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Dhanya Mary Varghese
Dhanya Mary Varghese
	Varghese in 2011
Born	Koothattukulam, Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Actress; model;
Years active	2003–present;
Spouse	John Jacob (m. 2012)
Children	1

Dhanya Mary Varghese is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema and television. Her notable television appearances include Deivathinte Swantham Devootty, Seetha Kalyanam (TV series) and Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 4).

Early life and education

Dhanya was born to Varghese and Sheeba at Edayar , Koothattukulam near Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India. She has a younger brother Dixon Paul Varghese, a Station Master in Southern Railway.^[1] She completed schooling at Little Flower Girls High School, Vadakara, St. Josephs Higher secondary school, Piravom and M.K.M. Higher Secondary School, Piravom. She is the product of famous institution Kalabhavan.^[2] She pursued bachelors and post graduation from St. Teresa's College in Kochi.^[3]

Career

She started her career as a junior artist, She was one of the group dancers in the song Thottuvilichalo. in the movie Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam.She made her acting debut in the Tamil film Thirudi (2006) and later debuted in Malayalam through Nanma directed by Sharath Chandran Vayanad. She rose to prominence through her role in Thalappavu. She later acted in several Malayalam films such as Vairam: Fight For Justice, Kerala Cafe and Nayakan. She was one of the anchors in "Vanitha Asianet-Film awards 2009". She appeared on several Malayalam musical albums. She appeared as a guest judge in the 2010 season of the music reality-television program Idea Star Singer on Asianet.She was a contestant in Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 4) in 2022, where she made it to the top six finalists until finishing as the fourth runner-up. At the show's grand finale, she received an 'Award for Punctuality'.

Personal life

Dhanya got engaged on 14 November 2011 with John Jacob, Winner of Tharolsavam program in Kairali channel.^[4]^[5] John and Dhanya got married on 9 January 2012 at Mateer Memorial Church, Trivandrum. After marriage she retired from film industry. The couple had a baby boy named Johan on 13 July 2013.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes	Ref
2003	Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam	Dancer	Malayalam	Special appearance
2006	Aarilara	Lover	Malayalam	Album
2006	Thirudi	Thamarai	Tamil	Lead Role	^[7]
2007	Veeramum Eeramum	Muthuazhagi	Tamil
2007	Nanma	Thara	Malayalam
2008	Thalappavu	Saramma		Lead Role	^[8]
2009	Vairam: Fight For Justice	Vairamani Sivarajan		Lead Role	^[9]
	Red Chillies	Lamna Shankar
	Kerala Cafe	Hiranmayi		Segment: Lalitham Hiranmayam
2010	Drona 2010	Savithri
	Cheriya Kallanum Valiya Policum	Sumi
	Nayakan	Mariya Vincent Karanavar		Lead Role
	3 Char Sau Beas	Indhu
	College Days	Rakhi		Lead Role
	Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram	Sathyabhama		Lead Role	^[10]
2011	Orma Mathram	Catherine
	Veettilekkulla Vazhi	Gayathri
	Pranayam	Asha
2012	Ennennum Ormakkay	Abitha
2020	Ammakkorumma	Mother		Album
2021	Kaanekkaane	Zarine		Released on SonyLIV	^[11]

Television

Year	Project	Role	Channel	Notes
2012	Deivathinte Swantham Devootty	Devootty	Mazhavil Manorama	Debut
2017	Kaligandaki	Suhara	Amrita TV
2018–2021	Seetha Kalyanam	Seetha	Asianet
2020	Avarodoppam Aliyum Achayanum	Seetha	Asianet	Telefilm
2022	Kanakanmani	Mercy Paul	Surya TV	Guest appearance (Mahasangamam episode)
2022	Manasinakkare	Mercy Paul	Surya TV	Guest appearance (Mahasangamam episode)
2023	Parvathy	Devi Aparna	Zee Keralam

