Thesny Alikhan is one of the most popular actresses who predominantly works in the Malayalam Film industry and television industry. She made her acting debut in the Malayalam film fraternity through the movie “Daisy ” in 1988. She is best known as a comedy artist for her remarkable performances in the comedy series “Cinemala”. It was the first show aired on Asianet. The show won the Limca book of records for the longest running TV Shows.
Thesni Khan, born to Ali Khan and Rukhiya hails from Kochi. Her father was a magician . During her childhood days she used to assist her father in his stage shows. Later she attended Cochin Kalabhavan to learn Mimicry and performing arts.. Thesni Khan is also known for her love for food. She was featured in several cookery videos and shows.
Apart from Cinemala ,Thesni Khan was an integral part of various other TV serials.”Snehaseema “,”Sindooracheppu”,”Love Jihad”,”Ladies Corner”,”Sundari Sundari “,”Akkare Ikkare”,”Manassariyathe” were some of her popular serials. She has also judged some of the popular shows including “Comedy Stars “,”Five minutes Fun star ” and “Jagapoga “. Thesni Khan had also appeared in the second season of Big Boss Malayalam.
In her early days, Thesni Khan did very small roles in movies which were hardly noticed. She appeared in many popular movies like ” Aparan”,” Vaishali “,”Mukham “,”Vembanad “,”Meenathil Thaalikett ” and many more. She did least significant roles in the beginning after which she began to do comedy roles.Later the actress gained recognition through the movie “Trivandrum Lodge”.She was nominated for the SIIMA Award for the Best Supporting Actress for her remarkable performance in the movie. She was then offered character roles in many movies including “Beautiful “,”Dolphins”,”How old are you “,”MadhuraRaja” and many more.
