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Honey Rose


Honey Rose Varghese is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films.[3][4][2] She made her acting debut with the 2005 Malayalam film Boyy Friennd. Her breakthrough role came in 2012 with Trivandrum Lodge.[5].Honey has established herself as leading actress in Malayalam cinema.She made her official Telugu Entry through Veera Simha Reddy (2023), which became a Blockbuster.

Honey Rose
Honey Rose 2019.jpg
Honey Rose in 2019
Born
Honey Rose Varghese[1]
Other namesDhwani, Ponnu (petname)[2]
OccupationActress
Years active2005 – present

Early lifeEdit

Honey Rose Varghese was born in Kerala at Moolamattom in a Syro-Malabar Catholic family. Shes of mixed Indian and Assyrian orgin.[6][7] She was educated at S.H.E.M High School, Moolamattom.[7] She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communicative English from the St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva.[8]

CareerEdit

Starting her career at age 14 in 2005, she acted in the Malayalam film Boyy Friennd directed by Vinayan.[6][9][10] She played the role of Manikuttan's friend.[11] In 2006, she accepted her first non-Malayalam project, Ee Varsham Sakshiga in Telugu, which was followed by her first Tamil film the romantic drama Mudhal Kanave.[12] Honey Rose acted in Muthyala Subbiah's 50th film Aalayam.[13]

Her comeback character is that of 'Dhwani Nambiar' in Trivandrum Lodge, it gave her a breakthrough in her career. She decided to change her screen name to Dhwani after that film,[14] but reverted to Honey Rose in Anju Sundarikal.[15]

In 2011 she had completed one Tamil project, Mallukattu which she signed in 2009[16] and a Malayalam film, Pithavinum Puthranum Parishudhatmavinum, but the latter is on hold. She plays a nun called Sister Elsita in director Deepesh's Pithavinum Puthranum Parisudhalmavinum.[17] She also acted with Jayasurya in Hotel California and in Thank You as Jayasurya's wife, with Fahadh in the 5 Sundarikal featurette called Aami and Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus with Mammootty in which she plays a bold and strong Malayali woman.[15]

In 2015, she played Shirley, an aspiring singer and model, who falls in love with a married man in You Too Brutus. She starred in the notable films such as Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus with Mammooty, My God with Suresh Gopi, Kanal, Ittymaani: Made in China and Big Brother with Mohanlal, Sir C. P. with Jayaram, and Ring Master with Dileep.

Honey Rose returned to Tamil cinema after a gap of eight years with Pattaampoochi (2022), starring Sundar C. and Jai.[18] Then she acted in Monster directed by Vysakh starring Mohanlal and her performance in the film was well acclaimed.[19] In 2023, she appeared in Telugu film Veera Simha Reddy starring Nandamuri Balakrishna which was her return to Telugu cinema after a gap of nine years.[20]

FilmographyEdit

FilmEdit

Key
  Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of films and roles
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2005 Boyy Friennd Julie Malayalam
2007 Mudhal Kanave Jennifer Tamil
2008 Aalayam Navya Telugu
Sound of Boot Meera Nambiar Malayalam
2009 Ajantha Ajantha Kannada
2010 Nanjangud Nanjunda Parvathi Kannada Credited as Hamsini
2011 Singam Puli Gayatri Tamil
Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action Sreelakshmi Malayalam
Mallukattu Amudha Tamil
2012 Ajantha Ajantha Malayalam
Trivandrum Lodge Dhwani Nambiar Malayalam Credited as Dhwani
2013 Hotel California Swapna Joseph Malayalam
Thank You Remya Malayalam
5 Sundarikal Nancy Malayalam (Segment – Aami)
Buddy Sara Malayalam Special appearance
Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus Lakshmi Malayalam
2014 Kantharvan Meena Tamil [21]
Ring Master Diana / Sarasamma Malayalam
1 by Two Dr. Prema Malayalam
Ee Varsham Sakshiga Telugu
2015 You Too Brutus Shirley Malayalam
Sir C. P. Alice Malayalam
Kumbasaram Meera Malayalam
Kanal Anna Malayalam
My God Dr. Arathi Bhattathiripadu Malayalam
2017 Avarude Raavukal Shivani Malayalam
Chunkzz Riya Pappachan/ Pinky Malayalam
2018 Chalakkudykkaran Changathy Kavitha Malayalam
2019 Ittymaani: Made in China Jessy Pothen Malayalam
2020 Big Brother Vandhana Malayalam
2022 Aquarium Sister Elcita Malayalam
Pattaampoochi Vijayalakshmi Tamil [22]
Monster Rebecca / Bhamini Anil Chandra / Christina Luther / Raziya Fatima / Rakhi Takur Malayalam [23]
2023 Veera Simha Reddy Meenakshi Veera Simha Reddy Telugu [24]

TelevisionEdit

  • Flowers Oru Kodi (2022) as Participant
  • Comedy Festival as Judge
  • Thakarppan Comedy as Mentor

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ George, Liza (22 November 2012). "Honey, honey". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Official website of Malayalam film actress Honey Rose". Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "One more Soundarya in Tamil industry – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 20 August 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "What's up Honey?". The Times of India. 4 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Kurian, Shiba. "Honey Rose to play a role similar to Dhwani - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Samayam Desk (14 July 2021). "തൊടുപുഴക്കാരി ഹണി റോസ്; രാമച്ചം ബിസിനസിലും സ്റ്റാർ; ലാലേട്ടനോട് വേണം നന്ദി പറയാൻ; 14-ാം വയസില്‍ മണിക്കുട്ടന്റെ നായിക; ഹണി റോസ് വിശേഷങ്ങൾ!". Samayam Malayalam (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "ഹണിറോസ്‌ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്‌ വിവാഹം കഴിക്കുന്നില്ല? | mangalam.com". Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "ആ നന്ദനടനം ആടിനാന്‍ | mangalam.com". Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Cinema Plus / Columns : Rose is a rose". The Hindu. 3 April 2009. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  10. ↑ Ammu Zachariah, TNN 3 December 2011, 03.12PM IST (3 December 2011). "'I am a Vijay fan' – Honey Rose". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "മധുരിക്കും ഓര്‍മകളെ... - articles,infocus_interview - Mathrubhumi Eves". Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "Honey Rose is Soundarya now – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "Friday Review Hyderabad / On Location : All in the family". The Hindu. 14 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "Honey Rose becomes Dhwani". Sify. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN 25 May 2013, 12.00 AM IST. "Thank You gave me a chance to protest atrocities against women: Honey Rose". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ "Honey Rose -The Little Miss sexy!". Sify. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  17. ↑ Liza George (24 September 2012). "Slow and Steady". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  18. ↑ "Honey Rose: I've taken references from Kanimozhi ma'am's 1980s look for my role in Pattampoochi - Times of India". The Times of India.
  19. ↑ https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/10/22/honey-rose-happy-public-response-mohanlal-starrer-movie-monster.html
  20. ↑ "Honey Rose: My character in the Telugu film with Balakrishna has a good scope for performance". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  21. ↑ "A Story Without Depth".
  22. ↑ "Honey Rose plays a journalist from the 80s in Tamil film 'Pattaampoochi' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  23. ↑ IT Malayalam (18 September 2022). "റിലീസിനൊരുങ്ങി മോഹന്‍ലാലിന്റെ 'മോണ്‍സ്റ്റര്‍': പുതിയ അപ്ഡേറ്റ് എത്തി". India Today Malayalam (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  24. ↑ "Honey Rose: My character in the Telugu film with Balakrishna has a good scope for performance". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

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