Kalyani Priyadarshan’s bald childhood pic with Pranav Mohanlal goes viral: “Yes, That motta kid was me”

Actor Pranav Mohanlal celebrated his birthday recently, receiving heartfelt wishes from fans and celebrities alike. But it was Kalyani Priyadarshan’s post that stole the show, a nostalgic throwback photo featuring herself and Pranav as kids, along with Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff.




Captioning the picture, Kalyani wrote, “Happy birthday to my forever friend.” The childhood bond between the two stars instantly warmed hearts — but it was Kalyani’s shaved head look in the photo that sparked an avalanche of fan questions online.


“Yes, that bald kid was me,” says Kalyani


As the comments rolled in wondering if the motta (bald) kid in the image was really her, Kalyani decided to address the curiosity with humour and grace. She posted a new selfie on her Instagram Stories and wrote, “To everyone asking who that bald kid (motta) in the last post was – yes, it was me.”

Kalyani’s upcoming films

On the professional front, Kalyani Priyadarshan is gearing up for a busy slate of releases/ She will be next seen in the entertainer 'Odum Kuthira Chadum Kuthira' which is directed by Althaf Salim, co-starring Fahadh Faasil. This marks Althaf Salim's second directorial venture and the expectations are quite high as he is teaming up with Fahadh Faasil for the first time.


After that, Kalyani will be seen in 'Lokah – Chapter 1' which is a sci-fi drama where she shares screen space with Naslen, directed by Dominic Arun. Kalyani will be also seen in 'Marshal' which is a Tamil action-drama in which she stars opposite Karthi. The movie is directed by Tamizh.


Meanwhile, Kalyani Priyadarshan's previous hit film was the Vineeth Sreenivasan's directorial feel-good drama movie 'Varshangalkku Shesham'. The movie alsi featured Pranav Mohanlal, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Neeraj Madhav, Aju Varghese, Asif Ali, Nivin Pauly, and many others in pivotal roles.