Sadanandante Samayam (2003), Thilakkam (2003) directed by Jayaraj, Runway (2004) directed by Joshiy, Kochi Rajavu (2005), Lion (2006) again directed by Joshiy, Chakkaramuthu (2006), Inspector Garud (2007), Paappi Appacha (2010), Vellaripravinte Changathi (2011) and Pinneyum (2016). 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.^[7] 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.^[8] She was part of big grossers like Christian Brothers and China Town in 2011 and was selected as Top Star (Female) 2011 in Malayalam.^[9]

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 (2001) 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.^{[citation needed]}

She wrote lyrics for the song "En Khalbillulloru Pennaanu" for the film One Way Ticket (2008) and for Akashavani (2016).^[10] She sang her first movie song for the Malayalam film Matinee (2012).^[11] She has appeared in many advertisements, TV shows, short films and stage shows. She also sang songs for the movies Hadiya (2017) and Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumar Akanam (2018).

From acting as a child to acting as an actress, Sreeja has provided voice to her in many films.^{[citation needed]} Devi, Praveena, Bhagyalakshmi and Vimmy Mariam George and Nithuna Nevil Dinesh have also lent their voices in some films.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Kavya married Nishal Chandra on 9 February 2009,^{[citation needed]} after which she moved to Kuwait.^{[citation needed]} However, she returned home in June the same year and filed for divorce on 24 July 2009.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[12][13] The couple have a daughter, Mahalakshmi born on 19 October 2018.^[14]

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.^[15]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1991	Pookkalam Varavayi	Geethu's friend	Debut film; child artist
1992	Mayilppeeli
1994	Pavam I. A. Ivachan	Sara Ivachan
1994	The President
1996	Parassala Pachan Payyannur Paramu	Neena
1996	Azhakiya Ravanan	Young Anuradha
1997	Oral Mathram	Gopika Menon
1997	Snehasindooram	Anjali
1997	Bhoothakkannadi	Meenu
1997	Irattakuttikalude Achan	Dhanya
1997	Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu	Anjali
1998	Kattathoru Penpoovu	Yamuna
1999	Chandranudikkunna Dikhil	Radha	Debut film in lead role
2000	Madhuranombarakattu	Sunaina
2000	Darling Darling	Padmaja/Puppy
2000	Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal	Celin
2000	Thenkasipattanam	Devu
2001	Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam	Maya
2001	Rakshasa Rajavu	Daisy
2001	Jeevan Masai	Manjula
2001	Mazhamegha Pravukal	Malu
2001	Dosth	Geethu
2002	Onnaman	Suhara
2002	Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan	Gopika
2002	Kasi	Lakshmi	Tamil film
2002	Meesa Madhavan	Rugmini
2002	En Mana Vaanil	Thilaka	Tamil film
2003	Thilakkam	Ammu
2003	Vellithira	Pankajam	cameo
2003	Sadanandante Samayam	Sumangala
2003	Gourishankharam	Gauri
2003	Kadha	Meera
2003	Mizhi Randilum	Bhadra and Bhama	double role
2003	Pulival Kalyanam	Ganga
2004	Perumazhakkalam	Ganga
2004	Greetings	Sheethal
2004	Runway	Gopika
2005	Iruvattam Manavaatti	Bhumika
2005	Annorikkal	Ponnu
2005	Ananthabhadram	Bhadra
2005	Seelabathi	Seelabathi
2005	Kochi Rajavu	Ashwathy/Achu
2005	Aparichithan	Meenakshi
2006	Chakkara Muthu	Anitha
2006	Vadakkumnadhan	Bhama
2006	Vasthavam	Sumithra
2006	Arunam	Valli
2006	Classmates	Thara Kurup
2006	Kilukkam Kilukilukkam	Chandini
2006	Lion	Sharika
2007	Athisayan	Maya
2007	Naalu Pennungal	Subhadra
2007	Inspector Garud	Subcollector.Sethulakshmi
2007	Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri	Nadiya and Nadira	double role
2007	Kangaroo	Jancy
2008	Sadhu Miranda	Priya	Tamil film
2008	Madampi	Jayalakshmi
2008	Twenty:20	Ancy
2009	Ee Pattanathil Bhootham	Ancy
2009	Banaras	Amritha
2010	Paappi Appacha	Annie
2011	Bhaktha Janangalude Sradhakku	Sumangala
2011	Gaddama	Aswathy
2011	Chinatown	Rosamma
2011	Venicile Vyaapari	Ammu
2011	Vellaripravinte Changathi	Sulekha / Mary Varghese
2011	Christian Brothers	Meenakshi
2012	Bavuttiyude Namathil	Vanaja
2013	Players	Rose
2013	Lokpal	Dr.Geetha
2013	Breaking News Live	Nayana
2013	5 Sundarikal	Gauri	anthology
2015	She Taxi	Sharika
2016	Aakashvani	Vani
2016	Pinneyum	Devi

Short films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2006	Bhoomikkoru Charamageetham	College student	Short film
2016	Kaavalal	Herself	Short film

Awards and nominations

Kavya Madhavan awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations
Totals^[a]
Wins	26
Nominations	21
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Year	Award	Award Category & Awarded Work	Ref.
2004	Kerala State Film Awards	Best Actress – Perumazhakkalam	^[16]
2011		Best Actress – Gaddama	^[17]
	Filmfare Awards South	Best Actress (Malayalam) – Gaddama	^[18]
2013	Asiavision Awards	Best Actress	^[19]
2000 2001 2003	Kerala Film Critics Awards	Second Best Actress – Chandranudikkunna Dikhil Second Best Actress – Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal Second Best Actress – Mizhi Randilum	^[20]
2004 2005 2010		Best Actress – Perumazhakkalam & Annorikkal Best Actress – Anandabhadram Best Actress – Gaddama	^[20]
2011	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Actress – Gaddama	^[21]
2013		Special Appreciation Award for her contribution to Malayalam Cinema	^[22]
2000 2002 2004 2009 2011 2012	Asianet Film Awards	Special Jury Award – Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal, Madhuranombarakattu Best Star Pair – Meesa Madhavan Best Actress – Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan Special Jury Award – Perumazhakkalam Best Actress – Banaras Best Actress – Gaddama, Bhaktha Janangalude Sradhakku Best Actress – Bavuttiyude Namathil
2004 2006 2011	Vanitha Film Awards	Best Actress – Mizhi Randilum Best Actress – Anandabhadram Best Actress – Gaddama
2011	Sathyan Awards Lalitha-Padmini-Ragini Memorial Award Viewers Choice Awards	Best Actress – Gaddama	^[23]^[24] ^[25]
	Amritha TV – FEFKA Film Awards		^[26]

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