# Mythili

Brighty Balachandran, better known by her stage name Mythili, is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in the 2009 Malayalam film Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha which stars Mammootty in lead role.

## Early life

Mythili (Brighty Balachandran) was born in Konni, Pathanamthitta in Kerala, India. Her father is Balachandran, an accountant and mother Beena, she has a brother named Bibin. Mythili married to Sampath on 28 April 2022 who works as an Architect.
She did her schooling till the seventh grade at St. Mary's High School, Eliyarackal, Konni and later in Amrita VHSS, Konni, and her higher secondary education was at Government HSS, Konni. She studied flight attendant course and has a degree in Bachelor of Commerce. She is also a trained classical dancer.

## Career

She debuted in Ranjith's crime drama film Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha. She acted in Salt N' Pepper which subsequently earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at 59th Filmfare Awards South. She made her playback singing debut with Malayalam thriller Loham (The Yellow Metal).

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Kerala Cafe | Young lady in the cafe | Debut film Segment : Happy Journey |
| 2009 | Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha | Manikkyam | |
| 2009 | Chattambinadu | Meenakshi | |
| 2010 | Nallavan | Malli | |
| 2010 | Shikkar | Gayathri | |
| 2011 | Kanakompathu | Geethu | |
| 2011 | Salt N' Pepper | Meenakshi | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam Won-Asianet Film Awards 2012 :Best Star pair & Asiavision Awards 2011:Special mention |
| 2012 | Njanum Ente Familiyum | Sophy | |
| 2012 | Ee Adutha Kalathu | Remani | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam |
| 2012 | Mayamohini | Sangeetha | |
| 2012 | Naughty Professor | Herself | Special appearance in the song "Jiga Jinga" |
| 2012 | Bhoomiyude Avakashikal | Sunitha | |
| 2012 | Poppins | Gauri | |
| 2012 | Matinee | Savithri | Also playback singer ("Ayalathe Veettile") |
| 2013 | Breaking News Live | Sneha | |
| 2013 | Cowboy | Krishna | |
| 2013 | Honey Bee | Proposed lady | Cameo appearance |
| 2013 | Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| 2013 | Black Berry | Sreedevi | |
| 2013 | Nadodimannan | Rima | |
| 2013 | Vedivazhipadu | Vidya | |
| 2014 | God's Own Country | Abhirami | |
| 2014 | Villali Veeran | Aishwarya | |
| 2014 | Njaan | Devayaniyamma (Devu) | |
| 2015 | Swargathekkal Sundaram | Jaya | |
| 2015 | Loham | Rafeeq's wife | Also playback singer ("Kanaka Mayilanchi") |
| 2016 | Mohavalayam | Prameela | |
| 2017 | God Say | MagdalenaGomez | |
| 2017 | Crossroad | Photographer | In the segment:Pakshikalude Maanam |
| 2017 | Sinjar | Suhara | |
| 2018 | Pathirakalam | Jahanara | |
| 2019 | Oru Kaatil Oru Paykappal | Sara | |
| 2019 | Mera Naam Shaji | Laila Shaji | |
| 2022 | Chattambi | Raaji | |
| 2022 | C/O 56 APO | Nadia | Selected as one of the World Top 25 Straight 8 film of 2022. Theatrically Released all over UK and Exhibited US, Cannes, Portugal, Brazil, India and several countries. |

## Television

| Year | Show | Role | Channel | Notes |
| 2006 | Gaanasallapam | Anchor | NCV channel | Local channel Konni |