Oviya
Oviya | |
|---|---|
| Born | Helen Nelson[1] 29 April 1991 (age 25) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Oviya (born Helen Nelson; 29 April 1991) is an Indian model and film actress, who mainly works in the Tamil film industry. She rose to fame with the 2010 comedy film Kalavani.[2]
Career
Oviya completed BA in Functional English at Vimala college in Thrissur, before director Sargunam approached her for Kalavani.[3]
The film saw her feature opposite Vimal, and the film subsequently gained positive reviews and went on to become a sleeper hit at the box office.[4] She subsequently received several offers. She was seen in half-a-dozen films in the following 12 months, including a guest appearance in Kamal Haasan's Manmadan Ambu and the Kannada and Telugu remakes of Kalavani, in which she reprised her character from the original.[5][6]
In 2012 she was seen in Pandiraj's Marina,[7] and Sundar C's Kalakalappu.[8] Her next release was Sillunu Oru Sandhippu, opposite Vimal.[9] She also appeared in Moodar Koodam, Madha Yaanai Koottam and Pulivaal.[1] In 2014, she signed her first Bollywood project Jaat, besides a Tamil film, Seeni.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kangaroo | Susanna | Malayalam | |
| 2008 | Apoorva | Pooja | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Puthiya Mukham | Meera | Malayalam | |
| 2010 | Kalavani | Maheswari | Tamil | Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress |
| Manmadan Ambu | Sunanda | Tamil | ||
| Puthumukhangal | Varsha | Malayalam | ||
| 2011 | Muthukku Muthaaga | Shwetha | Tamil | |
| Kirataka | Nethra | Kannada | ||
| Manushyamrugam | Sophie | Malayalam | ||
| Agarathi | Tamil | |||
| 2012 | Marina | Sopnasundari | Tamil | |
| Kalakalappu | Maya | Tamil | Edison Award for Female Rising Star | |
| 2013 | Sillunu Oru Sandhippu | Geetha | Tamil | |
| Moodar Koodam | Karpagavalli (Kapuli) | Tamil | ||
| Madha Yaanai Koottam | Ritu | Tamil | ||
| 2014 | Pulivaal | Monica | Tamil | |
| Yaamirukka Bayamey | Sharanya | Tamil | ||
| 2015 | Sandamarutham | Minmini (Rekha) | Tamil | |
| Yeh Ishq Sarfira | Riya | Hindi | ||
| 144 | Kalyani | Tamil | ||
| 2016 | Hello Naan Pei Pesuren | Sri Divya | Tamil | |
| Bhogi | Tamil | Filming | ||
| Idhi Naa Love Story | Khushi | Telugu | Filming | |
| Mr. Mommaga | Anu | Kannada | Filming | |
| Seeni | Tamil | Filming |
References
- ^ a b "Oviya - No more girl next door". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ Oviya: The Kalavaani girl, accesskollywood.com, 19 July 2010
- ^ "Oviya's flying start". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Oviya profile". tikkview.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ Manigandan, K.R. (14 March 2011). "Pick & choose is Oviya's mantra". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ Manigandan, K.R.I (8 March 2011). "Oviya's secret of success". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Oviya becomes Swapnasundari". IndiaGlitz. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "UTV joins hands with Sundar C & Khushboo Sundar". IndiaGlitz. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ Lakshmi, V. (30 November 2011). "Oviya: Thrice as nice". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "New innings in Bollywood". The Hindu. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.