- Mamta Mohandas
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- The Indian name Mohandas is a patronymic, not a family name; thus, the person should be referred to by her given name, "Mamta".
Mamta Mohandas Born 14 November 1985 [1]
Manama, BahrainOccupation Actress, playback singer Years active 2005–present Religion Hindu Mamta Mohandas is an Indian film actress and playback singer. She has mainly acted in Malayalam films, besides few Telugu and Tamil productions and one Kannada film. She has won two Filmfare Awards, for Best Female Playback Singer in Telugu in 2007 and for Best Actress in Malalayam in 2010
Mamta was born on 14 November 1985 in Bahrain into a well off Malayali family which originally hails from Kannur.[1] She attended the Indian School, Bahrain until 2002. She pursued a Bachelor's degree at Mount Carmel College Bangalore. Being slim and tall at 173 cm, she modeled for print ads for companies such as IBM and Kalyan Kendra and modeled on the ramp for the Mysore Maharajah and Raymonds. Mamta is trained in Carnatic and Hindustani music.[2][3]Contents
Career
Acting
Mamta débuted in the 2005 Malayalam film Mayookham, directed by Hariharan. Although the film did not do well at the box office, Mamta attracted attention for her sensitive portrayal of Indira.[4]
Subsequently, she acted alongside Mammootty in Bus Conductor, with Suresh Gopi in the films Adbutham (2006) and Lanka (2006), and alongside Jayaram in Madhuchandralekha (2006). She also played the female lead in Baba Kalyani with Mohanlal. Later that year, she débuted in the Tamil film industry, starring in the Karu Pazhaniappan-directed film Sivappathigaram opposite Vishal Krishna, which turned out to be an average grosser.
In 2007 she acted with Mammootty in the blockbuster film Big B. She eventually stepped into the Telugu film industry as well, when she appeared in a supporting role in the film Yamadonga, directed by SS Rajamouli. The film became one of the biggest hits of the year. She had lent her voice for a couple of songs in this film too. In 2008, she appeared in 7 films, predominantly in Telugu-language films. Her first release was her début Kannada film Gooli. She then starred in the film Krishnarjuna, essaying the lead female role, which did not well at the box office. Victory was her next assignment as lead actress, but that film also failed at the box office, following which she appeared in a cameo role in her only Tamil release that year, Kuselan, alongside Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. Three more Telugu releases featured Mamta, including Homam, directed by JD Chakravarthy and Srinu Vaitla's King opposite Nagarjuna. In both these films she also performed as a playback singer in several songs.
In 2009, she starred in the comedy film Guru En Aalu alongside Madhavan, and the thriller Passenger, sharing screen space with Dileep and Sreenivasan, respectively. While the former had an average run at the box office, the latter was declared a surprise sleeper hit in Malayalam. The movie 'Passenger' in which she played the role of a television reporter 'Anuradha', became a turning point in mamta's career. In 2010, she worked with Jayaram in the critically acclaimed Kadha Thudarunnu directed by Sathyan Anthikkad, fo which she won her first Best Actress Award from Filmfare. This movie also won her the 'Vanitha award for best actress - Malayalam', the 'Mathrubhumi award for best actress - Malayalam' and the 'Asianet award for the best actress- Malayalam '. Other projects in 2010 included Musafir with Rahman, Anwar with Prithiviraj, and Kedi with Nagarjuna. Mamta's first film in 2011 was the Malayalam film Race, in which she played the role of Niya, wife of a cardio surgeon Abey (Kunchacko Boban). The film failed to do well at the box office.[5] Mamta also informed through twitter that she is going to do a Tamil Film, the third in her entire career, called Thadaiyara Thaaka dir by Magizh.
Singing
Mamta is as an acclaimed playback singer in Indian films as well. Mamta, who is trained in Carnatic and Hindustani music, first sang playback in the Telugu film Rakhi, singing the title song under Devi Sri Prasad's direction, making her début in the Telugu film industry as a singer before making her acting début in Telugu. She went on to win the 2007 Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Award for that song.
