Parvati Melton

Parvati Melton is an American model. She was a professional figure skater, ballet dancer, and classical indian dancer (Bharatanatyam). (Miss Teen India Bay Area pageant winner) turned actress of IndianGerman Irish, Scottish descent known for her works in Telugu and Malayalam language films. She debuted the film industry with the Telugu film Vennela (2005) starring Raja, which turned out to be a success. She acted in the Blockbuster Malayalam film Hallo with Mohanlal. She again shot to fame with item song "Poovai Poovai" in Telugu movie Dookudu opposite Mahesh Babu.

Biography
Parvati was born in San Francisco California to a German/Scottish father Sam Melton and an Indian Punjabi mother Preity Singh. She has one younger sister Ariana Sitara Melton. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She graduated from Emeryville High School and attended Vista Community College in Berkeley, California. She won several beauty pageants like the Miss Teen India Bay Area pageant in 2004 and the Miss India Le Visage USA pageant in 2005. While still studying in Vista College, she was offered the lead role in the Telugu film Vennela. Although she intended to go back to school after the project, the film's success kept her away.

She married in 2013, and subsequently retired from films.