Nivin Pauly

Nivin Pauly
Nivin in 2017
Born (1984-10-11) 11 October 1984
Aluva, Kerala, India
Residence Kochi, Kerala
Alma mater Federal Institute of Science and Technology
Occupation
  • Film actor
  • producer
Years active 2010–present
Spouse(s)
Rinna Joy (m. 2010)
Children 2

Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984)[1] is an Indian film actor and producer, who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema.[2][3]

Pauly applied for the audition and was selected to play one of the main roles in Vineeth Sreenivasan's directional debut Malarvaadi Arts Club in 2009 which was produced by actor Dileep. After playing several small roles, Pauly got his breakthrough with his lead role in the romantic film Thattathin Marayathu (2012), which was also directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan.[4][5] He became quite successful with his "boy next door" image with back-to-back commercial hits, including the bilingual black-comedy thriller Neram (2013), the sports-drama 1983 (2014), the romantic-comedy Ohm Shanthi Oshaana (2014), the romantic-drama Bangalore Days (2014), the comedy road-thriller Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015), and the coming-of-age romantic drama Premam (2015). Bangalore Days and Premam became two among the highest-grossing Malayalam films. Later, he went on to star in the police-drama Action Hero Biju (2016), the family-drama Jacobinte Swargarajyam (2016), the political-satire Sakhavu (2017) and the family-comedy Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela (2017). He has also made guest appearances in successful films like Vikramadithyan (2014) and Aanandam (2016).[6][7] Pauly made his debut as a producer with Action Hero Biju under his production company Pauly Jr. Pictures. He again produced Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela.[8]

Pauly won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his Tamil debut Neram (2013).[9] In 2015, Pauly won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performances in Bangalore Days and 1983.[10][11] He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam for Action Hero Biju in 2016.[12]

Early and personal life

Pauly was born into a Catholic family from Aluva, Ernakulam on 11 October 1984. Nivin's father, Pauly Bonaventure, was a mechanic who worked in Aarau, Switzerland and his mother was a nurse at a Swiss hospital. Pauly, who was brought up in Kerala, visited them in Aarau during his vacations, where they stayed for 25 years.[13] He graduated with a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Angamaly in 2006.[14] Pauly was employed at Infosys in Bangalore through campus placements and worked as a software engineer from 2006 to 2008.[15] However, he resigned and returned home after his father's death.[16][17]

He married his long time girlfriend Rinna Joy on 28 August 2010, at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Aluva. They were classmates at FISAT.[18][19][20][21][22] They have a son, born in 2012 and a daughter born in 2017.[23]

Film career

Pauly applied for the audition of Malarvaadi Arts Club, but was not included in the 12 shortlisted actors. However, when one dropped out, he was given a second chance to the audition, and got his debut role.[14][17] Since then, he had acted in the films The Metro and Sevenes, and had brief appearances in Traffic and Spanish Masala. He appeared in music video Nenjodu Cherthu from the album Yuvvh, what The Hindu called "a hugely popular" ,[17] and became a viral hit on YouTube.[24]

The 2012 film Thattathin Marayathu was his acting vehicle,[16][25] which became the biggest hit of the year.[26][27] After Thattathin Marayathu, he was called "the current youth sensation"[25] and "hot property".[16] He received offers from directors including Sathyan Anthikad, Rajesh Pillai, Aashiq Abu and Shyamaprasad.[28] Pauly made his debut in Tamil with the bilingual film Neram.[26] His other Malayalam films in 2013 include Anju Sundarikal and Sunil Ibrahim's Arikil Oraal.

In 2014, he appeared in Abrid Shine's directorial debut 1983, where he played the role of Rameshan. It was followed with debutant Jude Anthany Joseph's romantic comedy Ohm Shanthi Oshaana, in which he portrayed the role Giri. It was released a week after 1983. His next release Bangalore Days was directed by Anjali Menon. In the same year, he played an extended cameo in the Lal Jose film Vikramadithyan. In 2015, Pauly appeared in Mili, Oru Vadakkan Selfie and Ivide . He then acted in Premam, where he played the role of George David. It grossed over 600 million, and went on to become one of the highest grossing Malayalam movies.[29][30][31]

In the media

Pauly was selected as the "Most Desirable Man of 2015" by Kochi Times and Malabar Times, subsidiaries of The Times Group.[32] He was one of the contenders in the final round of Manorama Newsmaker 2015.[33] He was honoured at the Filmfare Middle East magazine's fifth anniversary event, held at Dubai.[34] He was the only South Indian actor to attend the event. He was chosen as the youth ambassador of Kerala Blasters FC football team for the third edition of Indian Super League (ISL).[35]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Film Result
Kerala State Film Awards 2014 Best Actor 1983, Bangalore Days Won
Filmfare Awards South 2013 Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South Neram Won
2014 Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam 1983 Nominated
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – South Won
2015 Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam Premam Nominated
2016 Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam Action Hero Biju Nominated
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam Nominated
2017Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam Sakhavu Nominated
South Indian International Movie Awards 2012 Rising Star of South Indian Cinema (Male) Thattathin Marayathu Won
2013 Best Debutant Male (Tamil) Neram Nominated
Romantic Star of South Indian Cinema Various Films Won
2014 Best Actor 1983 Won
2015 Best Actor – Critics Choice Premam Won
2016 Best Film Action Hero Biju Nominated
Best Actor Action Hero Biju, Jacobinte Swargarajyam Nominated
Best Actor – Critics Choice Won
2017 Best Actor Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela Won
Asianet Film Awards 2010 Best Debutant (Male) Malarvaadi Arts Club Won
2012 Best Star Pair Thattathin Marayathu Won
2013 Best Star Pair Neram Won
2013 Youth Icon Neram Won
2014 Best Actor 1983 Nominated
2015 Best Actor Premam Nominated
Most Popular Actor Won
2015 Youth Icon Various films Won
2016 Best Actor Action Hero Biju, Jacobinte Swargarajyam Nominated
Most Popular Actor Won
Vanitha Film Awards 2012 Best Star Pair Thattathin Marayathu Won
2014 Most Popular Actor 1983 Won
2015 Most Popular Actor Premam Won
2016 Most Popular Actor Action Hero Biju, Jacobinte Swargarajyam Won
Asiavision Awards 2012 Youth Icon Thattathin Marayathu Won
2013 Youth Icon Neram Won
2014 Performer of the Year 1983 Won
Youth Icon Bangalore Days Won
2015 Youth Icon Premam Won
2016 Best Actor Action Hero Biju, Jacobinte Swargarajyam Won
IIFA Utsavam 2015 Best Actor Premam Nominated
2016 Best Film Action Hero Biju Nominated
Best Actor Jacobinte Swargarajyam Nominated
Behindwoods Gold Medals 2015 Person of the Year Premam Won
2016 Best Actor in a Lead Role – Malayalam Action Hero Biju Won
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2016 Special jury Action Hero Biju Won
North American Film Awards 2016 Best Actor Action Hero Biju, Jacobinte Swargarajyam Won
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2013Best DebutNeramWon

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