Parvathi
Thiruvoth Kottuvata, known as Parvathi is an Indian film actress
from Kozhikode, Kerala, who appears in South Indian Cinema. She made
her debut in the Malaiyalam film Out of Syllabus in 2006.
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Early
life
Parvathi was born in Kozhikode,
Kerala, in 7th April 1988 to P. Vinod Kumar and T.K. Usha Kumari. Her initials
come from her mother's family name, Thiruvoth Kottuvata. During her schooling
years, her family moved to Trivandrum, and she pursued her studies there. She
finished her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pangode. She is a
trained Bharathanatyam dancer. After finishing her B.A. in English
Literature from All Saints' College at Trivandrum, Kerala, she is currently
pursuing her M.A. through distance education. She was a successful television
anchor at Kiran TV a full-time music channel based in Thiruvananthapuram. She
was famous for her phone-in-programs.
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Career
Parvathi made her debut in the 2006
Malayalam film Out of Syllabus, portraying a supporting role as a college student.
Her second venture,Rosshan Andrrews Notebook, won media attention due to its
theme on teenage pregnancy. Parvathi appeared alongside Roma Asraniand Mariya
Roy after being picked for one of the three main roles from five thousand
applicants.She was also seen in Sathyan Anthikkad's comedy drama
film, Vinodayathra (2007), playing a supporting role alongside an
ensemble cast including Dileep, Mukesh and Meera Jasmine. Her first leading
role was in the Kannada film Millana, which became a commercial success upon
release.
Pairing alongside Puneet Rajkumar, she was a surprise selection for the film and
began working on the film in April 2007. The film won mixed reviews, but
the actress's role was praised with a critic noting she "has been a
wonderful selection for the role", adding that "she has that right
attitude for the role".The film went on to become a big commercial
success, running for 450 days at a multiplex in Bangalore.
She returned to
the Malayalam industry portraying the leading female role in Sibi Malaiyali's
Flash with Mohan lal and Indrajith and prior to release revealed that she
hoped the film would give a breakthrough as a lead actress in the
industry.However, the film failed commercially and garnered poor reviews on
release.
Parvathi was selected to play the lead role
in Sasi's Poo (2008) and featured alongside Srikanth portraying the role of a young Tamil village
girl named Maari. She revealed that she had to forgo twelve other offers to
commit to the film, noting that Sasi selected her after a successful
audition. To acclimatise to the role, the actress had to get her skin tone
several shades darker and also visited a firework factory to study Maari's
occupation. The actress revealed she found it difficult getting out of character
and became emotionally attached to the role she had played.Upon release, the
film and her performance won rave reviews.
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A critic from
Sify.Com noted "Parvathy has lived in the role of Maari and
takes your breath away as she effortlessly delivers such a difficult role so
convincingly on her debut in Tamil", adding that "she is consistently
credible and lifelike and absolutely riveting."Similarly
Rediff.com's reviewer mentioned that Poo is "almost entirely Parvathi's film" noting that
"she's superb", while Malathi Rangarajan of The
Hindu wrote Parvathi "makes optimum use" and "plays a
rustic belle to the hilt in attire and expression, also getting the body
language right." The actress subsequently went on to win The Filmfare
Award for the Best Tamil Actress, while also securing other accolades and
nominations from several other award juries, notably winning the Vijay Award
for Best Debut Actres.
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Her only release in 2009 was the Kannada film, Male Barali Manju Irali, directed by
Vijayalakshmi Singh, where she dubbed for the role in her own voice. Parvathi
accepted the venture, which featured mostly rookie technicians, noting that she
was impressed by the director's script and revealed she had turned down several
offers from Tamil film-makers during the period who had wanted to cast her in
roles similar to her character from Poo. The film won rave reviews, with a
critic noting "Parvathy steals the show" and that "she comes with
one of the most absorbing performances", adding that "her level of
commitment to the role could be gauged by the way she has taken pains to dub in
an alien language almost perfectly." Parvathi again teamed up with
Punnet Kumar in Prithvi, which was based on the political situation in
Karnataka.
