Mrudula Murali

Mrudula Murali Mangalasseri (born 8 June 1990), credited as Mrudula Murali, is an Indian actress, model, anchor and classical dancer. She appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.

Personal life

Mrudula was born to Muralidharan Nair, who is working as an engineer in F.A.C.T Kalamassery, and Latha Menon in Ernakulam, Kerala. She completed her secondary education at Assisi Vidyaniketan Public School, Ernakulam. She has a bachelor's degree from St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam and PG degree in Media studies at M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai. Her only brother Mithun Murali is also an actor-cum-model. Mridula Murali married Nitin Malini Vijay, who's an aspiring filmmaker; currently working on the advertisement front, on 29 October 2020.

Career

Mrudula started as a child anchor in the program Dial & See telecast in Jeevan TV along with her brother Midhun Murali as co-anchor. She has acted numerous ad-films in Tamil and Malayalam and also shot for a Tamil film, the Ilaiyaraaja musical Kangalum Kavipaduthey in 2007, which did not get a theatrical release. She stepped into the film industry with the Malayalam film Red Chillies. She received critical acclaim for her role as Shenbagavalli in her debut Tamil film Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA.

She had no theatrical releases in 2014 but appeared in a short film titled Maniyara. Her Tamil film Chikkiku Chikkikkichu is a romantic comedy that unfolds during a train journey. She has been signed as one of the female leads in the Malayalam films Enthoru Bhagyam, which will feature her as Heera Samson, a modern girl from Bangalore, who is "bubbly and lively".

Mrudula Murali got her major breakthrough with the Bollywood movie Raagdesh, where she played Captain Lakshmi Sehgal. The movie and her role received praise from various corners. Her acting and dialogue received special mention in reviews. She at present is acting in the Tamil movie Pistha, starring Metro Shirish and also in Maniyaar Kudumbam, directed by Thambi Ramaiah, starring his son Umapathy.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes 2009 Red Chillies Varadha Battadirippadu MalayalamMercury Pookkal Sapna Musical album 2010 Elsamma Enna Aankutty Sherine 2013 10:30 am Local Call Ann Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA Shenbagavalli Tamil 2014 ManiyaraBride Malayalam Short film 2015 Ayal NjanallaIsha Chikkiku ChikkikkichuVarsha TamilCelebrate HappinessHerself MalayalamVideo song 2016 ShikhamaniDevika 2017 RaagdeshLakshmi SehgalHindi 2018 Maniyaar Kudumbam Magizhampoo Tamil 2022 Pistha Selvi

Television

Dial & See (Jeevan TV) The Happiness Project (Kappa TV) as Associate producer Katturumbu (Flowers TV) Ambalappuzha Palppayasam (Mazhavil Manorama) Dhe Chef (Mazhavil Manorama) Sadhya Rice - advertisement Thangamayil Jewellery Limited - advertisement