Parvati Melton

Parvati Melton is an American model turned actress of Indian and German descent known for her works in Telugu and Malayalam language films.

She took part in several beauty pageants and won the Miss Teen India Bay Area pageant in 2004 and the Miss India Le Visage USA pageant in 2005.

While still studying in Vista College, she was offered the lead role in the Telugu film Vennela.

Although she intended to go back to school after the project, the film's success kept her away.

She debuted the film industry with the Telugu film Vennela (2005) starring Raja, which turned out to be a success.

She acted in the Blockbuster Malayalam film Hallo with Mohanlal.

She again shot to fame with item song "Poovai Poovai" in Telugu movie Dookudu opposite Mahesh Babu.

Parvati was born in New Jersey to a German father Sham Melton and an Indian Punjabi mother Darika Preet.

She has one younger sister Ariana Sitara Melton.

She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.

She graduated from Emeryville High School and attended Vista Community College in Berkeley, California.

She married Shamsu Lalani in 2013, and subsequently retired from films.