Niveda Thomas
| Niveda Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Niveda Thomas 2 March 1995 Kannur, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Actress & model |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Niveda Thomas is an actress and model who has acted in various Malayalam and Tamil movies. She is well known for Veruthe Oru Bharya and won a Kerala State Film Award for Best Young Artist.[1]
Early life and education
Niveda was born to Malayali parents in Cherupuzha,Kannur and brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She did her schooling at Montfort Higher Secondary School, Chennai . She is currently pursuing architecture at SRM University.
Film career
She started her career as a child actress with Uthara.[2] After that, she got the role to act as Jayaram's daughter in Veruthe Oru Bharya, where her performance was well appreciated.[3] She then signed a few Tamil and Malayalam films in which she mostly placed supporting roles. Among her Malayalam projects were Chaappa Kurish and Thattathin Marayathu, which according to Sify was "was one of the biggest box-office hit in the history of Malayalam cinema".[4] The 2011 Tamil film, Poraali directed by Samuthirakani, featured her as Tamizhselvi, a petrol bunk employee.[5] She had previously collaborated with Samuthirakani in the drama series Arasi.
In 2013, she acted in Romans which was very successful and named a "Blockbuster" by Sify.com.[6] In the Tamil contemporary fantasy comedy Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham she played the female lead role of Jaishree, an aspiring singer.[7] In Jilla she played the role of Mahalakshmi, who is very attached to her father (Mohanlal) and two brothers, played by Vijay and Mahath.[8] About her role she stated that it was not "just another sister role"[9] but that of "a strongwilled girl who influences her brother in a positive way".[7] She has signed her first Telugu film titled Juliet - Lover of Idiot directed by Ajay Vodhirala.[10][11] She has been signed to portray Kamal Haasan's eldest daughter in the Tamil remake of Drishyam, titled Papanasam.[12]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Uthara | Uthara | Malayalam | |
| 2003 | Relax | Aarthi's sister | Malayalam | |
| 2008 | Veruthe Oru Bharya | Anjana | Malayalam | |
| 2008 | Kuruvi | Vetrivel's sister | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Madhya Venal | Manikutty | Malayalam | |
| Rajadhi Raja | School student | Tamil | ||
| 2011 | Chaappa Kurish | Nafiza | Malayalam | |
| Pranayam | Grace | Malayalam | ||
| Poraali | Thamizhselvi | Tamil | ||
| 2012 | Thattathin Marayathu | Fathima | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | Romans | Elena | Malayalam | |
| Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham | Jaishree | Tamil | ||
| 2014 | Jilla | Mahalakshmi | Tamil | |
| Money Ratnam | Pia Mammen | Malayalam | [13] | |
| 2015 | Papanasam | Selvi | Tamil | |
| Juliet - Love of Idiot | Juliet | Telugu | ||
Television
| Year | Serial | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Raja Rajeshwari | Nallamma | Tamil | |
| 2007 | My Dear Bhootham | Gowri | Tamil | |
| Thenmozhiyal | Tamil | |||
| 2009 | Arasi | Kaveri | Tamil | |
| Sivamayam | Ponni | Tamil |
References
- ↑ Niveda Thomas Best youngArtist 2010– Nivetha Thomas wins for Veruthe Oru Bharya. Keralaupdate.com. Retrieved on 15 October 2013.
- ↑ കടപ്പാട്: ചിത്രഭൂമി (26 August 2009). "നിവേദയുടെ സ്വപ്നങ്ങള് , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014. zero width joiner character in
|title=at position 23 (help) - ↑ "Kerala State Film Awards announced". sify.com (originally Moviebuzz). 4 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ↑ "Kerala Box-Office (June-July 2012)". Sify.com. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ Nayar, Parvathy (11 November 2011). "Niveda: Battling against all odds". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Malayalam cinema – First Half of 2013 Progress Report". Sify.com. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Niveda Thomas in Mohanlal-Vijay’s 'Jilla' - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ "Nivetha on cloud nine". Deccan Chronicle. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ "Mine is not just a sister role: Niveda Thomas - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ "Niveda Thomas to romance Naveen Chandra - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ "Naveen Chandra's next film goes on floors - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vijays-sister-is-Kamal-Haasans-daughter/articleshow/40316696.cms
- ↑ "Nivetha to replace Nazriya, opposite Fahadh! - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
External links
- Niveda at the Internet Movie Database