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Archana Kavi
Kavi in January 2010
Born
Archana Jose Kavi

(1988-01-04) 4 January 1988 (age 36)
New Delhi, NCR, India
Occupation(s)Actress, YouTuber
Years active2009–present
SpouseAbish Mathew.

Archana Jose Kavi is an Indian film actress and YouTuber & 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]

Early life

Archana was born in New Delhi to Jose Kaviyil(Kannur), a senior journalist, and Rosamma. Jose Kaviyil's family is basically from Kannur Dist(Kerala).[4] She has an elder brother named Ashish Kavi.[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.[7]

Archana applied for an internship at the television channel Yes Indiavision and assisted 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 at the box office. She made her Tamil debut in the period film Aravaan [11] in which she played 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 a 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 named 'Chaaya' in Kochi, Kerala.[25]

Personal life

Archana Kavi got engaged to standup comedian Abish Mathew on 31 October 2015.She got married to him on 23 January 2016 in Vallarpadam Church,Kerala[26] The marriage function was attended by Rima Kallingal, Aashiq Abu and Abish's friends from Delhi and comedians like Kenny Sebastian, Kaneez Surka, Rohan Joshi and Kanan Gill.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2009 Neelathaamara Kunjimalu Malayalam
2010 Mummy & Me Jewel
Best of Luck Neethu
2011 Salt N' Pepper Pooja Nair Cameo appearance
2012 Spanish Masala Lillykkutty
Aravaan Chimitti Tamil
Mazhavillinattam Vare [27] Rabiya Malayalam
2013 Backbench Student Priyanka Telugu
Abhiyum Njanum Abirami Malayalam
Honey Bee Sara
Pattam Pole Sherin
Bangles Angel
Nadodimannan Aathira
2014 To Noora with Love Sreeparvathi
Day Night Game Abhirami
Monayi Angane Aanayi Merin
Gnana Kirukkan Sumathi Tamil
2015 Sughamaayirikkatte Ramla Malayalam
Kukkiliyar Sarayu
2016 Dooram Rasiya
Once Upon A Time there was a kallan

Other Works

Year Program Role Channel Notes
2008 Bloody love Host Yes Indiavision
2013 Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum Host Asianet Reality show
2017 Toofan Mail Ammu YouTube Web series
2018 Big talks Host Asianet Social media web series

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Show Result
2009 Asianet Film Awards Best New Face (Female) Neelathamara Won
Jai Hind Award
Surya Film Award
Film Critics Award
2011 Asianet Film Awards Best Star Pair
(with Kunchako Boban)
 Mummy & Me
Vanitha Film Awards
Kairali Awards Popular Actress
Filmfare Awards Best Actress – Malayalam Nominated

References

  1. ^ http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13877935&programId=7940954&channelId=-1073751665&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=8
  2. ^ johnsonrichards (25 June 2012). "Archana Kavi:"I AM BLESSED" | Kochi Cochin News". Cochinsquare.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Going native". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e Sebastian, Shevlin. "Archana acting like a 'naadan' girl". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ^ "നടി അര്‍ച്ചന കവിയുടെ വിവാഹ നിശ്ചയം കഴിഞ്ഞു". Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b "I don't set expectations from film: Archana Kavi". Sify.com. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  7. ^ a b c Asha Prakash, TNN (22 August 2011). "Archana Kavi Turns Tribal - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  8. ^ a b Athira M. (27 December 2012). "Television beckons". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  9. ^ a b Sreedhar Pillai, TNN (10 July 2010). "Archana Kavi gets bold - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram : Goodbye and hello". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  11. ^ Ammu Zachariah, TNN (15 December 2011). "I'm here to stay: Archana Kavi - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  12. ^ Parvathy S Nayar, TNN (19 October 2012). "Mollywood actress Archana heads to Tollywood - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  13. ^ Manu Vipin, TNN (25 February 2012). "It's boring to sport the same looks every day: Archana Kavi - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Archana is back in business". Deccan Chronicle. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  15. ^ Vijay George (22 August 2013). "Romance and after". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  16. ^ Manu Vipin, TNN (28 June 2012). "Archana Kavi plays a junior artiste - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  17. ^ Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN (2 December 2011). "Three heroines opposite Dileep! - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  18. ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/nadodi-mannan-bangles-at-the-theatres-today-news-malayalam-nkskbXhaibf.html
  19. ^ "Archana Kavi is back in K'wood". Sify.com. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  20. ^ TNN (5 August 2013). "Maqbool Salmaan's next is a love story - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  21. ^ Asha Prakash, TNN (3 September 2012). "Archana in Pushparaj's next - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  22. ^ K. R. Manigandan (19 April 2012). "Shot Cuts". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  23. ^ Manu Vipin, TNN (1 March 2012). "Archana Kavi to do a Chameli - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  24. ^ Special Correspondent (25 March 2010). "Actor Archana Kavi to attend Twestival". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 14 October 2013. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  25. ^ http://news.keralakaumudi.com/news.php?nid=15fdc80bcd4e01a4bbe42e308ab1ff29
  26. ^ http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/archana-kavi-to-marry-abhish-mathew.html
  27. ^ P. K. Ajith Kumar (4 February 2004). "Bowled over by cinema". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 5 February 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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