Kavya Madhavan
was born in the village
of Nileshwaram in
Kasaragod district,
Kerala to P. Madhavan and Shyamala.
She started to learn dance while studying in Nileswaram Rajas High School.
She was the kalathilakam (A title bestowed to the artist who proves her skills in most artistic fields during a Sub District youth festival.) in Kasargod.
Awards and Achievements
* State Awards - 2004 Best Actress - Perumazhakkalam
* Film Critics Award 2000 - 2nd best actress (Chandranudhikkunna Dikkil)
* Bharathan Award 2000 - Navagatha Prathibha (Chandranudhikkunna Dikkil)
* Lux Asianet Film Award 2000 - Special Jury Award - Kochu Kochu Santhoshanghal, Madhuranombara Kattu
* Kerala Film Audience Award - Monisha Puraskaram
* Atlas Film Award 2001 - 2nd best actress Kochu Kochu Santhoshanghal
* 4th Raju Pilakkad Chalachithra Award - Oomapenninu Uriyadapayan
* Kerala Film Audience Award 2003 - Best Actress – Oomapenninu Uriyadapayan
* Mathrubhumi Medimix Award 2002 - Popular actress of the year & Best Star Pair (Dileep & Kavya)
* National Flim goers award 2007 - Best actress- Nadiya Kollapetta Rathri
* Mathrubhumi PSS Limited Award 2007- Popular actress
* Vanitha Surya Tv flim award 2006- best actress(anadhabhathram)
* Kerala Film Critics Association 2005- Best actress(anadhabhathram)
* Sathyan Memorial Award 2007- best actress
Movie Career
She first appeared in Kamal's film Pookalam Varavayi (1991). Her talent was soon recognized, the she was offered to take up other projects too as a child artist. But when she was in ninth standard, she got an offer to play as a heroin in Lal Jose film Chandanudikkunna Dikkil, and that became a super hit movie.
After her leading role, she became very popular in the Malayalam film industry and she was successful in winning a place for herself in people’s heart. Opportunities and success grew more as she grew up and she was signed for many Malayalam films. It has been claimed that she is the busiest female star in Malayalam who shares successful screen chemistry with several top heroes.
Kavya’s famous films are Mizhi Randilum, Dosth, Madhura Nombarakattu, Sadananthante Samayam and Meesa Madhavan of which the last movie bagged a record collection in malayalam film industry. Her other films are Athisayan, Chakkara Muthu, Iruvattam Manavatti, Annorikkal, Kochi Rajavu, Aparichithan, Perumazhakkalam, Gaurisankaram, Runway, Athisayan, Chakkara Muthu, Thilakkam and many more.
She has also acted in few Tamil films and Kasi was her first film in Tamil which became a successful film. But she seems little hesitant accepting Tamil roles may be because of skin revealing dresses demanded by the industry.
