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Parvathy Nair
Born	Parvathy Venugopal Nair (1990-12-05) 5 December 1990 (age 34) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	2013–present
Awards	South Indian International Movie Awards 2014: SIIMA Award for Best Female Debutant

Parvathy Nair (born 5 December 1990) is an Indian film actress and model. She has acted numerous ad-films in regional,national and international brands .

Early life

Parvathy was born to a Malayali family in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She obtained a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University. As a school student she had won a Guinness certificate for being part of team that made the longest painting in the world

She was an active member of theatre clubs in school and college and decided to pursue a career in acting. She stated, "I've always wanted to be an actor after being part of a short film we made in college".

Career

Parvathy started modelling and was crowned Miss Karnataka in 2009 and became the face of Mysore Sandal soap. She became the brand ambassador of many leading consumer brands across the country and worked at a number of fashion shows in and out of the country before being crowned Miss Navy Queen in 2010.

After working in a commercial for director V. K. Prakash, Parvathy was offered the lead role in his feature film Beautiful. since she was doing engineering, she said that she was not sure if she wanted to be in cinema and refused the offer. He later asked her to do a role in Poppins and by then, she felt she was ready. Although Poppins was her first release, Yakshi – Faithfully Yours was the first Malayalam film she signed. A fantasy romantic thriller, centred on the Nagayakshi concept, it saw Parvathy playing a traditional character in the past.

She had four releases in 2013, three of them bring Malayalam films. She appeared in a de-glam role in the action anthology D Company, in the segment Gangs of Vadakkumnathan, and in Nee Ko Njaa Cha, which she called "an out-and-out new-age film", and featured her in a modern avatar.Nee Ko Njaa cha was super hit in box office. In director Shaleel's Dolls, she played a medical student. The fourth release was her debut Kannada film Story Kathe. In 2013, she was chief judge and host in the first modelling based Malayalam reality show Super Models on Amrita Television. Also in 2013, she appeared in a music video, "Ariyathe Ninayathe", by Vineeth Sreenivasan. She was included in the Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women of 2013. She plays an important role in Kamal Haasan's Uttama Villain. She plays a 19 year old in the film and would be paired opposite Ashwin, who plays the son of Kamal Haasan's character. She has also signed up the Kannada film, Vasco-da-Gama .. 'Parvathi Pura" kannda film, (Director: Ram Prasad , Music Director: Thomas Rathnam) shooting also going on. She paired opposite Arun Vijay in Ajith Kumar's Yennai Arindhaal.The film, marks the coming together of the actor and director Gautham Menon for the first time.

Filmography

References

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7. ^ "Parvathy makes up for earlier loss - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
8. "Story Kathe Movie Review". The Times of India.
9. "The making of a model". The Hindu. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
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11. "Most Desirable Women of 2013". Times of India. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
12. "A pleasure to chat with Ajith: Parvathy Nair". The Times of India.
13. "From fan to co-star". The Hindu. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
14. "Parvathy romances Kamal Haasan's son". The Times of India.
15. ^ "Parvathy Nair gets busy with Kannada movies". Sify.com. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
16. "Parvathy in Ajith’s 'Yennai Arindhaal'". The Hindu.
17. "Parvathy joins Anoop, Bhavana in Angry Birds - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
18. "The Big Break for Parvathy Nair". Deccan Chronicle.
19. "Parvathy Nair Roped in for Ajith's 'Thala 55' ('Yennai Arindhaal')". International Business Times. 29 October 2014.
20. "Parvathy Nair Lauds 'Yennai Arindhaal' Co-Star Ajith's Personality". International Business Times. 12 November 2014.
21. "From fan to co-star". The Hindu.
22. "'It's your work that speaks '". Deccan Herald.
23. http://www.filmsadda.com/parvathi-pura

External links

• Parvati Nair at IMDb
• Parvathy Nair-Videos on YouTube
• Parvati Nair on Facebook
• Parvati Nair on Twitter
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• Indian film actresses
• Living people
• Actresses in Kannada cinema
• Actresses in Malayalam cinema
• Actresses in Tamil cinema
• Actresses in Telugu cinema
• 21st-century Indian actresses
• 1991 births