Nyla Usha

Nyla Usha Gopakumar (born 25 March 1984) is an Indian film actress, television host, and radio jockey from Trivandrum, Kerala.[1][2] After working for nearly a decade as an RJ at Hit 96.7 in Dubai, she made her acting debut in 2013 with Kunjananthante Kada.[3]

In this Indian name, the name Nyla is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Usha.
Nyla Usha
Born
Nyla Usha Gopakumar

25 March 1982 (1982-03-25) (age 38)
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Occupation
  • Film actress
  • radio jockey
  • model
  • TV host
Years active2004 – present
Spouse(s)
Rona Rajan (m. 2007)
Children1

Early life

Nyla was born to Gopakumar and Usha Kumari. She did her schooling at the Holy Angel's Convent Trivandrum and pursued her college education at All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram. In 2004, she moved to Dubai and joined the radio station Hit 96.7 where she worked as a radio jockey.[4]

Career

In 2013, Nyla Usha debuted in the Malayalam film industry with Salim Ahamed's Kunjananthante Kada, opposite Mammootty. Ahamed had known Nyla since she had interviewed him on several occasions in Dubai and offered her the lead female role.[5] She played Chithira, a woman who is going through an unhappy marriage.[6]

Later that year she had her second release, Punyalan Agarbattis, in which she played "a vibrant girl, similar to the real me".[7] Since she could relate herself to the character, she used her own looks and costumes in the film.[8] Although she had a major role in Kunjananthante Kada she said that it was her role in Punyalan Agarbathis that fetched her recognition.[9]

She played the female lead in Aashiq Abu's 2014 crime film Gangster and Deepu Karunakaran's 2015 thriller Fireman.[10] From 2016 to 2017, she hosted the Malayalam version of Minute to Win It in Mazhavil Manorama. She essayed the role of Effymol in Diwanjimoola Grand Prix in 2018. In 2019, she had two releases, Prithviraj Sukumaran-directed action drama Lucifer, in which she played a TV channel executive, and Joshiy-directed action drama Porinju Mariam Jose, in which she played Mariam, one of the three title characters. Both the films were commercial successes.

Personal life

Nyla Usha married Rona Rajan in January 2007, before entering film industry and has a son Aarav. She and Rona Rajan are separated.[11]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Kunjananthante KadaChithiraAsiavision Award - Best Debutante Actress
Punyalan AgarbattisAnu
2014GangsterSana Ibrahim
2015FiremanSherin Thomas IPS
Pathemari Herself as RJ Cameo Appearance
2016PrethamMayaCameo Appearance
2017Punyalan Private LimitedAnu JoyPhoto Appearance
2018Diwanjimoola Grand PrixEffymol
2019 Lucifer Arundhathi
Porinju Mariam JoseAlappat Mariam

Television
YearShowRoleChannel
2020Snehathode Veetil NinnuHostMazhavil Manorama
2016–2017Minute To Win ItHostMazhavil Manorama
Global GreetingsHostAsianet

Awards
Year Award Category Film Result
2012 Masala Awards Best Radio Presenter N/A Won
2013 Asiavision Awards Best Debutante Actor Kunjananthante Kada Won
2017 Flowers TV Awards Best Anchor Minute to Win It Won
2020 Ramu Karyat Awards Best Actress Porinju Mariam Jose Won
Vanitha Film Awards Best Character Actress Won

References
  1. "Nyla Usha uses her own costumes !". Times of India.
  2. "Nyla Usha to be Mammootty's heroine". NowRunning.
  3. "Dubai RJ Nyla Usha: New face of Malayalam film industry". Emirates 24/7. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. "Nyla | Hit 96.7Hit 96.7". ae. 6 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. "Nyla to rise in Mollywood". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  6. Vijay George (27 September 2013). "Switching roles". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  7. "The best of both worlds". Deccan Chronicle. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  8. "Nyla Usha uses her own costumes". The Times of India. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  9. "Punyalan Agarbathis fetched me recognition: Nyla Usha". The Times of India. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  10. "Meet Dubai Malayalee actress Nyla Usha". Gulf News. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  11. https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/news/actress-nayla-usha-with-her-husband-son-021568.html
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