Subsequently, she was asked to sing several songs for composer Devi Sri Prasad, including the chartbuster "Akalesthe Annam Pedtha" for the Chiranjeevi-starrer Shankardada Zindabad (later dubbed as Daddy Mummy in the Tamil film Villu), "36-24-36" for the film Jagadam, "Mia" for Tulasi, and "Ghanana (Funny)" and the title song for the film King. Other music directors she has worked with include M. M. Keeravani (for her own films Yamadonga and Krishnarjuna, also Chandamama), R. P. Patnaik (for Andamaina Mansulo), Chakri (for Victory), Nithin Raikwar (for her own movie Homam) and Thaman (for Jayeebhava).
In Tamil, she sang "Kaalai Kaalai" in the film Kaalai, which starred Silambarasan in the lead role. She sang "Idai Vazhi" for the comedy film Goa under noted composer Yuvan Shankar Raja's direction. Both songs featured her singing alongside Benny Dayal. She was heard for the first time in her mother tongue, Malayalam, in the 2010 film Anwar. She has also recorded a song for her recent film Thriller. In the film 'Mohabath', she sang a duet with Hariharan.
Personal life
Mamta is a cancer survivor. She battled Hodgkin's lymphoma with positive energy and confidence. She had to cut her hair off for chemotherapy sessions. In some parts of her film Anwar, she managed to conceal the difference with wigs. Not many were aware of this situation until late 2010.[6][7] Mamta got engaged on 11 Nov 2011 to Prajit, a Bahrain based businessman, also her childhood friend. She is getting married on 28 Dec 2011 at Kozhikode.
Special Recognitions
Mamta is the brand ambassador of Kochi International Fashion Week [KIWF]which is going to be held from August 4 to 7.
Filmography
Year Title Role Language Notes 2005 Mayookham Indira Malayalam 2006 Bus Conductor Celina Malayalam Adbutham Maria Malayalam Lanka Lanka Lakshmi Malayalam Madhuchandralekha Indulekha Malayalam Sivappathigaram Charulatha Tamil Baba Kalyani Madhumitha Ashokan Malayalam 2007 Big B Rimi Malayalam Yamadonga Dhanalakshmi Telugu 2008 Gooli Ramya Kannada Krishnarjuna Sathya Telugu Victory Janaki Telugu Kuselan Mamta Tamil Cameo appearance Homam Dr. Lakshmi Telugu Chintakayala Ravi Lavanya Telugu King Swapna/Pooja Telugu 2009 Guru En Aalu Seema Tamil Passenger Anuradha Malayalam Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam 2010 Kedi Janaki Telugu Kadha Thudarunnu Vidya Lakshmi Malayalam Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam
Winner, Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress[8]
Winner, Asianet Most Popular Actress AwardNirakazhcha Shilpa Malayalam Anwar Ayesha Begum Malayalam Winner, Asianet Most Popular Actress Award The Thriller Malayalam Special appearance Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram Gaadha Malayalam 2011 Race Niya Malayalam Musafir Anu Malayalam Filming Leela Leela English Filming Naayika[9] Malayalam Filming Mathilukalkappuram Narayani Malayalam Pre-production Singaravelan Susi Malayalam Pre-production 2012 Thadaiyara Thaakka Tamil Filming[10] References
- ^ a b http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/mamtha-mohandas/38257
- ^ http://movies.deepthi.com/malayalam/actress/mamta-mohandas.html
- ^ http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQCo8JF0aqtag5UBNrB-KN6ElgLas1jfw857N68tgL5C4aJauXPgg
- ^ http://www.kerals.com/news/fulldetail.php?t=824
- ^ http://www.kochiservnet.com/movies/theatre.php?id=Race&page=0
- ^ Sreedhar Pillai. "I'm a cancer survivor: Mamta". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Im-a-cancer-survivor-Mamta/articleshow/6907188.cms. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ^ Mamta undergoes chemotherapy, cuts hair
- ^ "Artistes' welfare priority: Ganesh". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 23 May 2011. http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/23/stories/2011052363130700.htm.
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/speednewsshow/8677435.cms
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/69987.html
11. Mamta Mohandas Marriage Engagement Photos
External links
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Indian Hindus
- Indian female singers
- Indian film actors
- Malayali actors
- People from Kozhikode
- People from Manama
- Tamil film actors
- Tamil playback singers
- Telugu playback singers
- Cancer survivors
- Malayalam playback singers
- Malayalam film actors
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