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Honey Rose | |
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Honey Rose in 2019 | |
| Born | Honey Rose[1] 5 September 1991[2] Moolamattom, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Dhwani, Ponnu[3] |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
Honey Rose (born 5 September 1991)[4] is an Indian actress who mainly acts in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films.[5][3] She made her acting debut with the 2005 Malayalam film Boyy Friennd. Her breakthrough role came in 2012 with Trivandrum Lodge.[6]
Honey Rose was born in Moolamattom, Kerala on 5 September 1991.[7][8] She was educated at S.H.E.M High School, Moolamattom.[8] She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communicative English from the St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva.[9]
Starting her career at age 14 in 2005, Honey Rose[10] acted in the Malayalam film Boyy Friennd directed by Vinayan.[7][11][12] She played the role of Manikuttan's friend.[13] In 2007, she accepted her first non-Malayalam project, her first Tamil film the romantic drama Mudhal Kanave.[citation needed] She acted in Muthyala Subbiah's 50th film Aalayam (2008), which was her Telugu debut.[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 Rose 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 returned to Tamil cinema after a gap of eight years with Pattaampoochi (2022), starring Sundar C and Jai.[19] Then she acted in Monster directed by Vysakh starring Mohanlal and her performance in the film was well acclaimed.[20] 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.[21]
On January 2025, Rose filed case against businessman and CEO of Chemmanur group Boby Chemmanur for harassing her which led to the arrest of Chemmanur.[22][23][24]
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Boyy Friennd | Julie | ||
| 2007 | Mudhal Kanave | Jennifer | Tamil film | |
| 2008 | Aalayam | Navya | Telugu film | |
| Sound of Boot | Meera Nambiar | |||
| 2009 | Ajantha | Ajantha | Kannada film | |
| 2010 | Nanjangud Nanjunda | Parvathi | Kannada film; Credited as Hamsini | |
| 2011 | Singam Puli | Gayatri | Tamil film | |
| Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action | Sreelakshmi | |||
| 2012 | Ajantha | Ajantha | ||
| Trivandrum Lodge | Dhwani Nambiar | Credited as Dhwani | ||
| 2013 | Hotel California | Swapna Joseph | ||
| Thank You | Remya | |||
| 5 Sundarikal | Nancy | Segment: Aami | ||
| Buddy | Sara | Special appearance | ||
| Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus | Lakshmi | |||
| 2014 | Kantharvan | Meena | Tamil film | [25] |
| Ring Master | Diana / Sarasamma | |||
| 1 by Two | Dr. Prema | |||
| Ee Varsham Sakshiga | Telugu film | |||
| 2015 | You Too Brutus | Shirley | ||
| Sir C. P. | Alice | |||
| Kumbasaram | Meera | |||
| Kanal | Anna | |||
| My God | Dr. Arathi Bhattathiripadu | |||
| 2017 | Avarude Raavukal | Shivani | ||
| Chunkzz | Riya Pappachan/ Pinky | |||
| 2018 | Chalakkudykkaran Changathy | Kavitha | ||
| 2019 | Ittymaani: Made in China | Jessy Pothen | ||
| 2020 | Big Brother | Vandhana | ||
| 2022 | Aquarium | Sister Elcita | [26] | |
| Pattaampoochi | Vijayalakshmi | Tamil film | [27] | |
| Monster | Rebecca / Bhamini Anil Chandra / Christina Luther / Raziya Fatima / Rakhi Takur | [28] | ||
| 2023 | Veera Simha Reddy | Meenakshi | Telugu film | [21] |
| Pookkaalam | Herself | Special appearance | [29] | |
| Rani: The Real Story | Nimmi | [30] | ||
| TBA | Rachel | Rachel | Filming | [31] |
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