Archana Kavi

Archana Kavi

Kavi in January 2010
Born Archana Jose Kavi
(1990-01-04) 4 January 1990
New Delhi, India
Residence Kochi, India
Occupation Actress, Television presenter
Years active 2009–present
Spouse(s) Abhish Mathew.

Archana Jose Kavi (born 4 January 1990), better known by her stage name Archana Kavi, is an Indian film actress and a television host.[1] She made her acting debut in Neelathaamara (2009) scripted by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Lal Jose.[2][3]

Early life

Archana was born in New Delhi to Jose Kaviyil(Kannur), a senior journalist, and Rosamma. Jose Kaviyil's family is basically from Kannur Dist(Kerala).[4] She has an elder brother named Ashish Kavi.[5] She was raised in Delhi and studied in St. Xavier's School, Delhi.[4] In 2006, Archana moved from Delhi to Ramapuram in Kerala to do a Bachelor of Business Administration course at the Mar Augustinose College.[4] She stated that she came from a "typical Malayali middle-class family and acting was never considered a profession by us".[6] She said that she wanted to be a journalist initially since her father was one and later wanted to be an RJ but that people discouraged her because of her 'great' voice, knowledge of Malayalam and 'superb vocabulary'.[7]

Archana applied for an internship at the television channel Yes Indiavision and assisted in the production of certain programmes. After a year, she anchored the show Bloody Love on the same channel,[8] while she was spotted by director Lal Jose, who offered her the lead female role in his film in March 2009.[4][6][9]

Career

She made her cinematic debut in 2009 with the highly successful Neelathaamara, portraying the role of Kunjimalu, a maid in an old Nair Tharavadu (ancestral home) who falls for the young master of the house.[9] Director Lal Jose said that "Archana has an in-born talent".[4] Her role won lot of critical accolades. In her next venture titled Mummy & Me, which narrated the tale of the tumultuous relationship between a modern day teenager and her mother, she played the lead role of a rebellious teenager named Jewel.[10] Archana stated the character Jewel was "so very like the real me".[10] But her following release Best of Luck where she reunited with her Neelathamara co-stars Kailash and Rima Kallingal,failed to make an impact at the box office. She made her Tamil debut in the period film Aravaan [11] in which she played a tribal character named Chimby.[7]

In 2013 she also made her Telugu debut in Backbench Student. Archana stated that she played "a college girl caught in a sweet love tale" in the film.[12] She acted as the lead in Abhiyum Njanum, in which she played a modern girl from Mumbai, who comes to Kerala in search of her fiancé.[13] In Honey Bee she played a naïve Anglo-Indian girl Sara.[14] She played a supporting role as the hero Karthik's best friend in Pattam Pole.[15] Her next films Bangles in which she played a junior artiste,[16] and Nadodimannan in which she played a doctor,[17] both released on the same day.[18]

She has signed her second Tamil film Gnana Kirukkan.[19] She is shooting for Day-Night opposite Maqbool Salmaan.[20] She has acted as a Muslim girl in the film Mazhavillinattam Vare, which is Kaithapram's directorial debut.[7] She will also be seen in Nemam Pushparaj's upcoming film Kukkiliyar, in which she plays Manoj K Jayan's daughter who plays a 75-year-old.[21] Archana also shot for a Hindi film Saroja, an offbeat film directed by Anjali Shukla, playing the role of a commercial sex worker.[22][23]

She anchored Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum, a reality show for television actors on Asianet.[8] She maintains a Twitter account. In 2010 she was only one of two Malayalam actresses maintaining an active Twitter account.[24]

Archana also owns a boutique named 'Chaaya' in Kochi, Kerala.[25]

Personal life

Archana Kavi got engaged to standup comedian Abish Mathew on 31 October 2015.She got married to him on 23 January 2016 in Vallarpadam Church,Kerala[26] The marriage function was attended by Rima Kallingal, Aashiq Abu and Abishs friends from Delhi and comedians like Rohan Joshi , Kanan Gill etc

