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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1984)}}
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{{Indian name|Kavya|Madhavan}}
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{{Infobox person
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| name              = Kavya Madhavan
| name              = Kavya Madhavan
| image              = Kavya Madhavan.jpg
| image              = Kavya madhavan.jpg
| caption            = Kavya with her [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] trophy in 2011
| caption            = Kavya Madhavan in 2013
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1984|9|19}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|09|19}}
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| birth_place        = [[Nileshwaram]], [[Kasaragod, Kerala]], India
| occupation        = {{hlist|Film actress|[[Indian classical dance|classical dancer]]|singer|lyricist}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Film actress|[[Indian classical dance|classical dancer]]|singer|lyricist}}
| yearsactive        = 1991–2016
| yearsactive        = 1991–2016
| spouse            = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Nishal Chandra|2009|2011|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]|2016}}}}
| notable_works      = [[#Filmography|Full list]]
| spouse            = {{unbulleted_list|{{marriage|Nishal Chandra|2009|2011|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]|2016}}}}
| children          = 1
| children          = 1
| awards            = [[List of awards and nominations received by Kavya Madhavan|Full list]]
}}
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'''Kavya Madhavan''' (born 19 September 1984) is an Indian film actress, who appeared predominantly in [[Malayalam film]]s. She made her debut in 1991 as a child artist in ''[[Pookkalam Varavayi]]''. Her debut role as a lead actress was in [[Lal Jose]]'s ''[[Chandranudikkunna Dikhil]]'' in 1999, when she was in the ninth grade. Its success established her status as a leading actress in the industry during the 2000s. She has acted in over 73 films. She has won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] twice, for her performances in ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]'' (2004) and ''[[Gaddama]]'' (2010).<ref name=2000-12>{{cite web |title=State Film Awards (2000–12) |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] |access-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707210332/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |archive-date=7 July 2015 }}</ref>
'''Kavya Madhavan''' (born 19 September 1984),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/meenakshi-dileep-drops-a-lovely-photo-on-kavya-madhavans-birthday/articleshow/94318216.cms |title=Meenakshi Dileep drops a lovely photo on Kavya Madhavan's birthday |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> is an Indian actress who acted predominantly in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]], and a few [[Tamil films]]. She made her debut in 1991 as a child artist in ''[[Pookkalam Varavayi]]''. Her debut role as one of the lead actresses (the other being Samyuktha Varma) was in [[Lal Jose]]'s ''[[Chandranudikkunna Dikkil]]'' in 1999, when she was in the ninth grade. Its success established her status as one of the leading actress in the Malayalam industry during the 2000s. She has since acted in over 75 films. She has won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] twice, for her performances in ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]'' (2004) and ''[[Khaddama]]'' (2010).<ref name=2000-12>{{cite web |title=State Film Awards (2000–12) |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] |access-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707210332/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |archive-date=7 July 2015}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Kavya was born on 19 September 1984.<ref>{{cite news|date=19 September 2017|title=Kavya Madhavan turns 32 years old today: Controversies that rocked her life|work=[[The Indian Express]]|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/kavya-madhavan-turns-33-years-old-controversies-that-rocked-her-life-4849765/|url-status=live|access-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501230359/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/kavya-madhavan-turns-33-years-old-controversies-that-rocked-her-life-4849765/|archive-date=1 May 2018}}</ref>  
Kavya Madhavan was born on 19 September 1984 into a [[Chaliya]] family<ref> https://theopinionatedindian.com/south/actor-kavya-madhavan-age-caste-date-of-birth-family-in-2025/cid16949985.htm</ref> to P. Madhavan and Shyamala in [[Nileshwaram]], [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]], India.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 September 2017 |title=Kavya Madhavan turns 33 years old today: Controversies that rocked her life |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/kavya-madhavan-turns-33-years-old-controversies-that-rocked-her-life-4849765/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501230359/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/kavya-madhavan-turns-33-years-old-controversies-that-rocked-her-life-4849765/ |archive-date=1 May 2018}}</ref> She has a brother Midhun Madhavan, who is a fashion designer. She completed her schooling at Rajah's Higher Secondary School in Nileshwaram. She began learning [[Indian classical dance|classical dance]] whilst at school and participated in various dance competitions.
 
==Personal life==
Kavya married Nishal Chandra on 9 February 2009,{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} after which she moved to [[Kuwait]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} However, she returned home in June the same year and filed for divorce on 24 July 2009.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Both Kavya and Nishal appeared before the court on 25 May 2011 and expressed their willingness for a mutual divorce. The divorce was granted on 30 May 2011. She married actor [[Dileep]] whom Kavya always called as a ‘daddy figure’ in her interviews after her divorce,<ref>“Dileep-Kavya Madhavan wedding divides the Internet”, Onmanorama, November 26, 2016. https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/dileep-kavya-madhavan-wedding-divides-the-internet.html</ref><ref>''“കാവ്യ ദിലീപിനെ കണ്ടത് അച്ഛനെ പോലെ, അതുപോലെ ആകുമോ”; അധിക്ഷേപിച്ചയാക്ക് രേണുവിന്റെ മറുപടി”'', OneIndia Malayalam, March 8, 2025. https://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/kerala/kavya-madhavan-once-consider-dileep-as-her-father-one-comments-this-is-wht-kollam-sudhi-wife-renu-507609.html</ref> in spite of infidelity rumours, on 25 November 2016 at Vedanta Hotel, [[Kochi]].<ref>[http://keralaweddingtrends.com/dileep-kavya-madhavan-wedding-live-video/ "Kavya Madhavan's Marriage Photos"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328142107/http://keralaweddingtrends.com/dileep-kavya-madhavan-wedding-live-video/ |date=28 March 2019 }}. Keralaweddingtrends.com. Retrieved 27 January 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.filmclickz.com/dileep-kavya-madhavan-marriage-photos-videos/ Dileep Kavya Madhavan Marriage Photos Videos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130032529/http://www.filmclickz.com/dileep-kavya-madhavan-marriage-photos-videos |date=30 January 2018 }}. Filmclickz.com (22 July 2002). Retrieved 27 January 2017.</ref> The couple have a daughter, Mahalakshmi, born on 19 October 2018.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/pics-dileep-and-kavya-madhavans-daughter-mahalakshmi-her-first-step-into-the-world-of-letters-on-vijayadashmi-day]{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pics-dileep-and-kavya-madhavans-daughter-mahalakshmi-her-first-step-into-the-world-of-letters-on-vijayadashmi-day/articleshow/87130184.cms. Retrieved 1 February 2022.</ref>
 
Kavya owns a textile shop named Laksyah. In April 2013, [[Mathrubhumi|Mathrubhumi Books]] published a collection of memoirs written by Kavya, titled ''Kathayil Alpam Kavyam'' which gives a glimpse into her childhood memories and the experiences of her school days and in the film industry. The book was released by writers [[Subhash Chandran]] and [[Deedi Damodaran]] at a function held in K. P. Kesava Menon Hall in [[Kozhikode]] on 11 April.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Kavya-Madhavans-Memoirs-Released/2014/04/12/article2164187.ece "Kavya Madhavan's Memoirs Released"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145909/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Kavya-Madhavans-Memoirs-Released/2014/04/12/article2164187.ece |date=13 April 2014 }}. ''The New Indian Express''</ref>


