Honey Rose: The Versatile Actress of South Indian Cinema
Honey Rose is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the 2005 Malayalam film Boyy Friennd. Her breakthrough role came in 2012 with Trivandrum Lodge. She has since acted in many notable films such as Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus, Ring Master, You Too Brutus, Kanal, Ittymaani: Made in China, and Big Brother. She is known for her beauty, talent, and versatility in playing different characters.
Early Life and Education
Honey Rose was born on 5 September 1991 (Thursday) in Moolamattom, Idukki District, Kerala, India. Her birth name is Honey Rose Varghese and her pet name is Ponnu. She belongs to a Syro-Malabar Catholic family. Her father is Thomas Varghese and her mother is Rose Varghese. She is the only child of her parents.
She completed her schooling at Sacred Heart English Medium (SHEM) Higher Secondary School, Moolamattom, Kerala. She then pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communicative English from St. Xavier’s College for Women, Aluva, Kerala.
Career
Honey Rose started her career at the age of 14 in 2005 with the Malayalam film Boyy Friennd directed by Vinayan. She played the role of Julie, a friend of the male lead Manikuttan. In 2007, she accepted her first non-Malayalam project, her first Tamil film Mudhal Kanave. She played the role of Jennifer, a girl who falls in love with a guy who has a terminal illness.
In 2008, she made her Telugu debut with Aalayam, where she played the role of Navya, a girl who gets trapped in a haunted house. She also acted in another Malayalam film Sound of Boot as Meera Nambiar, a journalist who investigates a murder case.
In 2009, she acted in her first Kannada film Ajantha, where she played the titular role of Ajantha, a dancer who falls in love with a painter. In 2010, she acted in another Kannada film Nanjangud Nanjunda as Parvathi, a village girl who marries a city boy.
In 2011, she completed one Tamil project Mallukattu which she signed in 2009, and a Malayalam film Pithavinum Puthranum Parishudhatmavinum, but the latter was put on hold. She played the role of Sister Elsita, a nun who falls in love with a priest in Pithavinum Puthranum Parishudhatmavinum.
Her comeback and breakthrough role was that of Dhwani Nambiar in Trivandrum Lodge (2012), a bold and modern girl who has an affair with an older man. She decided to change her screen name to Dhwani after that film but reverted to Honey Rose in Anju Sundarikal (2013). She played the role of Aami, one of the five women protagonists in Anju Sundarikal.
She also acted with Jayasurya in Hotel California (2013) and Thank You (2013) as his wife, with Fahadh Faasil in Oru Indian Pranayakatha (2013) as his love interest, with Mammootty in Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus (2013) as his daughter and with Dileep in Ring Master (2014) as his ex-girlfriend.
In 2015, she played Shirley, an aspiring singer, and model who falls in love with a married man in You Too Brutus. She also starred in My God with Suresh Gopi as his daughter and Kanal with Mohanlal as his wife.
In 2016, she acted in Sir C.P. with Jayaram as his wife and Karinkunnam 6S with Manju Warrier as her friend. In 2017, she acted in Chunkzz with Balu Varghese as his girlfriend and Udaharanam Sujatha with Manju Warrier as her sister.
In 2019, she acted in Ittymaani: Made in China with Mohanlal as his love interest and Driving Licence with Prithviraj Sukumaran as his fan. In 2020, she acted in Big Brother with Mohanlal as his sister and Forensic with Tovino Thomas as his colleague.
In 2022, she returned to Tamil cinema after a gap of eight years with Pattaampoochi starring Sundar C. and Jai. She played the role of Sundar's wife who gets possessed by a ghost.
In 2023, she appeared in the Telugu film Veera Simha Reddy starring Nandamuri Balakrishna which marked her return to Telugu cinema after a gap of nine years.
Personal Life and Controversies
Honey Rose is unmarried and has not revealed much about her personal life or relationships. She is a non-vegetarian and loves to eat kappa and fish curry. She also enjoys dancing, cooking, and stitching. She has a tattoo of a rose with magic written on its stem on the back of her left shoulder.
She has faced some controversies in her career. In 2014, she was accused of cheating by a producer named Anoop who claimed that she had signed his film but later backed out without returning the advance money. He also alleged that she had threatened him with false cases if he pursued the matter legally. Honey Rose denied the allegations and said that she had not signed any contract with him and that he was trying to defame her.
In 2016, she was involved in another controversy when she was booked for using a fake degree certificate to get a government job as a guest lecturer at a college in Thrissur. She was charged under sections 420 (cheating), 465 (forgery), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), and 471 (using as genuine a forged document) of the Indian Penal Code. She claimed that she was unaware of the fake certificate and that she had submitted it as it was given to her by her college.
Awards and Recognition
Honey Rose has won several awards and accolades for her performances in various films. Some of them are:
- Rashtradeepika best actress award (2015) for her role in You Too Brutus
- Aabasoft award for the film Ittymaani: Made in China (September 2019)
- Bharatham Award (February 2020) for her contribution to Malayalam cinema
She has also been nominated for many other awards such as:
- Asianet Film Award for Best Actress (2013) for her role in Trivandrum Lodge
- SIIMA Award for Best Actress - Malayalam (2014) for her role in Ring Master
- Vanitha Film Award for Best Actress (2015) for her role in You Too Brutus
Conclusion
Honey Rose is one of the most popular and talented actresses in South Indian cinema. She has proved her versatility and skill in playing different roles across genres and languages. She has also faced some challenges and controversies in her career but has overcome them with grace and dignity. She is an inspiration to many young aspiring actors who want to make it big in the film industry.
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