Mallika Sukumaran

Mallika Sukumaran
Mallika Sukumaran
Born	Mohamallika Pillai; 4 November 1954; Haripad, Quilon, State of Travancore–Cochin, India
Occupations	Actress; businesswoman; dubbing artist;
Years active	1974–present
Spouse	; Jagathy Sreekumar (m. 1974; div. 1976) ; Sukumaran (m. 1978; died 1997) ;
Children	Indrajith Sukumaran; Prithviraj Sukumaran;
Relatives	Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai (uncle); Kainikkara Kumara Pillai (uncle); Poornima Indrajith (daughter-in-law); Prarthana Indrajith (granddaughter); Supriya Menon (daughter-in-law);

Mohamallika Pillai (born 4 November 1954), better known as Mallika Sukumaran, is an Indian actress and businesswoman, known for her works in Malayalam cinema. She debuted in 1974 with the Malayalam film Utharayanam by G. Aravindan. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her role in the 1974 film Swapnadanam.

Mallika's first appearance in television was in a tele-serial by K. K. Rajeev called Peythozhiyathe. She won the Second Best Actress Award in the Kaveri Film Critics Television Awards (2004) for her role in the serial American Dreams. She is well known for playing both comedic and character roles. She made her debut in Tamil cinema with the 2008 film Vaazhthugal. Mallika has also acted in some advertisements and participated in some talk shows and game shows. She ran a restaurant in Doha.