==Acting career==
==Acting career==
Kavya first appeared as a child actor in Kamal's film ''[[Pookkalam Varavayi]]'' (1991) at the age of seven. Subsequently, she was offered parts in other projects such as ''Pavam IA Ivachan'' (1994), ''Parassala Pachan Payyannur Paramu'' (1994) by [[P. Venu]] and ''[[Azhakiya Ravanan]]'' (1996), directed by [[Kamaluddin Mohammed|Kamal]]. She was offered the female lead in ''[[Chandranudikkunna Dikhil]]'', also starring [[Dileep (Malayalam actor)|Dileep]], in 1999.<ref name="movie.webindia123.com">{{cite web |author=movie.webindia123.com |url=http://movie.webindia123.com/movie/asp/artist.asp?a_id=37&name=Kavya+Madhavan&purpose=Biography |title=Kavya Madhavan Profile |publisher=Movie.webindia123.com |date=n.d. |access-date=19 October 2013 |archive-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024140553/http://movie.webindia123.com/movie/asp/artist.asp?a_id=37&name=Kavya+Madhavan&purpose=Biography |url-status=dead }}</ref> After the success of ''Chandranudikkunna Dikhil'', Kavya and Dileep became a popular pairing in Malayalam cinema, and they worked together in 21 movies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-boFy2fRYIQ |title=Kavya Dileep Kadha Ithu vare – Mazhavil Manorama Live |via=YouTube |date=19 December 2011 |access-date=19 October 2013 |archive-date=1 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801142240/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-boFy2fRYIQ |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of their movies are ''[[Thenkasipattanam]]'' (2000),'' [[Darling Darling (2000 film)|Darling Darling]]'' (2000), [[Dhosth (2001 Malayalam film)|''Dhosth'']] (2001), ''[[Meesa Madhavan]]'' (2002) which was one of biggest grosser of the year and was directed by [[Lal Jose]], ''[[Mizhi Randilum]]'' (2003) in which she played a double role, ''[[Sadanandante Samayam]]'' (2003), ''[[Thilakkam]]'' (2003) directed by [[Jayaraj]], ''[[Runway (2004 film)|Runway]]'' (2004) directed by [[Joshiy]], ''[[Kochi Rajavu]]'' (2005), ''Lion'' (2006) again directed by [[Joshiy]], ''[[Chakkara Muthu]]'' (2006), ''[[Inspector Garud (film)|Inspector Garud]]'' (2007), ''[[Paappi Appacha]]'' (2010), ''[[Vellaripravinte Changathi]]'' (2011) and ''[[Pinneyum]]'' (2016). Most of their movies were in the romantic comedy genre.
Kavya first appeared as a child artist in Kamal's film ''[[Pookkalam Varavayi]]'' (1991) at the age of six in a cameo role along the students in a bus. Subsequently, she was offered parts in other projects such as ''Pavam IA Ivachan'' (1994), ''Parassala Pachan Payyannur Paramu'' (1994) by [[P. Venu]] and ''[[Azhakiya Ravanan]]'' (1996), directed by [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]]. She was offered one of the female lead in ''[[Chandranudikkunna Dikkil]]'', also starring [[Dileep]], in 1999.<ref name=heights>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/222699/reaching-heights.html |title=Reaching new heights |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |author=C V Aravind |date=29 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=family>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sathyan-anthikad-and-lal-jose-winning-hearts-malayalam-family-audience-64648?amp |title=Sathyan Anthikad and Lal Jose: Winning the hearts of the Malayalam 'family' audience |work=[[The News Minute]] |date=4 July 2017}}</ref> After the success of ''Chandranudikkunna Dikhil'', Kavya and Dileep became a popular pairing in Malayalam cinema, and they worked together in 21 movies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-boFy2fRYIQ |title=Kavya Dileep Kadha Ithu vare – Mazhavil Manorama Live |via=YouTube |date=19 December 2011 |access-date=19 October 2013 |archive-date=1 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801142240/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-boFy2fRYIQ |url-status=live}}</ref> Some of their movies are ''[[Thenkasipattanam]]'' (2000),'' [[Darling Darling (2000 film)|Darling Darling]]'' (2000), [[Dhosth (2001 Malayalam film)|''Dhosth'']] (2001), ''[[Meesa Madhavan]]'' (2002) which was one of biggest grosser of the year and was directed by [[Lal Jose]], ''[[Mizhi Randilum]]'' (2003) in which she played a double role, ''[[Sadanandante Samayam]]'' (2003), ''[[Thilakkam]]'' (2003) directed by [[Jayaraj]], ''[[Runway (2004 film)|Runway]]'' (2004) directed by [[Joshiy]], ''[[Kochi Rajavu]]'' (2005), ''[[Lion (2006 film)|Lion]]'' (2006) again directed by [[Joshiy]], ''[[Chakkaramuthu]]'' (2006), ''[[Inspector Garud]]'' (2007), ''[[Paappi Appacha]]'' (2010), ''[[Vellaripravinte Changathi]]'' (2011) and ''[[Pinneyum]]'' (2016). Most of their movies were in the romantic comedy genre.


She also acted in films with [[Mammootty]] and [[Mohanlal]], and in movies with several stars, such as ''[[Ee Pattanathil Bhootham]]'', ''[[Christian Brothers (film)|Christian Brothers]]'' and ''[[China Town (2011 film)|China Town]]''.
She also acted in films with [[Mammootty]] and [[Mohanlal]], and in movies with several stars, such as ''[[Ee Pattanathil Bhootham]]'', ''[[Christian Brothers (film)|Christian Brothers]]'' and ''[[China Town (2011 film)|China Town]]''.


