Kavya Madhavan was born in the village of Nileshwaram in Kasaragod district, Kerala to P. Madhavan and Shyamala.
She started to learn dance while studying in Nileswaram Rajas High School.
She was the kalathilakam (A title bestowed to the artist who proves her skills in most artistic fields during a Sub District youth festival.) in Kasargod.
Awards and Achievements
- State Awards – 2004 Best Actress – Perumazhakkalam
- Film Critics Award 2000 – 2nd best actress (Chandranudhikkunna Dikkil)
- Bharathan Award 2000 – Navagatha Prathibha (Chandranudhikkunna Dikkil)
- Lux Asianet Film Award 2000 – Special Jury Award – Kochu Kochu Santhoshanghal, Madhuranombara Kattu
- Kerala Film Audience Award – Monisha Puraskaram
- Atlas Film Award 2001 – 2nd best actress Kochu Kochu Santhoshanghal
- 4th Raju Pilakkad Chalachithra Award – Oomapenninu Uriyadapayan
- Kerala Film Audience Award 2003 – Best Actress – Oomapenninu Uriyadapayan
- Mathrubhumi Medimix Award 2002 – Popular actress of the year & Best Star Pair (Dileep & Kavya)
- National Flim goers award 2007 – Best actress- Nadiya Kollapetta Rathri
- Mathrubhumi PSS Limited Award 2007- Popular actress
- Vanitha Surya Tv flim award 2006- best actress(anadhabhathram)
- Kerala Film Critics Association 2005- Best actress(anadhabhathram)
- Sathyan Memorial Award 2007- best actress
Filmography
- 1991 Pookkalam Varavayi School Girl
- 1996 Azhakiya Ravanan Child anjali
- 1997 Oral Mathram Gopika Menon, Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu Anjali, Bhoothakkannadi (The Magnifying Lens) Meenu
- 1999 Chandranudikkunna Dikhil radha
- 2000 Madhuranombarakattu, Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal Celin, Darling Darling, Thenkasipattanam Devootty
- 2001 Padom Onnu Kumarante Kudumbam, Rakshasa Rajav, Onnaman, Dosth
- 2002 Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan Gopika, Meesha Madhavan Rugmini
- 2003 Thilakkam Ammu, Sadanandante Samayam. Vellithira Pankajam, Mizhi Randilum Bhadra/Bhama, Pulival Kalyanam Ganga, Gaurisankaram Gauri
2004 Runway Gopika, Aparichithan (The Stranger) Meenakshi, Greetings Sheethal, Perumazhakkalam Ganga - 2005 Iruvattam Manavatti Bhumika, Annorikkal Ponnu, Kochi Rajavu Aswathy, Ananthabhadram Bhadra, Seelabathi
- 2006 Lion, Vadakkum Nathan Bhama, Classmates Thara Kurup, Chakkara Muthu Anitha
- 2007 Inspector Garud Sethulakshmi, Athisayan Maya, Nadiya kollappetta rathri (2007) Double Role(Nadiya and Nadira), Nalu Pennungal, kangaroo Nancy, Rikshakkaran
- 2008 Twenty:20, Sadhu Miranda Priya
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