Avanthika Mohan

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Avantika Mohan
Born
Priyanka

(1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 35)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
CitizenshipIndia
OccupationsActress, model, dancer
Years active2012–present

Priyanka, better known by her stage name Avantika Mohan[1] is an Indian actress and model. She made her feature film debut with Yakshi – Faithfully Yours and later earned popularity through the TV series Athmasakhi.[2]

Early life

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Avanthika Mohan was born and brought up in Dubai. Her father is from Calicut and mother from Punjab.[3] She returned to Kerala to pursue a modelling career and won the Miss Malabar 2011 title[4] and also the subtitle Miss Perfect 2010. She is a dancer and had taken training for it. After winning the beauty pageant, she began to receive acting offers and decided to enter the film industry.[3]

Career

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She made her debut in the 2012 experimental film Yakshi – Faithfully Yours,[2] directed by Abhiram Suresh Unnithan, featuring all newcomers in the lead roles.[5] The film saw Avanthika playing the titular character of a "snake ghost" named Nagayakshi, a snake who turns into a woman after coming to the planet.[6] In 2013, she was part of the Malayalam comedy flick Mr Bean- The Laugh Riot,[7] after which she was seen in Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi.[2][8] She next played a lead role in crocodile love story. She made her Tamil film debut with the horror film Aalamaram (2014).[2][9] Her next releases were Vundile Manchi Kalam Mundu Munduna, her first Telugu film,[10] and debutant director Shyam Mohan's thriller 8:20 released and the movie went on well she got good appreciation for her performance from the Critics and the audiences.[11] She had signed film Male Baruva Munna, an Oriya movie and a Hindi movie directed by Samagra Ganesh is based on a true story. She has also signed Rajavin Parvai Raniyin Pakkam, to be directed by Azhagu Raj.[12]

Television debut

In May 2016, she signed into play lead role in TV series Athmasakhi in Malayalam language in which she plays a bold and modern character Nanditha who is a doctor by profession. Later in June she made her Telugu Television debut through Raja Rani in which she plays a strong and innocent school teacher. She is getting positive reviews from both TV series.[citation needed] She twice received best actress awards back to back.[citation needed] After a sabbatical she is paired up with Rajyan Rajan after Athmasakhi in the new series Priyapettaval which is going on-air in Mazhavil Manorama from late 2019 which portrays the misunderstandings in married life.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Avantika married Anil Kumar Kainth in 2017.[13] The couple has a son Rudraunsh Kainth.[14][15]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Language Notes
2012 Yakshi – Faithfully Yours Nagayakshi Malayalam
2013 Mr Bean Neetha Malayalam
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi Fatima Malayalam
Crocodile Love Story Nithya Malayalam
2014 Aalamaram Malarkodi Tamil [16]
Vundile Manchi Kalam Mundu Munduna Ujjwala Telugu
8 : 20 Ruchi Malayalam [17]
2016 Preethiyalli Sahaja Kannada [18]
2018 Rajavin Paarvai Raniyin Pakkam Avantika Tamil [19]
2019 Gara Akasmika Kannada

Television

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Year Film Role Language Channel Notes Ref.
2015-2016 Shivakami Shivakami Malayalam Surya TV
2016–2018 Athmasakhi Dr. Nanditha / Indu Malayalam Mazhavil Manorama Replaced by Divya Binu [20]
2016 Raaja Raani Shailaja Telugu MAA TV [21]
2019-2020 Priyapettaval Dr. Uma Malayalam Mazhavil Manorama Replaced by Sreelaya [22][23]
2021–2023 Thoovalsparsham Sreya Nandini IPS Malayalam Asianet [24][25]
2021 Start Music Season 3 Herself Malayalam Asianet Participant [26]
2022 Asianet Super Challenge Herself Malayalam Asianet Participant
2022 Mounaragam Shreya Malayalam Asianet Guest appearance
2022 Comedy Stars Season 3 Herself Malayalam Asianet Guest appearance [27]
2022 Start Music Season 4 Herself Malayalam Asianet Participant
2022 Koodevide Shreya Malayalam Asianet Guest appearance
2023–present Manimuthu Kavya Malayalam Mazhavil Manorama

References

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