Malayalam cinema is very rich with beautiful talented actresses. These actresses are also famous in other languages like Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Many of the Malayalam actresses won many awards including the national recognition.
We had the old Malayalam actresses like Sharada, Sheela, Jayabharathi in the early stages of Malayalam cinema. They were paired with the veteran actors like Satyan, Prem Nazir and Jayan. Sharada won the national award and was known as Urvashi Sharada. We had another actress Seema done majority of the roles with Jayan who killed in the helicopter accident in the set of Kolilakkam.
After Jayan's death there were some changes in the stardom of Malayalam cinema. The new heroes appeared. Mammootty, Mohanlal, Rathish and Suresh Gopi are among them. Rathish died earlier after doing some memorable roles including Rajavinte Makan and Commissionor. Mammootty and Mohanlal still remain the superstars of Malayalam cinema. Mohanlal and Mammmooty received many award including three times national award. Biggest release of Mammootty recently was Varshamand Munnariyippu.
Sobhana entered the Malayalam movies later on. Sobhana is the well known dancer who won the national award for her performance in 'Manichitrathazhu'. Urvashi is till in movies doing mother roles.
In the new generation the Malayalam movie featured young talented and sexy actresses. They were Kavya Madhavan, Bhavana, Meera Jasmine, Nayanthara so on. Nayanthara done few movies in Malayalam and she moved to Tamil movies and done a lot of many roles. Kavya Madhavan got married last year to business man but end in divorce. The recent release of kavya Madhavan is She Taxi.
National award winner Priyamaniis born in Kerala and she brough t up at Bangalore . Priyamani debut Malayalam was Sathyam which was an average fair. Priyamani then did the movie in Malayalam titled Thirakkatha directed by Ranjith. The movie was telling the story of old Malayalam actress Srividya who died of cancer. Priyamani received many awards for her performance in this movie.
Malayalam movie Pranchiyettan and saint broke all the records of collection in Malayalam cinema. The movie runs in theaters continually for six months. The next movie of Tamil actress Priyamani was Puthiya Mugham with youth icon Prithviraj was another super hit movie. Grand Master was another hit Malayalam movie of Priyamani with Mohanlal. The latest news that Priyamani is coming back to Malayalam movies with Jayaram directed Siby Malayil. Sexy Malayalam actress Priyamani also done few glamorous roles as well
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Kavya Madhavan
Kavya Madhavan is one best actress in Malayalam. She is married to a person from Kuwait but that end up in divorce and now she is concentrating in good films. Kavya Madhavan did highest number of films with actor Dileep.
Malayalam actress Kavya Madhavan started as a child artist in the movie Pookkalam Varavayi directed by Kamal. Kavya Madhavan first movie as a heroine was Chandranudikkunna dikkil with Dileep directed by Lal Jose.
Kavya Madhavan received many awards for her performance in various movies like Perumazhakkalam, Gaddama, Bhaktha Janangalude Sradhakku. The latest release of Kavya is Venicile Vyapari with megastar Mammootty. Kavya Madhavan selected as the best actress many times for her performance.
Kavya Madhavan did the childhood part of Tamil hot actress Bhanupriya in the movie titled. 'Vennila Canada kinnam' was the song in which kava appeared was super success. Kavya Madhavan and Dileep always end up as hit movie so they known as golden pair in Malayalam cinema. The movie Meesha Madhavan was the biggest hit of Dileep and Kavya Madhavan directed by Lal Jose again. Kavya Madhavan wrote lyric for the movie one way ticket of Prithviraj.
Kavya Madhavan received the Kerala state government best actress award in 2004 for the Perumazhakkalam directed by Kamal and in 2010 for the movie Gaddama directed by Kamal again. Nadia kollappetta Rathri was a super hit thriller movie directed by K Madhu with Suresh Gopi in the lead in which Kavya did double role.