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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Honey Rose
| image = Honey Rose 2019.jpg
| caption = Honey Rose in 2019
| birth_name = Honey Rose Varghese<ref>{{cite news |last1=George |first1=Liza |title=Honey, honey |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/honey-honey/article4123103.ece |access-date=28 September 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=22 November 2012}}</ref>
| birth_date =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2005 – present
| other_names = Dhwani, Ponnu (petname)<ref name="honeyrosa.com"/>
| height =
}}

'''Honey Rose Varghese''' is an Indian actress who mainly appears in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]]. She has also appeared in a few [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Telugu Cinema|Telugu films]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/49159.html |title=One more Soundarya in Tamil industry – Tamil Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |date=20 August 2009 |access-date=21 September 2012 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023171614/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/49159.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-04/news-interviews/28006589_1_malayalam-cinema-films-tamil |title=What's up Honey? |date=4 April 2009 |access-date=21 September 2012 |archive-date=3 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503103745/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-04/news-interviews/28006589_1_malayalam-cinema-films-tamil |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="honeyrosa.com">{{cite web |url=http://honeyrosa.com/Profile.html |title=Official website of Malayalam film actress Honey Rose |access-date=18 September 2015 |archive-date=14 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814073832/http://honeyrosa.com/Profile.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> She made her acting debut with the 2005 Malayalam film ''[[Boyy Friennd]]''. Her breakthrough role came in 2012 with ''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Honey Rose to play a role similar to Dhwani - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/honey-rose-to-play-a-role-similar-to-dhwani/articleshow/27089054.cms |access-date=11 August 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en|last1=Kurian |first1=Shiba }}</ref>.Honey has established herself as leading actress in Malayalam cinema.She made her official Telugu Entry through [[Veera Simha Reddy]] (2023), which became a Blockbuster.

== Early life ==
Honey Rose Varghese was born in [[Kerala]] at [[Moolamattom]] in a [[Syro-Malabar]] Catholic family. Shes of mixed Indian and Assyrian orgin.<ref name=SM>{{cite news |author=Samayam Desk |title=തൊടുപുഴക്കാരി ഹണി റോസ്; രാമച്ചം ബിസിനസിലും സ്റ്റാർ; ലാലേട്ടനോട് വേണം നന്ദി പറയാൻ; 14-ാം വയസില്‍ മണിക്കുട്ടന്റെ നായിക; ഹണി റോസ് വിശേഷങ്ങൾ! |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/actress-honey-rose-family-life-and-business-details-viral-talk/articleshow/84405325.cms?story=2 |access-date=28 September 2022 |work=[[Samayam Malayalam]] |date=14 July 2021 |language=ml}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She was educated at S.H.E.M High School, Moolamattom.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/159874?page=0,0 |title=ഹണിറോസ്‌ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്‌ വിവാഹം കഴിക്കുന്നില്ല? | mangalam.com |access-date=16 March 2014 |archive-date=16 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316021434/http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/159874?page=0,0 |url-status=live}}</ref> She holds a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in Communicative English from the [[St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva|St. Xavier's College for Women]], [[Aluva]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/women/celebrity/255113?page=0,0 |title=ആ നന്ദനടനം ആടിനാന്‍ | mangalam.com |access-date=26 November 2014 |archive-date=10 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210224918/http://www.mangalam.com/women/celebrity/255113?page=0,0 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career ==
