Dhanya Mary Varghese is an Indian actress known for her work in

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and television. Her notable television appearances include Deivathinte Swantham Devootty, Seetha Kalyanam (TV series) and Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 4).

Early life and education

Dhanya was born to Varghese and Sheeba at Edayar ,

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near

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, India. She has a younger brother Dixon Paul Varghese, a Station Master in Southern Railway. She completed schooling at Little Flower Girls High School, Vadakara, St. Josephs Higher secondary school, Piravom and M.K.M. Higher Secondary School, Piravom. She is the product of famous institution

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. She pursued bachelors and post graduation from St. Teresa's College in Kochi.

Career

She started her career as a junior artist, She was one of the group dancers in the song ''Thottuvilichalo.'' in the movie Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam.She made her acting debut in the Tamil film '' Thirudi'' (2006) and later debuted in Malayalam through ''

Nanma ''Nanma'' is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film, directed by Sarathchandran Wayanad, starring Kalabhavan Mani and Rahman. Plot For a living, Muthu Chettiyar extracts and disposes corpses. Unknown to Muthu, his son Nakulan beco ...

'' directed by Sharath Chandran Vayanad. She rose to prominence through her role in ''

Thalappavu ''Thalappavu'' (literal meaning: turban or headgear, which is a symbol of power, status and protection) is a 2008 Malayalam language period thriller film based on the events related to Naxal Varghese and Police Constable P. Ramachandran Nair, ...

''. She later acted in several Malayalam films such as '' Vairam: Fight For Justice'', ''

Kerala Cafe ''Kerala Cafe'' is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language anthology film consisting of ten short film segments, directed by Ranjith, M. Padmakumar, Shankar Ramakrishnan, Shaji Kailas, Uday Ananthan, Anjali Menon, B. Unnikrishnan, Shyamaprasad, Anw ...

'' and ''

Nayakan ''Nayakan'' ( ) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language epic crime drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam. Produced by Muktha Srinivasan, the film stars Kamal Haasan and Saranya (in her feature debut) in the lead, with Janagaraj, Karth ...

''. She was one of the anchors in "Vanitha Asianet-Film awards 2009". She appeared on several Malayalam musical albums. She appeared as a guest judge in the 2010 season of the music reality-television program

Idea Star Singer ''Star Singer'' is an Indian music reality television competition, broadcast on Asianet and the show, which selected contestants in the age group of 15–35 years compete based on their skill in singing and entertainment. From season 1 to 7, ...

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.She was a contestant in Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 4) in 2022, where she made it to the top six finalists until finishing as the fourth runner-up. At the show's grand finale, she received an 'Award for Punctuality'.

Personal life

Dhanya got engaged on 14 November 2011 with John Jacob, Winner of Tharolsavam program in Kairali channel. John and Dhanya got married on 9 January 2012 at Mateer Memorial Church,

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. After marriage she retired from film industry. The couple had a baby boy named Johan on 13 July 2013.

Filmography

Film

Television

Other shows

Awards

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