Nivin Pauly

Nivin Pauly
Born	11 October 1984 Aluva, Kerala, India
Residence	Kochi, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Malayali
Occupation	Film Actor, Producer
Years active	2010–present
Religion	Christianity
Spouse(s)	Rinna Joy (m. 2010)
Children	1

Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984)^[1] is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. Nivin made his acting debut with Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010) which was directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan and produced by Dileep. Later, he went on to act in successful films including Thattathin Marayathu (2012), Neram (2013), 1983 (2014), Bangalore Days (2014), Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015), and Premam (2015).^[2][3] Nivin made his debut as a producer with the film Action Hero Biju (2016) under the banner Pauly Jr. Pictures, which also starred him in the title role.

In 2015, Nivin Pauly received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performances in Bangalore Days and 1983.^[4][5] Nivin was selected as the "Most Desirable Man of 2015" by Kochi Times, a subsidiary of The Times Group.^[6]

Early and personal life

Nivin Pauly was born into a Malayali Syro-Malabar Catholic family from Aluva, Ernakulam on 11 October 1984. Nivin's father, Pauly Bonaventure, was a mechanic who worked in Aarau, Switzerland and his mother a nurse at a Swiss hospital. Nivin used to spend his holidays with his parents in Aarau where they stayed for 25 years.^[7] He graduated with a B.Tech degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Angamaly in 2006.^[8]

Nivin was employed at Infosys in Bangalore from 2006 to 2008. However, he resigned and came back home after his father's death.^[9][10]

Nivin and Rinna Joy were classmates at FISAT. He married Rinna Joy on 28 August 2010 at St. Dominic Syro-Malabar Church in Aluva, Ernakulam.^[11][12]They have a son born in 2012.^[13]

Acting career

Nivin applied for the audition of Malarvaadi Arts Club, but was not included in the 12 shortlisted actors. However, when one dropped out, he was given a second chance to the audition, and got his debut role.^[8][10] Since then, he had acted in the films The Metro and Sevenes, and brief appearances in Traffic and Spanish Masala. He appeared in music video Nenjodu Cherthu from the album Yuvvh, what The Hindu called "a hugely popular" ,^[10] which became a viral hit on YouTube.^[14] The 2012 film Thattathin Marayathu was his acting vehicle^[9][15] which became the biggest hit of the year.^[16][17] After Thattathin Marayathu he was called "the current youth sensation"^[15] and "hot property".^[9] He received offers from directors including Sathyan Anthikad, Rajesh Pillai, Aashiq Abu and Shyamaprasad.^[18] Nivin made his debut in Tamil with the bi-lingual film Neram.^[16] His other Malayalam films in 2013 includes Anju Sundarikal and Sunil Ibrahim's Arikil Oraal. In 2014 he appeared in Abrid Shine's directorial debut, 1983 where he played the role of Rameshan. Followed with debutant Jude Anthany Joseph's Ohm Shanthi Oshaana was a romantic comedy in which he portrayed the role Giri, which released a week after 1983. His next release Bangalore Days was directed by Anjali Menon. In the same year, he played a cameo role in the Lal Jose film Vikramadithyan. In 2015, Nivin appeared in Mili, Oru Vadakkan Selfie and Ivide . He then acted in Premam where he played the role of George David. It went on to become one of the highest grossing Malayalam movies.It grossed about 67 crores. After the release of Premam, Nivin Pauly was described as the next Mohanlal in the social medias and got a "superstar" tag.^[19][20]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director(s)	Ref.
2010	Malarvaadi Arts Club	Prakashan	Vineeth Sreenivasan	[21]
2011	Traffic	Cameo (Last Scene)	Rajesh Pillai	[22]
	The Metro	Harikrishnan	Bipin Prabhakar	[23]
	Sevenes	Shaukath	Joshiy	[24]
	Spanish Masala	Mathews (Cameo)	Lal Jose	[24]
2012	Thattathin Marayathu	Vinod	Vineeth Sreenivasan	[21]
	Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam	Murali	Joe Chalissery	[25]
	Puthiya Theerangal	Mohanan	Sathyan Anthikad	[26]
	Chapters	Krishna Kumar	Sunil Ibrahim	[27]
	Da Thadiya	Rahul Vaidyar	Aashiq Abu	[28]
2013	My Fan Ramu	Himself	Nikhil K. Menon	[29]
	Neram	Mathew (Malayalam) Vetri (Tamil)	Alphonse Putharen	[30]
	English: An Autumn in London	Sibin	Shyamaprasad	[31]
	Isha in 5 Sundarikal	Jinu	Sameer Thahir	[32]
	Arikil Oraal	Icha	Sunil Ibrahim	[33]
2014	1983	Rameshan	Abrid Shine	[34]
	Ohm Shanthi Oshaana	Giri	Jude Anthany Joseph	[35]
	Bangalore Days	Krishnan PP aka 'Kuttan'	Anjali Menon	[36]
	Vikramadithyan	Lokesh (extended cameo)	Lal Jose	[37]
2015	Mili	Naveen	Rajesh Pillai	[38]
	Oru Vadakkan Selfie	Umesh	G. Prajith	[39]
	Ivide	Krish Hebbar	Shyamaprasad	[40]
	Premam	George David	Alphonse Putharen	[41]
2016	Action Hero Biju	Biju Paulose	Abrid Shine	[42]
	Eli in Aviyal(Tamil Movie)		Alphonse Putharen
	Jacobinte Swargarajyam	Jerry	Vineeth Sreenivasan	[43]

Awards

Award	Year	Category	Film	Result	Ref
Kerala State Film Awards	2014	Best Actor	Bangalore Days, 1983	Won	[44]
Filmfare Awards	2013	Best Debut (Male)	Neram	Won	[45]
	2014	Best Actor	1983	Nominated	[46]
	2014	Critics Award for Best Actor	1983	Won	[47]
South Indian International Movie Awards	2012	Rising Star of South Indian Cinema (Male)	Various	Won	[48]
	2013	Best Debutant Male	Neram	Nominated	[49]
	2014	Best Actor	1983	Won	[50]

References

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3. "Malayalam cinema’s Man of the Moment". The Hindu. 2015-05-31. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
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31. "Shyamaprasad`s London produced film "English" released in India". Kaumudi. 2013-05-25.
32. "Isha is all praise for Nivin". The Times of India (Indiatimes.com). 2013-01-18.
33. "Arikil Oraal - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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36. Aswin J Kumar (1 June 2014). "Bangalore Days-Review". The Times of India.
37. "Review: Oru Vadakkan Selfie is an enjoyable film". FilmiBeat. 28 July 2014.
38. C Pillai, Radhika (10 May 2014). "Nivin Pauly starts shooting for Mili !". The Times Of India. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
39. "Review: Oru Vadakkan Selfie is an enjoyable film". Rediff. 30 March 2015.
40. "Ivide". Sify. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
41. Veeyen (31 May 2015). Premam Review. Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
42. "Nivin turns producer with Action Hero Biju". The Times of India. Times News Network. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
43. "'Jacobinte Swargarajyam' starts rolling in Dubai". Sify. 24 November 2015.
44. "Kerala State Awards 2014 Announced: Nivin Pauly, mental, 'Bangalore Days' Emerge Victorious". International Business Times. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
45. "Mahesh Babu bags best actor Filmfare south award". The Indian Express. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
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49. "SIIMA Awards 2013 Nominees". South Indian International Movie Awards. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
50. "SIIMA Awards 2015 Winners". South Indian International Movie Awards. Retrieved 2015-09-06.

External links

• Nivin Pauly at the Internet Movie Database
• Nivin Pauly Facebook