She got critical acclaim for her performance of the role of Ganga in ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]'' for which she won 2004 [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] and for the role of Ashwati in ''[[Khaddama|Gaddama]]'' where she played a housemaid working in [[Saudi Arabia]]. The movie was based on a feature by K. U. Iqbal, published in ''[[Bhashaposhini]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/diversions/2011/January/diversions_January18.xml&section=diversions&col= |title=Maid film highlights abuse |publisher=Khaleejtimes.com |date=14 January 2011 |access-date=19 October 2013 |archive-date=1 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001184922/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data%2Fdiversions%2F2011%2FJanuary%2Fdiversions_January18.xml&section=diversions&col= |url-status=live }}</ref> The movie was directed by her mentor [[Kamaluddin Mohammed|Kamal]], and she got her second [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] for 2011. She won the 2011 Kerala Film Critics Awards for Best Actress, Amrita-FEFKA Film Awards for Best Actress, Best Actress-Malayalam cinema in [[59th Filmfare Awards South]] and Best Actress in [[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair|Thikkurissy]] Foundation Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/aadminte-makan-abu-chosen-best-film-by-thikkurissy-foundation/947678.html |title='Aadminte Makan Abu chosen best film by Thikkurissy foundation, IBN Live News |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=7 January 2012 |access-date=19 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119053141/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/aadminte-makan-abu-chosen-best-film-by-thikkurissy-foundation/947678.html |archive-date=19 January 2012 }}</ref> She was nominated in National film award for Best Actress but lost out in the final round. She was part of big grossers like ''Christian Brothers'' and ''China Town'' in 2011 and was selected as Top Star (Female) 2011 in Malayalam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themoviesdetails.blogspot.in/2012/11/top-10-grossing-malayalam-movies-of-2011.html|title=Top 10 Highest Grossing Malayalam Movies – 2011|date=n.d.|access-date=28 November 2016|archive-date=9 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709003420/https://themoviesdetails.blogspot.in/2012/11/top-10-grossing-malayalam-movies-of-2011.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
She got critical acclaim for her performance in ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]'' for which she won 2004 [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] and for the role of Ashwati in ''[[Khaddama]]'' where she played a housemaid working in [[Saudi Arabia]]. The movie was based on a feature by K. U. Iqbal, published in ''[[Bhashaposhini]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/diversions/2011/January/diversions_January18.xml&section=diversions&col= |title=Maid film highlights abuse |publisher=Khaleejtimes.com |date=14 January 2011 |access-date=19 October 2013 |archive-date=1 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001184922/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data%2Fdiversions%2F2011%2FJanuary%2Fdiversions_January18.xml&section=diversions&col= |url-status=live}}</ref> The movie was directed by her mentor [[Kamal (director)|Kamal]], and she got her second [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] for 2011. She won the 2011 Kerala Film Critics Awards for Best Actress, Amrita-FEFKA Film Awards for Best Actress, Best Actress-Malayalam cinema in [[59th Filmfare Awards South]] and Best Actress in [[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair|Thikkurissy]] Foundation Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/aadminte-makan-abu-chosen-best-film-by-thikkurissy-foundation/947678.html |title='Aadminte Makan Abu chosen best film by Thikkurissy foundation, IBN Live News |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=7 January 2012 |access-date=19 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119053141/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/aadminte-makan-abu-chosen-best-film-by-thikkurissy-foundation/947678.html |archive-date=19 January 2012}}</ref> She was part of big grossers like ''Christian Brothers'' and ''China Town'' in 2011 and was selected as Top Star (Female) 2011 in Malayalam.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://themoviesdetails.blogspot.in/2012/11/top-10-grossing-malayalam-movies-of-2011.html |title=Top 10 Highest Grossing Malayalam Movies – 2011 |date=n.d. |access-date=28 November 2016 |archive-date=9 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709003420/https://themoviesdetails.blogspot.in/2012/11/top-10-grossing-malayalam-movies-of-2011.html |url-status=live}}</ref>


She was cast in [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]'s ''[[Naalu Pennungal]]'' in which she played a supporting role.
She was cast in [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]'s ''[[Naalu Pennungal]]'' in which she played a supporting role.


Though she had many offers from [[Kollywood|Tamil cinema]], she was very reluctant to act due to her busy schedule in Malayalam. Her first was ''[[Kasi (film)|Kasi]]'' (2001) which was the remake of [[Vinayan]]s ''[[Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum]]''. She went on to act in ''[[En Mana Vaanil]]'' and ''[[Sadhu Miranda]]'' and enjoyed moderate success.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
Though she had many offers from [[Tamil cinema]], she was very reluctant to act due to her busy schedule in Malayalam. Her first was ''[[Kasi (film)|Kasi]]'' (2001) which was the remake of [[Vinayan]]s ''[[Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum]]''. She went on to act in ''[[En Mana Vaanil]]'' and ''[[Sadhu Miranda]]'' and enjoyed moderate success.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}


She wrote lyrics for the song "En Khalbillulloru Pennaanu" for the film ''[[One Way Ticket (2008 film)|One Way Ticket]]'' (2008) and for ''Akashavani'' (2016).<ref>{{cite web |author=Ajith Lal |url=http://kavyamadhavanonline.blogspot.com/ |title=Kavya Madhavan |publisher=Kavyamadhavanonline.blogspot.com |date=24 February 2004 |access-date=19 October 2013 |archive-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024140553/http://kavyamadhavanonline.blogspot.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She sang her first movie song for the Malayalam film ''[[Matinee (2012 film)|Matinee]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jt27sl52_c |title=Kavya Madhavan Singing – Mounamai Manasil Song – MATINEE Movie |via=YouTube |date=12 November 2012 |access-date=19 October 2013 |archive-date=21 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121152435/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jt27sl52_c |url-status=live }}</ref> She has appeared in many advertisements, TV shows, short films and stage shows. She also sang songs for the movies ''Hadiya'' (2017) and  ''[[Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumar Akanam]]'' (2018).
She wrote lyrics for the song "En Khalbillulloru Pennaanu" for the film ''[[One Way Ticket (2008 film)|One Way Ticket]]'' (2008) and for ''Akashavani'' (2016).<ref>{{cite web |author=Ajith Lal |url=http://kavyamadhavanonline.blogspot.com/ |title=Kavya Madhavan |publisher=Kavyamadhavanonline.blogspot.com |date=24 February 2004 |access-date=19 October 2013 |archive-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024140553/http://kavyamadhavanonline.blogspot.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She sang her first movie song for the Malayalam film ''[[Matinee (2012 film)|Matinee]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jt27sl52_c |title=Kavya Madhavan Singing – Mounamai Manasil Song – MATINEE Movie |via=YouTube |date=12 November 2012 |access-date=19 October 2013 |archive-date=21 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121152435/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jt27sl52_c |url-status=live}}</ref> She has appeared in many advertisements, TV shows, short films and stage shows. She also sang songs for the movies ''Hadiya'' (2017) and  ''[[Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumar Akanam]]'' (2018).


