Dhwani, Ponnu (petname)[1]
Actress
2005 – present
Honey Rose Varghese is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films.[2][3][1] She made her acting debut with the 2005 Malayalam film Boyy Friennd. Her breakthrough role came in 2012 with Trivandrum Lodge.[4].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.[5][6] She was educated at S.H.E.M High School, Moolamattom.[6] She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communicative English from the St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva.[7]
Career
Starting her career at age 14 in 2005, she acted in the Malayalam film Boyy Friennd directed by Vinayan.[5][8][9] She played the role of Manikuttan's friend.[10] 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.[11] Honey Rose acted in Muthyala Subbiah's 50th film Aalayam.[12]
Her comeback character is that of 'Dhwani Nambiar' in Trivandrum Lodge, it gave her a breakthrough in her career. She decided to change her screen name to Dhwani after that film,[13] but reverted to Honey Rose in Anju Sundarikal.[14]
In 2011 she had completed one Tamil project, Mallukattu which she signed in 2009[15] 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.[16] She also acted with Jayasurya in Hotel California and in 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.[14]
In 2015, she played Shirley, an aspiring singer and model, who falls in love with a married man in You Too Brutus. She starred in the notable films such as Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus with Mammooty, My God with Suresh Gopi, Kanal, Ittymaani: Made in China and 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 Pattaampoochi (2022), starring Sundar C. and Jai.[17] Then she acted in Monster directed by Vysakh starring Mohanlal and her performance in the film was well acclaimed.[18] 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.[19]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Template:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Boyy Friennd | Julie | Malayalam | ||
| 2007 | Mudhal Kanave | Jennifer | Tamil | ||
| 2008 | Aalayam | Navya | Telugu | ||
| Sound of Boot | Meera Nambiar | Malayalam | |||
| 2009 | Ajantha | Ajantha | Kannada | ||
| 2010 | Nanjangud Nanjunda | Parvathi | Kannada | Credited as Hamsini | |
| 2011 | Singam Puli | Gayatri | Tamil | ||
| Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action | Sreelakshmi | Malayalam | |||
| Mallukattu | Amudha | Tamil | |||
| 2012 | Ajantha | Ajantha | Malayalam | ||
| Trivandrum Lodge | Dhwani Nambiar | Malayalam | Credited as Dhwani | ||
| 2013 | Hotel California | Swapna Joseph | Malayalam | ||
| Thank You | Remya | Malayalam | |||
| 5 Sundarikal | Nancy | Malayalam | (Segment – Aami) | ||
| Buddy | Sara | Malayalam | Special appearance | ||
| Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus | Lakshmi | Malayalam | |||
| 2014 | Kantharvan | Meena | Tamil | [20] | |
| Ring Master | Diana / Sarasamma | Malayalam | |||
| 1 by Two | Dr. Prema | Malayalam | |||
| Ee Varsham Sakshiga | Telugu | ||||
| 2015 | You Too Brutus | Shirley | Malayalam | ||
| Sir C. P. | Alice | Malayalam | |||
| Kumbasaram | Meera | Malayalam | |||
| Kanal | Anna | Malayalam | |||
| My God | Dr. Arathi Bhattathiripadu | Malayalam | |||
| 2017 | Avarude Raavukal | Shivani | Malayalam | ||
| Chunkzz | Riya Pappachan/ Pinky | Malayalam | |||
| 2018 | Chalakkudykkaran Changathy | Kavitha | Malayalam | ||
| 2019 | Ittymaani: Made in China | Jessy Pothen | Malayalam | ||
| 2020 | Big Brother | Vandhana | Malayalam | ||
| 2022 | Aquarium | Sister Elcita | Malayalam | ||
| Pattaampoochi | Vijayalakshmi | Tamil | [21] | ||
| Monster | Rebecca / Bhamini Anil Chandra / Christina Luther / Raziya Fatima / Rakhi Takur | Malayalam | [22] | ||
| 2023 | Veera Simha Reddy | Meenakshi Veera Simha Reddy | Telugu | [23] |
Television
- Flowers Oru Kodi (2022) as Participant
- Comedy Festival as Judge
- Thakarppan Comedy as Mentor
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official website of Malayalam film actress Honey Rose. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ One more Soundarya in Tamil industry – Tamil Movie News. IndiaGlitz(20 August 2009). Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ↑ What's up Honey?(4 April 2009). Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ↑ Honey Rose to play a role similar to Dhwani - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 തൊടുപുഴക്കാരി ഹണി റോസ്; രാമച്ചം ബിസിനസിലും സ്റ്റാർ; ലാലേട്ടനോട് വേണം നന്ദി പറയാൻ; 14-ാം വയസില് മണിക്കുട്ടന്റെ നായിക; ഹണി റോസ് വിശേഷങ്ങൾ!. Samayam Malayalam(14 July 2021). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 ഹണിറോസ് എന്തുകൊണ്ട് വിവാഹം കഴിക്കുന്നില്ല? | mangalam.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ↑ ആ നന്ദനടനം ആടിനാന് | mangalam.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ Cinema Plus / Columns : Rose is a rose(3 April 2009). Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ 'I am a Vijay fan' – Honey Rose(3 December 2011). Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ മധുരിക്കും ഓര്മകളെ... - articles,infocus_interview - Mathrubhumi Eves. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ↑ Honey Rose is Soundarya now – Tamil Movie News. IndiaGlitz.com(14 May 2009). Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ Friday Review Hyderabad / On Location : All in the family(14 March 2008). Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ Honey Rose becomes Dhwani. Sify(10 May 2012). Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Thank You gave me a chance to protest atrocities against women: Honey Rose. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ Honey Rose -The Little Miss sexy!. Sify(31 March 2009). Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ Slow and Steady(24 September 2012). Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ Honey Rose: I've taken references from Kanimozhi ma'am's 1980s look for my role in Pattampoochi - Times of India. The Times of India.
- ↑ https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/10/22/honey-rose-happy-public-response-mohanlal-starrer-movie-monster.html
- ↑ Honey Rose: My character in the Telugu film with Balakrishna has a good scope for performance. The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ A Story Without Depth.
- ↑ Honey Rose plays a journalist from the 80s in Tamil film 'Pattaampoochi' - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ↑ റിലീസിനൊരുങ്ങി മോഹന്ലാലിന്റെ 'മോണ്സ്റ്റര്': പുതിയ അപ്ഡേറ്റ് എത്തി. India Today Malayalam(18 September 2022). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ↑ Honey Rose: My character in the Telugu film with Balakrishna has a good scope for performance. The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2022.