Actress Malavika Mohanan has suddenly lost weight and achieved a size zero body making fans wonder if something was wrong. The pretty actress has now revealed the real reason for the makeover in her latest Instagram post.

Malavika made her debut as an actress in the Tamil film industry with Superstar Rajinikanth's super hit movie 'Petta' directed by Karthik Subbaraj. She paired with Thalapathy Vijay in Lokesh Kanagaraj's 'Master' and Dhanush in 'Maaran'. She is currently playing one of the female lead roles in Pa Ranjith's 'Thangalaan' that has Chiyaan Vikram in the title role with Parvathy Thiruvothu, Pasupathy and Daniel Caltagirone.

It was earlier reported that Malavika learned the ancient Tamil martial arts silambattam this film and performed a major action sequence. Now coming back to her size zero Malavika posted a couple of stunning pics and updated "Next schedule of #Thangalaan begins in 2 days so back to amping up fitness levels to the peak". The post is garnering a large number of likes from Insta users.

'Thangalaan' has music by G.V. Prakash Kumar and produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja's Studio Green. The film based on the origin of the Kolar Gold Fields in the 18th Century British India is planned for the international audience and will compete in major awards including the Oscars.

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