Malavika Mohanan admits South’s ‘navel obsession is real’, was trolled for being too skinny for Tamil audiences: ‘You’ve lost your chub’

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Actor Malavika Mohanan, who has worked across industries in India, spoke about the frequent comments about her body that she has to face. She also admitted that ‘navel obsession’ is a real thing in the South, as is a preference for women who aren’t skinny. She said that she has been told by co-stars and team members that she is either too skinny or too chubby, and that she doesn’t appreciate such comments. Malavika is the daughter of cinematographer KU Mohanan, and has worked in the Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu film industries.

In an interview with Hauterrfly, she said, “Every industry has a different idea of the ideal female body type. If I put on a little bit of weight and I come to Mumbai for work, my manager will be like, ‘You put on a little bit? You’ve stopped working out?’ And at the same time, if I’m fit and have washboard abs and I’m in Chennai, they’ll say, ‘Oh, you’ve lost your chub, you were cuter when you had your chub’. Women’s bodies are commented on so frequently, at one point I would get confused, should I be fit, should I be curvy? Now, I’ve reached a stage where I’m like, ‘Be healthy, be fit’.”

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Asked if South Indian audiences are actually obsessed with female navels, Malavika said with a laugh, “I used to be very perplexed earlier, too, because I’ve grown up in Mumbai. It was a completely new phenomenon that navels are obsessed over so much. And then you’d see pictures of actresses on social media, where they zoom into their bodies. Navel obsession is a very real thing.”

Malavika said that when she did her first film as a ‘gawky’ 21-year-old, she was told that she is too skinny, because South Indian audiences like their women to be curvier. “I was trolled so much for being skinny. My body changed in my mid-20s. That’s when I got a little curvier. I was trolled so badly, and it was harsh! It really affected me.” Malavika made her acting debut in the film Pattam Pole. She has also starred in films such as Master, Petta, Thangalaan, and Yudhra.

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Malavika Mohanan admits South’s ‘navel obsession is real’, was trolled for being too skinny for Tamil audiences: ‘You’ve lost your chub’

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