Archana Kavi

Archana Kavi

Kaviyil in January 2010
Born Archana Jose Kavi
4 January 1990
New Delhi, India
Residence Kochi, India
Occupation actress, television presenter
Years active 2009–present

Archana Jose Kaviyil (born January 4, 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, a senior journalist and Rosamma.[4] 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".[5] 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".[6]

Archana applied for an internship at the television channel Yes Indiavision and assist in the production of certain programmes. After a year, she anchored the show Bloody Love on the same channel,[7] while she was spotted by director Lal Jose, who offered her the lead female role in his film in March 2009.[4][5][8]

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.[8] 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.[9] Archana stated the character Jewel was "so very like the real me".[9] But her following release Best of Luck where she reunited with her Neelathamara co-stars Kailash and Rima Kallingal,failed to make an impact the box office. She made her Tamil debut in the period film Aravaan [10] in which she played a play a tribal character named Chimby.[6]

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.[11] 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 fiancee.[12] In Honey Bee she played a naïve Anglo-Indian girl Sara.[13] She played s supporting role as the hero Karthik's best friend in Pattam Pole.[14] Her next films Bangles in which she played a junior artiste,[15] and Nadodimannan in which she played a doctor,[16] both released on the same day.[17]

She has signed her second Tamil film Gnana Kirukkan.[18] She is shooting for Day-Night opposite Maqbool Salmaan.[19] She has acted as a Muslim girl in the film Mazhavillinattam Vare, which is Kaithapram's directorial debut.[6] 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.[20] Archana also shot for a Hindi film Saroja, an offbeat film directed by Anjali Shukla, playing the role of a commercial sex worker.[21][22]

She anchored Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum, a reality show for television actors on Asianet.[7] She maintains a Twitter account. In 2010 she was only one of two Malayalam actresses maintaining an active Twitter account.[23]

Archana also owns a boutique in Kochi, Kerala.[24]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2009 Neelathaamara Kunjimalu Malayalam Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year
2010 Mummy & Me Jewel Malayalam Asianet Award for Best Star Pair (shared with Kunchacko Boban)
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
Best of Luck Neethu Malayalam
2011 Salt N' Pepper Pooja Nair Malayalam Cameo appearance
2012 Spanish Masala Lillykkutty Malayalam Cameo appearance
Aravaan Chimitti Tamil
Mazhavillinattam Vare [25] Rabiya Malayalam
2013 Backbench Student Priyanka Telugu
Abhiyum Njanum Abirami Malayalam
Honey Bee Sara Malayalam
Pattam Pole Sherine Malayalam
Bangles Angel Malayalam
Nadodimannan Aathira Malayalam
2014 To Noora with Love Sreeparvathi Malayalam
Day Night Game Abhirami Malayalam
Monayi Angane Aanayi Malayalam
Gnana Kirukkan Sumathi Tamil
2015 Once Upon A Time Malayalam Filming
Kukkiliyar Malayalam Filming
Sughamaayirikkatte Malayalam Filming

Television

Awards

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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Sebastian, Shevlin. "Archana acting like a ‘naadan’ girl". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "I don't set expectations from film: Archana Kavi". Sify.com. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Asha Prakash, TNN Aug 22, 2011, 05.00PM IST (2011-08-22). "Archana Kavi Turns Tribal - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Athira M. (2012-12-27). "Television beckons". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sreedhar Pillai, TNN Jul 10, 2010, 12.00am IST (2010-07-10). "Archana Kavi gets bold - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram : Goodbye and hello". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  10. ↑ Ammu Zachariah, TNN Dec 15, 2011, 12.30PM IST (2011-12-15). "I'm here to stay: Archana Kavi - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  11. ↑ Parvathy S Nayar, TNN Oct 19, 2012, 12.00AM IST (2012-10-19). "Mollywood actress Archana heads to Tollywood - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  12. ↑ Manu Vipin, TNN Feb 25, 2012, 12.55PM IST (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.
  13. ↑ "Archana is back in business". Deccan Chronicle. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  14. ↑ Vijay George (2013-08-22). "Romance and after". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  15. ↑ Manu Vipin, TNN Jun 28, 2012, 12.00AM IST (2012-06-28). "Archana Kavi plays a junior artiste - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  16. ↑ Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN Dec 2, 2011, 04.36PM IST (2011-12-02). "Three heroines opposite Dileep! - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  17. ↑ http://www.sify.com/movies/nadodi-mannan-bangles-at-the-theatres-today-news-malayalam-nkskbXhaibf.html
  18. ↑ "Archana Kavi is back in K’wood". Sify.com. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  19. ↑ TNN Aug 5, 2013, 01.50PM IST (2013-08-05). "Maqbool Salmaan's next is a love story - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  20. ↑ Asha Prakash, TNN Sep 3, 2012, 12.00AM IST (2012-09-03). "Archana in Pushparaj’s next - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  21. ↑ K. R. Manigandan (2012-04-19). "Shot Cuts". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  22. ↑ Manu Vipin, TNN Mar 1, 2012, 11.12AM IST (2012-03-01). "Archana Kavi to do a Chameli - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  23. ↑ Special Correspondent (2010-03-25). "Actor Archana Kavi to attend Twestival". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  24. ↑ http://news.keralakaumudi.com/news.php?nid=15fdc80bcd4e01a4bbe42e308ab1ff29
  25. ↑ P. K. Ajith Kumar (4 February 2004). "Bowled over by cinema". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2011-02-05.

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