Mallika (actress)

For the Bollywood actress, see Mallika Sherawat.

Reeja Johnson,^[1] better known by her stage name Mallika, is a former Indian actress, who has mainly appeared in Malayalam and Tamil films.

Mallika
Mallika, IFFI (2012)
Born	Reeja Johnson Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–2013

Career

After debuting in the Malayalam film Nizhalkuthu (2002),^[2] she played a significant role in Cheran's Autograph, following which she played supporting roles in several Tamil films. She later went on to play in a tele-serial called Anjali. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Autograph.^[3] In 2012, she won a Special Mention from the Jury at the 59th National Film Awards for her performance in the film, Byari, the first feature film made in Beary language.

Personal life

Mallika was born as Reeja Johnson to Johnson and Reetha, into a Syro-Malabar Syrian Christian family of Ollur in Thrissur, Kerala.^[4]

Awards

• 2004 : Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress -Autograph^[5]
• 2012 : National Film Awards Special Mention from the Jury – Byari^[6]
• 2013 : Kerala Film Critics Association Awards – Second Best Actress – Various Movies^[7]

Filmography

Press conference by the Director, Madhupal, Actress Mallika Film "Ozhimuri" and Nirmal Chander, Director of the Film "Dreaming Taj Mahal", at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2012), in Panaji, Goa

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2002	Nizhalkuthu	Mallika	Malayalam
2004	Autograph	Kamala	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
	Mahanadigan	Devaki	Tamil
	Naa Autograph	Vimala	Telugu
	Nerkku Nere	Janu	Malayalam	[8]
2005	Thirupaachi	Karpagam	Tamil	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
	Kundakka Mandakka	Kavitha	Tamil
2006	Thirupathi	Nurse Vasanthi	Tamil
	Unakkum Enakkum	Valli	Tamil
	Odahuttidavalu	Puttalakshmi	Kannada
2008	Thotta	Gauri	Tamil
2010	Ammanilavu	Neeraja	Malayalam
2011	Priyappetta Nattukare	Ambily	Malayalam
	Koratty Pattanam Railway Gate	Annie	Malayalam
	Snehaveedu	Shanthi	Malayalam
	Indian Rupee	Sajitha	Malayalam
	Byari	Nadira	Beary	National Film Award – Special Mention
2012	No. 66 Madhura Bus	Bhavayami	Malayalam
	Mr. Marumakan	Rohini	Malayalam
	Ozhimuri	Meeenakshi Pillai	Malayalam	Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
	Puthiya Theerangal	Pushppa	Malayalam
2013	Chennaiyil Oru Naal	Satyamoorthi's wife	Tamil
	Ginger	Devika	Malayalam
	Kathaveedu	Jameela	Malayalam	Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Second Best Actress[9]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Language
2006–2008	Anjali	Anjali	Sun TV	Tamil
2008	Thiruvizhaiyadal	Gunavathy	Sun TV	Tamil