Starting her career at age 14 in 2005, she acted in the Malayalam film ''[[Boyy Friennd]]'' directed by [[Vinayan]].<ref name=SM/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/04/03/stories/2009040350250900.htm |title=Cinema Plus / Columns : Rose is a rose |date=3 April 2009 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-date=9 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109034448/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/04/03/stories/2009040350250900.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Ammu Zachariah, TNN 3 December 2011, 03.12PM IST |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-03/news-interviews/30471264_1_tamil-films-dream-role-vijay-fan |title='I am a Vijay fan' – Honey Rose |date=3 December 2011 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-date=14 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214172400/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-03/news-interviews/30471264_1_tamil-films-dream-role-vijay-fan |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> She played the role of Manikuttan's friend.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-336083 |title=മധുരിക്കും ഓര്‍മകളെ... - articles,infocus_interview - Mathrubhumi Eves |access-date=11 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210154140/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-336083 |archive-date=10 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2006, she accepted her first non-Malayalam project, ''[[Ee Varsham Sakshiga]]'' in Telugu, which was followed by her first Tamil film the romantic drama ''Mudhal Kanave''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/46970.html |title=Honey Rose is Soundarya now – Tamil Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz.com |date=14 May 2009 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-date=28 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828105442/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/46970.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Honey Rose acted in Muthyala Subbiah's 50th film ''Aalayam''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/03/14/stories/2008031450480200.htm |title=Friday Review Hyderabad / On Location : All in the family |date=14 March 2008 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-date=3 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603045824/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/03/14/stories/2008031450480200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Her comeback character is that of 'Dhwani Nambiar' in ''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]'', it gave her a breakthrough in her career. She decided to change her [[Stage name|screen name]] to Dhwani after that film,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/honey-rose-becomes-dhwani-news-malayalam-mfkh4acaieg.html |title=Honey Rose becomes Dhwani |website=[[Sify]] |date=10 May 2012 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011134542/http://www.sify.com/movies/honey-rose-becomes-dhwani-news-malayalam-mfkh4acaieg.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> but reverted to Honey Rose in ''Anju Sundarikal''.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web |author=Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN 25 May 2013, 12.00 AM IST |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-25/news-and-interviews/39502559_1_dhwani-mammootty-daivathinte-swantham-cleetus |title=Thank You gave me a chance to protest atrocities against women: Honey Rose |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-date=14 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214172214/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-25/news-and-interviews/39502559_1_dhwani-mammootty-daivathinte-swantham-cleetus |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2011 she had completed one Tamil project, ''Mallukattu'' which she signed in 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/honey-rose-the-little-miss-sexy-news-tamil-kkfskAfdaah.html |title=Honey Rose -The Little Miss sexy! |website=[[Sify]] |date=31 March 2009 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-date=25 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025001717/http://www.sify.com/movies/honey-rose-the-little-miss-sexy-news-tamil-kkfskAfdaah.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> and a Malayalam film, ''Pithavinum Puthranum Parishudhatmavinum'', but the latter is on hold. She plays a nun called Sister Elsita in director Deepesh's ''Pithavinum Puthranum Parisudhalmavinum''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Liza George |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/slow-and-steady/article3930462.ece |title=Slow and Steady |work=The Hindu |date=24 September 2012 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200207/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/slow-and-steady/article3930462.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> She also acted with Jayasurya in [[Hotel California (2013 film)|Hotel California]] and in ''[[Thank You (2013 film)|Thank You]]'' as Jayasurya's wife, with Fahadh in the ''[[5 Sundarikal]]'' featurette called Aami and ''Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus'' with Mammootty in which she plays a bold and strong Malayali woman.<ref name="indiatimes1"/>

