Malavika Mohanan is an actress, who has predominantly worked in the Malayalam and Tamil films. Malavika is the daughter of cinematographer K. U. Mohanan and Beena Mohanan. She hails from Payyanur in Kannur, Kerala. She made her acting debut with the romantic drama Pattam Pole (2013). Malavika made her debute in Tamil with Superstar's Petta as Poongodi Malik in the movie. She paired with Thalapathy Vijay for the action movie Master.