From acting as a child to acting as an actress, [[Sreeja Ravi|Sreeja]] has provided voice to her in many films.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} [[Devi S.|Devi]], [[Praveena]], [[Bhagyalakshmi]] and Vimmy Mariam George and Nithuna Nevil Dinesh have also lent their voices in some films.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
From acting as a child to acting as an actress, [[Sreeja Ravi|Sreeja]] has provided voice to her in many films.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} [[Devi S.|Devi]], [[Praveena]], [[Bhagyalakshmi]] and Vimmy Mariam George and Nithuna Nevil Dinesh have also lent their voices in some films.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
==Personal life==
Kavya married Nishal Chandra on 9 February 2009,<ref name="oneindia1"/> after which she moved to [[Kuwait]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Super Admin |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2009/kavya-madhavan-divorce-230709.html |title=Kavya Madhavan &#124; |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=23 July 2009 |access-date=17 December 2011 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023021844/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2009/kavya-madhavan-divorce-230709.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, she returned home in June the same year and filed for divorce on 24 July 2010.<ref name="oneindia1">{{cite web |author=Raymond Ronamai |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2010/kavya-nishal-divorce-petition-280710.html |title=Actress Kavya Madhavan &#124; Family Court |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=28 July 2010 |access-date=17 December 2011 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023021834/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2010/kavya-nishal-divorce-petition-280710.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/malayalam/kavya-madhavan-files-for-divorce/33317/story.htm |title=Kavya Madhavan files for divorce |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=24 July 2010 |access-date=17 December 2011 |archive-date=8 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008102226/http://www.nowrunning.com/news/malayalam/kavya-madhavan-files-for-divorce/33317/story.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Both Kavya and Nishal appeared before the court on 25 May 2011 and expressed their willingness for a mutual divorce. The divorce was granted on 30 May 2011. She married actor [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] on 25 November 2016 at Vedanta Hotel, [[Kochi]].<ref>[http://keralaweddingtrends.com/dileep-kavya-madhavan-wedding-live-video/ "Kavya Madhavan's Marriage Photos"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328142107/http://keralaweddingtrends.com/dileep-kavya-madhavan-wedding-live-video/ |date=28 March 2019 }}. Keralaweddingtrends.com. Retrieved 27 January 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.filmclickz.com/dileep-kavya-madhavan-marriage-photos-videos/ Dileep Kavya Madhavan Marriage Photos Videos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130032529/http://www.filmclickz.com/dileep-kavya-madhavan-marriage-photos-videos |date=30 January 2018 }}. Filmclickz.com (22 July 2002). Retrieved 27 January 2017.</ref> The couple have a daughter, Mahalakshmi born on 19 October 2018.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
Kavya owns a textile shop named Laksyah. In April 2013, [[Mathrubhumi|Mathrubhumi Books]] published a collection of memoirs written by Kavya, titled ''Kathayil Alpam Kavyam'' which gives a glimpse into her childhood memories and the experiences of her school days and in the film industry. The book was released by writers [[Subhash Chandran]] and [[Deedi Damodaran]] at a function held in K. P. Kesava Menon Hall in [[Kozhikode]] on 11 April.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Kavya-Madhavans-Memoirs-Released/2014/04/12/article2164187.ece "Kavya Madhavan's Memoirs Released"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145909/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Kavya-Madhavans-Memoirs-Released/2014/04/12/article2164187.ece |date=13 April 2014 }}. ''The New Indian Express''</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| 1991 || ''[[Pookkalam Varavayi]]'' || Geethu's friend ||Debut film ; child artist
| 1991 || ''[[Pookkalam Varavayi]]'' || Geethu's friend || Child artist
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| 1992 || ''Mayilppeeli'' ||  ||
| 1992 || ''Mayilppeeli'' ||  ||
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| 1994 || ''Pavam I. A. Ivachan'' || Sara Ivachan ||
| rowspan="2" | 1994 || ''Pavam I. A. Ivachan'' || Sara Ivachan ||
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| 1994 || ''The President'' ||  ||
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| 1996 || ''Parassala Pachan Payyannur Paramu'' || Neena ||
| ''The President'' || ||
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| 1996 ||''[[Azhakiya Ravanan]]''|| Young Anuradha ||
| rowspan="2" | 1996 || ''Parassala Pachan Payyannur Paramu'' || Neena ||
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| 1997 ||''[[Oral Mathram]]''|| Gopika Menon ||
|''[[Azhakiya Ravanan]]''|| Young Anuradha ||
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| 1997 ||''Snehasindooram''|| Anjali ||
| rowspan="5" | 1997 ||''[[Oral Mathram]]''|| Gopika Menon ||
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| 1997 ||''[[Bhoothakkannadi]]''|| Meenu ||
|''Snehasindooram''|| Anjali ||
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| 1997 ||''[[Irattakuttikalude Achan]]''|| Dhanya||
|''[[Bhoothakkannadi]]''|| Meenu ||
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| 1997 ||''[[Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu]]''|| Anjali ||
|''[[Irattakuttikalude Achan]]''|| Dhanya||
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| 1998 ||''[[Kattathoru Penpoovu]]''||Yamuna ||
|''[[Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu]]''|| Anjali ||
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| 1999 || ''[[Chandranudikkunna Dikhil]]'' || Radha || Debut film in lead role
| 1998 ||''Kattathoru Penpoovu''||Yamuna ||
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| 2000 || ''[[Madhuranombarakattu]]'' || Sunaina||
| 1999 || ''[[Chandranudikkunna Dikhil]]'' || Radha || Debut film in a leading role
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| 2000 || ''[[Darling Darling (2000 film)|Darling Darling]]'' || Padmaja/Puppy||
| rowspan="4" | 2000 || ''[[Madhuranombarakattu]]'' || Sunaina||
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| 2000 || ''[[Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal]]'' || Celin ||
| ''[[Darling Darling (2000 film)|Darling Darling]]'' || Padmaja/Puppy||
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| 2000|| ''[[Thenkasipattanam]]'' || Devu ||
| ''[[Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal]]'' || Celin ||
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| 2001||''[[Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam]]'' ||Maya ||
| ''[[Thenkasipattanam]]'' || Devu ||
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| 2001 || ''[[Rakshasa Rajavu]]'' || Daisy ||
| rowspan="6" | 2001||''[[Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam]]'' ||Maya ||
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| 2001 || ''Jeevan Masai'' || Manjula ||
| ''[[Rakshasa Rajavu]]'' || Daisy ||
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| 2001 || ''[[Mazhamegha Pravukal]]'' ||Malu ||
| ''Jeevan Masai'' || Manjula ||
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| 2001 ||''[[Dhosth (2001 Malayalam film)| Dosth]]'' || Geethu ||
| ''Mazhamegha Pravukal'' ||Malu ||
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| 2002 || ''[[Onnaman]]'' ||Suhara ||
|''[[Dhosth (2001 Malayalam film)|Dosth]]'' || Geethu ||
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| 2002 || ''[[Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan]]'' || Gopika ||
| ''[[Kasi (film)|Kasi]]'' || Lakshmi  ||[[Tamil language|Tamil film]]
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| 2002 || ''[[Kasi (film)|Kasi]]'' || Lakshmi  ||[[Tamil language|Tamil film]]
