Mallika Prasad is founder of the Actors Ensemble India Forum. A multi award winning director and performer, she has produced a number of documentary films and starred in seminal films such as Devi Ahilya Bai (2002) and Kanooru Heggadathi (1999). She is a well-known personality in Kannada television having been part of the creative teams of several prominent serials, as well as most recently playing the lead antagonist in the mega-serial Nagakannike. She acts, directs, designs, produces, wanders and teaches. She is a Certified Fitzmaurice Voicework teacher.