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{{Short description|American actress}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Parvathy Thiruvothu]], South Indian actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Parvati Melton
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1988|01|07}}
| birth_place = [[New Jersey]], United States
| other_names = Pari
| occupation = {{Hlist|Actress|[[Model (person)|model]]}}
| spouse = {{marriage| Shamsu Lalani | 2013}}
| years_active = 2004–2013
}}
'''Parvati Melton''' (born January 7, 1988)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.publicpoint.in/parvati-melton-height-weight-age-wiki-biography-husband-affair-family/ |title=PublicPoint--Parvati Melton |date=November 4, 2018 |access-date=December 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209230143/https://www.publicpoint.in/parvati-melton-height-weight-age-wiki-biography-husband-affair-family/ |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> is an American actress and former [[Model (person)|model]] of partial [[Indian people|Indian]] descent. She mainly works in the [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu film industry]]. She appeared in several [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam]] movies. She acted with [[Raja Abel|Raja]] in the film ''[[Vennela]]'', which turned out to be a success. She acted in the Blockbuster Malayalam film ''[[Hallo (Malayalam film)|Hallo]]'' with Mohanlal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nriinternet.com/ENTERTAINMENT/Actresses/Parvati_Melton/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200506055310/https://www.nriinternet.com/ENTERTAINMENT/Actresses/Parvati_Melton/|archive-date = May 6, 2020|title = Parvati Melton- NRI California beauty, Parvati got offer in Bollywood}}</ref> She again shot to fame with item song "''Poovai Poovai''" in Telugu movie ''[[Dookudu]]'' opposite [[Mahesh Babu]].<ref>[http://southcinemabuzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/parvathi-melton-hot-item-song-in.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022205133/http://southcinemabuzz.blogspot.com/2011/09/parvathi-melton-hot-item-song-in.html |date=October 22, 2011 }}</ref>

==Biography==
Parvati was born in [[New Jersey]] to a German father Sham Melton and an Indian Punjabi mother Darika Preet.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121117192936/http://www.chitramala.in/interviews/parvathi-melton-6141.html Chitchat with Heroine Parvati Melton – Interview]. Chitramala.in. Retrieved on August 23, 2012.</ref> She has one younger sister Ariana Sitara Melton.<ref>[http://www.lazydesis.com/profiles-filmography/44073-parvathi-melton.html Parvathi Melton]. Lazydesis (December 30, 2008). Retrieved on 2012-08-23.</ref> She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She graduated from [[Emeryville High School]] and attended [[Vista Community College]] in [[Berkeley, California]]. She took part in several [[beauty pageant]]s and won the Miss Teen India Bay Area pageant in 2004 and the Miss India Le Visage USA pageant in 2005{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}. While still studying in Vista College, she was offered the lead role in the Telugu film ''[[Vennela]]''. Although she intended to go back to school after the project, the film's success kept her away.<ref>[http://www.cinegoer.com/parvathimelton.htm APK's Interviews – Parvathi Melton]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. CineGoer.com (August 10, 2007). Retrieved on 2012-08-23.</ref>

She married Shamsu Lalani in 2013, and subsequently retired from films.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/parvati-melton-to-marry-a-mumbai-realtor-telugu-news-88863.html |title=Parvati Melton to marry a Mumbai realtor - Telugu News |date=December 5, 2012 |access-date=December 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222234219/http://www.indiaglitz.com/parvati-melton-to-marry-a-mumbai-realtor-telugu-news-88863.html |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
|2005 || ''[[Vennela]]'' || Pavani || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|2006 || ''[[Game (2006 film)|Game]]'' || Swetha || Telugu ||
|-
|2006 || ''[[Allare Allari]]'' || Swathi || Telugu ||
|-
|2007 || ''[[Hallo (Malayalam film)|Hallo]]'' || Parvathi || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|2007 || ''[[Flash (2007 film)|Flash]]'' || Midhun's wife|| Malayalam ||special appearance
|-
|2007 || ''[[Madhumasam]]'' || Maya || Telugu ||
|-
|2008 || ''[[Jalsa]]'' || Jyotsna || Telugu ||Nominated – [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu]]
|-
|2011 || ''[[Dookudu]]'' || Dancer || Telugu ||special appearance
|-
|2012 || ''[[Srimannarayana]]'' || Swapnika || Telugu ||
|-
|2012 || ''[[Yamaho Yama]]'' || Swapna || Telugu ||
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Actresses from California]]
[[Category:American actresses of Indian descent]]
[[Category:American people of German descent]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American expatriates in India]]
[[Category:American people of Punjabi descent]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]

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