Mythili

{{Short description|Indian actress}}

{{BLP sources|date=November 2011}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

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| birthname = Brighty Balachandran{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/flying-high/article3280648.ece |title=Flying high |newspaper=The Hindu |date=4 April 2012 |last1=Nagarajan |first1=Saraswathy}}

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| birth_place = Konni, Kerala, India

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Brighty Balachandran, better known by her stage name Mythili, is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in the 2009 Malayalam film Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha which stars Mammootty in lead role.{{Citation |last=Sanal, Vasudev. Haneef, Haseeb. Joseph, Anto. Fazil, Fahad. Lal. Śr̲īnivāsan. Talwar, Isha. Sunder, Gopi. |title=Gods own country |year=2014 |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/893634422 |publisher=AP International |oclc=893634422 |access-date=12 September 2020}} She has acted in over 35 movies.

Early life

Mythili (Brighty Balachandran) was born in Konni, Pathanamthitta in Kerala, India. Her father is Balachandran, an accountant and mother Beena, she has a brother named Bibin. Mythili married to Sampath on 28 April 2022 who works as an Architect.

She did her schooling till the seventh grade at St. Mary's High School, Eliyarackal, Konni and later in Amrita VHSS, Konni, and her higher secondary education was at Government HSS, Konni. She studied flight attendant course and has a degree in Bachelor of Commerce. She is also a trained classical dancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/48562/ |title='മൈഥിലി' മാണിക്യം , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies |accessdate=19 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219055950/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/48562/ |archivedate=19 December 2013}}

Career

She debuted in Ranjith's crime drama film Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha.{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/54693/ |title=മാണിക്യം മൈഥിലി , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies |accessdate=19 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219055837/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/54693/ |archivedate=19 December 2013}} She acted in Salt N' Pepper which subsequently earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at 59th Filmfare Awards South. She made her playback singing debut with Malayalam thriller Loham (The Yellow Metal).

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleclass="unsortale"|Notes
rowspan=3|2009

| Kerala Cafe

| Young lady in the cafe

| Debut film

Segment : Happy Journey

Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha

| Manikkyam

|

Chattambinadu

| Meenakshi

|

rowspan=2|2010

| Nallavan

| Malli

|

Shikkar

| Gayathri

|

rowspan=2|2011

| Kanakompathu

| Geethu

|

Salt N' Pepper

| Meenakshi

| Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
Won-Asianet Film Awards 2012 :Best Star pair & Asiavision Awards 2011:Special mention

rowspan=7|2012

| Njanum Ente Familiyum

| Sophy

|

Ee Adutha Kalathu

| Remani

| Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam

Mayamohini

| Sangeetha

|

Naughty Professor

| Herself

| Special appearance in the song "Jiga Jinga"

Bhoomiyude Avakashikal

| Sunitha

|

Poppins

| Gauri

|

Matinee

| Savithri

| Also playback singer ("Ayalathe Veettile")

rowspan=7|2013

| Breaking News Live

| Sneha

|

Cowboy

| Krishna

|

Honey Bee

| Proposed lady

| Cameo appearance

Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty

| Herself

| Cameo appearance

Black Berry

| Sreedevi

|

Nadodimannan

| Rima

|

Vedivazhipadu

| Vidya

|

rowspan=3| 2014

| God's Own Country

| Abhirami

|

Villali Veeran

|Aishwarya

|

Njaan

|Devayaniyamma (Devu)

|

rowspan="2" | 2015

|Swargathekkal Sundaram

|Jaya

|

Loham

|Rafeeq's wife

|Also playback singer ("Kanaka Mayilanchi")

2016

|Mohavalayam

|Prameela

|

rowspan=3|2017

|God Say

|MagdalenaGomez

|

Crossroad

|Photographer

|In the segment:Pakshikalude Maanam

Sinjar

|Suhara

|

2018PathirakalamJahanara
rowspan=2 | 2019Oru Kaatil Oru PaykappalSara
Mera Naam ShajiLaila Shaji
rowspan=2 | 2022ChattambiRaaji
C/O 56 APONadiaSelected as one of the World Top 25 Straight 8 film of 2022. Theatrically Released all over UK and Exhibited US, Cannes, Portugal, Brazil, India and several countries.{{Cite news |last=M |first=Athira |date=2022-10-08 |title=Anoop Oommen's 'C/O 56APO', shot in Super 8mm format to premiere at Straight 8 film festival in London |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/anoop-oommen-malayalam-film-co-56apo-goes-to-straight-8-film-festival/article65984197.ece |access-date=2024-03-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |title=Straight 8: Best Super 8 Shorts of 2022 |url=https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/002/HO00012429/straight-8-best-super-8-shorts-of-2022 |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Picturehouses}}{{Cite news |last=M |first=Athira |date=2022-10-08 |title=Anoop Oommen's 'C/O 56APO', shot in Super 8mm format to premiere at Straight 8 film festival in London |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/anoop-oommen-malayalam-film-co-56apo-goes-to-straight-8-film-festival/article65984197.ece |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |title=straight 8 2022 |url=https://www.straight8.net/2022 |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=straight 8 |language=en-GB}}

Television

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YearShowRoleChannelNotes
2006GaanasallapamAnchorNCV channelLocal channel Konni

References

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