| rowspan="4" | 2002 || ''[[Onnaman]]'' ||Suhara ||
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| 2002 || ''[[Meesa Madhavan]]'' || Rugmini ||
| ''[[Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan]]'' || Gopika Rajashekhara Varma ||
|-
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| 2002 || ''[[En Mana Vaanil]]'' ||Thilaka ||[[Tamil language|Tamil film]]
| ''[[Meesa Madhavan]]'' || Rugmini ||
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| 2003 || ''[[Thilakkam]]'' || Ammu  ||
| ''[[En Mana Vaanil]]'' ||Thilaka ||[[Tamil language|Tamil film]]; remake of ''[[Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan]]''
|-
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| 2003 || ''[[Vellithira]]'' || Pankajam ||cameo
| rowspan="6" | 2003 || ''[[Thilakkam]]'' || Ammu ||
|-
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| 2003 || ''[[Sadanandante Samayam]]'' || Sumangala ||
| ''[[Vellithira]]'' || Pankajam  ||Cameo appearance
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| 2003|| ''Gourishankharam'' || Gauri ||
| ''[[Sadanandante Samayam]]'' || Sumangala ||
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| 2003 || ''[[Kadha]]'' || Meera ||
| ''[[Gowrisankaram]]'' || Gauri ||
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| 2003 || ''[[Mizhi Randilum]]'' || Bhadra and Bhama || double role
| ''[[Mizhi Randilum]]'' || Bhadra and Bhama || Dual role
|-
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| 2003 || ''[[Pulival Kalyanam]]'' || Ganga ||
| ''[[Pulival Kalyanam]]'' || Ganga ||
|-
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| 2004 || ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]'' || Ganga ||
| rowspan="3" | 2004 || ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]'' || Ganga ||
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| 2004 || ''[[Greetings (2004 film)|Greetings]]'' || Sheethal ||
|''[[Greetings (2004 film)|Greetings]]''|| Sheethal
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| 2004 || ''[[Runway (2004 film)|Runway]]'' || Gopika ||
| ''[[Runway (2004 film)|Runway]]'' || Gopika ||
|-
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| 2005 || ''[[Iruvattam Manavaatti]]'' || Bhumika ||
| rowspan="7" | 2005 || ''[[Iruvattam Manavaatti]]''|| Bhumika ||
|-
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| 2005 || ''Annorikkal'' || Ponnu ||
| ''Annorikkal''|| Ponnu ||
|-
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| 2005 || '' [[Ananthabhadram]]'' || Bhadra ||
| '' [[Ananthabhadram]]''|| Bhadra ||
|-
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| 2005 || ''[[Seelabathi]]'' || Seelabathi ||
| ''[[Seelabathi]]''|| Seelabathi ||
|-
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| 2005|| ''[[Kochi Rajavu]]''|| Ashwathy/Achu ||
| ''[[Kochi Rajavu]]''|| Ashwathy/Achu ||
|-
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| 2005 || ''Aparichithan'' || Meena ||
| ''[[Aparichithan]]''|| Meenakshi ||
|-
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| 2006 || ''[[Chakkara Muthu]]'' || Anitha||
| ''[[Kadha]]'' || Meera ||
|-
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| 2006 || ''[[Vadakkumnadhan]]'' || Bhama ||
| rowspan="7" | 2006 || ''[[Chakkara Muthu]]''|| Anitha||
|-
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| 2006 || ''[[Vasthavam]]'' || Sumithra ||
| ''[[Vadakkumnadhan]]''|| Bhama ||
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| 2006 || ''Arunam''|| ||
| ''[[Vasthavam]]''|| Sumithra ||
|-
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| 2006 || ''[[Classmates (2006 film)|Classmates]]'' || Thara Kurup ||
| ''Arunam''||Valli ||
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| 2006 || ''[[Kilukkam Kilukilukkam]]'' || Chandini ||
| ''[[Classmates (2006 film)|Classmates]]''|| Thara Kurup ||
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| 2006 || ''Lion''|| Sharika||
| ''[[Kilukkam Kilukilukkam]]''|| Chandini ||
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| 2006 || ''Bhoomikkoru Charamageetham''||College student ||Short film
| ''[[Lion (2006 film)|Lion]]''|| Sharika||
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| 2007 || ''[[Athisayan]]'' || Maya ||
| rowspan="5" | 2007 || ''[[Athisayan]]''|| Maya ||
|-
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| 2007 || ''[[Naalu Pennungal]]'' ||Subhadra ||
| ''[[Naalu Pennungal]]''||Subhadra ||
|-
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| 2007 || ''[[Inspector Garud]]''|| Subcollector.Sethulakshmi ||
| ''[[Inspector Garud]]''|| Subcollector.Sethulakshmi ||
|-
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| 2007|| ''[[Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri]]'' || Nadiya and Nadira  ||double role
| ''[[Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri]]''|| Nadiya and Nadira  ||Dual role
|-
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| 2007|| ''[[Kangaroo (2007 film)|Kangaroo]]'' || Jancy  ||
| ''[[Kangaroo (2007 film)|Kangaroo]]''|| Jancy  ||
|-
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| 2008 || ''[[Sadhu Miranda]]'' || Priya ||[[Tamil language|Tamil film]]
| rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''[[Sadhu Miranda]]''|| Priya ||[[Tamil language|Tamil film]]
|-
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| 2008 || ''[[Madampi]]'' || Jayalakshmi ||
| ''[[Madampi]]''|| Jayalakshmi ||
|-
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| 2008 || ''[[Twenty Twenty]]''|| Ancy||
| ''[[Twenty:20 (film)|Twenty:20]]''|| Ancy||
|-
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| 2009|| ''[[Ee Pattanathil Bhootham]]'' || Ancy ||
| rowspan="2" | 2009|| ''[[Ee Pattanathil Bhootham]]''|| Ancy ||
|-
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| 2009 || ''[[Banaras (2009 film)|Banaras]]'' || Amritha ||
| ''[[Banaras (2009 film)|Banaras]]''|| Amritha ||
|-
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| 2010 || ''[[Paappi Appacha]]'' || Annie ||
| 2010 || ''[[Paappi Appacha]]'' || Annie ||
|-
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| 2011 || ''[[Bhaktha Janangalude Sradhakku]]'' || Sumangala ||
| rowspan="6" | 2011 || ''[[Bhaktha Janangalude Sradhakku]]'' || Sumangala ||
|-
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| 2011 || ''[[Gaddama]]'' || Aswathy ||
| ''[[Gaddama]]'' || Aswathy ||
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Chinatown (2011 film)|Chinatown]]'' ||Rosamma ||
| ''[[Chinatown (2011 film)|Chinatown]]'' ||Rosamma ||
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Venicile Vyaapari]]'' || Ammu ||
| ''[[Venicile Vyaapari]]'' || Ammu ||
|-
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| 2011|| ''[[Vellaripravinte Changathi]]'' ||Sulekha / Mary Varghese ||
| ''[[Vellaripravinte Changathi]]'' ||Sulekha / Mary Varghese ||
|-
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| 2011 || ''[[Christian Brothers (film)|Christian Brothers]]'' || Meenakshi ||
| ''[[Christian Brothers (film)|Christian Brothers]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
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| 2012 || ''[[Bavuttiyude Namathil]]''|| Vanaja ||
| 2012 || ''[[Bavuttiyude Namathil]]''|| Vanaja ||
|-
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| 2013 || ''Players'' || Rose ||
| rowspan="4" | 2013 || ''Players'' || Rose ||
|-
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| 2013 || ''[[Lokpal (Malayalam film)|Lokpal]]''||Dr.Geetha  ||
| ''[[Lokpal (Malayalam film)|Lokpal]]''||Dr.Geetha  ||
|-
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| 2013 ||  ''[[Breaking News Live]]''|| Nayana ||
|  ''[[Breaking News Live]]''|| Nayana ||
|-
|-
| 2013 ||''[[5 Sundarikal]]''|| Gauri||anthology
|''[[5 Sundarikal]]''|| Gauri||Anthology film; Segment: ''Gauri''
|-
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| 2014 || ''Ithano Valiya Karyam''|| TBA||shelved
| 2015 || ''[[She Taxi (film)|She Taxi]]''|| Sharika||
|-
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| 2015 || ''[[She Taxi (film)|She Taxi]]''|| Sharika||
| rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''[[Aakashvani]]''||Vani|| Also lyricist for the song "Kaalam Ni"
|-
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| 2016 || ''[[Pinneyum]]'' ||Devi ||
| ''[[Pinneyum]]'' ||Devi ||
|}
 
