Parvathy Omanakuttan

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Parvathy Omanakuttan
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Omanakuttan in 2015
Born (1987-03-13) 13 March 1987 (age 36)
Occupation(s) Actress, Model, Entrepreneur
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Femina Miss India World 2008
Miss India South 2008
Hair colorDark Brown
Eye colorDark Brown
Major
competition(s)
Miss India South 2008
(Winner)
(Miss Beautiful Hair)
(Best Catwalk)
Femina Miss India World 2008
(Winner)
(Miss Photogenic)
(Miss Beautiful Hair)
(Miss Personality)
Miss World 2008
(1st Runner Up)
(Miss World Asia & Oceania)
(2nd Runner Up Top Model)
(Top 5 Beach Beauty Best Body)

Parvathy Omanakuttan (born 13 March 1987[ citation needed ]) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India World 2008 and represented India at Miss World 2008 where she was crowned as Miss World 2008 Runner Up. She was also awarded the titles of Miss World Asia & Oceania at the competition. [1]

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Biography

Parvathy Omanakuttan was born in a Malayali family from Changanacherry, Kerala and brought up in Mumbai. She attended Sheth Chunnilal Damodardas Barfiwala High School and later graduated in English Literature from Mithibai College.

Pageant history

Miss World 2008

Parvathy represented India in the 58th Miss World held in Johannesburg, South Africa. On 13 December 2008, she was announced the First Runner Up of Miss World 2008 at The Grand Finale. It was the highest placement of any Indian delegate at the Miss World pageant since Priyanka Chopra's victory at Miss World 2000 , until Manushi Chhillar won Miss World 2017. At the pageant, Parvathy also placed Second in the Top Model and Fifth place in the Beach Beauty sub-contests. She was also awarded the title of Miss World Asia and Oceania at the pageant.

Miss India 2008

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Parvathy (centre) winning Femina Miss India 2008

Parvathy was the winner of Femina Miss India 2008. Since the format of Miss India had changed from 2007, wherein the winner would represent the country at Miss World, Parvathy was conferred the title of Miss India World 2008 and represented the country at the most prestigious and biggest beauty pageant, Miss World. Parvathy also won the sub-titles of Miss Photogenic, Miss Personality, and Miss Beautiful Hair in the Femina Miss India 2008 pageant.

Miss India South 2008

Parvathy was crowned the first ever Pantaloons Femina Miss India South 2008, at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre held in December 2007. Winning the PFMIS 2008 contest got her direct entry in the top ten finalists of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2008. She also won the sub-titles of Miss Beautiful Hair and Miss Best Catwalk in PFMIS 2008.

Acting career

Parvathy made her cinematic debut through the Bollywood flick United Six directed by Vishal Aryan Singh. [2] She eventually made her Tamil film debut in the 2012 gangster film Billa II , [3] playing Jasmine who, she stated, was "the emotional quotient in David Billa's life". [4] In 2013, she was seen in her first Malayalam film KQ, in which she played a journalist, "a woman of today, strong and independent with her own values". [5] In August 2013 Parvathy started shooting for the Hindi film Pizza , a remake of the same-titled 2012 Tamil film, produced by Bejoy Nambiar and UTV which was directed by Akshay Akkineni. It released on 18 July 2014, it did very well at the box office. [6]

Filmography

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Parvathy Omanakuttan at SNDT Chrysalis 2012 fashion show.
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2011 United Six Shaina Hindi debut Hindi film
2012 Billa II Jasmine Tamil debut Tamil film
2013KQSunaina Malayalam debut Malayalam film
2014 Pizza NikitaHindi
2016 Nambiar ThaaraniTamilCameo appearance
2016 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 ContestantHindiReality show
2018DobaaraParvathyHindiShort film

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References

  1. "Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2008". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  2. Actress Parvathy Omanakuttan speaks on 'Billa 2' – IBNLive. CNN-IBN (17 May 2012). Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. "Parvathy is Ajiths heroine in Billa-2". Sify . 29 September 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  4. Meet David Billa’s Jasmine, Sameera – The Times of India. The Times of India. (14 June 2012). Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. Parvathy Omanakuttan to make her M-Town debut – The Times of India. The Times of India. (15 November 2012). Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  6. Pizza Review. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Femina Miss India World
2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss World Asia & Oceania
2008
Succeeded by