Niveda Thomas

Nivetha Thomas
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, model

Nivetha Thomas is an Indian film actress known for her natural acting style. She has acted in various movies Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. She is well known for her role in the 2008 Malayalam film Veruthe Oru Bharya and won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist for her performance. She made her debut as a leading actress in Telugu cinema with the 2016 film Gentleman, which won her critical acclaim and recognition.

Career

She started her career as a child actress with Uthara.[1] and also she acted in Sun TV serial My Dear Bootham (one of the most popular children's serial). After that, she got the role to act as Jayaram's daughter in Veruthe Oru Bharya, where her performance was well appreciated.[2] 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 "one of the biggest box-office hit in the history of Malayalam cinema".[3] The 2011 Tamil film, Poraali directed by Samuthirakani, featured her as Tamizhselvi, a petrol bunk employee.[4] 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.[5] In the Tamil contemporary fantasy comedy Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham she played the female lead role of Jaishree, an aspiring singer.[6] In Jilla she played the role of Mahalakshmi, who is very attached to her father (Mohanlal) and two brothers, played by Vijay and Mahath.[7] About her role, she stated that it was not "just another sister role"[8] but that of "a strong willed girl who influences her brother in a positive way".[6] She has signed her first Telugu film titled Juliet – Lover of Idiot directed by Ajay Vodhirala.[9][10] She acted as Kamal Haasan's eldest daughter in the Tamil remake of Drishyam, titled Papanasam and her performance earned praise from viewers.[11]

In 2016, she debuted in Telugu cinema in the action-thriller Gentleman. Upon release the movie went to huge critical acclaim and was a commercial success. Her performance was well received from critics and audience alike and fetched her a huge fan base in the industry.

Her first release in 2017 is another Telugu film, opposite Nani again in the romantic entertainer Ninnu Kori opened to positive reviews from critics praising portrayal of her character "pallavi" and was commercially succesfull at boxoffice. She is also shooting Jai Lava Kusa opposite N. T. Rama Rao Jr.

Filmography

Year Title Role Language Notes
2002 UtharaUthara Malayalam Child Artist
2008Veruthe Oru BharyaAnjana SugunanMalayalam Child Artist
KuruviVetrivel's sisterTamil Child Artist
2009Madhya VenalManikuttyMalayalam Child Artist
2011PranayamYoung GraceMalayalam Malayalam debut
Chaappa KurishNafizaMalayalam
PoraaliTamizhselviTamil Tamil debut
2012Thattathin MarayathuFatimaMalayalam
2013RomansEleenaMalayalam
Naveena Saraswathi SabathamJeyasriTamil
2014JillaMahalakshmiTamil
Money RatnamPia MammenMalayalam
2015Papanasam Selvi SuyambulingamTamil
2016GentlemanCatherineTelugu Telugu Debut
SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress — Telugu
Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
2017Ninnu Kori Pallavi Telugu
Juliet Lover of IdiotTelugu Post-Production
Jai Lava KusaTelugu Filming

TV shows

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2004-2007 My Dear Bootham Gowri Sun TV Child Artist
2004-2006 Shivamayam Ponni Sun TV Child Artist
2007-2008 Arase Young Kaveri Sun TV Child Artist

References

  1. ↑ "Interview – Mathrubhumi Movies". Mathrubhumi.com. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerala State Film Awards announced". sify.com (originally Moviebuzz). 4 June 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Kerala Box-Office (June–July 2012)". Sify.com. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Nayar, Parvathy (11 November 2011). "Niveda: Battling against all odds". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ "Malayalam cinema – First Half of 2013 Progress Report". Sify.com. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Niveda Thomas in Mohanlal-Vijay's 'Jilla' – The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Nivetha on cloud nine". Deccan Chronicle. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Mine is not just a sister role: Niveda Thomas – The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Niveda Thomas to romance Naveen Chandra – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Naveen Chandra's next film goes on floors – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  11. ↑ Vijay's sister is Kamal Haasan's daughter – Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (17 August 2014). Retrieved on 28 July 2016.
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