Pallavi Purohit is an Indian actress from Mumbai who has appeared in several TV shows since 2006,[1] television commercials, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada movies. Pallavi is best known for her key roles as Padmini in Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, Damini Verma in Malayalam movie Mr. Fraud opposite Mohanlal, Sangeetha in Malayalam movie Silence opposite Mammootty, Savita Pathare in Hindi movie Kaanchi opposite Mithun Chakraborty and, recently, as Smita in Kannada movie "Manasmita" opposite Atul Kulkarni.

Pallavi Purohit
Born
Pallavi Subhash Chandran
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Known forMadhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon

Early life

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Her father is from Palakkad but she was brought up in Karnataka.[1] Pallavi completed her Business Management and Hotel Management and began working with Oberoi Hotel in Bengaluru.[1] She decided to give up the job and become an actress.

Career

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She has worked in several shows for Balaji Telefilms. She was selected for the role of Gayatri in the show Karam Apnaa Apnaa. Thereafter she played the role of Gunn on Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki. She later replaced Arunima Sharma as one of the three female leads in the role of Rano in Zee TV's Kasamh Se. She played the role of Urvashi Sanghvi in Basera and has worked on other shows including Peehar (as Dr. Sara),[2] Bajega Band Baaja (as Dilpreet), Paap Punya Ka Lekha Jokha, Sanskar, Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat and the TV series Sujata. She worked on Bairi Piya playing the part of Chiggy Bahu and later appeared in Jyoti in the role of Asha.

Pallavi played Rohini Patwardhan in Sapnon Se Bhare Naina and Padmini in Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon. Pallavi quit the show after signing up for a lead role opposite Mammootty in V. K. Prakash directed Malayalam movie Silence.[3] Simultaneously, she also worked in a Subhash Ghai directed movie Kaanchi.[3] Thereafter, in 2014, she acted as one of the three lead heroines opposite Mohanlal in B. Unnikrishnan directed movie Mr. Fraud. She played Goddess Lakshmi in the Kannada show HaraHara Mahadev which was a remake of 'Devon ke dev: Mahadev'. She played the lead actress as "Smita", a classical dancer, in the Kannada movie "Manasmita" opposite Atul Kulkarni.

Filmography

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Film

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FilmYearRolePaired WithLanguageNotes
Silence2013SangeethaMammoottyMalayalamDebut Malayalam movie as female lead[4]
Mr. Fraud2014Damini VermaMohanlalMalayalamAs a female lead
Kaanchi2014Savita PathareMithun ChakrabortyHindiDebut Bollywood movie
Manasmita2022SmitaAtul KulkarniKannadaDebut Kannada movie as a female lead

Television

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Show NameLanguageRoleNotes
Sati...Satya Ki ShaktiHindiTV Debut
Parrivaar
Sanskaar
Ssshhhh...Koi Hai
Paap Punya Ka Lekha Jokha
Santaan
Sujata
Man Mein Hai VisshwasHindi
Karam Apnaa ApnaaHindiGayatri
Kahaani Ghar Ghar KiHindiGunn Krishna Agarwal
Kasamh SeHindiRano
PeeharHindiDr. Sara
Raja Ki Aayegi BaraatHindiNamki
Bajega Band BaajaHindiDilpreet
BaseraHindiUrvashi Sanghvi
Bairi PiyaHindiChiggy Bahu
JyotiHindiAsha Sisodia
Sapnon Se Bhare NainaHindiRohini Patwardhan
Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek JunoonHindiPadmini Chaudhury
HaraHara MahadevaKannadaLakshmi
Do Duniya Ek DilHindiPallavi Chauhan

Awards and nominations

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YearAwardCategoryShow/FilmRoleResult
2012Colors Golden Petal Awards 2012Most Bhavuk PersonalityMadhubala - Ek Ishq Ek JunoonPadminiNominated[5]
2013Indian Telly AwardsBest Actor (Popular) in a Supporting Role 2012 - FemaleMadhubala - Ek Ishq Ek JunoonPadminiWon[6]
20136th Boroplus Gold AwardsBest Supporting Actor (Female)Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek JunoonPadminiNominated

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Krishna, Gayathri (25 September 2013). "Pallavi Chandran is dreaming big". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. "Piya Ka Aangan". Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Pallavi is Mammootty's new heroine". The Times of India. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. "Pallavi to star opposite Mammootty". The Times of India. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. http://colors.in.com/in/golden-petal-awards/category/13.html/
  6. https://www.bizasialive.com/12th-indian-telly-awards-winners-list/
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