Thesni Khan

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| alma mater = Cochin Kalabhavan

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Ali Khan
Rukhiya

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| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|dancer|Television presenter}}

| years_active = 1988–present

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Thesni Khan is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films, television, and stage. She made her acting debut through Daisy in 1988. She is widely known for the portrayal of character roles.{{cite news |title=Shotcuts – Malayalam cinema |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/shotcuts-malayalam-cinema/article3898989.ece |work=The Hindu |date=15 September 2012 |access-date=24 March 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131021/entertainment-mollywood/article/%E2%80%98funny-acts-not-design%E2%80%99 |title=Funny acts not by design |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131021185410/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131021/entertainment-mollywood/article/%E2%80%98funny-acts-not-design%E2%80%99 |archive-date=21 October 2013 |url-status=dead}} In 2020, she contested in the second season of Malayalam reality TV series Bigg Boss. Thesni is currently an active celebrity vlogger in YouTube channel "Thezbeen's".

Personal life

Her father, Ali Khan, was a magician. In her early days, Thesni used to assist her father during magic shows conducted on various stages.{{cite web |author1=Jijin |title=അച്ഛന്‍ എന്നും എനിക്ക് മാജിക്‌! |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=17851935&tabId=3&BV_ID=@@@ |publisher=manoramaonline.come |access-date=31 October 2014}} She later studied at Cochin Kalabhavan.

