Nivin Pauly

Nivin Pauly

Nivin Pauly at Action Hero Biju's 80 Days success meet
Native name നിവിന്‍ പോളി
Born (1984-10-11) 11 October 1984
Aluva, Kerala, India
Residence Kochi, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Education B.Tech In Electronics & Communication Engineering
Alma mater Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Angamaly
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Film producer
Years active 2010 – present
Spouse(s) Rinna Joy (m. 2010)
Children Daveed 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 on 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 his production company Pauly Jr. Pictures, which also starred him in the title role.[7]Nivin Pauly is also the youth ambassador of Kerala Blasters for the third edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) football.[8]

Nivin received the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his Tamil debut Neram (2013).[9] In 2015, Nivin Pauly received the 45th Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performances in Bangalore Days and 1983.[10][11]

Early and personal life

Nivin Pauly was born into a Christian 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 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 over 60 crore.[24] After the release of Premam nivin was called superstar.[25][26]

In the media

Nivin was selected as the "Most Desirable Man of 2015" by Kochi Times and Malabar Times, subsidiaries of The Times Group.[27]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
2010 Malarvaadi Arts Club Prakashan Vineeth Sreenivasan Debut [28]
2011 Traffic Car driver in the last scene Rajesh Pillai Cameo appearance [29]
The Metro Harikrishnan Bipin Prabhakar [30]
Sevenes Shaukath Joshiy [31]
2012 Spanish Masala Mathews Lal Jose Cameo appearance [31]
Thattathin Marayathu Vinod Vineeth Sreenivasan [28]
Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam Murali Joe Chalissery [32]
Puthiya Theerangal Mohanan Sathyan Anthikad [33]
Chapters Krishna Kumar Sunil Ibrahim [34]
Da Thadiya Rahul Vaidyar Aashiq Abu [35]
2013 My Fan Ramu Himself Nikhil K. Menon Guest appearance [36]
Neram Mathew (Malayalam)
Vetri (Tamil) 		Alphonse Putharen Bilingual film in Tamil and Malayalam[37]
English: An Autumn in London Sibin Shyamaprasad [38]
5 Sundarikal (Isha segment) Jinu Sameer Thahir [39]
Arikil Oraal Icha Sunil Ibrahim [40]
2014 1983 Rameshan Abrid Shine [41]
Ohm Shanthi Oshaana Giri Jude Anthany Joseph [42]
Bangalore Days Krishnan PP aka 'Kuttan' Anjali Menon [43]
Vikramadithyan Lokesh Lal Jose Guest appearance [44]
2015 Mili Naveen Rajesh Pillai [45]
Oru Vadakkan Selfie Umesh G. Prajith [46]
Ivide Krish Hebbar Shyamaprasad [47]
Premam George David Alphonse Putharen [48]
2016 Action Hero Biju Biju Paulose Abrid Shine Also producer [49]
Aviyal (Eli segment) Eli Alphonse Putharen Tamil film [50]
Jacobinte Swargarajyam Jerry Vineeth Sreenivasan [51]
Aanandam Akash Ganesh Raj Guest Appearance
2017 Njandukalude Nattil OridavelaFilms that have not yet released Althaf SalimFilming

Also producer

 [52]
SakhavuFilms that have not yet been released Sidhartha SivaFilming[53]
Santa MariaFilms that have not yet released Gautham Ramachandran Post-production
Tamil film		[54]

Awards

Award Year Category Film Result Ref
Kerala State Film Awards 2014 Best Actor Bangalore Days, 1983 Won [55]
Filmfare Awards 2013 Best Debut (Male) Neram Won [56]
2014 Best Actor 1983 Nominated [57]
2014 Critics Award for Best Actor 1983 Won [58]
2015 Best Actor Premam Nominated
South Indian International Movie Awards 2012 Rising Star of South Indian Cinema (Male) Various Won [59]
2013 Best Debutant Male Neram Nominated [60]
2014 Best Actor 1983 Won [61]
2015 Best Actor Premam Won [62]

References

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  11. ↑ Onmanorama Staff. "State Awards: Nazriya, Nivin, Sudev bag top honours". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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  13. 1 2 "...Man of the MOMENT". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  14. 1 2 3 "'I haven't committed to any more romantic roles'". Rediff. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  15. 1 2 3 George, Vijay (29 June 2012). "In his dream world". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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  17. ↑ "St. Dominic Catholic Church, Aluva". Syro-Malabar Church.
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  30. ↑ "Rise of a dark horse". Deccan Herald. 2 August 2015.
  31. 1 2 "Could this be Nivin, Hemanth's big break?". The Times of India. 22 May 2012.
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  48. ↑ Veeyen (31 May 2015). Premam Review. Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  49. ↑ "Nivin turns producer with Action Hero Biju". The Times of India. Times News Network. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  50. ↑ "Director Alphonse Puthren's 'Aviyal' with Nivin Pauly and Bobby Simha". DNA India. 5 February 2016.
  51. ↑ "'Jacobinte Swargarajyam' starts rolling in Dubai". Sify. 24 November 2015.
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  56. ↑ "Mahesh Babu bags best actor Filmfare south award". The Indian Express. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
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