==Short films==
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| 2016 ||''Akashavani''|| Vani||
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
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| 2016 || ''Kaavalal''|| ||Short film
| 2006 || ''Bhoomikkoru Charamageetham''||College student ||Short film
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| 2016 || ''Kaavalal''|| Herself ||Short film
|}
|}


== Awards and nominations ==
== Awards and nominations ==
{{BLP sources section|date=January 2023}}
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| 2004 || rowspan="2" | [[Kerala State Film Awards]] || [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]''||<ref>{{cite web |title=State Film Awards (2000–12) |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] |access-date=31 January 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707210332/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |archive-date=7 July 2015}}</ref>
| 2004 || [[Kerala State Film Awards]] || [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] – ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]''||
|-  
|-  
| 2011 || [[Kerala State Film Awards]] || [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] – ''[[Gaddama]]''||
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – ''[[Gaddama]]''||<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/23/stories/2011052361020100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526155715/http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/23/stories/2011052361020100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 May 2011 |title=Adaminte Makan Abu adjudged best film |date=23 May 2011 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref>
|-  
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| 2011 || [[Filmfare Awards South]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Malayalam)|Filmfare Best Malayalam Actress Award]] – [[Gaddama]]||<ref>{{cite web
| [[Filmfare Awards South]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress (Malayalam)]] – ''[[Gaddama]]''||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/The-59th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-2011South/articleshow/14742576.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204180003/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news-interviews/32588512_1_aadukalam-video-pranayam |url-status=live |archive-date=4 December 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South) |access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>
|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news-interviews/32588512_1_aadukalam-video-pranayam
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|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204180003/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-08/news-interviews/32588512_1_aadukalam-video-pranayam
| 2013 ||[[Asiavision Awards]]|| [[Asiavision Awards|Best Actress]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/mammotty-kavya-madhavan-bag-asiavision-awards-2013-11-05-1.526962 |title=Mammotty, Kavya Madhavan bag Asiavision awards |first=VM |last=Sathish |access-date=28 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060116/http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/mammotty-kavya-madhavan-bag-asiavision-awards-2013-11-05-1.526962 |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=4 December 2012
|work=[[The Times of India]]
|title=The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South)
|access-date=8 July 2012 }}</ref>
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| 2013 ||[[Asiavision Awards]]|| [[Asiavision Awards|Asiavision Award for Best Actress]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/mammotty-kavya-madhavan-bag-asiavision-awards-2013-11-05-1.526962 |title=Mammotty, Kavya Madhavan bag Asiavision awards |first=VM |last=Sathish |access-date=28 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060116/http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/mammotty-kavya-madhavan-bag-asiavision-awards-2013-11-05-1.526962 |archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref>
| 2000<br />2001<br />2003    || rowspan="2" |  [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Kerala Film Critics Awards]]||Second Best Actress – ''[[Chandranudikkunna Dikhil]]'' <br />Second Best Actress – ''[[Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal]]''<br />Second Best Actress – ''[[Mizhi Randilum]]''||<ref name="Critics Awards List">[https://www.keralafilmcritics.com/2020/10/film-critics-awards-complete-list-from.html "കേരള ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്‌സ് അവാര്‍ഡ് 1977 – 2012"]. Kerala Film Critics Association. Retrieved 31 January 2023.</ref>
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| 2000<br />2001<br />2003    || [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Kerala Film Critics Award]]||Second Best Actress - ''[[Chandranudikkunna Dikhil]]'' <br />Second Best Actress - ''[[Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal]]''<br />Second Best Actress - ''[[Mizhi Randilum]]''||
|2004<br />2005<br />2010    ||[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Best Actress]] – ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]'' & ''Annorikkal''<br />[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Best Actress]] – ''[[Anandabhadram]]''<br />[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Best Actress]] – ''[[Gaddama]]''||<ref name="Critics Awards List"/>
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|2004<br />2005<br />2010    || [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Kerala Film Critics Award]]||[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Best Actress]] – ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]'' <br />  ''Annorikkal''<br />[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Best Actress]] – ''[[Anandabhadram]]''<br />[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Best Actress]] – ''[[Gaddama]]''||
|2011|| rowspan="2" |   [[South Indian International Movie Awards]]||Best Actress – ''[[Gaddama]]''||<ref>[https://siima.in/index.php/awards-2012/ "SIIMA WINNER'S 2012"]. South Indian International Movie Awards. Retrieved 31 January 2023.</ref>
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|2011<br />2013||[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]||Best Actress – ''[[Gaddama]]''<br />[[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Special Appreciation Award for her contribution to Malayalam Cinema]]||
|2013 || [[South Indian International Movie Awards|Special Appreciation Award for her contribution to Malayalam Cinema]]||<ref>{{cite news |title=Siimas: Kavya Madhavan's fabulous decade in film |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/siimas-kavya-madhavans-fabulous-decade-in-film-1.1229623 |access-date=31 January 2023 |work=Gulf News |date=11 September 2013}}</ref>
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|2000<br />2002<br />2004<br />2009<br />2011<br />2012||[[Asianet Film Awards]]||Special Jury Award – ''[[Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal]]'', ''[[Madhuranombarakattu]]''<br /> Best Star Pair – ''[[Meesa Madhavan]]''<br />[[Asianet Fim Award for Best Actor - Female|Best Actress]] – ''[[Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan]]''<br />Special Jury Award Actress – ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]''<br />[[Asianet Fim Award for Best Actor - Female|Best Actress]] – ''[[Banaras]]''<br />[[Asianet Fim Award for Best Actor - Female|Best Actress]] – ''[[Gaddama]], [[Bhaktha Janangalude Sradhakku]]''<br />[[Asianet Fim Award for Best Actor - Female|Best Actress]] – ''[[Bavuttiyude Namathil]] ''
|2000<br />2002<br />2004<br />2009<br />2011<br />2012||[[Asianet Film Awards]]||Special Jury Award – ''[[Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal]]'', ''[[Madhuranombarakattu]]''<br />Best Star Pair – ''[[Meesa Madhavan]]''<br />[[Asianet Fim Award for Best Actor - Female|Best Actress]] – ''[[Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan]]''<br />Special Jury Award – ''[[Perumazhakkalam]]''<br />[[Asianet Fim Award for Best Actor - Female|Best Actress]] – ''[[Banaras]]''<br />[[Asianet Fim Award for Best Actor - Female|Best Actress]] – ''[[Gaddama]], [[Bhaktha Janangalude Sradhakku]]''<br />[[Asianet Fim Award for Best Actor - Female|Best Actress]] – ''[[Bavuttiyude Namathil]] ''
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|2004<br />2006<br />2011||[[Vanitha Film Awards]]||Best Actress - [[Mizhi Randilum]]<br />Best Actress - [[Anandabhadram]]<br />Best Actress - [[Gaddama]]||
|2004<br />2006<br />2011||[[Vanitha Film Awards]]||Best Actress – ''[[Mizhi Randilum]]''<br />Best Actress – ''[[Anandabhadram]]''<br />Best Actress – ''[[Gaddama]]''||
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In this Indian name, the name Madhavan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kavya.
Kavya Madhavan
Kavya Madhavan in 2013
Born (1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 41)
Nileshwaram, Kasaragod, Kerala, India
Occupation
Years active1991–2016
Notable work
Full list
Spouse(s)
  • Nishal Chandra
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    (
    m. 2009; div. 2011)
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    m. 2016)
Children1
AwardsFull list

