Mallika made her debut in Tamil cinema through Cheran’s Autograph. She was also Vijay’s sister in Thiruppachi. In the pipeline are Onnum Onnum Naalu with Jai Akash and Kadal Nagar. Mallika is also doing meaningful roles in offbeat art films. Eppo varuvalo is a telefilm directed by Manobala in which Mallika is doing a heroine-oriented subject. The film captures a woman’s journey from girlhood to old age and will be canned in 15 days on location at Varanasi.