Mamta Mohandas is an Indian film actress and playback singer. She has mainly acted inMalayalam films, besides a few Telugu andTamil productions and one Kannada film. She has won two Filmfare Awards, for Best Female Playback Singer in Telugu in 2006 and for Best Actress in Malayalam in 2010.
Born14 November 1984 (age 32)[1]
Manama, BahrainResidenceLos Angeles, CA, United States[2]OccupationActress, playback singerYears active2003–presentSpouse(s)Prajith Padmanabhan (2011–2012)
Early life
Mamta Mohandas was born on 14 November 1985 to Ambalappat Mohandas and Ganga into a Malayali family which originally hails from Kannur (Kerala). She attended the Indian School, Bahrain until 2002 and is an alumna of the School. She pursued a Bachelor's degree at Mount Carmel College Bangalore. She modeled for print ads for companies such as IBM and Kalyan Kendra and modeled on the ramp for the Mysore Maharajah and Raymonds. Mamta is trained in Carnatic andHindustani music.
Mamta is a cancer survivor. She battledHodgkin's lymphoma with positive energy and confidence. She had to cut her hair off for chemotherapy sessions. In some parts of her film Anwar, she managed to conceal the difference with wigs. Not many were aware of this situation until late 2010.
Mamta got engaged to Prajith Padmanabhan, a Bahrain-based businessman, also her childhood friend, on 11 November 2011. They got married on 28 December 2011 inKozhikode. On 12 December 2012, the couple applied for divorce.In April 2013, she had a relapse of the cancer and underwent treatment.She is currently residing in Downtown Los Angeles as a part of her cancer treatment
Born14 November 1984 (age 32)[1]
Manama, BahrainResidenceLos Angeles, CA, United States[2]OccupationActress, playback singerYears active2003–presentSpouse(s)Prajith Padmanabhan (2011–2012)
Early life
Mamta Mohandas was born on 14 November 1985 to Ambalappat Mohandas and Ganga into a Malayali family which originally hails from Kannur (Kerala). She attended the Indian School, Bahrain until 2002 and is an alumna of the School. She pursued a Bachelor's degree at Mount Carmel College Bangalore. She modeled for print ads for companies such as IBM and Kalyan Kendra and modeled on the ramp for the Mysore Maharajah and Raymonds. Mamta is trained in Carnatic andHindustani music.
Mamta is a cancer survivor. She battledHodgkin's lymphoma with positive energy and confidence. She had to cut her hair off for chemotherapy sessions. In some parts of her film Anwar, she managed to conceal the difference with wigs. Not many were aware of this situation until late 2010.
Mamta got engaged to Prajith Padmanabhan, a Bahrain-based businessman, also her childhood friend, on 11 November 2011. They got married on 28 December 2011 inKozhikode. On 12 December 2012, the couple applied for divorce.In April 2013, she had a relapse of the cancer and underwent treatment.She is currently residing in Downtown Los Angeles as a part of her cancer treatment
