Personal Info
Birth date
1984-09-19 (40 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Nileshwaram, Kerala, India
Also known as
കാവ്യ മാധവൻ
Kavya Madhavan
Biography
Kavya Madhavan is an Malayalam film actress who works in Malayalam cinema. She made her debut in Pookkalam Varavayi (1991) as a child artist. As a heroine Kavya's debut film was Lal Jose's Chandranudikkunna Dikhil (1999) while she was in the ninth standard. It was a super hit and from then on there was no looking back. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best actress twice, for her performances in the films Perumazhakkalam (2004) and Gaddama (2010).
Filmography
Classmates
7.4
Overview:
The story revolves around the college graduate class of 1992. In 2006, working in different corners of the world, the friends get together for a class reunion to revive the joy and laughter of their student days. Shockingly, on the night of the reunion, one of the classmates is almost murdered and goes into a coma.Meesa Madhavan
7.5
Overview:
Madhavan (Dileep) is a clever thief who does robbery for a living. He is following the principles of his mentor Mullani Pappan (Mala Aravindan). Meesa Madhavan got his name by the popular saying that if Madhavan rolls his Mustache (Meesa in Malayalam) looking at someone, he will rob his house that night. His enemy was a local money lender Bhageerathan Pillai (Jagathy Sreekumar) who refused to give back his father's property. Madhavan falls in love in Bhageerathan Pillai's daughter Rukmini (Kavya Madhavan). The sub inspector in the village Eappen Pappachi (Indrajith) has an eye on Rukmini. He steals the idol from the local Temple with the intention of selling it and puts the blame on Madhavan. It becomes Madhavan's responsibility to find the culprits and he does that with his mentor's help and thus uniting with his girl friend.Twenty 20
6.2
Overview:
Advocate Ramesh saves Devan from a murder case. Later, he realize Devan was the actual culprit. Ramesh tries for a payback, unaware of Devan's real intentions and the reason for the murder.Anandabhadram
7.5
Overview:
In the ancient village of Shivapuram, little Ananthan hears a tale from his mother, Gayathri (Revathi). She tells him that his family comes from a line of powerful magicians, and they are responsible for protecting nagamanikyam, a jewel on a serpent's head. The jewel, she narrates, lies in a secret place in the house guarded by snakes, including a tiny snake called Kunjootan. Years later, obeying the wishes of his dead mother, Ananthan (Prithviraj Sukumaran) returns to his ancestral village to light the lamps at Shivakavu, a dark and mysterious temple of Shiva.Thenkasipattanam
7.4
Overview:
Kannan and Dasappan are two rowdies in their village. Shathrugnan. a newcomer, is in love with Dasappan' s sister, Devootty, but she is not interested in him. Shathru joins Kannan's and Dasappan's firm, KD & Company, as the manager, in an attempt to win the love of Devootty. KD & Company keeps as hostage a music troupe who comes to their village to perform. The main singer of that troupe, Sangeetha, gets expelled from her home because of this and Kannan and Dasappan give her refuge, at the insistence of Devootty. Meenakshi and Kannan are in love. But due to some misunderstanding, Dasappan falls in love with Meenakshi and Sangeetha falls in love with Kannan. Shathru takes the responsibility of sorting it out and linking Dasappan with Sangeetha. In the chaos and confusions that follows, he manages to be victorious and wins his lady love Devootty too.Thilakkam
6.9
Overview:
Padmanabhan master and his wife are waiting for Unni, their only son who is missing for many years. 10 year old Unni got lost in the crowd during a temple festival where he was along with his neighbour Panikkar, popularly known as Poorappanikkar. Panikkar too did not return since he decided to return only after finding Unni. Ammu is Panikkar's daughter who also believes, like master and his wife, that her father will return one day with Unni. The master finds Unni and brings him back to the Village. The villagers realize that Unni is abnormal and is mentally challenged. He behaves like a small boy and creates all sorts of trouble for the villagers and his parents.Sadanandante Samayam
5.714
Overview:
This movie is about an ordinary person called Sadanandan played by Dileep who depends on astrology for everything. He comes to know from an astrologer that he is going to die soon. He panics and tries to do everything required for his wife and kids after he expires.Once Again
6
Overview:
After years spent living off the modest wealth of his in-laws, a man hatches a desperate plan that draws his respectable middle-class family into a vortex of crime.Pulival Kalyanam
6.7
Overview:
Hari's and Ganga's mobile phones got exchanged accidently and they started getting misleading calls....Kilukkam Kilukilukkam
2.5
Overview:
