Archana Kavi
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| Archana Kavi | |
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Kaviyil in January 2010
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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 Kaviyil (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.
Early life[edit]
Archana was born in New Delhi to Jose Kaviyil, a senior journalist and Rosamma.[4] 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 Administrationcourse 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".[5] 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".[6]
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,[7] while she was spotted by director Lal Jose, who offered her the lead female role in his film in March 2009.[4][5][8]
Career[edit]
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.[8] 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.[9]Archana stated the character Jewel was "so very like the real me".[9] 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 [10] in which she played a play a tribal character named Chimby.[6]
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.[11] She acted as the lead inAbhiyum Njanum, in which she played a modern girl from Mumbai, who comes to Kerala in search of her fiancé.[12] In Honey Bee she played a naïve Anglo-Indian girl Sara.[13]She played s supporting role as the hero Karthik's best friend in Pattam Pole.[14] Her next films Bangles in which she played a junior artiste,[15] and Nadodimannan in which she played a doctor,[16] both released on the same day.[17]
She has signed her second Tamil film Gnana Kirukkan.[18] She is shooting for Day-Night opposite Maqbool Salmaan.[19] She has acted as a Muslim girl in the filmMazhavillinattam Vare, which is Kaithapram's directorial debut.[6] 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.[20] Archana also shot for a Hindi film Saroja, an offbeat film directed by Anjali Shukla, playing the role of a commercial sex worker.[21][22]
She anchored Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum, a reality show for television actors on Asianet.[7] She maintains a Twitter account. In 2010 she was only one of two Malayalam actresses maintaining an active Twitter account.[23]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [25] | 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 | Malayalam | |||
| Gnana Kirukkan | Sumathi | Tamil | ||
| 2015 | Once Upon A Time | Malayalam | Filming | |
| Kukkiliyar | Malayalam | Filming | ||
| Sughamaayirikkatte | Malayalam | Filming |
Television[edit]
- Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum (Asianet)
Awards[edit]
- 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
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