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
rowspan="4"\| 1988	Daisy	Daisy's classmate
Aparan	Job seeker
Vaishali	Thozhy
Moonnam Pakkam	Vani
rowspan="1"\| 1989	Dasharatham	Nurse
rowspan="8"\| 1990	In Harihar Nagar	Mahadevan's lover	Cameo
Shubhayathra	Arundhathi's sister
Kalikkalam	Suhra
Gajakesariyogam	Karthika's friend
Sasneham	Nurse
Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu	Vasudev's daughter
Mukham	Shop keeper
Vembanad	Elder daughter
rowspan="7"\| 1991	Godfather	Mercy
Kilukkampetti	-	Special Appearance in the Song
Njan Gandharvan	Bhama's friend
Ennum Nanmakal	Saradha
Kanalkkattu	Ruby
Mimics Parade	Dance teacher
Kakkathollayiram	Suhara
rowspan="8"\| 1992	Ayalathe Adheham	Premachandran's neighbor
Kallan Kappalil Thanne	Rajani
Ennodu Ishtam Koodamo	Arathy's friend
My Dear Muthachan	Meera's friend
Neelakurukkan	Anitha's friend
Congratulations Miss Anitha Menon	Meera
Ente Ponnu Thampuran	Seetha
Thiruthalvaadi	Sudha
rowspan="4"\| 1993	Uppukandam Brothers	Chacko's daughter
Journalist	Soman's wife
Aagneyam	Krishnadas's wife
Bhagyavan	Thankamani
rowspan="3"\|1994	Kadal	Annamma
Napoleon	Laila
Kambolam	Market vendor
rowspan="4"\| 1995	Kusruthikaatu	Riya
Minnaminuginum Minnukettu	Nancy
Karma	Mary
King Soloman	Sainabha
1996	Kireedamillatha Rajakkanmar	Reksi
1996	Ishtamanu Nooru Vattam	Guest appearance
rowspan ="1" \|1997	Oru Mutham Manimutham	Ammootty
rowspan ="1" \|1998	Meenathil Thalikettu	Nancy
rowspan="1"\| 1999	Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal	Leelamma
rowspan="3"\| 2000	Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal	Herself	Cameo
Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam	Hostel Warden
Aanamuttathe Aangalamar	Jayabharathi
rowspan="1"\| 2001	Sundara Purushan	Tuition teacher
rowspan="1"\| 2002	Kanneer Pookkal \|
\|Telefilm for Kairali
rowspan="3"\| 2004	Njan Salperu Ramankutty	Ramankutty's sister
Masanagudi Mannadiyar Speaking	Deepa
Priyam Priyamkaram	Janaki
2006	Orikkal Koodi	-	Short film
rowspan="3"\| 2008	Gopalapuranam	Sandra
Innathe Chintha Vishayam	Immanuel's wife
Bullet \|
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rowspan="1"\| 2009	Kappal Muthalaali	Cicily
rowspan="11"\| 2010	Pokkiri Raja	Manoharan's wife
Thaskara Lahala	Jameela
Chaverpada	Cleopatra
Kaaryasthan	Devika
Again Kasargod Khader Bhai	Shittymol
Paappi Appacha	Shailaja
Tournament	Daughter in law
Fiddle	Leelamani
Swantham Bharya Zindabad	Ambujam
Chatmates	Haseena	Home cinema
Kunjikka Pidicha Pulivalu	Ayisha	Home cinema
rowspan="3"\| 2011	Seniors	Call girl with Alaudeen Rauthar	Extended Cameo
Beautiful	Kanyaka
Sarkar Colony	Mariyama David
rowspan="9"\| 2012	Kunjaliyan	Prameela, Vishwan's wife
Diamond Necklace	Santhamma
Mr. Marumakan	Indu
Bachelor Party	Nurse
Trivandrum Lodge	Kanyaka Menon	Pending—SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role(Nominated)
Thappana	Kochappi's wife
Ardhanaari	Vinayan's sister
Da Thadiya	Rani Thadikaran
Theruvunakshathrangal	Vilasini
rowspan="14"\| 2013	Kammath & Kammath	Kammath's servant	{{cite AV media \|date=1 February 2013 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJNGAOk0E2Q \|title=Interview: Actress Tesni Khan \|publisher=asianetnews \|via=YouTube \|access-date=8 June 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603112316/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJNGAOk0E2Q \|archive-date=3 June 2016 \|url-status=live}}
Breaking News Live	Suhara
Radio	Dhamayanthi
Hotel California	Shirly
Tourist Home	Reality show aspirant's mom
Kadal Kadannoru Mathukkutty	A woman in Mathukkutty's village
Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum	Jalaja
Kunjananthante Kada	Shyamala
Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus	Kumbalangi Maria
Ginger	Sathi
Bundy Chor	-
Kochin Mimi	Thesni	Short film
For Sale
Punyalan Agarbattis	Gracy
rowspan="9"\| 2014	Polytechnic	Ponnamma
Law Point
How Old Are You	Rani
Call me @	Mercy
Avatharam	Priya
Bhaiyya Bhaiyya	Vasanthi
Mathai Kuzhappakkaranalla	Omana
The Dolphins	Mehajubeen
Venalodungathe \|
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rowspan="6"\| 2015	Six	Sundari
Love 24x7	Wife at cafe	Cameo
Loham	Nurse
Thilothama	Saritha
Amar Akbar Anthony	Nurse
Urumbukal Urangarilla	Rosely
rowspan="7"\| 2016	Moonam Naal Njyayarazhcha	Rosakutty
Darvinte Parinamam	Parthan's wife
Happy Wedding	Bus Conductress
Angane Thanne Netave Anchettanam Pinnale	Padmajam
Welcome to Central Jail	Bhavani
Thoppil Joppan	Alice
Swarna Kaduva	N/A	Lovely's voice (Ineya)
rowspan="13"\|2017	Fukri	Nabisa
Achayans	Valsa
Ayal Jeevichirippundu	Radhika Gopal
Prethamundu Sookshikkuka	Doramol
Sunday Holiday	Shilpa
Pullikkaran Staraa	Mridula
Lava Kusha (2017)	Saritha
Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam	Philomina
Aana Alaralodalaral	Hajara Beevi
Masterpiece
Vimaanam	Jaya
Kalyanarathri	Kanakan's wife	Short film
Controversy		Short film
rowspan="6"\|2018	Kayamkulam Kochunni	Aatta
Oru Kuttanadan Blog	Panchayat Member
Kaithola Chathan	Nairachan's wife
Ner Varennu Mmini Cherinju Ttaa	-
Ippozhum Eppozhum Sthuthiyayirikkatte	Daisy
Oru Aadhar Love	Lover	Album
rowspan="10"\|2019	Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel	Anuradha's stepmother
Ottam	Rejina
Madhura Raja	Mrs. Manoharan
Subharathri	Sainabha
Fancy Dress	Parvathy
Pattabhiraman	Rani
Makkanna	Rukhiya
Thelivu	Saramma
Aakasha Ganga 2	Sundari
Ulta	SI Meenakshi
rowspan="2"\|2021	Vaanku	Zulfi
Black Coffee	Tamannaah
2022	Chekkan	Asiya
rowspan="11"\|TBA	Once Upon A Time There Was A Kallan		Filming
\| Don't Worry Be Happy		Filming
Arabian Safari		Filming
- \|Aanenkilum Allenkilum		Filming
Ashtamudi Couples		Filming
Uppu Puli Karam		Filming
Chocolate Retold		Filming
Makan		Filming
Gold		Filming
Oru Sadhachara Premakadha		Filming

