Malayalam - Top actress of 2004

Certainly 2004 gave us several new faces but they all went to the backyards with no major performance. Gopika (4 The People) and Priyamani (Satyam) are the two who got some response from the crowd.

All the 55 movies released in the year had heroines but not a single movie brought business in the name of the heroine's performance. They all fell under the shadow of the male lead. However Kavya madhavan tops the chart without a hit movie. Here goes the five.

Kavya Madhavan

With four films in her account Kavya tops the chart with just one hit in "Runway". She appeared in "Runway", "Aparichithan", "Greetings" and "Perumazhakkalam" with four different stars - Dileep, Mamootty, Jayasurya and Vineeth. Kamal directed "Perumazhakkalam" stands on the top for her excellent performance. Her attractive face and natural acting makes her the favorite actress of the year 2004.

Navya Nair

"Chathikkatha Chanthu", "Jalolsavam" and "Sethurama Iyer CBI" featured Navya this year. In which "Sethurama Iyer CBI", a male oriented movie was the hit and the rest collapsed. She played a small role in that movie. Jayasurya acted "Chathikkatta Chandu" was appreciated but ended up as a flop.

The next-door warmth makes her popular among the movie lovers.

Meera Jasmine

Mera was in the lime light for wrong reasons- the issue of asset controversy within her family. She acted more in other south Indian language movies than Malayalam. But the one movie which she acted -"Perumazhakalam" make it memorable. It got her acclaim from every corner but the film failed to evoke any response in the box office.

Shobhana

Shobhana made a come back in "Mambazhakkalam" directed by Joshi. She was placed against Mohanlal in the movie as a housewife. This film gave her a great relief that the film generated good response and she will be seen next year in Jayaraj's "Makalkku" and few other promising projects.

Padmapriya

This Kannada actress made her debut in "Kazcha". Her promising performance in "Kazcha" got her another big movie - Sibi Malayil's "Amrutham". She has also signed for the Mohanlal starrer "Vadakkumnathan". Padmapriya can be seen with good banners next year.

Top Actors 2004