Malavika Avinash Age, Family, Husband, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Actress, TV Presenter, Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 160 cm in meters- 1.60 m in feet inches- 5’ 3”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Acting Career
Debut	Kannada Film: Krishnaavataar (1988) Malayalam Film: Daivathinte Vikrithikal (1992) Tamil Film: Jay Jay (2003) Kannada TV: Mayamruga (1998–2000) Tamil TV: Anni (2001-2003)
Awards, Achievements	• Best Actress Award given by the Tamil Nadu Government • Kalaimamani Award for her achievements as an actress • Aryabhata Award • Kempegowda Award • IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the Kannada film 'Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari' (2014)
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• Campaigning for the BJP candidate "Sushma Swaraj" in Bellary, Karnataka in 1999. • Campaigning for the BJP-JD(U) combine in 2004. • Joined BJP in September 2013. • Appointed as the BJP co-spokesperson in February 2014.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	28 January 1976 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2025)	49 Years
Birthplace	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
College/University	Bangalore University, Bengaluru
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Laws
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Travelling, Reading, Writing
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Avinash Yelandur (Actor)
Marriage Date	Year, 2001
Family
Husband/Spouse	Avinash Yelandur (Actor)
Children	Son- Gaalav Yelandur Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Natesan Ganesan (Retired Banker and Writer) Mother- Savithri (Vocalist and Dancer)
Siblings	Brother- Not Known Sister- Ranjani Ganesan Ramesh (Dancer)
Favourite Things
Favourite Singer(s)	Haricharan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Abida Parveen
Favourite Cricketer	Anil Kumble

Some Lesser Known Facts About Malavika Avinash

• Does Malavika Avinash smoke?: No

• Does Malavika Avinash drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Malavika Avinash was born into a Tamil family.

• At the age of just 5, she started learning dance and received her training in Bharatanatyam from “Krishnamurthy” and then from “Leela Samson.”

• She has also received her training to play the Sitar from “Pandit Partho Das.”

• At the age of 9, Malavika Avinash started acting as a child artist in Malayalam films.

• She was very good at studies, and she was ranked third in the ‘Bachelor of Laws’ degree at Bangalore University, Bengaluru.

• The film director & actor, G. V. Iyer, watched her dance performance as ‘Krishna,’ after which, he signed her as ‘Krishna’ in his Kannada film ‘Krishnaavataar’ (1988).

• Malavika has worked in various languages like Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil.

• In 1999, she campaigned for the BJP candidate “Sushma Swaraj” in Bellary, Karnataka.

• In September 2013, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and for almost five months, she travelled across 21 constituencies to campaign for BJP in Karnataka.
  

  Malavika Avinash supports BJP

• In February 2014, Malavika was appointed as the co-spokesperson of BJP.

• She also campaigned for the 2014 general elections, local body, by-elections, and MLC elections, which includes the Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-elections.

• She worked with an ‘NGO Madhyam Foundation’ for approximately three years.

• Malavika Avinash has done campaigning for the BJP in various states of India like Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.

• She has hosted several TV shows like ‘Agni,’ ‘Baduku Jataka Bandi,’ ‘Takadhimithaa,’ ‘Aradirali Belaku,’ etc.

• In 2013 & 2014, she judged a few episodes of the famous Kannada TV show ‘Mahaparva’ that was aired on ETV Kannada.

• In 2016, Malavika participated in the controversial reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss Kannada Season 4’ and was one of the top 5 finalists.
  

  Malavika Avinash in ‘Bigg Boss Kannada Season 4’

• She, along with her sister, Ranjani Ganesan Ramesh, has performed as a dancer at cultural festivals, events, and centres like Uttara Chidambaram, Pattadakkal festival, Hampi festival, Khujrajo festival, Chidambaram Natyanjali, etc.

• They organised a dance festival ‘Arudhra’ every year at Bangalore.

• Her husband “Avinash Yelandur” is 14 years older to her.
  

  Malavika Avinash with her husband Avinash Yelandur