Dhanya Mary Varghese - Actress, Model (Malayalam)

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About:

Dhanya Mary Varghese:

Varghese in 2011

Born: Koothattukulam, Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India

Nationality Indian

Occupations

Actress, model

Years active

2003–present

Spouse John Jacob ​(m. 2012)​

Children 1

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Early life and education:

Dhanya was born to Varghese and Sheeba at Edayar , Koothattukulam near Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India. She has a younger brother Dixon Paul Varghese, a Station Master in Southern Railway. She completed schooling at Little Flower Girls High School, Vadakara, St. Josephs Higher secondary school, Piravom and M.K.M. Higher Secondary School, Piravom. She is the product of famous institution Kalabhavan. She pursued bachelors and post graduation from St. Teresa's College in Kochi.

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Career:

She started her career as a junior artist, She was one of the group dancers in the song Thottuvilichalo. in the movie Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam.She made her acting debut in the Tamil film Thirudi (2006) and later debuted in Malayalam through Nanma directed by Sharath Chandran Vayanad. She rose to prominence through her role in Thalappavu. She later acted in several Malayalam films such as Vairam: Fight For Justice, Kerala Cafe and Nayakan. She was one of the anchors in "Vanitha Asianet-Film awards 2009". She appeared on several Malayalam musical albums. She appeared as a guest judge in the 2010 season of the music reality-television program Idea Star Singer on Asianet.She was a contestant in Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 4) in 2022, where she made it to the top six finalists until finishing as the fourth runner-up. At the show's grand finale, she received an 'Award for Punctuality'

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Personal life:

Dhanya got engaged on 14 November 2011 with John Jacob, Winner of Tharolsavam program in Kairali channel. John and Dhanya got married on 9 January 2012 at Mateer Memorial Church, Trivandrum. After marriage she retired from film industry. The couple had a baby boy named Johan on 13 July 2013.

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Filmography:

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Film

Year Film Role Language Notes Ref

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2003 Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam Dancer Malayalam Special appearance

2006 Aarilara Lover Malayalam Album

2006 Thirudi Thamarai Tamil Lead Role

2007 Veeramum Eeramum Muthuazhagi

Nanma Thara Malayalam

2008 Thalappavu Saramma Lead Role

2009 Vairam: Fight For Justice Vairamani Sivarajan Lead Role

Red Chillies Lamna Shankar

Kerala Cafe Hiranmayi Segment: Lalitham Hiranmayam

2010 Drona 2010 Savithri

Cheriya Kallanum Valiya Policum Sumi

Nayakan Mariya Vincent Karanavar Lead Role

3 Char Sau Beas Indhu

College Days Rakhi Lead Role

Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram Sathyabhama Lead Role

2011 Orma Mathram Catherine

Veettilekkulla Vazhi Gayathri

Pranayam Asha

2012 Ennennum Ormakkay Abitha

2020 Ammakkorumma Mother Album

2021 Kaanekkaane Zarine Released on SonyLIV

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Television:

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Television

Year Project Role Channel Notes

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2012 Deivathinte Swantham Devootty Devootty Mazhavil Manorama Debut

2017 Kaligandaki Suhara Amrita TV

2018–2021 Seetha Kalyanam Seetha Asianet

2020 Avarodoppam Aliyum Achayanum Telefilm

2022 Kanakanmani Mercy Paul Surya TV Guest appearance

(Mahasangamam episode)

Manasinakkare

2023 Parvathy Devi Aparna Zee Keralam

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Other shows:

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2010	Dhannya Me Vishu	Guest	ACV
	Star Singer	Guest Judge	Asianet	Reality show
	Super Jody	Judge	Surya TV	Reality show
	Vodafone Comedy Stars	Dancer	Asianet	Reality show
2011	Suryaprabhayil Priya Tharangal	Guest	Surya TV
	The Interview		Rosebowl
	Suryathejassode Amma	Performer	Surya TV
	Asianet Film Awards	Co-Host	Asianet
2011-2012	Munch Dance Dance	Judge (Grand finale)	Asianet	Reality show
2013	Dhanyaydoppam	Guest	DD Malayalam
2014	Onnum Onnum Moonu		Mazhavil Manorama	Game show
	Dhannya Me Easter
2015	Vanitha
	Uchaneram		ACV
2016	Manam Pole Mangalyam
2018	Sell Me the Answer	Participant	Asianet	Game show
2019	Annie's Kitchen	Guest	Amrita TV
	Start Music Aaradhyam Paadum	Participant	Asianet	Game show
	Badai Bungalow	Herself	Asianet
2020	Onnum Onnum Moonu	Guest	Mazhavil Manorama
	Life with Jo - D (Dance Cover)	Dhanya	Multilingual	YouTube Channel
	Comedy Stars	Guest	Asianet
	Chunkanu Chackochan			Christmas special show
	Christmas Thaaramelam	Herself
	Start Music Season 2	Participant		Game show
	Food Steps	Presenter		Social media Live Show
2021	Parayam Nedam	Participant	Amrita TV
	Salt and Pepper	Presenter	Kaumudy TV	Cookery show
	Red Carpet	Mentor	Amrita TV
	Start Music Season 3	Participant	Asianet	Game show
	Day with a Star	Herself	Kaumudy TV
2021-2022	Bhayam	Contestant	Zee Keralam	Title Winner
2022	Happy Valentine's Day	Dancer	Asianet
	Asianet Super Challenge	Contestant
	Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 4)			4th Runner-up
	Fastest Family First	Participant
	Start Music Season 4	Participant
2023	Glam with Mom	Judge	Rosebowl/ACV
	Flowers Oru Kodi	Participant	Flowers
2024	Star magic	Participant	Flowers

Awards:

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Year Award Category Show Result

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2019 Asianet Television Awards 2019 -Best Star Pair Best Star Pair with Anoop Krishnan Seetha Kalyanam Won

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