A few months ago, top Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone auditioned for the lead role in Oscar Award winning Iranian filmmaker Majidi Majidi’s new project ‘Beyond The Clouds’. The pictures from the look test surfaced on social media and it was assumed that the leggy lass had bagged that golden opportunity.
After Deepika, even 3-time National award winning actress Kangana Ranaut was also auditioned for the same role. Interestingly, the legendary filmmaker chosen a South Indian actress over these two internationally famed beauties. Well, who is is this South actress?
Malavika Mohanan, a charismatic Malayalam actress was the lucky one to have bagged what could be the biggest project of her career. She made her silver screen debut opposite ‘OK Bangaram’ fame Dulquer Salman’s 2013 Malayalam film ‘Pattam Pole’. She rose to fame after her award winning performance in her next film ‘Nirnayakam’.
Majidi, who has a keen eye for fresh talent, has somehow identified Malavika as the perfect girl to portray the leading lady in his film. And, that’s how a small-time Malayalam actress has hogged national limelight. She will soon make it to international headlines as well since Majidi is a renowned filmmaker whose films attract worldwide attention.
Reportedly, Malavika has already started shooting for the movie in Mumbai.