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2009 Neelathaamara Kunjimalu Malayalam Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year
2010 Mummy & Me Jewel Asianet Award for Best Star Pair (shared with Kunchacko Boban)
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
Best of Luck Neethu
2011 Salt N' Pepper Pooja Nair Cameo appearance
2012 Spanish Masala Lillykkutty
Aravaan Chimitti Tamil
Mazhavillinattam Vare [27] Rabiya Malayalam
2013 Backbench Student Priyanka Telugu
Abhiyum Njanum Abirami Malayalam
Honey Bee Sara
Pattam Pole Sherin
Bangles Angel
Nadodimannan Aathira
2014 To Noora with Love Sreeparvathi
Day Night Game Abhirami
Monayi Angane Aanayi Merin
Gnana Kirukkan Sumathi Tamil
2015 Sughamaayirikkatte Malayalam
Kukkiliyar Sarayu
2016 Once Upon A Time Filming
Dooram

Television

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Show Result
2009 Asianet Film Awards Best New Face (Female) Neelathamara Won
Jai Hind Award
Surya Film Award
Film Critics Award
2011 Asianet Film Awards Best Star Pair
(with Kunchako Boban)
 Mummy & Me
Vanitha Film Awards
Kairali Awards Popular Actress
Filmfare Awards Best Actress – Malayalam Nominated

References

  1. ↑ http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13877935&programId=7940954&channelId=-1073751665&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=8
  2. ↑ johnsonrichards (2012-06-25). "Archana Kavi:"I AM BLESSED" | Kochi Cochin News". Cochinsquare.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  3. ↑ "Going native". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Sebastian, Shevlin. "Archana acting like a ‘naadan’ girl". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  5. ↑ "നടി അര്‍ച്ചന കവിയുടെ വിവാഹ നിശ്ചയം കഴിഞ്ഞു". Retrieved 2 November 2015. zero width joiner character in |title= at position 8 (help)
  6. 1 2 "I don't set expectations from film: Archana Kavi". Sify.com. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  7. 1 2 3 Asha Prakash, TNN (2011-08-22). "Archana Kavi Turns Tribal - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  8. 1 2 Athira M. (2012-12-27). "Television beckons". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  9. 1 2 Sreedhar Pillai, TNN (2010-07-10). "Archana Kavi gets bold - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  10. 1 2 "Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram : Goodbye and hello". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  11. ↑ Ammu Zachariah, TNN (2011-12-15). "I'm here to stay: Archana Kavi - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  12. ↑ Parvathy S Nayar, TNN (2012-10-19). "Mollywood actress Archana heads to Tollywood - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  13. ↑ Manu Vipin, TNN (2012-02-25). "It's boring to sport the same looks every day: Archana Kavi - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  14. ↑ "Archana is back in business". Deccan Chronicle. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  15. ↑ Vijay George (2013-08-22). "Romance and after". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  16. ↑ Manu Vipin, TNN (2012-06-28). "Archana Kavi plays a junior artiste - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  17. ↑ Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN (2011-12-02). "Three heroines opposite Dileep! - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  18. ↑ http://www.sify.com/movies/nadodi-mannan-bangles-at-the-theatres-today-news-malayalam-nkskbXhaibf.html
  19. ↑ "Archana Kavi is back in K’wood". Sify.com. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  20. ↑ TNN (2013-08-05). "Maqbool Salmaan's next is a love story - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  21. ↑ Asha Prakash, TNN (2012-09-03). "Archana in Pushparaj’s next - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  22. ↑ K. R. Manigandan (2012-04-19). "Shot Cuts". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  23. ↑ Manu Vipin, TNN (2012-03-01). "Archana Kavi to do a Chameli - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  24. ↑ Special Correspondent (2010-03-25). "Actor Archana Kavi to attend Twestival". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  25. ↑ http://news.keralakaumudi.com/news.php?nid=15fdc80bcd4e01a4bbe42e308ab1ff29
  26. ↑ http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/archana-kavi-to-marry-abhish-mathew.html
  27. ↑ P. K. Ajith Kumar (4 February 2004). "Bowled over by cinema". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2011-02-05.

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