Chandini sees her father Krishnadas, Mayor of Cochin being killed by the rivals, but manages to escape from them and comes to Ooty. The needle of suspicion falls on Royichan and friend Appachan. Besides Roy and Appa, Nischal captivated by the beauty of Chandini and try to impress her.Meanwhile Chandini goes missing. Rest of the story is how Jogi comes from foreign and teams up with other to trace and save Chandini.Madambi
5.7
Overview:
In a village named Ilavattam there lives a man by the name of Gopalakrishna Pillai. He is a man with diverse qualities. Basically he is a moneylender, but not the avaricious kind. He lends money at very low interest-rates but makes it a point to get his money back on the date agreed upon. The story takes a turn when a bank, named Grand Bank opens up in the village, offering to give out loans at very low interest. The manager of the bank is a young lady named Jayalakshmi. She has made her entry into the village with a very definite purpose. All this, plus the very different kind of bonding between Gopalakrishna Pillai and his mother, form the plot, which develops towards a very interesting climax.Vellithira
3.8
Overview:
Counting on superstar Rajnikant's popularity, Raghuram and his motley crew of two, entertain residents of a small town, and gain fame almost overnight. Raghuram starts to call himself 'Style Raj', and decides to become a actor in his own right. He starts to woo local belle, Thatha, the daughter of a blacksmith. But it is only his crew that are aware that this self-styled 'Style Raj' has led a secret lifestyle that is inconsistent with his present background.Pookkalam Varavayi
6
Overview:
Nandan (Jayaram) is a school bus driver who is coping with the death of his young niece and also dealing with the sorrow of his sister (Rekha). He finds solace and friendship in a little girl Geethu (Shyamili) who reminds him of his niece. Geethu is also going through a turmoil of her own because of the troubles between her parents (Muarli, Geetha).Mizhi Randilum
6.5
Overview:
The movie tells the story of Bhadra, a nurse and her trials and tribulations to keep her family afloatKhaddama
5.4
Overview:
Aswathi (Kavya Madhavan), who is a lower mid-class Malayali woman from Pattambi, Kerala. Due to the financial constraints of her family and the untimely death of her husband, Ashwathy is forced to be the bread earner of the house and opts to go to the gulf. Usman (Suraj Venjaramood), who is the chauffeur of an Arab family. Originally from Aswathi's village, he arranges the Aswathi's visa and brings her to Saudi Arabia. Many surprises await her, starting at the airport itself. The story follows Razak, who tries to trace Aswathi, and Aswathi's attempts to leave Saudi ArabiaChristian Brothers
4.6
Overview:
When the daughter of a minister gets kidnapped, Christy is called upon to rescue her. Although he manages to save her, he himself gets embroiled in the kidnapper's murder.Irattakuttikalude Achan
6.2
Overview:
The story revolves around the life of Rajeevan who elopes with a rich girl. Later when persuaded he gives away one of his twin children to a stranger who lost all his children at birth.Athisayan
2.833
Overview:
A science fiction film about a reporter and her adopted child prodigy. Maya (Kavya Madhavan) is a media reporter. She is an orphan, who has adopted a group of orphans. When she gets embroiled in a criminal case and is abducted, one of her adopted children, child prodigy Devan (Master Devadas), sets out to help her. He witnesses a scientist R C Shekhar(Jackie Shroff) use a potion to make a rabbit invisible and uses it to help Maya.Runway
6.536
Overview:
Unni due to financial problems becomes the renowned smuggler Valayar Paramasivam in the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border check post Walayar.She Taxi
3
Overview:
Devayani wishes to become a doctor, but ends up becoming a taxi driver when the responsibilities fell on her shoulders after the death of her father. When a woman starts driving a car the people around called she taxi. Joe Joseph is an affluent person who leads a luxurious life. Joe with his two friends joins Devayani and three other ladies - Meera Mamen, Sradha, and Roopa Pillai who are also on a trip of ten days. This trip changed Devayani’s life forever.5 Sundarikal
7
Overview:
Five women, Anikha, Isha, Gauri, Kullante and Aami, undergo life-changing experiences with regard to love.Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal
6.7
Overview:
Gopan is living with his 6 year old son Ashok. His neighbor Celin falls in love with him. But he reveals that Ashok's mom is alive and he narrates his story.Iruvattam Manavatti
5.5
Overview:
While on election duty in Kannur, veterinary doctor Gautham meets Bhumika, daughter of an aristocratic Communist leader and falls in love with her.Ee Pattanathil Bhootham
3.5
Overview:
