Malavika Mohanan Didn’t Find Films, Films Found Her!

This Sunday, Curly Tales had the chance to step into the beautiful home of actress Malavika Mohanan in Andheri, Mumbai. Our Editor-in-Chief Kamiya Jani got to enjoy an elaborate Malayali feast there and spoke to the actress about her thriving film career and how she bagged her first film. Scroll on to see how it all went down.

Malavika Mohanan Shares How She Got Her First Film

Born in Kerala but raised in Mumbai, Malavika Mohanan embodies the perfect blend of two worlds—Bollywood and the South film industry! Born to cinematographer K. U. Mohanan, Malavika was exposed to films, literature, and books from a young age.

So, how did she get into the film industry? “More than me finding films, films found me!” she explains. Remembering how she got her first film, she says she bagged her first film “very unexpectedly”. She said it wasn’t something she “went auditioning for, or looking for.” In fact, for her first movie, Pattam Pole, she was cast unexpectedly by none other than superstar Mammootty. Reportedly, he saw her somewhere and thought she would fit the role opposite Dulquer Salmaan perfectly!

She had a similar experience with actor Aamir Khan. Malavika remembers while shooting for his film Talaash, he saw her from across the road and called her. She was probably 19 back then and just looking at her, the Bollywood superstar told her that she should become an actor! Imagine hearing that from one of the biggest actors in the country.

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Enjoying A Home Cooked Malayali Feast

Malavika Mohanan believes that while Mumbai offers a lot of cuisines, it is hard to find a nice restaurant offering good Malayali food. So, she decided to treat us to a massive Malayali feast during the recent episode of Sunday Brunch. We enjoyed some Meen Curry, which is a traditional fish curry, some Nadan Kozhi Curry, authentic Kerala chicken curry, Fish Fry, Kerala Brown Rice, Appam & Puri, Raita and, and of course, Sambar.

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Catch the entire video on the Curly Tales’ YouTube channel and know everything that went down during this fun Sunday Brunch session.

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