Oviya

Oviya Helen
Born Helen Nelson
(1991-04-29) 29 April 1991
Kerala
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2007–present

Oviya (born Helen Nelson; 29 April 1991) is an Indian model and film actress who mainly works in the Tamil film industry. She rose to fame with the 2010 comedy film Kalavani.[1]

Career

Oviya completed a BA in Functional English at Vimala college in Thrissur, before director Sargunam approached her for Kalavani.[2] In this film, she was featured opposite Vimal, and the film subsequently gained positive reviews and became a sleeper hit at the box office.[3] She subsequently received several offers. She was seen in half-a-dozen films in the following 12 months, including a guest appearance in Kamal Haasan's Manmadan Ambu and the Kannada and Telugu remakes of Kalavani, in which she reprised her character from the original.[4][5]

In 2012 she was seen in Pandiraj's Marina[6] and Sundar C's Kalakalappu.[7] Her next release was Sillunu Oru Sandhippu, opposite Vimal.[8] She also appeared in Moodar Koodam, Madha Yaanai Koottam and Pulivaal.[9] In 2014, she signed her first Bollywood project Jaat. She was a contestant in the first season of Tamil Bigg Boss.[10]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Language Notes
2007 Kangaroo Susanna Malayalam
2008 Apoorva Pooja Malayalam
2009 Puthiya Mukham Meera Malayalam
2010 Kalavani Maheswari Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
Manmadan Ambu Sunanda Tamil
Puthumukhangal Varsha Malayalam
2011 Muthukku Muthaaga Shwetha Tamil
Kirataka Nethra Kannada
Manushyamrugam Sophie Malayalam
Agarathi Tamil
2012 Marina Sopnasundari Tamil
Kalakalappu Maya Tamil Edison Award for Female Rising Star
2013 Sillunu Oru Sandhippu Geetha Tamil
Moodar Koodam Karpagavalli (Kapuli) Tamil
Madha Yaanai Koottam Ritu Tamil
2014 Pulivaal Monica Tamil
Yaamirukka Bayamey Sharanya Tamil
2015 Sandamarutham Minmini (Rekha) Tamil
Yeh Ishq Sarfira Riya Hindi
144 Kalyani Tamil
2016 Hello Naan Pei Pesuren Sridevi Tamil
2017 Silukkuvarupatti Singam Tamil Filming
Bhogi Tamil Filming

Television

Year Show Role Language Notes
2017 Bigg Boss Tamil SelfTamil

References

  1. ↑ Oviya: The Kalavaani girl, accesskollywood.com, 19 July 2010
  2. ↑ "Oviya's flying start". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Oviya profile". tikkview.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Manigandan, K.R. (14 March 2011). "Pick & choose is Oviya's mantra". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  5. ↑ Manigandan, K.R.I (8 March 2011). "Oviya's secret of success". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Oviya becomes Swapnasundari". IndiaGlitz. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "UTV joins hands with Sundar C & Khushboo Sundar". IndiaGlitz. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  8. ↑ Lakshmi, V. (30 November 2011). "Oviya: Thrice as nice". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Oviya - No more girl next door". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Bigg Boss Contestant Oviya Profile, Biography, Age, Wiki, Photos".
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