The rise of newcomers from being a supporting actor or actresses to lead roles are jumping up every year. This is a sign of healthy advancement of Malayalam cinema. These actors transform into the characters they choose and stay true to it. That makes the movie stand alone even after many years. Here comes the rising young stars of Mollywood one by one.
Shane Nigam
One of the ideal rising young stars is Shane Nigam. Though he was born in a family with a movie background, he didn’t land into the industry directly as the male lead. He was persistent in exhibiting his talents in front of the audiences early in the television programs which were telecasted in the leading channels like Surya Tv, Kairali Tv, Asianet Tv, and Amrita Tv. There was no decrease in his passion to enter into the big screen. Successfully he did his debut movie as one of the supporting roles in the movie “Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi”. His debut movie as the lead role is “Kismath” in 2016 from there he did thriller, action, comedy, romantic and feel good movies consistently. “Kumbalangi Nights, Ishq, Eeda, Bhoothakaalam, Corona Papers” are one of the best movies of Shane Nigam.
Mathew Thomas
The Gen Z young star of Mollywood is Mathew Thomas who works in Tamil and Malayalam movies. “Kumbalangi Nights” is his debut movie as an actor. He did lead roles in the movies which are critically acclaimed “Thanneer Mathan Dinangal, Christy, Jo and Jo, Prakashan Parakatte, and Neymar”. He entered Kollywood with the blockbuster movie “Leo” starring actor Vijay and Actress Trisha. This movie gathered a huge fan base even from Tamilnadu. He has four movies in his hand followed by many others in future. He proves to be a rising young star in Mollywood amidst a roller coaster journey as an actor.
Naslen K.Gafoor
The “Premalu” fame Naslen K.Gafoor becomes one of the few actors whose movie has become the highest grossing Malayalam movies of all time at the very young age. “Premalu” was initially released in Malayalam and the response for the original version made the movie team to release its dubbed version in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. His other notable filmography are “Thanneer Mathan Dinangal, Kuruthi, Home, Jo and Jo, Super Sharanya, and Neymar”.
Aparna Balamurali
Aparna Balamurali is one of the promising young actresses and her highly-powered acting in the biographical movie “Soorarai Potru” received a National Award for Best Actress. She predominantly works in Malayalam movies and Tamil. Her debut movie was “Oru Second Class Yatra” in 2015. Her popularity and fame flourished from the movie “Maheshinte Prathikaaram” starring Fahad Faasil. Her latest movie “Kishkindha Kaandam” has become a commercially huge success with the box office collection of ₹75 crore and critics have shared rave comments about this movie.
Anaswara Rajan
The rising young actress in Mollywood who worked in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi movies at a very young age is Anaswara Rajan. The 2024 Malayalam movie, “Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil” aided her to reach the other regional audiences. In 2017, the limelight fell over her gracious acting in the movie “Udaharanam Sujatha”. “Raangi” was her Tamil debut movie starring Trisha as the female lead. She is one of the busiest young actresses of Mollywood.
Mamita Baiju
Mamita Baiju who set the fire on social media with her blockbuster movie “Premalu” and her update in the upcoming movie with Thalapathy Vijay’s movie “T69”. Grabbing opportunities at the right time and going with the flow of your choices will definitely take someone to their destiny. Mamita made her choices wisely and proved that exquisitely. She hails from a family with no connection with cinema. Her debut movie was “Sarvapori Palakkaran” in 2017.
