Thara Kalyan


Thara Kalyan is an Indian classical dancer and actress in mainstream Malayalam Television and Cinema. She is also a professional dancer in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, and Kuchipudi.She is an 'A top' Mohiniyattam artist of Doordarshan.
She is the first among the creative Mohiniyattam dancers to have incorporated famous poems as subject and themes for her performances like Amma, Karuna, Bhoothappaattu, Yashodhara, ''Anarkali'' has been some of her appreciated works in Mohiniyattam. Her recent work is of Thaathri Kutty which is first ever in the history of Mohiniyattam to portray the iron lady who was bold enough to raise her voice rebelling against the chauvenits. She is successfully running a dance institution in Trivandrum.

Personal life

Thara Kalyan was born in a Kerala Iyer family to Kalyanakrishnan and Subbalakshmi, a supporting actresses in Malayalam film industry. Her husband, Rajaram was also a supporting actor who played minor roles in television serials, and was a city local TV channel programme editor & local stage show choreographer. In 2017 her husband died due to multiple organ failure. Her only daughter Sowbhagya Venkitesh married Arjun Somashekharan in 2020. Her mother died in 2023.

Filmography

; as an actress
; as a choreographer

TV serials

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2023-2024Kaathodu KaathoramPrabhavathiAsianet
2021Amma MakalAkhilandeswariZee KeralamCameo in promo
2020Kaiyethum DoorathAkhilandeswariZee KeralamCameo in promo
2020-2022ChembarathiThrichambarath Akhilandeswari/ RajaeshwariZee Keralam
Replaced Aishwarya
2019ChocolateKausalyaSurya TVReplaced by Sharika Menon
2018 2019Thenum VayambumParvathySurya TV
2018PranayiniAryaMazhavil Manorama
2016JagrithaRahul's MotherAmrita TV
2016 2017KrishnathulasiPadmini a.k.a. PaapammalMazhavil Manorama
2015 2017KaruthamuthuMallikaAsianetWon, Asianet Television Awards 2016 best character actress
2014BhagyadevathaParameshwari
Amma
Mazhavil Manorama
2013Aayirathil OruvalMazhavil Manorama
2013PadasaramAsianet
2012VrindaavanamSheela GornsalvezAsianet
2011RandamathoraalKochammuAsianet
2010RahasyamAsianet
2010IndraneelamSurya TV
2010Dream CitySurya TV
2009KudumbayogamRebecca LukeSurya TV
2009Hello Kuttichathan 2BhuvanasundariAsianetMain Antagonist
2008Devi MahathmyamGoddess KaliAsianet
2008MeeraAsianet
2008AmmathottilAsianet
2007 2008Hello KuttichathanBhuvanasundariAsianetMain Antagonist
2007MandaaramDr.MerlinKairali TV
2007MadhavamChoreography only
2004AalippazhamSurya TV
2004Kadamattathu KathanarAmbikaAsianetRetelecast in Asianet Plus
2004MeghamAsianet
2004Varam
2004AnveshiAmrita TV
sandhyalekshmiKanakaDD Malayalam
2003SthreejanmamSurya TV
2001GandharvayamamAsianet
2000SthreeAsianet
2000Manal NagaramEstherDDWon, Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress
2000NandhuniDDWon, Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress
1990 1999VettahDD
1990 1999YudhamAmminiDD
1990 1999LakshaarchanaDD
1990 1999Melottu Kozhiyunna IlakalDD
1990 1999MayaDD
1990 1999SapathneeDD
1990 1999SalabhanjikaDD
1990 1999GaandharvasandhyaDD
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Play

  • Mughaavaranam
  • Kayangal

TV shows

TitleChannelNotes
DD MontageDD Malayalam
SnehithaAmrita TV
Onnum Onnum MonnuMazhavil Manorama
2 Crore Apple Mega StarJeevan TV
PatturumalKairali TV
ShubhadhinamKairali TV
PularkkalamJeevan TV
Nammal ThammilAsianet
Tharodayam New Face HuntAsianet
Tamaar pataarFlowers TV
JB JunctionKairali TV
Chaya Koppayile Kodumkattu
Mazhavil Manorama
Annies KitchenAmrita TV
Comedy StarsAsianet
Smart ShowFlowers TV
KatturumbuFlowers TV
Laughing Villa Season 2Surya TV
Aram + Arama = KinnaramSurya TV
SreshtabharathamAmrita TV
Red CarpetAmrita TV
Panam Tharum PadamMazhavil Manorama
Star Comedy MagicFlowers TV
Ammayum MakalumAmrita TV