Dhanya Mary Varghese is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema and television. Her notable television appearances include Deivathinte Swantham Devootty, Seetha Kalyanam (TV series) and Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 4).

Dhanya Mary Varghese
Varghese in 2011
Born
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active
  • 2003–present
Spouse
John Jacob
(m. 2012)
Children1

Early life and education

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Dhanya was born to Varghese and Sheeba at Edayar , Koothattukulam near Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India. She has a younger brother Dixon Paul Varghese, a Station Master in Southern Railway.[1] She completed schooling at Little Flower Girls High School, Vadakara, St. Josephs Higher secondary school, Piravom and M.K.M. Higher Secondary School, Piravom. She is the product of famous institution Kalabhavan.[2] She pursued bachelors and post graduation from St. Teresa's College in Kochi.[3]

Career

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She started her career as a junior artist, She was one of the group dancers in the song Thottuvilichalo. in the movie Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam.She made her acting debut in the Tamil film Thirudi (2006) and later debuted in Malayalam through Nanma directed by Sharath Chandran Vayanad. She rose to prominence through her role in Thalappavu. She later acted in several Malayalam films such as Vairam: Fight For Justice, Kerala Cafe and Nayakan. She was one of the anchors in "Vanitha Asianet-Film awards 2009". She appeared on several Malayalam musical albums. She appeared as a guest judge in the 2010 season of the music reality-television program Idea Star Singer on Asianet.She was a contestant in Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 4) in 2022, where she made it to the top six finalists until finishing as the fourth runner-up. At the show's grand finale, she received an 'Award for Punctuality'.

Personal life

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Dhanya got engaged on 14 November 2011 with John Jacob, Winner of Tharolsavam program in Kairali channel.[4][5] John and Dhanya got married on 9 January 2012 at Mateer Memorial Church, Trivandrum. After marriage she retired from film industry. The couple had a baby boy named Johan on 13 July 2013.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Language Notes Ref
2003 Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam Dancer Malayalam Special appearance
2006 Aarilara Lover Malayalam Album
2006 Thirudi Thamarai Tamil Lead Role [7]
2007 Veeramum Eeramum Muthuazhagi
Nanma Thara Malayalam
2008 Thalappavu Saramma Lead Role [8]
2009 Vairam: Fight For Justice Vairamani Sivarajan Lead Role [9]
Red Chillies Lamna Shankar
Kerala Cafe Hiranmayi Segment: Lalitham Hiranmayam
2010 Drona 2010 Savithri
Cheriya Kallanum Valiya Policum Sumi
Nayakan Mariya Vincent Karanavar Lead Role
3 Char Sau Beas Indhu
College Days Rakhi Lead Role
Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram Sathyabhama Lead Role [10]
2011 Orma Mathram Catherine
Veettilekkulla Vazhi Gayathri
Pranayam Asha
2012 Ennennum Ormakkay Abitha
2020 Ammakkorumma Mother Album
2021 Kaanekkaane Zarine Released on SonyLIV [11]

Television

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Year Project Role Channel Notes
2012 Deivathinte Swantham Devootty Devootty Mazhavil Manorama Debut
2017 Kaligandaki Suhara Amrita TV
2018–2021 Seetha Kalyanam Seetha Asianet
2020 Avarodoppam Aliyum Achayanum Telefilm
2022 Kanakanmani Mercy Paul Surya TV Guest appearance
(Mahasangamam episode)
Manasinakkare
2023 Parvathy Devi Aparna Zee Keralam

Other shows

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Year Title Role Channel Notes
2010 Dhannya Me Vishu Guest ACV
Star Singer Guest Judge Asianet Reality show
Super Jody Judge Surya TV Reality show
Vodafone Comedy Stars Dancer Asianet Reality show
2011 Suryaprabhayil Priya Tharangal Guest Surya TV
The Interview Rosebowl
Suryathejassode Amma Performer Surya TV
Asianet Film Awards Co-Host Asianet
2011-2012 Munch Dance Dance Judge (Grand finale) Asianet Reality show
2013 Dhanyaydoppam Guest DD Malayalam
2014 Onnum Onnum Moonu Mazhavil Manorama Game show
Dhannya Me Easter
2015 Vanitha
Uchaneram ACV
2016 Manam Pole Mangalyam
2018 Sell Me the Answer Participant Asianet Game show
2019 Annie's Kitchen Guest Amrita TV
Start Music Aaradhyam Paadum Participant Asianet Game show
Badai Bungalow Herself Asianet
2020 Onnum Onnum Moonu Guest Mazhavil Manorama
Life with Jo - D (Dance Cover) Dhanya Multilingual YouTube Channel
Comedy Stars Guest Asianet
Chunkanu Chackochan Christmas special show
Christmas Thaaramelam Herself
Start Music Season 2 Participant Game show
Food Steps Presenter Social media Live Show
2021 Parayam Nedam Participant Amrita TV
Salt and Pepper Presenter Kaumudy TV Cookery show
Red Carpet Mentor Amrita TV
Start Music Season 3 Participant Asianet Game show
Day with a Star Herself Kaumudy TV
2021-2022 Bhayam Contestant Zee Keralam Title Winner
2022 Happy Valentine's Day Dancer Asianet
Asianet Super Challenge Contestant
Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 4) 4th Runner-up
Fastest Family First Participant
Start Music Season 4 Participant
2023 Glam with Mom Judge Rosebowl/ACV
Flowers Oru Kodi Participant Flowers
2024 Star magic Participant Flowers

Awards

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Year Award Category Show Result
2019 Asianet Television Awards 2019 -Best Star Pair Best Star Pair with Anoop Krishnan Seetha Kalyanam Won

References

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  1. ^ "Manampole Mangalyam: John Jacob And Dhanya Mary Varghese". jaihindtv. Retrieved 13 October 2015.[dead YouTube link]
  2. ^ "Cochin Kalabhavan". cochinkalabhavan.com.
  3. ^ Rainbow Media (24 January 2019), സീതാകല്യാണം സീരിയൽ താരം ധന്യ മേരി വർഗീസ് | Seetha Kalyanam serial actress Dhanya Mary Varghese, retrieved 14 February 2019
  4. ^ "Engagement". Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Engagement". Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Mangalam Varika 16-Dec-2013". mangalamvarika.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ 18th ANNUAL REPORT (2006-2007) (PDF) (Report). p. 3. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Kerala Box Office (Sep 19 – 21)". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Vairam". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Karayilekku oru kadal dooram". Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Kaanekkaane' gears up for OTT release, intriguing teaser launched". Manorama News Online. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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