Mamta Mohandas

Mamta Mohandas is an Indian actress, film producer and a playback singer of Malayalam film industry, she has also worked in Tamil and Telugu productions. She has acted in more than 50 films and won several accolades including two Filmfare Awards South, for Best Female Playback Singer in Telugu in 2006 and for Best Actress in Malayalam in 2010 and also Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress in 2010. She has launched her own film production company under the banner Mamta Mohandas Productions.

Early life and background

Mohandas was born on 14 November 1984 to Malayali parents (Mohandas and Ganga) from Kannur. She attended the Indian School, Bahrain until 2002. She pursued a bachelor's degree in computer science at Mount Carmel College Bangalore. 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 music and Hindustani music.

Film career

Acting

Mohandas debuted in the 2005 Malayalam film ''Mayookham'', directed by Hariharan. The film did not do well at the box office.

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''.

In 2007 she acted with Mammootty in the 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. 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'', playing the lead female role. ''Victory'' was her next assignment as lead actress, following which she appeared in a cameo role in her only Tamil release that year, ''Kuselan''. Three more Telugu releases featured Mamta, including '' Homam'', directed by JD Chakravarthy and Srinu Vaitla's ''King''.

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. The film ''Passenger'', in which she played the role of a television reporter, became a turning point in Mohandas's career. She was initially approached to play the lead role in the 2009 Telugu dark fantasy ''Arundathi''. She refused the offer, and the movie went on to become one of the highest grossers that year. In 2010, she worked with Jayaram in ''Kadha Thudarunnu