Happiest birthday to one of the most loved actresses of Malayalam cinema, Urvashi. She started her career as a child artist and went on to become one of the most sought after actresses of Mollywood. Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi – Urvashi has acted in films across industries. The 51-year-old star is known to be one of the prominent leading actresses of the 80s and 90s. Be it the role of a girl-next-door, a responsible daughter/sister/wife, a single mother, Urvashi has performed a variety of roles in her acting career and that too with great poise and ease. She made it look all simple and natural. 5 Comic Roles and 5 Tragic Performances of Mohanlal That Will Mesmerise You Forever!

Urvashi was born on January 25, 1969, to actor Chavara VP Nair and Vijayalakshmi. Kalaranjini and late actress Kalpana are her sisters, who are also known for their works in Mollywood. Talking about Urvashi’s works in Malayalam films, she has shared screen space with some of the leading actors and that includes Mohanlal, Mammootty, Jayaram, Sreenivasan, and many others. It is said that the number of characters that Urvashi has performed in her career, no other actresses must have done. It is her natural form of acting that has won audiences hearts. On this special day, let’s take a look at some of the iconic movies of Urvashi that left us enthralled. 7 Malayalam Movies of 2019 to Watch If You Want a Break From Bollywood Masala!

Thalayana Manthram

Urvashi's performance as Kanchana in this Sathyan Anthikkad directorial, is considered as a milestone in her career. This movie highlighted the issues of what can go wrong when two daughters-in-law come across each other. Urvashi was seen an envious daughter-in-law, who starts causing problems in the family because her sister-in-law (played by Parvathy) is employed, hails from a rich family and she’s also good looking. Urvashi bagged her second State Award for her role in this film.

Malootty

Urvashi played like a real doting mother in reel. Her heart-wrenching act when her daughter Malooty (played by Baby Shyamili) gets trapped in a drill hole and struggles to survive in it for hours and hours. The parents’ (Jayaram and Urvashi) pain and fear to see their child in such a situation, was portrayed brilliantly by the lead actors.

Kalippattam

An emotional love story of a violinist named Venu (Mohanlal) and a terminally ill girl Sarojam (Urvashi). There is love, laughter but not happily ever after situation. The lead characters’ innocence, inseparable relation, will make your hearts melt. Urvashi’s performance will leave you teary-eyed.

Mithunam

After watching Mohanlal and Urvashi in a heartwarming film like Kalippattam, the two were a surprise package in Mithunam. In this Priyadarshan film, Sulochana’s (Urvashi) complaining habits of how Sethu (Mohanlal) never loved her or paid any attention liked he used to do before their marriage turned out to be one of the major highlights. It showcased how a son, a husband gets sandwiched between his family and his wife in the course of fulfilling his responsibilities and what can go wrong if his wife fails to understand him. Urvashi as Sulochana was simply brilliant.

Achuvinte Amma

This movie shows the deep rooted relation between a single mother Vanaja (Urvashi) and her daughter Achu (Meera Jasmine). Vanaja is an LIC agent, for whom her daughter is her world, and she does everything to make her girl smile. More than a mother-daughter duo, they are like best friends. But it all gets emotional when Achu gets to know that her mother was never married and she was adopted.

Magalir Mattum

In the Tamil movie Magalir Mattum, Urvashi played the character Janaki, and it was a role that the audiences could relate to. The movie highlighted about workplace harassment and a lecherous office boss who constantly harasses Janaki, Pappamma (Rohini) and Satya (Revathi). Urvashi won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress.

Ente Ummante Peru

Ente Ummante Peru, a Jose Sebastian directorial, stars Tovino Thomas in the lead. Urvashi played a beautiful, impressive role as Aishumma. Although she is arrogant, Aishumma is very kind and caring. Urvashi won awards for her performance in this film.

Urvashi is a National Award winner; she won the prestigious award as Best Actress for her impeccable role in Achuvinte Amma. Urvashi is a gem to South Indian Cinema, and we are grateful to her for entertaining us all these years. Here’s wishing the lovely actress a year full of happiness and many more amazing films. Happy Birthday, Urvashi!

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