Honey Rose Varghese is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films.[4][5][2] She made her acting debut with the 2005 Malayalam film Boyy Friennd. Her breakthrough role came in 2012 with Trivandrum Lodge.[6]
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Born | Honey Rose Varghese[1] |
Other names | Dhwani, Ponnu (petname)}[2] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005 – present[3] |
Honey Rose was born at Moolamattom on September 5,1991 near Thodupuzha in Kerala, India to Varghese Thomas and Rose Varghese in a Syro-Malabar Orthodox family.[7][8] She attended S.H.E.M High School, Moolamattom.[8] She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communicative English from St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva.[9]
Starting her career at age 14 in 2005, she acted in the Malayalam film Boyy Friennd directed by Vinayan.[7][10][11] She played the role of Manikuttan's friend.[12] In 2006, she accepted her first non-Malayalam project, Ee Varsham Sakshiga in Telugu, which was followed by her first Tamil film the romantic drama Mudhal Kanave.[13] Honey Rose acted in Muthyala Subbiah's 50th film Aalayam.[14]
Her comeback character is that of 'Dhwani Nambiar' in Trivandrum Lodge, it gave her a breakthrough in her career. She decided to change her screen name to Dhwani after that film,[15] but reverted to Honey Rose in Anju Sundarikal.[16]
In 2011 she had completed one Tamil project, Mallukattu which she signed in 2009[17] and a Malayalam film, Pithavinum Puthranum Parishudhatmavinum, but the latter is on hold. She plays a nun called Sister Elsita in director Deepesh's Pithavinum Puthranum Parisudhalmavinum.[18] She also acted with Jayasurya in Hotel California and in Thank You as Jayasurya's wife, with Fahadh in the 5 Sundarikal featurette called Aami and Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus with Mammootty in which she plays a bold and strong Malayali woman.[16]
In 2015, she played Shirley, an aspiring singer and model, who falls in love with a married man in You Too Brutus. She starred in the notable films such as Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus with Mammooty, My God with Suresh Gopi, Kanal, Ittymaani: Made in China and Big Brother with Mohanlal, Sir C. P. with Jayaram, and Ring Master with Dileep.
Honey Rose is returning to Tamil cinema after a gap of eight years with Pattaampoochi (2022), starring Sundar C. and Jai.[19]
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2005 | Boyy Friennd | Julie | Malayalam | ||
2007 | Mudhal Kanave | Jennifer | Tamil | ||
2008 | Aalayam | Navya | Telugu | ||
Sound of Boot | Meera Nambiar | Malayalam | |||
2010 | Nanjangud Nanjunda | Parvathi | Kannada | Credited as Hamsini | |
2011 | Singam Puli | Gayatri | Tamil | ||
Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action | Sreelakshmi | Malayalam | |||
Mallukattu | Amudha | Tamil | |||
2012 | Ajantha | Ajantha | Malayalam Kannada | ||
Trivandrum Lodge | Dhwani Nambiar | Malayalam | Credited as Dhwani | ||
2013 | Hotel California | Swapna Joseph | Malayalam | ||
Ee Varsham Sakshiga | Telugu | ||||
Thank You | Remya | Malayalam | |||
5 Sundarikal | Nancy | Malayalam | (Segment – Aami) | ||
Buddy | Sara | Malayalam | Special appearance | ||
Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus | Lakshmi | Malayalam | |||
2014 | Kantharvan | Meena | Tamil | [20] | |
Ring Master | Diana / Sarasamma | Malayalam | |||
1 by Two | Dr. Prema | Malayalam | |||
2015 | You Too Brutus | Shirley | Malayalam | ||
Sir C. P. | Alice | Malayalam | |||
Kumbasaram | Meera | Malayalam | |||
Kanal | Anna | Malayalam | |||
My God | Dr. Arathi Bhattathiripadu | Malayalam | |||
2017 | Avarude Raavukal | Shivani | Malayalam | ||
Chunkzz | Riya Pappachan/ Pinky | Malayalam | |||
2018 | Chalakkudykkaran Changathy | Kavitha | Malayalam | ||
2019 | Ittymaani: Made in China | Jessy Pothen | Malayalam | ||
2020 | Big Brother | Vandhana | Malayalam | ||
2022 | Aquarium | Sister Elcita | Malayalam | ||
Pattaampoochi | Vijayalakshmi | Tamil | [21] | ||
Monster | Bhamini/Rebecca | Malayalam | |||
Veera Simha Reddy ![]() | Meenakshi | Telugu | Filming | [22] |
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