Nivetha Thomas

Nivetha Thomas
Nivetha Thomas
Born 2 November 1995 (22)
Kannur, Kerala, India
Residence Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality Indian
Other names Niveda
Alma mater SRM University
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008–present

Nivetha Thomas (born 2 November 1995) is an Indian film actress who appears in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu language films. She has starred in over a dozen films.

Thomas made her debut with the 2008 Malayalam film Veruthe Oru Bharya, for which she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist. In the same year she made her Tamil debut with Kuruvi. Her Telugu debut was in 2016 with Gentleman.

Early life and career as a child actress

Thomas was born 2 November 1995[1] [2] and started her career as a child actress, acting in the Sun TV serial My Dear Bootham (one of the most popular children's serials). After that, she played the role of Jayaram's daughter in Veruthe Oru Bharya, where her performance was well appreciated.[3] She then signed a few Tamil and Malayalam films in which she mostly played supporting roles. Among her Malayalam projects were Chaappa Kurish and Thattathin Marayathu, the latter of which according to Sify was going to be "the biggest box-office hit in the history of Malayalam cinema".[4] The 2011 Tamil film Poraali directed by Samuthirakani, featured her as Tamizhselvi, a petrol bunk employee.[5] She had previously collaborated with Samuthirakani in the drama series Arasi.

In 2013, she acted in Romans which was very successful and named a "blockbuster" by Sify.com.[6] In the Tamil contemporary fantasy comedy Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham she played the female lead role of Jaishree, an aspiring singer.[7] In Jilla she played the role of Mahalakshmi, who is very attached to her father (Mohanlal) and two brothers, played by Vijay and Mahath.[8] About her role, she stated that it was not "just another sister role"[9] but that of "a strong willed girl who influences her brother in a positive way".[7] She signed her first Telugu film,Juliet Lover of Idiot directed by Ajay Vodhirala.[10][11] She acted as Kamal Haasan's eldest daughter in the Tamil remake of Drishyam, titled Papanasam, and her performance earned praise from viewers.[12]

2016: Telugu debut and critical acclaim

In 2016, she debuted in Telugu cinema in the action-thriller Gentleman. The movie garnered huge critical acclaim and was a commercial success. Her performance was well received by critics and audience alike and fetched her a huge fan base in the industry. She received her first nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu at 64th Filmfare Awards South.

Her first release in 2017 was another Telugu film, opposite Nani again, the romantic entertainer Ninnu Kori. The film opened to positive reviews with critics praising portrayal of her character Pallavi, and was commercially successful at the box office. For this film, she earned her second nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu at 65th Filmfare Awards South. Her performance in Jai Lava Kusa opposite N. T. Rama Rao Jr. was also critically and commercially successful at the box office. Though her role was limited, her performance brought raves from critics. She has completed filming Juliet Lover of Idiot opposite Naveen Chandra and also committed to star in an untitled romantic thriller, opposite Nandamuri Kalyan Ram.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2008Veruthe Oru BharyaAnjana SugunanMalayalamChild artist
KuruviVetrivel's sisterTamilChild artist
2009Madhya VenalManikuttyMalayalamChild artist
2011PranayamYoung GraceMalayalam Malayalam debut
Chaappa KurishNafizaMalayalam
PoraaliTamizhselviTamil Tamil debut
2012Thattathin MarayathuFatimaMalayalam
2013RomansEleenaMalayalam
Naveena Saraswathi SabathamJeyasriTamil
2014JillaMahalakshmiTamil
Money RatnamPia MammenMalayalam
2015PapanasamSelvi SuyambulingamTamil
2016GentlemanCatherineTelugu Telugu Debut
SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress — Telugu
Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
2017Ninnu KoriPallaviTeluguNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
Jai Lava KusaSimranTelugu
Juliet Lover of IdiotJulieTelugu

TV shows

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2000 Raja Rajeswari Gowri Sun TV Child artist
2004-2007 My Dear Bootham[13] Gowri
2004-2006 Shivamayam Ponni
2007-2008 Arase Young Kaveri

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Birthday Nivetha Thomas: Top films of the actress that prove why she is an extraordinary performer". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  2. ↑ "Nivetha Thomas on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Kerala State Film Awards announced". sify.com (originally Moviebuzz). 4 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Kerala Box-Office (June–July 2012)". Sify.com. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Nayar, Parvathy (11 November 2011). "Niveda: Battling against all odds". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "Malayalam cinema – First Half of 2013 Progress Report". Sify.com. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Niveda Thomas in Mohanlal-Vijay's 'Jilla' – The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nivetha on cloud nine". Deccan Chronicle. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Mine is not just a sister role: Niveda Thomas – The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Niveda Thomas to romance Naveen Chandra – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Naveen Chandra's next film goes on floors – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  12. ↑ Vijay's sister is Kamal Haasan's daughter – Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (17 August 2014). Retrieved on 28 July 2016.
  13. ↑ Gandhi, U.Sudharsan (31 August 2017). "மை டியர் பூதம்` சீரியல் குட்டீஸ் இப்போ என்ன பண்றாங்க தெரியுமா?". Vikatan. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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