Other shows

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2010	Dhannya Me Vishu	Guest	ACV
	Star Singer	Guest Judge	Asianet	Reality show
	Super Jody	Judge	Surya TV	Reality show
	Vodafone Comedy Stars	Dancer	Asianet	Reality show
2011	Suryaprabhayil Priya Tharangal	Guest	Surya TV
	The Interview	Guest	Rosebowl
	Suryathejassode Amma	Performer	Surya TV
	Asianet Film Awards	Co-Host	Asianet
2011-2012	Munch Dance Dance	Judge (Grand finale)	Asianet	Reality show
2013	Dhanyaydoppam	Guest	DD Malayalam
2014	Onnum Onnum Moonu		Mazhavil Manorama	Game show
2014	Dhannya Me Easter
2015	Vanitha
2015	Uchaneram		ACV
2016	Manam Pole Mangalyam		ACV
2018	Sell Me the Answer	Participant	Asianet	Game show
2019	Annie's Kitchen	Guest	Amrita TV
	Start Music Aaradhyam Paadum	Participant	Asianet	Game show
	Badai Bungalow	Herself	Asianet
2020	Onnum Onnum Moonu	Guest	Mazhavil Manorama
	Life with Jo - D (Dance Cover)	Dhanya	Multilingual	YouTube Channel
	Comedy Stars	Guest	Asianet
	Chunkanu Chackochan	Guest		Christmas special show
	Christmas Thaaramelam	Herself		Christmas special show
	Start Music Season 2	Participant		Game show
	Food Steps	Presenter		Social media Live Show
2021	Parayam Nedam	Participant	Amrita TV
	Salt and Pepper	Presenter	Kaumudy TV	Cookery show
	Red Carpet	Mentor	Amrita TV
	Start Music Season 3	Participant	Asianet	Game show
	Day with a Star	Herself	Kaumudy TV
2021-2022	Bhayam	Contestant	Zee Keralam	Title Winner
2022	Happy Valentine's Day	Dancer	Asianet
	Asianet Super Challenge	Contestant
	Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 4)	Contestant		4th Runner-up
	Fastest Family First	Participant
	Start Music Season 4	Participant
2023	Glam with Mom	Judge	Rosebowl/ACV
2023	Flowers Oru Kodi	Participant	Flowers
2024	Star magic	Participant	Flowers

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Show	Result
2019	Asianet Television Awards 2019 -Best Star Pair	Best Star Pair with Anoop Krishnan	Seetha Kalyanam	Won

References

^ "Manampole Mangalyam: John Jacob And Dhanya Mary Varghese". jaihindtv. Retrieved 13 October 2015.^{[dead YouTube link]}
^ "Cochin Kalabhavan". cochinkalabhavan.com.
^ Rainbow Media (24 January 2019), സീതാകല്യാണം സീരിയൽ താരം ധന്യ മേരി വർഗീസ് | Seetha Kalyanam serial actress Dhanya Mary Varghese, retrieved 14 February 2019
^ "Engagement". Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^ "Engagement". Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^ "Mangalam Varika 16-Dec-2013". mangalamvarika.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^ 18th ANNUAL REPORT (2006-2007) (PDF) (Report). p. 3. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Kerala Box Office (Sep 19 – 21)". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ "Vairam". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018.
^ "Karayilekku oru kadal dooram". Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "Kaanekkaane' gears up for OTT release, intriguing teaser launched". Manorama News Online. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

External links

Dhanya Mary Varghese at IMDb
Dhanya Mary Varghese on Instagram

[1] "Manampole Mangalyam: John Jacob And Dhanya Mary Varghese". jaihindtv. Retrieved 13 October 2015.^{[dead YouTube link]}

[2] "Cochin Kalabhavan". cochinkalabhavan.com.

[3] Rainbow Media (24 January 2019), സീതാകല്യാണം സീരിയൽ താരം ധന്യ മേരി വർഗീസ് | Seetha Kalyanam serial actress Dhanya Mary Varghese, retrieved 14 February 2019

[Engagement-4] "Engagement". Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

[Eng2-5] "Engagement". Retrieved 15 November 2011.

[6] "Mangalam Varika 16-Dec-2013". mangalamvarika.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[7] 18th ANNUAL REPORT (2006-2007) (PDF) (Report). p. 3. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[8] "Kerala Box Office (Sep 19 – 21)". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

[9] "Vairam". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018.

[10] "Karayilekku oru kadal dooram". Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[11] "Kaanekkaane' gears up for OTT release, intriguing teaser launched". Manorama News Online. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

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