Parvati Melton

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Parvati Melton
Born (1988-01-07) 7 January 1988 (age 36)
New Jersey, United States
Other namesPari
Occupation
Years active2004–2013
Spouse(s)
Shamsu Lalani
(
m. 2013)

Parvati Melton (born January 7, 1988)[1] is an American actress and former model of partial Indian descent. She mainly works in the Telugu film industry. She appeared in several Telugu and Malayalam movies. She acted with Raja in the film Vennela, which turned out to be a success. She acted in the Blockbuster Malayalam film Hallo with Mohanlal.[2] She again shot to fame with item song "Poovai Poovai" in Telugu movie Dookudu opposite Mahesh Babu.[3]

Biography[edit]

Parvati was born in New Jersey to a German father Sham Melton and an Indian Punjabi mother Darika Preet.[4] She has one younger sister Ariana Sitara Melton.[5] 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 pageants and won the Miss Teen India Bay Area pageant in 2004 and the Miss India Le Visage USA pageant in 2005[citation needed]. 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.[6]

She married Shamsu Lalani in 2013, and subsequently retired from films.[7]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Language Notes
2005 Vennela Pavani Telugu
2006 Game Swetha Telugu
2006 Allare Allari Swathi Telugu
2007 Hallo Parvathi Malayalam
2007 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[edit]

  1. "PublicPoint--Parvati Melton". November 4, 2018. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. "Parvati Melton- NRI California beauty, Parvati got offer in Bollywood". Archived from the original on May 6, 2020.
  3. [1] Archived October 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Chitchat with Heroine Parvati Melton – Interview. Chitramala.in. Retrieved on August 23, 2012.
  5. Parvathi Melton. Lazydesis (December 30, 2008). Retrieved on 2012-08-23.
  6. APK's Interviews – Parvathi Melton[permanent dead link]. CineGoer.com (August 10, 2007). Retrieved on 2012-08-23.
  7. "Parvati Melton to marry a Mumbai realtor - Telugu News". December 5, 2012. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

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