In 2015, she played Shirley, an aspiring singer and model, who falls in love with a married man in ''[[You Too Brutus (film)|You Too Brutus]]''. She starred in the notable films such as ''[[Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus]]'' with [[Mammooty]], ''[[My God (film)|My God]]'' with [[Suresh Gopi]], ''[[Kanal (2015 film)|Kanal]]'', ''[[Ittymaani: Made in China]]'' and ''[[Big Brother (2020 film)|Big Brother]]'' with [[Mohanlal]], ''[[Sir C. P.]]'' with [[Jayaram]], and ''[[Ring Master]]'' with [[Dileep]].

Honey Rose returned to Tamil cinema after a gap of eight years with ''[[Pattampoochi (2022 film)|Pattaampoochi]]'' (2022), starring [[Sundar C.]] and [[Jai (actor)|Jai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/honey-rose-ive-taken-references-from-kanimozhi-maams-1980s-look-for-my-role-in-pattampoochi/articleshow/92243674.cms |title=Honey Rose: I've taken references from Kanimozhi ma'am's 1980s look for my role in Pattampoochi - Times of India |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Then she acted in ''[[Monster (2022 film)|Monster]]'' directed by [[Vysakh]] starring [[Mohanlal]] and her performance in the film was well acclaimed.<ref>https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/10/22/honey-rose-happy-public-response-mohanlal-starrer-movie-monster.html</ref> In 2023, she appeared in Telugu film ''[[Veera Simha Reddy]]'' starring [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]] which was her return to Telugu cinema after a gap of nine years.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Honey Rose: My character in the Telugu film with Balakrishna has a good scope for performance |work=The Times of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/honey-rose-my-character-in-the-telugu-film-with-balakrishna-has-a-good-scope-for-performance/amp_articleshow/90015083.cms |access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of films and roles
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
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||2005 || ''[[Boyy Friennd]]'' ||Julie || Malayalam ||
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||2007 || ''[[Mudhal Kanave]]'' || Jennifer || Tamil ||
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| rowspan="2" |2008 || ''Aalayam'' || Navya|| Telugu ||
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| ''[[Sound of Boot]]'' || Meera Nambiar || Malayalam ||
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| 2009 ||''[[Ajantha (2009 film)|Ajantha]]'' || Ajantha || Kannada ||
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| 2010 || ''Nanjangud Nanjunda'' || Parvathi || Kannada || Credited as Hamsini
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|-
| rowspan="3" |2011 || ''[[Singam Puli]]'' || Gayatri || Tamil ||
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|-
| ''[[Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action]]'' || Sreelakshmi ||Malayalam ||
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| ''Mallukattu'' || Amudha || Tamil ||
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|-
| rowspan="2" |2012 ||''[[Ajantha (2012 film)|Ajantha]]'' || Ajantha || Malayalam ||
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| ''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]'' || Dhwani Nambiar || Malayalam || Credited as Dhwani
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| rowspan="5" |2013 || ''[[Hotel California (2013 film)|Hotel California]]'' || Swapna Joseph|| Malayalam ||
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| ''[[Thank You (2013 film)|Thank You]]'' || Remya|| Malayalam ||
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| ''[[5 Sundarikal]]'' || Nancy || Malayalam || (Segment – ''Aami'')
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| ''[[Buddy (2013 film)|Buddy]]'' || Sara || Malayalam || Special appearance
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|''[[Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus]]'' ||Lakshmi || Malayalam ||
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| rowspan="4" |2014 || ''[[Kantharvan]]'' || Meena || Tamil ||
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2014/apr/19/A-Story-Without-Depth-601848.html |title=A Story Without Depth}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ring Master]]'' || Diana / Sarasamma || Malayalam ||
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| ''[[1 by Two]]'' || Dr. Prema || Malayalam ||
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| ''[[Ee Varsham Sakshiga]]'' || || Telugu ||
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| rowspan="5" |2015 || ''[[You Too Brutus (film)|You Too Brutus]]'' || Shirley || Malayalam ||
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| ''[[Sir C. P.]]'' || Alice || Malayalam ||
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| ''[[Kumbasaram]]'' ||Meera || Malayalam ||
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| ''[[Kanal (2015 film)|Kanal]]'' ||Anna || Malayalam ||
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| ''[[My God (Film)|My God]]'' || Dr. Arathi Bhattathiripadu || Malayalam ||
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| rowspan="2" |2017 || ''[[Avarude Raavukal]]'' || Shivani ||Malayalam ||
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|''[[Chunkzz]]''||Riya Pappachan/ Pinky|| Malayalam ||
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| rowspan="1" |2018 || ''[[Chalakkudykkaran Changathy]]'' ||Kavitha || Malayalam ||
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| rowspan="1" |2019||''[[Ittymaani: Made in China]]'' || Jessy Pothen || Malayalam ||
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|2020
|''[[Big Brother (2019 film)|Big Brother]]''|| Vandhana||Malayalam||
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| rowspan="3" |2022
|''[[Aquarium (Malayalam film)|Aquarium]]''||Sister Elcita||Malayalam||
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|''[[Pattampoochi (2022 film)|Pattaampoochi]]''||Vijayalakshmi||Tamil||
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honey Rose plays a journalist from the 80s in Tamil film 'Pattaampoochi' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/honey-rose-plays-a-journalist-from-the-80s-in-tamil-film-pattaampoochi/articleshow/80773111.cms |access-date=16 December 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Monster (2022 film)|Monster]]'' || Rebecca / Bhamini Anil Chandra / Christina Luther / Raziya Fatima / Rakhi Takur ||Malayalam|| ||<ref>{{cite news|author=IT Malayalam|title=റിലീസിനൊരുങ്ങി മോഹന്‍ലാലിന്റെ 'മോണ്‍സ്റ്റര്‍': പുതിയ അപ്ഡേറ്റ് എത്തി|url=https://malayalam.indiatoday.in/cinema/story/mohanlal-starrer-monster-release-date-448363-2022-09-18|access-date=18 September 2022|work=India Today Malayalam|date=18 September 2022|language=ml}}</ref>
|-
|2023||''[[Veera Simha Reddy]]''||Meenakshi Veera Simha Reddy||Telugu||
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Honey Rose: My character in the Telugu film with Balakrishna has a good scope for performance |work=The Times of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/honey-rose-my-character-in-the-telugu-film-with-balakrishna-has-a-good-scope-for-performance/amp_articleshow/90015083.cms |access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
* Flowers Oru Kodi (2022) as Participant
* Comedy Festival as Judge
* Thakarppan Comedy as Mentor

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0741429}}
*{{Instagram|honeyroseinsta|Honey Rose}}

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