Kavya Madhavan (born 19 September 1984),[1] is an Indian actress who acted predominantly in Malayalam films, and a few Tamil films. She made her debut in 1991 as a child artist in Pookkalam Varavayi. Her debut role as one of the lead actresses (the other being Samyuktha Varma) was in Lal Jose's Chandranudikkunna Dikkil in 1999, when she was in the ninth grade. Its success established her status as one of the leading actress in the Malayalam industry during the 2000s. She has since acted in over 75 films. She has won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances in Perumazhakkalam (2004) and Khaddama (2010).[2]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Kavya Madhavan was born on 19 September 1984 into a Chaliya family[3] to P. Madhavan and Shyamala in Nileshwaram, Kasaragod, India.[4] She has a brother Midhun Madhavan, who is a fashion designer. She completed her schooling at Rajah's Higher Secondary School in Nileshwaram. She began learning classical dance whilst at school and participated in various dance competitions.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Kavya married Nishal Chandra on 9 February 2009,[citation needed] after which she moved to Kuwait.[citation needed] However, she returned home in June the same year and filed for divorce on 24 July 2009.[citation needed] Both Kavya and Nishal appeared before the court on 25 May 2011 and expressed their willingness for a mutual divorce. The divorce was granted on 30 May 2011. She married actor Dileep whom Kavya always called as a ‘daddy figure’ in her interviews after her divorce,[5][6] in spite of infidelity rumours, on 25 November 2016 at Vedanta Hotel, Kochi.[7][8] The couple have a daughter, Mahalakshmi, born on 19 October 2018.[9]

Kavya owns a textile shop named Laksyah. In April 2013, Mathrubhumi Books published a collection of memoirs written by Kavya, titled Kathayil Alpam Kavyam which gives a glimpse into her childhood memories and the experiences of her school days and in the film industry. The book was released by writers Subhash Chandran and Deedi Damodaran at a function held in K. P. Kesava Menon Hall in Kozhikode on 11 April.[10]

Acting career[edit | edit source]

Kavya first appeared as a child artist in Kamal's film Pookkalam Varavayi (1991) at the age of six in a cameo role along the students in a bus. Subsequently, she was offered parts in other projects such as Pavam IA Ivachan (1994), Parassala Pachan Payyannur Paramu (1994) by P. Venu and Azhakiya Ravanan (1996), directed by Kamal. She was offered one of the female lead in Chandranudikkunna Dikkil, also starring Dileep, in 1999.[11][12] After the success of Chandranudikkunna Dikhil, Kavya and Dileep became a popular pairing in Malayalam cinema, and they worked together in 21 movies.[13] Some of their movies are Thenkasipattanam (2000), Darling Darling (2000), Dhosth (2001), Meesa Madhavan (2002) which was one of biggest grosser of the year and was directed by Lal Jose, Mizhi Randilum (2003) in which she played a double role, Sadanandante Samayam (2003), Thilakkam (2003) directed by Jayaraj, Runway (2004) directed by Joshiy, Kochi Rajavu (2005), Lion (2006) again directed by Joshiy, Chakkaramuthu (2006), Inspector Garud (2007), Paappi Appacha (2010), Vellaripravinte Changathi (2011) and Pinneyum (2016). Most of their movies were in the romantic comedy genre.

She also acted in films with Mammootty and Mohanlal, and in movies with several stars, such as Ee Pattanathil Bhootham, Christian Brothers and China Town.

She got critical acclaim for her performance in Perumazhakkalam for which she won 2004 Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and for the role of Ashwati in Khaddama where she played a housemaid working in Saudi Arabia. The movie was based on a feature by K. U. Iqbal, published in Bhashaposhini.[14] The movie was directed by her mentor Kamal, and she got her second Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for 2011. She won the 2011 Kerala Film Critics Awards for Best Actress, Amrita-FEFKA Film Awards for Best Actress, Best Actress-Malayalam cinema in 59th Filmfare Awards South and Best Actress in Thikkurissy Foundation Awards.[15] She was part of big grossers like Christian Brothers and China Town in 2011 and was selected as Top Star (Female) 2011 in Malayalam.[16]

She was cast in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Naalu Pennungal in which she played a supporting role.

Though she had many offers from Tamil cinema, she was very reluctant to act due to her busy schedule in Malayalam. Her first was Kasi (2001) which was the remake of Vinayans Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum. She went on to act in En Mana Vaanil and Sadhu Miranda and enjoyed moderate success.[citation needed]

She wrote lyrics for the song "En Khalbillulloru Pennaanu" for the film One Way Ticket (2008) and for Akashavani (2016).[17] She sang her first movie song for the Malayalam film Matinee (2012).[18] She has appeared in many advertisements, TV shows, short films and stage shows. She also sang songs for the movies Hadiya (2017) and Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumar Akanam (2018).

