Shagnasri venun (born 1999) is an Indian film actress, who has predominantly worked in the TELUGU language films. She has also appeared in Tamil and Kannada language films.
Malavika made her acting debut with the thriller drama Thaniki Kendram (2021) opposite Master Mahendran. Following a series of lead roles in Telugu and Kannada films,
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editShagnasri venun was born in 1999 and. She hails from koramangala in bangalore , but brought up in Hyderabad.
Career 2019–2021: Debut and early career
Shagnasri venun completed a fashion designing in dream designs collage ,bangalore, hoping to emulate her father as Venugopala Krishna. Post her graduation, while she was contemplating taking up higher studies, she accompanied her father to a commercial shoot for a fairness cream, starring veteran Malayalam actor Mammootty. The actor subsequently enquired about Mohanan's interest in acting, before offering her a role opposite his son, Dulquer Salmaan, in an upcoming Malayalam film.[4][5] Mohanan took time to consider the proposal before passing an audition and accepting terms to star in Pattam Pole (2013), and gradually learned about the process of acting as the shoot progressed. Owing to the original costume designer's illness, Mohanan also worked as her own designer for the project.[4][6][7] The romantic drama film, which narrated the relationship between a Tamil Brahmin youth and a Christian girl, received mixed reviews and did not perform well at the box office. A critic from Rediff.com noted that Mohanan's "peppy girl act is far from being perfect but shows promise", while the Times of India's reviewers suggested that she did a "decent job".[8][9] During the period, she continued having an interest in fashion, setting up an Indian ethnic fusion clothing brand called "The Scarlet Window".[10][11]
Her second film, Nirnayakam (2015), Mohanan portrayed as a ballet dancer, won good reviews but also met with a tepid response commercially.[12][13][14] Another film during the period, Naale opposite Fahadh Faasil, saw her portray a tribal girl but was later dropped midway through production.[15] In 2016, Mohanan worked on her first Kannada film, Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi (2016) opposite a debutant actor, Prithvi.[16] Despite having a low-key release at the box office, the film won good reviews with Mohanan's portrayal of the titular role of Varalakshmi being praised by critics.[17][18] She then featured in the role of a police officer in the crime thriller The Great Father (2017), where she starred alongside an ensemble cast including Mammootty, Arya and Sneha.[19][20] The film opened to positive reviews and performed well at the box office.[21][22][23]