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Sonia Malhar Family, Biography

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Hometown: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Marital Status: Widow
Religion: Hinduism

Sonia Malhar

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Other NameDr Soniya Malhaar
ProfessionActress, Social Activist
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 4" (163 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Career
DebutFilm: Pulival Pattanam (2012)
The poster of the film Pulival Pattanam
Awards2024: Best Social Services Award at the National Confederation of NRI Association of India in New Delhi
Sonia Malhar receiving the Best Social Services Award
2019: Special Jury Award at the South Indian Cinema Television Academy (SICTA) Awards for the film Sthree Sthree (2019)
Sonia Malhar receiving the SICTA Award
Personal Life
Date of Birth1 September
BirthplaceChithara, Kollam, Kerala
Zodiac signVirgo
SignatureSonia Malhar's signature
NationalityIndian
HometownThiruvananthapuram, Kerala
SchoolGovt H. S. S. (G.H.S.S.) Chithara
College/UniversityKerala University (1992 - 1995)
Educational QualificationGraduate in History
Religion/Religious ViewsHinduism
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
HobbiesReading
Social MediaInstagram
Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital StatusWidow
Family
Husband/SpouseManu (died. 2015)
Sonia Malhar with her husband
ChildrenSon(s)-
• Adwaith Malhaar
• Adithyan Malhaar
Sonia Malhar's sons
ParentsSonia Malhar with her parents
Favourites
Role model(s)Mother Teresa
• Daya Bai

Sonia Malhar image

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sonia Malhar

  • Sonia Malhar’s early career was as an insurance agent. One of her acquaintances during this time, a film camera operator, was instrumental in her entry into the film industry as a junior artist in 2012.
  • Since the mid-2000s, she has worked actively as a social activist focusing on education, health care and poverty-stricken areas.

    Sonia Malhar with a homeless person

    Sonia Malhar with a homeless person

  • She is the patron of the Kerala Blind Association (KBA), an NGO formed in 2007 for the welfare of the blind headquartered in Kozhikode, Kerala.

    Sonia Malhar (second from right) at a protest organised by the Kerala Blind Association

    Sonia Malhar (second from right) at a protest organised by the Kerala Blind Association

  • She is also the director of the NGO, National Charity Development Board (NCDB) which is run by the Kerala Blind Association (KBA).
  • She received a doctorate in Social Work in 2018 honouring her years of social activism.

    Sonia Malhar (second from right) awarded with a doctorate

    Sonia Malhar (second from right) awarded with a doctorate

  • Some of the other films she acted in were Kidney Biriyani (2015), Utharam Parayathe (2017), Sthree Sthree (2019), and Rhithum – Beyond the Truth (2024).

    Sonia Malhar on the poster of the film Rhithum - Beyond the Truth

    Sonia Malhar on the poster of the film Rhithum – Beyond the Truth

  • Until she founded a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Global Peace Authority, headquartered in New Delhi in 2022, she funded various social services through the commission she received from selling insurance and the remuneration she received as an actress or for appearing in public functions.
  • In August 2024, after the release of the Justice Hema Committee Report which studied the sexual harassment and gender inequality issues in the Malayalam film industry, Sonia Malhar revealed her harassment experience that happened in 2013 involving a young actor at a film shooting in Thodupuzha, Kerala.
  • She was unwilling to reveal the actor’s name for the sake of the person’s family.