Kavitha Nair

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Kavitha Nair
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • actor
  • model
  • writer
  • blogger
Years active2002–present
SpouseVipin
Awards Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress (2019)

Kavitha Nair is an Indian television presenter, actor, model, writer and blogger. [1] She won the 2019 Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress for her performance in Thonnyaksharangal. [2] [3]

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Personal life

Nair is from Kottayam and attended Baker Memorial Girls High School in Kottayam. She is married to Vipin and lives in Bengaluru. [4]

Biography

Nair started her career as a host with the TV show Ponpulari on Surya TV and went on to host several popular shows and award nights establishing herself as one of the best Television anchors in Malayalam. Meanwhile, she did a few TV serials of which her notable works include Vadakakkoru Hridayam, Ayalathe Sundari and Thonnyaksharangal all directed by K.K. Rajeev. [5]

She has written Sundarapathanangal, a compilation of 20 Malayalam short stories written in a span of three years. The preface has been written by Mohanlal. [6]

She has acted in Malayalam films Mampazhakkalam , Hotel California, And the Oscar goes to , [7] 10 Kalpanakal , Daffedar and Elam. [8]

Television

TV serials

List of Kavitha Nair television serials credits
YearShowRoleChannelNotes
SandhyalekshmiAlice DD Malayalam
2006KaliveeduMenaka's sister Surya TV
2007NombarappoovuAnitha Asianet
2007LakshyamAsianet [9]
2007Minnal KesariSurya TV
2007Velankanni MathavuSurya TV
2008Aparichitha DD Malayalam
2009Sree MahabhagavathamChithralekhaAsianet
20072009RahasyamPriyamvada IPSAsianet
20092010VigrahamPriyaAsianet
2009 Vadakakku Oru Hridayam Ashwathy Amrita TV
20092012AutographAsianet
2010LipstickGopikaAsianet
2011Suryakanthi Jaihind TV
2011Ividam SwargamanuBhadra/VakkeelammaSurya TV
2011Swamiye SaranamayyappaSubhadraSurya TV
2012Sree PadmanabhamThamburattyAmrita TV
2012ButterfliesSurya TV
20172018Ayalathe SundariKavyalakshmiSurya TV [10]
2018PoliceACV
2019ThonnyaksharangalAncy VargheseAmrita TVWon–Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress [2] [11]
20202021NandanamJanaki Flowers TV
20202021 Namam Japikunna Veedu Radha Varma Mazhavil Manorama
20232024 Anuraga Ganam Pole Sumitha Chandran (Sumi) Zee Keralam [12]

TV shows

List of Kavitha Nair television shows credits
ShowRoleChannelNotes
PonpulariAnchor Surya TV
NingalkkariyamoAnchorSurya TVPhone in program
TharolsavamHost Kairali TV Season 1–3
NakshtradeepangalHostKairali TV
ManimelamCo-HostKairali TVWith Kalabhavan Mani
SymphonyHostSurya TV
Oru Vattam KoodiHostKerala Vision
My FitnessHostKerala Vision
Silk RouteHost Flowers TV
Aarppo EerroHostKairali TV
Gandharva SangeethamHostKairali TV
Puthiya GeethnagalHostAsianet
Makante AmmaHostAsianet
Atma SuryotsavamHostSurya TV
Suryathejassode AmmaHostSurya TV
ShubharathriHost Jeevan TV
Cinema NewsHost
Priya Mohanam Janam TV
E Reporter Reporter TV
Asianet TV AwardsHostAsianet
Nammal ThammilherselfAsianet
Youth Club
Nammude Tharam
Cine Talkies
Star SingerGuestAsianet
Sreekandan Nair ShowGuestSurya TV
Ee Onam LalettanodoppamHost
Star ChatHostKairali News
Entertainment News Asianet News
VarthaprabhathamAsianet News
Annies KitchenGuestAmrita TV
EnnishtamGuestACV
RuchibhedhamACV
Morning Show Mathrubhumi News
Parayam NedamGuestAmrita TV

Filmography

List of film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Mampazhakkalam Sivan's wife
2005 Kochi Rajavu Meenakshi's friend
2006 Ennittum College student
2008 Kurukshetra Swaminathan's wife
2010Upadeshiyude MakanAmmini
2011 Swapna Sanchari Deepa Raveendran
2013 Hotel California Actress
For HireProstituteShort film
Silence Advocate
2014 Balyakalasakhi Suhara's mother
Konthayum Poonoolum Annie
Apothecary Sabira Usman
Lal Bahadur Shastri Teacher
2016 Daffedar Subhadra
Leela Usha
10 Kalpanakal Angel's mother
2017 Honey Bee 2: Celebrations Lisamma
Honey Bee 2.5 Lisamma/Herself
2019 And the Oscar Goes To... Seetha
Ilayaraja School Manager
2020Eelam[ citation needed ]Bar ladyOTT release

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  9. "Asianet to launch thriller 'Lakshyam' in prime time". indiantelevision.com. 16 January 2006. Archived from the original on 12 February 2006. Lakshyam stars some of the popular Malayalam television stars including Devan, Suresh Krishna, Rajesh Hebbar, Kumarakam Reghunath, Yadhu Krishnan, Adam Ayoob, Kavitha, Shalu Menon and Kalaranjini.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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