Archana Jose Kaviyil, better known by her stage name Archana Kavi, is an Indian film
actress and a television host. She made her acting debut in Neelathaamara scripted
by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Lal Jose.
Parents: Rosamma Kaviyil, Jose Kaviyil
Awards: Asianet Film Award for Best Star Pair, Asianet
Film Award for Best New Face of the Year (Female)
Nominations: Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
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Early life :
Archana was born in New Delhi to Jose Kaviyil, a senior journalist and Rosamma. She was raised in Delhi and studied in St. Xavier's School, Delhi. In 2006 Archana moved from Delhi to Ramapuram in Kerala to do a Bachelor of Business Administration course at the Mar Augustinose College. She stated that she came from a "typical Malayali middle-class family and acting was never considered a profession by us". She said that she wanted to be a journalist initially since her father was one and later wanted to be an RJ but that people discouraged her because of her "'great' voice, knowledge of Malayalam and 'superb' vocabulary".
Archana applied for an internship at the television channel Yes Indiavision and assist in the production of certain programmes. After a year, she anchored the show Bloody Love on the same channel, while she was spotted by director Lal Jose, who offered her the lead female role in his film in March 2009.
Career :
She made her cinematic debut in 2009 with the highly successful Neelathaamara, portraying the role of Kunjimalu, a maid in an old Nair Tharavadu (ancestral home) who falls for the young master of the house. Director Lal Jose said that "Archana has an in-born talent". Her role won lot of critical accolades. In her next venture titled Mummy & Me, which narrated the tale of the tumultuous relationship between a modern day teenager and her mother, she played the lead role of a rebellious teenager named Jewel. Archana stated the character Jewel was "so very like the real me". But her following release Best of Luck where she reunited with her Neelathamara co-stars Kailash and Rima Kallingal,failed to make an impact the box office. She made her Tamil debut in the period film Aravaan in which she played a play a tribal character named Chimby.
In 2013 she also made her Telugu debut in Backbench Student. Archana stated that she played "a college girl caught in a sweet love tale" in the film. She acted as the lead in Abhiyum Njanum, in which she played a modern girl from Mumbai, who comes to Kerala in search of her fiancee. In Honey Bee she played a naïve Anglo-Indian girl Sara. She played s supporting role as the hero Karthik's best friend in Pattam Pole. Her next films Bangles in which she played a junior artiste, and Nadodimannan in which she played a doctor, both released on the same day.
She has signed her second Tamil film Gnana Kirukkan. She is shooting for Day-Night opposite Maqbool Salmaan. She has acted as a Muslim girl in the film Mazhavillinattam Vare, which is Kaithapram's directorial debut. She will also be seen in Nemam Pushparaj's upcoming film Kukkiliyar, in which she plays Manoj K Jayan's daughter who plays a 75-year-old. Archana also shot for a Hindi film Saroja, an offbeat film directed by Anjali Shukla, playing the role of a commercial sex worker.
She anchored Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum, a reality show for television actors on Asianet. She maintains a Twitter account. In 2010 she was only one of two Malayalam actresses maintaining an active Twitter account.
Archana also owns a boutique in Kochi, Kerala.
Filmography :
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Neelathaamara | Kunjimalu | Malayalam | Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year |
| 2010 | Mummy & Me | Jewel | Malayalam | Asianet Award for Best Star Pair (shared with Kunchacko Boban) Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam |
| Best of Luck | Neethu | Malayalam | ||
| 2011 | Salt N' Pepper | Pooja Nair | Malayalam | Cameo appearance |
| 2012 | Spanish Masala | Lillykkutty | Malayalam | Cameo appearance |
| Aravaan | Chimitti | Tamil | ||
| Mazhavillinattam Vare | Rabiya | Malayalam | ||
| 2013 | Backbench Student | Priyanka | Telugu | |
| Abhiyum Njanum | Abirami | Malayalam | ||
| Honey Bee | Sara | Malayalam | ||
| Pattam Pole | Sherine | Malayalam | ||
| Bangles | Angel | Malayalam | ||
| Nadodimannan | Aathira | Malayalam | ||
| 2014 | To Noora with Love | Sreeparvathi | Malayalam | |
| Day Night Game | Abhirami | Malayalam | ||
| Monayi Angane Aanayi | Malayalam | |||
| Gnana Kirukkan | Sumathi | Tamil | ||
| 2015 | Once Upon A Time | Malayalam | Filming | |
| Kukkiliyar | Malayalam | Filming | ||
| Sughamaayirikkatte | Malayalam | Filming |
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