Mythili
Brighty Balachandran (born 24 March 1988), better known by her stage name Mythili, is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in the 2009 film Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha. She has starred in over 37 films. Her peak in career reached during 2010-2015 and was one of most successful heroine in Mollywood at that time. She is one of the very few actresses from Mollywood who had done action scenes without body double [2]
Mythili | |
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Born | Brighty Balachandran[1] 24 March 1988 Konni, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India |
Years active | 2009–present |
Early life
Mythili was born Brighty Balachandran in Konni, Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, India. Her father is Balachandran, an accountant and mother Beena, she has a brother named Bibin. She did her schooling till seventh grade at St. Mary's High School, Eliyarackal, Konni and later in Amrita VHSS, Konni, and her higher secondary education was at Government HSS, Konni. She studied flight attendant course and has a degree in Bachelor of Commerce. She is also a trained classical dancer.[3]
Career
She debuted in Ranjith's crime drama film Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha.[4] She acted in Salt N' Pepper which subsequently earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at 59th Filmfare Awards South. She made her playback singing debut with Malayalam thriller Loham (The Yellow Metal).
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Pachamarathanalil | Model | Uncredited role |
2009 | Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha |
Manikyam | Debut film |
Kerala Cafe | Young lady in the cafe | Cameo appearance Segment Happy Journey | |
Chattambinadu | Meenakshi | ||
2010 | Nallavan | Malli | |
Shikkar | Gayathri | ||
2011 | Kanakompathu | Geethu | |
Kandaen | Chinmayi | ||
Salt N' Pepper | Meenakshi | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam Won-Asianet Film Awards 2012 :Best Star pair & Asiavision Awards 2011:Special mention | |
2012 | Njanum Ente Familiyum | Sophy | |
Ee Adutha Kalathu | Remani | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam | |
Mayamohini | Sangeetha | ||
Naughty Professor | Herself | Special appearance in the song "Jiga Jinga" | |
Bhoomiyude Avakashikal | Sunitha | ||
Poppins | Gauri | ||
Matinee | Savithri | Also playback singer ("Ayalathe Veettile") | |
2013 | Breaking News Live | Sneha | |
Cowboy | Krishna | ||
Honey Bee | Proposed lady | Cameo appearance | |
Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty | Herself | Cameo appearance | |
Black Berry | Sreedevi | ||
Nadodimannan | Rima | ||
Vedivazhipadu | Vidya | ||
2014 | God's Own Country | Abhirami | |
Villali Veeran | Aishwarya | ||
Njaan | Devayaniyamma (Devu) | ||
2015 | Swargathekkal Sundaram | Jaya | |
Loham | Rafeeq's wife | Also playback singer ("Kanaka Mayilanchi") | |
2016 | Mohavalayam | Prameela | |
2017 | God Say | MagdalenaGomez | |
Crossroad | Photographer | In the segment:Pakshikalude Maanam | |
Sinjar | Suhara | ||
2018 | Pathirakalam | Jahanara | |
2019 | Oru Kaatil Oru Paykappal | Sara | |
Mera Naam Shaji | Laila Shaji | ||
Black Coffee | Meenakshi | Filming | |
TBA | Ente Sathyanweshana Pareekshakal | Delayed | |
Mazhaneerthullikal | Durga | Unreleased |
Television
Year | Show | Role | Channel | Notes |
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2006 | Gaanasallapam | Anchor | NCV channel | Local channel Konni |
Awards and nominations
- Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam (Salt N' Pepper)
- Won - Asianet Film Awards 2012 :Best Star pair (Salt N' Pepper)
- Won - Asiavision Awards 2011:Special mention (Salt N' Pepper)
- Filmfare Awards South- Best Supporting Actress- (Ee Adutha Kaalathu)
References
- http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/flying-high/article3280648.ece
- Sanal, Vasudev. Haneef, Haseeb. Joseph, Anto. Fazil, Fahad. Lal. Śr̲īnivāsan. Talwar, Isha. Sunder, Gopi. (2014), Gods own country, AP International, OCLC 893634422, retrieved 12 September 2020CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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