List of Malayalam actress who has acted in Bollywood movies
1. Nayanthara
Nayanthara has debut in bollywood film Jawan starring Shahrukh Khan and Vijay Sethupathi
2. Asin Thottumkal
Though Malayali background, she is very popular in Tamil and Hindi films
She has acted with mega stars actor in Ghajini (2008) Aamir Khan, Ready (2011) Salman Khan and Khiladi 786 and Housefull 2 Akshay Kumar
3. Shobana
One of the versatile malayalam actress and also dancer Bharatanatyam in 90s time legendary . National award won actress, primarily known for her prolific work in Malayalam Tamil and Telugu cinema. However, she has made notable contributions to Hindi films throughout
In bollywood film industry, her debut film was Classic Amar Prem (1972) as a child artist
Other main lead as an adult actress Mitr My Friend (2002), Apna Asmaan (2007), Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008)
4. Parvathy Thiruvothu
Parvathy Thiruvothu has starred in two prominent Bollywood films: the romantic comedy Qarib Qarib Singlle (2017) and the mystery thriller Kadak Singh (2023)
5. Nithya Menon
(starred in Mission Mangal, 2018 space mission film, main lead actor Akshay Kumar
6. Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan was born in the Palakkad district of Kerala. However, she is of Tamil descent, belonging to a Tamil Brahmin (Palakkad Iyer) family, and was raised primarily in Mumbai. Her most of the films are bollywood films especially romantic and versatility role, content driven roles.
Her notable film Hamari Adhuri Kahani and Dirty Picture, Mission Mangal
7. Lena
Many of you might unnotice her, she has acted in Airlift (2016) starring Akshay Kumar, her role was Deepti Jayarajan
She portrayed the wife of George Kutty (played by Prakash Belawadi), a conservative and initially complaining Malayali expatriate couple trapped in war-torn Kuwait during the 1990 Gulf War.
Many outsider from other states do not know about Lena, but she is very popular in Malayalam film industry, known for supporting cast, brave character roles.
8. Malavika Mohanan
Malavika Mohanan debuted in Bollywood with Majid Majidi’s critically acclaimed film Beyond the Clouds (2017). She recently expanded her Hindi film presence with the action-thriller Yudhra (2024), where she starred alongside Siddhant Chaturvedi. She primarily acts in Tamil, Malayalam films.
8. Anaswara Rajan
She has acted in Yaariyan 2, main lead actress, She is just New Gen actress from Kerala and has Youth Fan base, Debuted in 2017, Malayalam film Udaharanam Sujatha. Anaswara Rajan has long way to go to showcase her acting skills,
9. Priya Prakas Varrier
Priya Prakash Varrier plays a character named Devi in the 2023 coming-of-age drama film Yaariyan 2, Hindi remake of the Malayalam hit Bangalore Days (2014)
10. Priyamani
Her notable Hindi projects include a key supporting role in Shah Rukh Khan's blockbuster Jawan (2023), a significant part in the true-story drama Maidaan (2024), and the critically praised film Article 370 (2024).
She has appeared in cameo song in Chennai Express Movie (2013)
11. Keerthy Suresh
Though leading Kollywood actress despite Malayali background Keerthy Suresh made her Bollywood debut in the action-thriller Baby John (2024), where she starred alongside Varun Dhawan. The film, which is an official remake of the Tamil hit Theri (2016)
12. Pearly Maaney
Pearle Maaney's only Bollywood movie is the 2020 dark comedy crime film Ludo Directed by Anurag Basu, she played the role of Sheeja Thomas in the film, starring alongside an ensemble cast that included Abhishek Bachchan, Rajkummar Rao, and Pankaj Tripathi. It released on Netflix.
She has acted in Several Malayalam film and other job profile is lyricist, television presenter.