From acting as a child to acting as an actress, Sreeja has provided voice to her in many films.[citation needed] Devi, Praveena, Bhagyalakshmi and Vimmy Mariam George and Nithuna Nevil Dinesh have also lent their voices in some films.[citation needed]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1991 Pookkalam Varavayi Geethu's friend Child artist
1992 Mayilppeeli
1994 Pavam I. A. Ivachan Sara Ivachan
The President
1996 Parassala Pachan Payyannur Paramu Neena
Azhakiya Ravanan Young Anuradha
1997 Oral Mathram Gopika Menon
Snehasindooram Anjali
Bhoothakkannadi Meenu
Irattakuttikalude Achan Dhanya
Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu Anjali
1998 Kattathoru Penpoovu Yamuna
1999 Chandranudikkunna Dikhil Radha Debut film in a leading role
2000 Madhuranombarakattu Sunaina
Darling Darling Padmaja/Puppy
Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal Celin
Thenkasipattanam Devu
2001 Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam Maya
Rakshasa Rajavu Daisy
Jeevan Masai Manjula
Mazhamegha Pravukal Malu
Dosth Geethu
Kasi Lakshmi Tamil film
2002 Onnaman Suhara
Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan Gopika Rajashekhara Varma
Meesa Madhavan Rugmini
En Mana Vaanil Thilaka Tamil film; remake of Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan
2003 Thilakkam Ammu
Vellithira Pankajam Cameo appearance
Sadanandante Samayam Sumangala
Gowrisankaram Gauri
Mizhi Randilum Bhadra and Bhama Dual role
Pulival Kalyanam Ganga
2004 Perumazhakkalam Ganga
Greetings Sheethal
Runway Gopika
2005 Iruvattam Manavaatti Bhumika
Annorikkal Ponnu
Ananthabhadram Bhadra
Seelabathi Seelabathi
Kochi Rajavu Ashwathy/Achu
Aparichithan Meenakshi
Kadha Meera
2006 Chakkara Muthu Anitha
Vadakkumnadhan Bhama
Vasthavam Sumithra
Arunam Valli
Classmates Thara Kurup
Kilukkam Kilukilukkam Chandini
Lion Sharika
2007 Athisayan Maya
Naalu Pennungal Subhadra
Inspector Garud Subcollector.Sethulakshmi
Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri Nadiya and Nadira Dual role
Kangaroo Jancy
2008 Sadhu Miranda Priya Tamil film
Madampi Jayalakshmi
Twenty:20 Ancy
2009 Ee Pattanathil Bhootham Ancy
Banaras Amritha
2010 Paappi Appacha Annie
2011 Bhaktha Janangalude Sradhakku Sumangala
Gaddama Aswathy
Chinatown Rosamma
Venicile Vyaapari Ammu
Vellaripravinte Changathi Sulekha / Mary Varghese
Christian Brothers Meenakshi
2012 Bavuttiyude Namathil Vanaja
2013 Players Rose
Lokpal Dr.Geetha
Breaking News Live Nayana
5 Sundarikal Gauri Anthology film; Segment: Gauri
2015 She Taxi Sharika
2016 Aakashvani Vani Also lyricist for the song "Kaalam Ni"
Pinneyum Devi

Short films[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
2006 Bhoomikkoru Charamageetham College student Short film
2016 Kaavalal Herself Short film

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Kavya Madhavan awards and nominations
Totals[lower-alpha 1]
Wins26
Nominations21
Note
  1. ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Year Award Award category & awarded work Ref.
2004 Kerala State Film Awards Best Actress – Perumazhakkalam [19]
2011 Best Actress – Gaddama [20]
Filmfare Awards South Best Actress (Malayalam) – Gaddama [21]
2013 Asiavision Awards Best Actress [22]
2000
2001
2003		 Kerala Film Critics Awards Second Best Actress – Chandranudikkunna Dikhil
Second Best Actress – Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal
Second Best Actress – Mizhi Randilum		 [23]
2004
2005
2010		 Best Actress – Perumazhakkalam & Annorikkal
Best Actress – Anandabhadram
Best Actress – Gaddama		 [23]
2011 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Gaddama [24]
2013 Special Appreciation Award for her contribution to Malayalam Cinema [25]
2000
2002
2004
2009
2011
2012		 Asianet Film Awards Special Jury Award – Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal, Madhuranombarakattu
Best Star Pair – Meesa Madhavan
Best Actress – Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan
Special Jury Award – Perumazhakkalam
Best Actress – Banaras
Best Actress – Gaddama, Bhaktha Janangalude Sradhakku
Best Actress – Bavuttiyude Namathil
2004
2006
2011		 Vanitha Film Awards Best Actress – Mizhi Randilum
Best Actress – Anandabhadram
Best Actress – Gaddama
2011 Sathyan Awards
Lalitha-Padmini-Ragini Memorial Award
Viewers Choice Awards		 Best Actress – Gaddama [26][27]
[28]
Amritha TV – FEFKA Film Awards [29]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Meenakshi Dileep drops a lovely photo on Kavya Madhavan's birthday". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "State Film Awards (2000–12)". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ↑ https://theopinionatedindian.com/south/actor-kavya-madhavan-age-caste-date-of-birth-family-in-2025/cid16949985.htm
  4. ↑ "Kavya Madhavan turns 33 years old today: Controversies that rocked her life". The Indian Express. 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ↑ “Dileep-Kavya Madhavan wedding divides the Internet”, Onmanorama, November 26, 2016. https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/dileep-kavya-madhavan-wedding-divides-the-internet.html
  6. ↑ “കാവ്യ ദിലീപിനെ കണ്ടത് അച്ഛനെ പോലെ, അതുപോലെ ആകുമോ”; അധിക്ഷേപിച്ചയാക്ക് രേണുവിന്റെ മറുപടി”, OneIndia Malayalam, March 8, 2025. https://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/kerala/kavya-madhavan-once-consider-dileep-as-her-father-one-comments-this-is-wht-kollam-sudhi-wife-renu-507609.html
  7. ↑ "Kavya Madhavan's Marriage Photos" Archived 28 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Keralaweddingtrends.com. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  8. ↑ Dileep Kavya Madhavan Marriage Photos Videos Archived 30 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Filmclickz.com (22 July 2002). Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  9. ↑ [1][dead link] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pics-dileep-and-kavya-madhavans-daughter-mahalakshmi-her-first-step-into-the-world-of-letters-on-vijayadashmi-day/articleshow/87130184.cms. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Kavya Madhavan's Memoirs Released" Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The New Indian Express
  11. ↑ C V Aravind (29 January 2012). "Reaching new heights". Deccan Herald.
  12. ↑ "Sathyan Anthikad and Lal Jose: Winning the hearts of the Malayalam 'family' audience". The News Minute. 4 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Kavya Dileep Kadha Ithu vare – Mazhavil Manorama Live". 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013 – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ "Maid film highlights abuse". Khaleejtimes.com. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "'Aadminte Makan Abu chosen best film by Thikkurissy foundation, IBN Live News". Ibnlive.in.com. 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  16. ↑ "Top 10 Highest Grossing Malayalam Movies – 2011". n.d. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  17. ↑ Ajith Lal (24 February 2004). "Kavya Madhavan". Kavyamadhavanonline.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  18. ↑ "Kavya Madhavan Singing – Mounamai Manasil Song – MATINEE Movie". 12 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2013 – via YouTube.
  19. ↑ "State Film Awards (2000–12)". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Adaminte Makan Abu adjudged best film". The Hindu. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  21. ↑ "The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South)". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ↑ Sathish, VM. "Mammotty, Kavya Madhavan bag Asiavision awards". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "കേരള ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്‌സ് അവാര്‍ഡ് 1977 – 2012". Kerala Film Critics Association. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "SIIMA WINNER'S 2012". South Indian International Movie Awards. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  25. ↑ "Siimas: Kavya Madhavan's fabulous decade in film". Gulf News. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  26. ↑ "Sathyan Awards 2011". kottaka.com. October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011.
  27. ↑ "Lalitha Padmini ragini memorial award for Kavya". kottaka.com. November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011.
  28. ↑ "Viewers Choice Award – Malayalam 2011". filmcrack.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2011.
  29. ↑ "Kavya and Amlala Paul clench Amrita Film Awards". Keral.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.

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