Geethu originally hails from Aluva, Kerala. But my dream to travel to the Arctic and the support of my friends made me hold on,” she says. She went on to win the 2006 Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Award for that song.[9]. She attended the Indian School, Bahrain until 2002 and is an alumna of the school. Geethu has so far conducted around 100 trips with her friends under the tag, ‘’Let’s go for a camp.” She has been on four international trips including the villages of Bhutan, Nepal, and Thailand. Noshaq, Meet Jyoti Jadhav, An Indian As A Young Arctic Leader, subscribe to Our Power Breakfast Newsletter, What A Long-Distance Cab Ride Taught Me About All-Women Road Trips, Hima Das’ Caste Most Searched On Google After Her Name, Aparna Kumar Is First Indian Woman To Climb Mt. [7] In 2013 she starred in Paisa Paisa with Indrajith. In 2008, she appeared in 7 films, predominantly in Telugu-language films. She was initially approached to play the lead role in the 2009 Telugu dark fantasy Arundathi. According to her, it means, “Cultivating behaviour among tourists to be aware of preserving the culture and history of any place they visit.”. https://t.co/BCjaf1vdI3 pic.twitter.com/ievX64QJ8a, — Geethu Mohandas (@Geeth1402) November 27, 2019, Read Also:Hanifa Yousoufi Is First Afghan Woman To Climb Mt. The film became one of the biggest hits of the year. Geethu Mohandas has been selected for Fjallraven Polar, an expedition to the Arctic for ordinary people from different parts of the world. So, she came up with the idea of starting a travel group based on the theme of sustainable and responsible tourism. With Dolma’s help, Geethu conducted an only-women trip to the rural parts of Ladakh in April 2019. “That camp, which took place when I was in the fifth standard, gave me a totally new perspective on what travelling was, which gradually grew with me to become an integral part of my life,” she said. She has won several accolades including two Filmfare Awards South, for Best Female Playback Singer in Telugu in 2006 and for Best Actress in Malayalam in 2010 and also Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actress in 2010. Geethu Mohandas has been selected for Fjallraven Polar, an expedition to the Arctic for ordinary people from different parts of the world. The film failed to do well at the box office. Get the best of SheThePeople delivered to your inbox -. Subsequently, she was asked to sing several songs for composer Devi Sri Prasad, including the chart buster "Akalesthe Annam Pedtha" for the Chiranjeevi-starrer Shankardada Zindabad (later dubbed as Daddy Mummy in the Tamil film Villu), "36-24-36" for the film Jagadam, "Mia" for Tulasi, and "Ghanana (Funny)" and the title song for the film King. Mamtha's first film in 2011 was the Malayalam film Race, in which she played the role of Niya, wife of a cardio surgeon Abey (Kunchacko Boban). “The thought of getting one step closer to my childhood dream kept me going, with the strong support provided by thousands online,” she further said. Her first release was her début Kannada film Gooli. She also played the female lead in Baba Kalyani with Mohanlal. It is clear that Geethu lives and breathes travelling in every moment. The Arctic expedition was started back in 1997 and is run by Swedish clothing – backpack brand named Fjällräven. While she used to travel a lot in Kerala during holidays, she was becoming bored on Saturdays and Sundays in Bengaluru. The camp taught her about the responsibilities that tourists have towards nature. For online voting, the company divided the world into 10 zones and those who reached the top position in each zone were selected. She has been selected for a trip to the Arctic with the Fjallraven Polar team. Founded by award winning journalist Shaili Chopra, SheThePeople.TV is the voice Indian women today need. Other projects in 2010 included Musafir with Rahman, Anwar with Prithiviraj, and Kedi with Nagarjuna. The engineer competed with contestants from 60 countries and was declared the winner of January 7 through online voting. With geography and environmental sciences being my favourite subjects, being a responsible traveller has always been one among my prime goals in life,” Geethu told indianexpress.com. Mamtha Mohandas is an Indian film actress, producer and playback singer who predominantly works in Malayalam films along with a few Tamil and Telugu productions. In 2009, she starred in the comedy film Guru En Aalu alongside Madhavan, and the thriller Passenger, sharing screen space with Dileep and Sreenivasan, respectively. Geethu Mohandas, a native of Kerala’s Aluva, is on the verge of creating history. But it was not viable to conduct a tour with just a few people. [6] In 2012, she appeared in her third Tamil film, Thadaiyara Thaakka, directed by Magizh Thirumeni. They need a platform that relates to them. “Our first trip was on a super-fast bus from Bengaluru to Kozhikode. Mamtha Mohandas was born on 14 November 1984 to Mohandas and Ganga into a Malayali family which originally hails from Kannur. [5] Her next release in Malayalam was Naayika. Show us some love! It included “harassment posts, spamming by supporters of other contestants, and offers to withdraw my nomination for money.”. In mid-2017, she signed Detroit Crossing aka Ranam opposite Prithviraj, but had to opt out because she did not have fresh dates to allocate for the project. Although the film did not do well at the box office, she attracted attention for her sensitive portrayal of Indira.[4]. While the former had an average run at the box office, the latter was declared a surprise sleeper hit in Malayalam. The tourism season in Ladakh is just four months long since the weather during the rest of the year is not suitable for tourism. In a Facebook live she did after the results were announced, Geethu said her induction into the team would encourage more girls and women to travel. Geethu Mohandas is on Facebook. The 14 women who attended the programme got to stay in rural households. The journey is to test the daily endurance of the explorers under Arctic experts and 200 skilled sled dogs. “Several times I thought of withdrawing from the competition. Geethu Mohandas, 28, is a Bangalore-based hardware engineer has become the first Indian woman to be selected for Fjällräven Polar. This film also won her the Vanitha award for best actress – Malayalam, the Mathrubhumi award for best actress – Malayalam and the Asianet award for the best actress- Malayalam.