Archana Kavi
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Born | Archana Jose Kavi 4 January 1990 New Delhi, India |
Residence | Kochi, India |
Occupation | Actress, Television presenter |
Years active | 2009–present |
Archana Jose Kavi (born January 4, 1990), better known by her stage name Archana Kavi, is an Indian film actress and a television host.[1] She made her acting debut in Neelathaamara (2009) scripted by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Lal Jose.[2][3]
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Early life
Archana was born in New Delhi to Jose Kaviyil(Kannur), a senior journalist, and Rosamma. Jose Kaviyil family basically from Kannur Dist(Kerala) [4] She has a younger brother named Anish Kaviyil.[5] She was raised in Delhi and studied in St. Xavier's School, Delhi.[4] In 2006, Archana moved from Delhi to Ramapuram in Kerala to do a Bachelor of Business Administration course at the Mar Augustinose College.[4] She stated that she came from a "typical Malayali middle-class family and acting was never considered a profession by us".[6] She said that she wanted to be a journalist initially since her father was one and later wanted to be an RJ but that people discouraged her because of her "'great' voice, knowledge of Malayalam and 'superb' vocabulary".[7]
Archana applied for an internship at the television channel Yes Indiavision and assist in the production of certain programmes. After a year, she anchored the show Bloody Love on the same channel,[8] while she was spotted by director Lal Jose, who offered her the lead female role in his film in March 2009.[4][6][9]
Career
She made her cinematic debut in 2009 with the highly successful Neelathaamara, portraying the role of Kunjimalu, a maid in an old Nair Tharavadu (ancestral home) who falls for the young master of the house.[9] Director Lal Jose said that "Archana has an in-born talent".[4] Her role won lot of critical accolades. In her next venture titled Mummy & Me, which narrated the tale of the tumultuous relationship between a modern day teenager and her mother, she played the lead role of a rebellious teenager named Jewel.[10] Archana stated the character Jewel was "so very like the real me".[10] But her following release Best of Luck where she reunited with her Neelathamara co-stars Kailash and Rima Kallingal,failed to make an impact the box office. She made her Tamil debut in the period film Aravaan [11] in which she played a play a tribal character named Chimby.[7]
In 2013 she also made her Telugu debut in Backbench Student. Archana stated that she played "a college girl caught in a sweet love tale" in the film.[12] She acted as the lead in Abhiyum Njanum, in which she played a modern girl from Mumbai, who comes to Kerala in search of her fiancé.[13] In Honey Bee she played a naïve Anglo-Indian girl Sara.[14] She played s supporting role as the hero Karthik's best friend in Pattam Pole.[15] Her next films Bangles in which she played a junior artiste,[16] and Nadodimannan in which she played a doctor,[17] both released on the same day.[18]
She has signed her second Tamil film Gnana Kirukkan.[19] She is shooting for Day-Night opposite Maqbool Salmaan.[20] She has acted as a Muslim girl in the film Mazhavillinattam Vare, which is Kaithapram's directorial debut.[7] She will also be seen in Nemam Pushparaj's upcoming film Kukkiliyar, in which she plays Manoj K Jayan's daughter who plays a 75-year-old.[21] Archana also shot for a Hindi film Saroja, an offbeat film directed by Anjali Shukla, playing the role of a commercial sex worker.[22][23]
She anchored Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum, a reality show for television actors on Asianet.[8] She maintains a Twitter account. In 2010 she was only one of two Malayalam actresses maintaining an active Twitter account.[24]
Archana also owns a boutique in Kochi, Kerala.[25]
Personal life
In 2015, Archana Kavi got engaged to standup comedian Abish Mathew on 31st October, 2015.[26]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2009 | Neelathaamara | Kunjimalu | Malayalam | Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year |
2010 | Mummy & Me | Jewel | Malayalam | Asianet Award for Best Star Pair (shared with Kunchacko Boban) Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam |
Best of Luck | Neethu | Malayalam | ||
2011 | Salt N' Pepper | Pooja Nair | Malayalam | Cameo appearance |
2012 | Spanish Masala | Lillykkutty | Malayalam | Cameo appearance |
Aravaan | Chimitti | Tamil | ||
Mazhavillinattam Vare [27] | Rabiya | Malayalam | ||
2013 | Backbench Student | Priyanka | Telugu | |
Abhiyum Njanum | Abirami | Malayalam | ||
Honey Bee | Sara | Malayalam | ||
Pattam Pole | Sherine | Malayalam | ||
Bangles | Angel | Malayalam | ||
Nadodimannan | Aathira | Malayalam | ||
2014 | To Noora with Love | Sreeparvathi | Malayalam | |
Day Night Game | Abhirami | Malayalam | ||
Monayi Angane Aanayi | Merin | Malayalam | ||
Gnana Kirukkan | Sumathi | Tamil | ||
2015 | Sughamaayirikkatte | Malayalam | ||
Once Upon A Time | Malayalam | Filming | ||
Kukkiliyar | Malayalam | Filming | ||
Dooram | Malayalam | Filming |
Television
- Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum (Asianet)
Awards
- Winner, Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year - Neelathaamara
- Winner, Jai Hind Award for Best Female New Face of the Year - Neelathaamara
- Winner, Surya Award for Best Female New Face of the Year - Neelathaamara
- Winner, Film Critics Award for Female New Face of the Year - Neelathaamara
- Winner, Asianet Award for Best Star Pair 2011 - Mummy and Me
- Winner, Vanitha Film Awards for Best Star Pair 2011 - Mummy and Me
- Winner, Kairali Awards for The Most Popular Actress 2011 - Mummy and Me
- Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam 2011 - Mummy and Me
References
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- ↑ http://news.keralakaumudi.com/news.php?nid=15fdc80bcd4e01a4bbe42e308ab1ff29
- ↑ http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/archana-kavi-to-marry-abhish-mathew.html
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