The director has earmarked Parvathi for the role when writing the
script and her re-collaboration with Puneet after the success of Milana, was built up by the
media. Though the film opened to positive reviews, critics noted the little
scope that Parvathi's character had in the film, noting that "she was
mostly confined to the songs". Her Malayalam film City of God (2011),
which was directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, opened to mixed reviews. Despite
the commercial failure of the project, Parvathi won rave reviews again with
critics noting she was "just brilliant" and a "dyanamo" in
her role of a Tamil refuge girl. The actress took a voluntary break after
the film's release, deciding to become choosier while selecting scripts.
Her first release in 2013, was the Kannada
romantic film Andhar Bahar co-starring Shivrajkumar, which told the story
of the relationship between a newly married criminal and his wife. She dubbed
with her own voice for the film again, revealing that she chose to star in the
film as the role had scope for her to perform. The film opened to good
reviews, with a critic noting "Parvathy lights up the screen whenever she
appears and is a delight to watch".
She was next seen in the 2013
Tamil Thriller Film Chennaiyil Oru Naal, featuring her alongside an
ensemble cast. The film, a remake of the 2011 Malayalam film Traffic, has its
narrative in a hyperlink format and Parvathi won good reviews for her
small role as Aditi. She was then signed to essay a leading role in Bharat
Bala's romantic drama Maryan opposite Dhanush. The director had seen her
performance in Poo and
subsequently auditioned her for the part, with Parvathi noting that the
character was the best she has played til date. She portrayed Panimalar, a girl
in love with the titular character Maryan, who inspires him to overcome his
struggles. During production, the actress helped get into the mind of the
character by working with fisherman, while also learning how to swim for
underwater scenes.
The film released to unanimously positive reviews and
successful box office collections in June 2013, with Parvathi's portrayal being
raved by critics. A reviewer from Sify.com noted Parvathi "leaves a
lasting impression", while another critic noted that she "is totally
in sync with Dhanush all the way; she has matched him step for step, never
allowing him to overshadow her. Times of India's review noted
"Parvathi is the other pillar of the film, and comes up with a
scintillating performance", adding "it is such a pleasure to watch
her portray the various emotions".
Filmography
Year
|
Film
|
Role
|
Language
|
Other Notes
|
2006
|
Out of
Syllabus
|
Gayatri
|
Malayalam
|
|
2006
|
Note
Book
|
Pooja Krishna
|
Malayalam
|
|
2007
|
Vinodayathra
|
Rashmi
|
Malayalam
|
|
2007
|
Milana
|
Anjali
|
Kannada
|
|
2007
|
Flash
|
Dhwani Sekharan
|
Malayalam
|
|
2008
|
Poo
|
Maari
|
Tamil
|
|
2009
|
Male Barali Manju Irali
|
Sneha Shivappa
|
Kannada
|
|
2010
|
Prithivi
|
Priya Shastri
|
Kannada
|
|
2011
|
City Of
God
|
Marathakam
|
Malayalam
|
|
2013
|
Chennaiyil Oru Naal
|
Aditi
|
Tamil
|
|
2013
|
Andhar
Bahar
|
Suhasini
|
Kannada
|
|
2013
|
Maryan
|
Panimalar
|
Tamil
|
Actress Parvathi who debuted in Tamil films
through 'Poo' has been getting rave reviews for an extraordinary performance.
The actress played the character of Mari who is blissfully in love with her
uncle's son.
The actress has now gone on to say that she would
be comfortable working in one film at a time. 'Only great actors like Kamal
Haasan, Mohanlal and Shabna Azmi can act in more than one film at a time and
end up doing justice to all of them. As for me I can only work in one film at a
time' she says.
The actress has also gone on to say that she had
to miss out on 12 film offers as she was determined to do justice to the role
of Mari in 'Poo'.
When asked about her choice of roles, Parvathi
said she would most definitely act out characters that have substance and would
not keep acting for the heck of it. 'If I don't get good offers I might even
sit at home' declares Parvathi.
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