Malavika Mohanan Says She Would Love To Work With Shah Rukh Khan

Doe-eyed Malavika Mohanan made her debut in 2013 with Pattam Pole opposite Dulquer Salmaan. Directed by renowned cinematographer Alagappan, the film won her notice. Few would know that films actually happened to her by chance. “My dad (cinematographer K U Mohanan) was shooting an ad with Mammootty.

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I went to meet my favourite actor. He was casting for his son, Dulquer, then. He recommended me for Pattam Pole. So it was Mammootty sir, who actually got me into cinema,” she smiles. Her next venture was Nirnayakam (2015) and narrated the tale of arrogance of those in power. Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi (2016), The Great Father (2017) and the recent Naale (2018) have been her other films down South. Though she is from Payyanur in Kannur district, Malavika lived in Mumbai too. Naturally, Hindi cinema was her destination next. And when she got the chance to play the lead role in acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s first Indian production, Beyond the Clouds, she was ecstatic. As is known, top names like Deepika Padukone and Kangana Ranaut were reportedly bandied around for the role of the slighted-by-destiny Tara. “For me this happened quickly,” she smiles.