Thesni Khan is a character actor primarily associated with the Malayalam film industry. She is well known for her comic roles as well as her character roles. Making her debut with the 1988 movie Daisy, she further ventured into films like Aparan (1988), Kalikkalam (1990), Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000), Masangudi Mannidiyar Speaking (2004), Pokkiri Raja (2010), Happy Wedding (2016) among others before he was in Kaitholachathan (2018). her 2019 release includes Ottam.