Television serials

Class="wikitable" !year!!Show!!Channel
1993-2013	Cinemala	Asianet
1995	Pennurimai
rowspan="3" \|1996	Tharavadu	DD Malayalam
Melappadam	Doordarshan
Olakkuda	rowspan="3" \|DD Malayalam
rowspan="2" \|1997	Alathachakram
Paying Guest
1998	Gokulam	Asianet
1999	Pakida Pakida Pambaram	DD Malayalam
rowspan="5" \|2000	Comicola	Asianet
Jagapoga	Kairali TV
Snehaseema	Doordarshan
Kudumbarahasyam
Ambalakkara UP School	DD Malayalam
2001	Swararagam	Asianet
rowspan="2" \|2004	Ladies Corner
Chitta	Surya TV
rowspan="4" \|2005	Ayyadi Maname	Kairali TV
Sindooracheppu	Amrita TV
Sundari Sundari	Surya TV
Sandhanagopalam	Asianet
2006	Priyam	Kairali TV
2007-2008	8 Sundharikallum Njanum	Surya TV
2007	Ente Manasaputhri	rowspan="3" \|Asianet
rowspan="3" \|2009	Ente Alphonsama
Akkare Ikkare
Velankanni Mathavu	Surya TV
2009-2010	Autograph	Asianet
rowspan="3" \|2011	Kadamattathachan	rowspan="2" \|Surya TV
Chakyarum Kappyarum Pinne Moyillyarum
Manassariyathe	Kairali TV
rowspan="2" \|2013	Abhinethri	Surya TV
Kuttikurumban	Kairali TV
2014	Kusruthikuttan	Kairali TV
rowspan="2" \|2018	Love Jihad
Adutha Bellodu Koodi Nadakam Aarambikkam	Zee Keralam
2020	John Jaffer Janardhanan	Surya TV
2024- present	Super Kanmani	Mazhavil Manorama

Dramas

Atham Pathinu Ponnonam

; Other Works

She has judged popular reality show Comedy Stars on Asianet, Five Minutes Fun Star on Kaumudi TV and Jagapoga on Kairali TV..She has attended popular talk shows such as Nammal Thammil, Sreekandannair Show. She has acted in some tele-films also. She has participated in popular game shows such as 1.1.3 on Mazhavil Manorama and Sarigama on Asianet. She has supported Beena Antony and Manoj Kumar in reality show Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum on Asianet. She has performed in various stages

as a dancer, comedy artist, supporting artist, etc. She knows magic very much. She has acted in some advertisements also. She also contested in the reality show Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 2) on Asianet, hosted by actor Mohanlal. She entered the house on 5 January 2020 on day-1 as one among the 17 housemates and was evicted on day-27.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rdduentertainment.com/bigg-boss-malayalam-2-contestants-list/ |title=Bigg Boss Malayalam 2 Contestants List |date=5 January 2020 |website=RDDU ENTERTAINMENT |language=en |access-date=6 January 2020}}