The film opens with a ‘Manthravadi’ (Thilakan) an evil magician (Pithamagan Mahadevan) to obey to his commands and make spiriting away a friendly ghost money through crime. Meanwhile a group of kids and their benefactors are held hostage in a circus camp by the baddies, who has taken over the show. Ancy (Kaavyamadavan) is coming back from London, to take charge of the circus company founded by her father Philipose (Janardhanan),who was found murdered. On reaching there, she is told that her father was stabbed to death by a bike-jumper named Jimmy (Mammootty). In fact Jimmy, his foster father Krishnan (Innocent), aide Sisupalan (Suraj Venjarammood) and a gang of street children were all invited by Philipose to join his circus group. Meanwhile the ghost (Mammootty, in his other role) appears, becomes friendly with the kids and takes a more stylish shape of Jimmy. Thanks to the ghost, Ancy realizes that Jimmy was innocent in the whole issue. Now the battle between the good and evil.Kochi Rajavu
5.867
Overview:
When Unni accidentally kills a person, his parents send him away to Chennai where he falls in love with Meenakshi. When their marriage is about to be fixed, Unni reveals his past to her.Kasi
6.7
Overview:
Kasi is a 2001 Tamil drama film directed Vinayan which is the remake of the director's 1999 Malayalam film Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum. The film features Vikram in the title role of a blind young villager with Malayali actresses Kavya Madhavan and Kaveri, reprising her role she played in the original, portraying supporting roles. The film featured music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and was produced by Aroma Mani. The film was released on 14 December 2001 and won positive reviews from critics upon releasePerumazhakkalam
7.8
Overview:
The movie deals with the repercussions of the murder of Reghu Rama Iyer (Vineeth) in Saudi Arabia. Under the Shariath Law, Akbar (Dileep) is found guilty and is condemned to be beheaded for the crime committed. The judgment is revoked only if the deceased ones wife, Ganga (Kavya Madhavan), forgives the murderer, Akbar. Razia (Meera Jasmin), Akbar's wife, is caught in this agonizing situation.Sadhu Miranda
9
Overview:
The movie starts of with a robbery of 20 crores in Pondicherry DID Bank where a college girl is killed by one of the thieves. The same night as the robbery, the manager of the bank (Manivannan) commits suicide.After this the story opens up in Chennai where Shiva Sundaram (Prasanna) a visible foolish person comes in search of David Raj (Manoj K. Jayan) where he saves a girl from being raped by one of David Raj's men.Aparichithan
4.7
Overview:
Aparichithan movie revolves around three college girls who are very close friends. Meenakshi (Kavya), Devi (Manya) and Simi (Karthika) are very good friends. Once they get caught for stealing the question papers for the exam and were expelled from the college. As they did not want to go home.Acting
2016Once Again as Devi
2016Akashvani as Vani Aakash
2015She Taxi as Devayani
20135 Sundarikal as Gowri
2013Players as Unknown
2013Lokpal as Dr. Geetha
2013Breaking News Live as Nayana
2012Bavuttiyude Namathil as Vanaja
2011Vellaripravinte Changathi as Mary Vargese / Sulekha
2011Venicile Vyapari as Ammu
2011Christian Brothers as Meenakshi
2011Bhakthajanangalude Sradhakku as Sumangala
2011China Town as Rosamma
2011Khaddama as Aswathi
2010Paappi Appachaa as Annie
2009Ee Pattanathil Bhootham as Ancy
2009Banaras as Amritha
2008Madambi as Jayalakshmi
2008Twenty 20 as Ancy
2008Sadhu Miranda as Unknown
2007Kangaroo as Jancy
2007Four Women as Unknown
2007Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri as Nadiya Methar / Nadira Methar
2007Athisayan as Maya
2007Inspector Garud as Sub Collector Sethulakshmi
2006Vaasthavam as Sumithra
2006Chakkara Muthu as Anitha
2006Classmates as Thara Kurup
2006Vadakkumnadhan as Bhama
2006Kilukkam Kilukilukkam as Chandni
2006Lion as Sharika / Shari
2005Seelabathi as Seelabathi
2005Anandabhadram as Bhadra
2005Kochi Rajavu as Aswathy
2005Iruvattam Manavatti as Bhumika
2005Annorikkal as Ponnu
2004Perumazhakkalam as Ganga
2004Aparichithan as Meenakshi
2004Runway as Gopika
2004Greetings as Sheethal
2003Gaurisankaram as Gauri
2003Pulival Kalyanam as Ganga
2003Mizhi Randilum as Bhadra
2003Vellithira as Pankajam
2003Sadanandante Samayam as Sumangala a.k.a Suma
2003Thilakkam as Ammu
2002Meesa Madhavan as Rukmini
2002Onnaman as Unknown
2002Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan as Gopika Rajashekhara Varma
2001Kasi as Lakshmi
2001Dhosth as Geethu
2001Rakshasa Rajavu as Daisy
2001Dosth as Geethu
2001Jeevan Masai as Manjari
2000Thenkasipattanam as Devootty
2000Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal as Celine
2000Darling Darling as Padmaja Warrier
2000Madhuranombarakattu as Sunaina
2000Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam as Maya
1999Chandranudikkunna Dikhil as Radha
1997Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu as Anjali
1997Bhoothakkannadi as Meenu, Unknown
1997Oral Mathram as Gopika Menon
1997Irattakuttikalude Achan as Dhanya
1991Pookkalam Varavayi as School girl