Nivetha Thomas | |
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Alma mater | SRM Institute of Science and Technology |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2008–present |
Nivetha Thomas (born 2 November 1995) is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil language films. [1] She made her film debut as a child artist in the 2008 Malayalam film Veruthe Oru Bharya , for which she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist.
Nivetha made her Telugu film debut with Gentleman (2016) and won the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut - Telugu. Nivetha went on to star in the successful films like Chaappa Kurishu (2011), Romans (2013), Jilla (2014), Papanasam (2015), Ninnu Kori (2017), Jai Lava Kusa (2017), 118 (2019), Brochevarevarura (2019), V (2020), Vakeel Saab (2021) and Saakini Daakini (2022). She has received two Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu nominations for Gentleman and Ninnu Kori. [2]
Nivetha was born on 2 November 1995 in Madras (now Chennai), India. [3] [4] [5] Her roots are in Edoor village of Iritty taluk, Kerala. [5] She was schooled at Holy Angels and Montfort Matriculation School, Chennai. She pursued Bachelor of Architecture from SRM University. She can speak 6 Languages such as Malayalam, Tamil, French, Hindi, Telugu, and English. [6]
Nivetha started her career as a child actress, acting in the popular Sun TV serial My Dear Bootham. After that, she played the role of Jayaram's daughter in Veruthe Oru Bharya , where her performance was well appreciated. [7] 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". [8] The 2011 Tamil film Poraali directed by Samuthirakani, featured her as Tamizhselvi, a petrol bunk employee. [9] She had previously collaborated with Samuthirakani in the drama series Arasi.
In 2013, Nivetha acted in Romans which was very successful and named a "blockbuster" by Sify.com. [10] In the Tamil contemporary fantasy comedy Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham she played the female lead role of Jaishree, an aspiring singer. [11] In Jilla she played the role of Mahalakshmi, who is very attached to her father (Mohanlal) and two brothers, played by Vijay and Mahath. [12] About her role, she stated that it was not "just another sister role" [13] but that of "a strong willed girl who influences her brother in a positive way". [11] She signed her first Telugu film, Juliet Lover of Idiot directed by Ajay Vodhirala. [14] [15] She acted as Kamal Haasan's eldest daughter in the Tamil remake of Drishyam , titled Papanasam , and her performance earned praise from viewers. [16]
In 2016, Nivetha debuted in Telugu cinema in the action-thriller Gentleman opposite Nani which opened to rave reviews and was critically applauded for her performance both by critics and audience alike and garnered her several awards including SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu) at 6th South Indian International Movie Awards [17] and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu Nomination at 64th Filmfare Awards South Later on, she acquired popularity among Telugu cinema.
Her first release in 2017 was another Telugu film, opposite Nani again, the romantic entertainer Ninnu Kori which opened to positive reviews and highly praised her performance as "pallavi" which eventually landed her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu Nomination at 65th Filmfare Awards South. [18] Her next release was Jai Lava Kusa opposite Jr. NTR was one of the top-grossing movies in 2017 at boxoffice. Her last release was Juliet Lover of Idiot opposite Naveen Chandra which was delayed and released later to become a commercial failure at the box office. In October 2018, Thomas signed romantic drama Swaasa, co-starring Nikhil Siddharth. [19]
Nivetha first release in 2019 was an action thriller 118 opposite Nandamuri Kalyan Ram which opened to positive reviews and critics extremely praised Thomas's outstanding performance in a brief yet impressive role. [20] Later, she starred in the black comedy film Brochevarevarura opposite Sree Vishnu was opened to positive reviews and got widespread acclaim for her portrayal of "mitra" an underperformer student in academics who aspires to become a classical dancer, Later the film was a hit at box office.
In 2020 Nivetha starred in Rajinikanth's Darbar in which she plays his daughter. She also starred Indraganti-directed action thriller V later that year. In 2021, Thomas is featured in Vakeel Saab , the Telugu remake of Hindi film Pink, starring Pawan Kalyan. [21]
Nivetha also starred in Sudheer Varma-directed Saakini Daakini , the Telugu remake of the Korean film Midnight Runners, along with Regina Cassandra. [22]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2008 | Veruthe Oru Bharya | Anjana Sugunan | Malayalam | Child artist | |
Kuruvi | Vetrivel's sister | Tamil | Child artist | ||
2009 | Madhya Venal | Manuja/Manikutty | Malayalam | Dual role | |
2011 | Pranayam | Young Grace | Malayalam | ||
Chaappa Kurish | Nafiza | Malayalam | |||
Poraali | Tamizhselvi | Tamil | |||
2012 | Thattathin Marayathu | Fatima | Malayalam | ||
2013 | Romans | Eleena | Malayalam | ||
Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham | Jeyasri | Tamil | |||
2014 | Jilla | Mahalakshmi | Tamil | ||
Money Ratnam | Pia Mammen | Malayalam | |||
2015 | Papanasam | Selvi Suyambulingam | Tamil | ||
2016 | Gentleman | Catherine | Telugu | ||
2017 | Ninnu Kori | Pallavi | Telugu | [23] | |
Jai Lava Kusa | Simran | Telugu | |||
Juliet Lover of Idiot | Julie | Telugu | |||
2019 | 118 | Aadhya | Telugu | [24] | |
Brochevarevarura | Mithra | Telugu | [25] | ||
2020 | Darbar | Valli | Tamil | [26] | |
V | Apoorva Ramanujan | Telugu | [27] | ||
2021 | Vakeel Saab | Pallavi | Telugu | ||
2022 | Saakini Daakini | Shalini | Telugu | [28] | |
2023 | Enthada Saji | Sajimol Thomas | Malayalam | [29] | |
Year | Title | Role | Channel | Language | Notes |
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2004–2007 | My Dear Bhootham | Gowri | Sun TV | Tamil | |
2004–2006 | Shivamayam | Ponni | Sun TV | Tamil | |
2007–2008 | Arase | Young Kaveri | Sun TV | Tamil | |
2005–2006 | Raja Rajeswari | Nallama | Sun TV | Tamil | |
2008 | Thenmozhiyal | Maheswari | Kalaignar TV | Tamil | |
2017 | Bigg Boss 1 | Herself | Star Maa | Telugu | Guest Appearance |
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Wins | 4 | |||||||
Nominations | 3 | |||||||
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Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Kerala State Film Awards | Best Child Artist | Veruthe Oru Bharya | Won | [30] |
2017 | 6th SIIMA | Best Female Debut (Telugu) | Gentleman | Won | [ citation needed ] |
TSR – TV9 National Film Awards | Best Debut Heroine | Won | [ citation needed ] | ||
64th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Telugu | Nominated | [31] | ||
Zee Telugu Golden Awards | Entertainer Of The Year – Female | Ninnu Kori & Jai Lava Kusa | Nominated | [ citation needed ] | |
2018 | Apsara Awards | Performer of the Year | Jai Lava Kusa | Won | [ citation needed ] |
65th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Telugu | Ninnu Kori | Nominated | [32] |
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