Malavika Krishnadas
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- Actress
- host
- classical dancer
- YouTuber
Malavika Krishnadas
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| Born | 1998 or 1999 (age 26–27)[1] |
| Alma mater | Sacred Heart College, Thevara[2] |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse |
Thejus Jyothi (m. 2023) |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Genres | Lifestyle, Motivation, Vlogs |
| Subscribers | 1.77 million |
| Views | 1.26 billion |
| Last updated: December 2025[needs update] | |
Malavika Krishnadas is an Indian actress, television presenter and classical dancer. After becoming the second runner-up in the 2018 Malayalam talent-hunt reality show Nayika Nayakan, she played the lead role in the television serial Indulekha from 2020 to 2021.[3][4]
Malavika was born in Ottapalam to Usha, a housewife, and Krishnadas, a businessman. She was brought up in Pattambi. She started learning classical dance at the age of three.[5]
Malavika did her schooling at Carmel CMI School, Shornur, and at T R K Higher Secondary School, Vaniyamkulam, Palakkad.[6] She then trained in Bharatanatyam under Vannadil Pudiyaveettil Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan. Later she pursued her bachelor's degree in Business from Sacred Heart College, Kochi.[7]
Career
Malavika started her career through the television dance reality show Super Dancer Junior 2 on Amrita TV. She was one of the finalists and became the runner-up of the show. She lost her father when in Grade VII during her first gulf dance show.[8] Then she went on to be part of Munch Dance Dance telecasted on Asianet.[9] She was a regular participant on dance competitions in Kerala State Kalotsav and won the first prize at state level in Bharatanatyam when she was in Class X.
She returned to mini-screen as a contestant on Nayika Nayakan (2018), a talent-hunt reality show telecasted on Mazhavil Manorama.[10][11] The show was a breakthrough in her career as she became the second runner-up and also bagged the best dancer title.[12][13] She made her movie debut in the same year through Thattumpurath Achuthan directed by Lal Jose. She then became part of a web series Life jor[14] and a musical album Mizhi randilum.[15]
She started her career as a television host through D5 Junior on Mazhavil Manorama as she replaced her Nayika Nayakan co-contestant Vincy Aloshious to anchor the show.[16] She then went on to anchor Funny Nights on Zee Keralam along with Suraj Venjaramood.[17][18] Her debut serial was Amme Mahamaye on Surya TV in 2016. She played the female lead in television serial Indulekha on Surya TV.[19]
Personal life
Malavika married her Nayika Nayakan co-contestant Thejus Jyothi in 2023.They have a daughter Rutvi Thejus[20]