Nivin Pauly

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Nivin Pauly
File:Nivin Pauly at Action Hero Biju 80th Day Success Meet.jpg
Nivin Pauly at Action Hero Biju 80 Days success meet at Kothamangalam on April 2016
Native name നിവിന്‍ പോളി
Born (1984-10-11) 11 October 1984 (age 39)
Aluva, Kerala, India
Residence Kochi, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Ethnicity Malayali
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Film producer
Years active 2010 – present
Spouse(s) Rinna Joy (m. 2010)
Children Dhaveed Pauly

Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984)[1] is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.[2]

Nivin applied for the audition of Vineeth Sreenivasan's directional debut Malarvaadi Arts Club in 2009, and was selected to play the main role. Malarvaadi Arts Club produced by actor Dileep released in July 2010. After playing several small roles and cameo roles, Nivin got his breakthrough with his role in Thattathin Marayathu (2012) which was also directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan.[3][4] Later, he went on to act in successful films including Neram (2013), 1983 (2014), Ohm Shanthi Oshaana (2014), Bangalore Days (2014), Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015), Premam (2015), and Action Hero Biju (2016).[5][6] Nivin made his debut as a producer with the film Action Hero Biju under the banner Pauly Jr. Pictures, which also starred him in the title role.[7]

Nivin received the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his Tamil debut Neram (2013).[8] In 2015, Nivin Pauly received the 45th Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performances in Bangalore Days and 1983.[9][10] Nivin was selected as the "Most Desirable Man of 2015" by Kochi Times, a subsidiary of The Times Group.[11]

Early and personal life

Nivin Pauly was born into a Malayali Roman Catholic family from Aluva, Ernakulam on 11 October 1984. Nivin's father, Pauly Bonaventure, was a mechanic who worked in Aarau, Switzerland and his mother a nurse at a Swiss hospital. Nivin used to spend his holidays with his parents in Aarau where they stayed for 25 years.[12] He graduated with a B.Tech degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Angamaly in 2006.[13]

Nivin was employed at Infosys in Bangalore from 2006 to 2008. However, he resigned and came back home after his father's death.[14][15]

Nivin and Rinna Joy were classmates at FISAT. He married Rinna Joy on 28 August 2010 at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Aluva, Ernakulam.[16][17]They have a son born in 2012.[18]

Acting career

Nivin applied for the audition of Malarvaadi Arts Club, but was not included in the 12 shortlisted actors. However, when one dropped out, he was given a second chance to the audition, and got his debut role.[13][15] Since then, he had acted in the films The Metro and Sevenes, and brief appearances in Traffic and Spanish Masala. He appeared in music video Nenjodu Cherthu from the album Yuvvh, what The Hindu called "a hugely popular" ,[15] which became a viral hit on YouTube.[19] The 2012 film Thattathin Marayathu was his acting vehicle[14][20] which became the biggest hit of the year.[21][22] After Thattathin Marayathu he was called "the current youth sensation"[20] and "hot property".[14] He received offers from directors including Sathyan Anthikad, Rajesh Pillai, Aashiq Abu and Shyamaprasad.[23] Nivin made his debut in Tamil with the bi-lingual film Neram.[21] His other Malayalam films in 2013 includes Anju Sundarikal and Sunil Ibrahim's Arikil Oraal. In 2014 he appeared in Abrid Shine's directorial debut, 1983 where he played the role of Rameshan. Followed with debutant Jude Anthany Joseph's Ohm Shanthi Oshaana was a romantic comedy in which he portrayed the role Giri, which released a week after 1983. His next release Bangalore Days was directed by Anjali Menon. In the same year, he played a cameo role in the Lal Jose film Vikramadithyan. In 2015, Nivin appeared in Mili, Oru Vadakkan Selfie and Ivide . He then acted in Premam where he played the role of George David. It went on to become one of the highest grossing Malayalam movies.It grossed about 67 crores. After the release of Premam, Nivin Pauly was described as the next Mohanlal in the social medias and got a "superstar" tag.[24][25]

Filmography

Year Title Role Director(s) Ref.
2010 Malarvaadi Arts Club Prakashan Vineeth Sreenivasan [26]
2011 Traffic Cameo (Last Scene) Rajesh Pillai [27]
The Metro Harikrishnan Bipin Prabhakar [28]
Sevenes Shaukath Joshiy [29]
2012 Spanish Masala Mathews (Cameo) Lal Jose [29]
Thattathin Marayathu Vinod Vineeth Sreenivasan [26]
Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam Murali Joe Chalissery [30]
Puthiya Theerangal Mohanan Sathyan Anthikad [31]
Chapters Krishna Kumar Sunil Ibrahim [32]
Da Thadiya Rahul Vaidyar Aashiq Abu [33]
2013 My Fan Ramu Himself Nikhil K. Menon [34]
Neram Mathew (Malayalam)
Vetri (Tamil)		 Alphonse Putharen [35]
English: An Autumn in London Sibin Shyamaprasad [36]
Isha in 5 Sundarikal Jinu Sameer Thahir [37]
Arikil Oraal Icha Sunil Ibrahim [38]
2014 1983 Rameshan Abrid Shine [39]
Ohm Shanthi Oshaana Giri Jude Anthany Joseph [40]
Bangalore Days Krishnan PP aka 'Kuttan' Anjali Menon [41]
Vikramadithyan Lokesh (extended cameo) Lal Jose [42]
2015 Mili Naveen Rajesh Pillai [43]
Oru Vadakkan Selfie Umesh G. Prajith [44]
Ivide Krish Hebbar Shyamaprasad [45]
Premam George David Alphonse Putharen [46]
2016 Action Hero Biju Biju Paulose Abrid Shine [47]
Aviyal (Eli segment) Alphonse Putharen [48]
Jacobinte Swargarajyam Jerry Vineeth Sreenivasan [49]

Awards

Award Year Category Film Result Ref
Kerala State Film Awards 2014 Best Actor Bangalore Days, 1983 Won [50]
Filmfare Awards 2013 Best Debut (Male) Neram Won [51]
2014 Best Actor 1983 Nominated [52]
2014 Critics Award for Best Actor 1983 Won [53]
South Indian International Movie Awards 2012 Rising Star of South Indian Cinema (Male) Various Won [54]
2013 Best Debutant Male Neram Nominated [55]
2014 Best Actor 1983 Won [56]

References

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