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Mrudula Murali Mangalasseri (born 8 June 1990), credited as Mrudula Murali, is an Indian actress, model, anchor and classical dancer. She appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.

Personal life

Mrudula was born to Muralidharan Nair, who is working as an engineer in F.A.C.T Kalamassery, and Latha Menon in Ernakulam, Kerala. She completed her secondary education at Assisi Vidyaniketan Public School, Ernakulam. She has a bachelor's degree from St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam and PG degree in Media studies at M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai. Her only brother Mithun Murali is also an actor-cum-model. Mridula Murali married Nitin Malini Vijay, who's an aspiring filmmaker; currently working on the advertisement front, on 29 October 2020.

Career

Mrudula started as a child anchor in the program Dial & See telecast in Jeevan TV along with her brother Midhun Murali as co-anchor. She has acted numerous ad-films in Tamil and Malayalam and also shot for a Tamil film, the Ilaiyaraaja musical Kangalum Kavipaduthey in 2007, which did not get a theatrical release. She stepped into the film industry with the Malayalam film Red Chillies. She received critical acclaim for her role as Shenbagavalli in her debut Tamil film Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA.

She had no theatrical releases in 2014 but appeared in a short film titled Maniyara. Her Tamil film Chikkiku Chikkikkichu is a romantic comedy that unfolds during a train journey. She has been signed as one of the female leads in the Malayalam films Enthoru Bhagyam, which will feature her as Heera Samson, a modern girl from Bangalore, who is "bubbly and lively".

Mrudula Murali got her major breakthrough with the Bollywood movie Raagdesh, where she played Captain Lakshmi Sehgal. The movie and her role received praise from various corners. Her acting and dialogue received special mention in reviews. She at present is acting in the Tamil movie Pistha, starring Shirish Sharavanan of Metro fame and also in Ulagam Vilakku Varudhu, directed by Thambi Ramaiah, starring his son Umapathy.

Filmography

Television

• Dial & See (Jeevan TV)
• The Happiness Project (Kappa TV) as Associate producer
• Katturumbu (Flowers TV)
• Ambalappuzha Palppayasam (Mazhavil Manorama)
• Dhe Chef (Mazhavil Manorama)
• Sadhya Rice - advertisement
• Thangamayil Jewellery Limited - advertisement

References

1. "ഞങ്ങള്‍ സമന്തുഷ്‌ടരാണ്‌... | mangalam.com". Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
2. "Sanju Sivram and Mridula Murali star in a short film". The Times of India. 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
3. Raghavan, Nikhil (14 December 2013). "Etcetera: Opening the innings with a rom-com". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
4. "Mrudula Murali is busy in Kollywood". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
5. "Mrudula Murali to share screen space with Unni Mukundan". The Times of India. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

External links

• Mrudula Murali at IMDb

• Living people
• Indian film actresses
• Actresses from Kochi
• Actresses in Malayalam cinema
• Actresses in Tamil cinema
• 21st-century Indian actresses
• Actresses in Hindi cinema
• St. Teresa's College alumni