Archana Kavi Explained

Archana Kavi
Birth Name:Archana Jose Kavi
Birth Place:New Delhi, India
Years Active:2009–Present

Archana Jose Kavi is an Indian actress, YouTuber and a television host.[1] She made her acting debut in film Neelathaamara (2009) scripted by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Lal Jose.[2] [3]

Early life

Archana was born in New Delhi to Jose Kaviyil, a senior journalist, and Rosamma. Jose Kaviyil's family is from Kudiyanmala in Kannur district, Kerala.[4] She has an elder brother named Ashish Kavi. She was raised in Delhi and studied at St. Xavier's School, Delhi.[4] In 2006, Archana moved to Ramapuram in Kerala for a Bachelor of Business Administration course at the Mar Augusthinose College.[4] She stated that she came from a "typical Malayali middle-class family and acting was never considered a profession by us".[5] 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.[6]

Archana applied for an internship at the television channel Yes Indiavision and assisted in the production of certain programmes. After a year, she anchored the show Bloody Love on the same channel,[7] while she was spotted by director Lal Jose, who offered her the lead female role in his film in March 2009.[4] [5] [8]

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.[8] Director Lal Jose said that "Archana has an in-born talent".[4] Her role won 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 teenager named Jewel.[9] Archana stated the character Jewel was "so very like the real me".[9] But her following release Best of Luck where she reunited with her Neelathamara co-stars Kailash and Rima Kallingal, failed to make an impact at the box office. She made her Tamil debut in the period film Aravaan[10] in which she played a tribal character named Chimby.[6]

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.[11] 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 fiancé.[12] In Honey Bee she played a naïve Anglo-Indian girl Sara.[13] She played a supporting role as the hero Karthik's best friend in Pattam Pole.[14] Her next films Bangles in which she played a junior artiste,[15] and Nadodimannan in which she played a doctor,[16] both released on the same day.[17]

She has signed her second Tamil film Gnana Kirukkan.[18] She is shooting for Day-Night opposite Maqbool Salmaan.[19] She has acted as a Muslim girl in the film Mazhavillinattam Vare, which is Kaithapram's directorial debut.[6] 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.[20] Archana also shot for a Hindi film Saroja, an offbeat film directed by Anjali Shukla, playing the role of a commercial sex worker.[21] [22]

She anchored Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum, a reality show for television actors on Asianet.[7] She maintains a Twitter account. In 2010 she was only one of two Malayalam actresses maintaining an active Twitter account.[23] In 2021, she moved to direction with a web series titled Pandaraparambil House at 801.[24]

Archana also owns a boutique named 'Chaaya' in Kochi, Kerala.[25]

Personal life

Archana Kavi was engaged to standup comedian Abish Mathew on 31 October 2015. They were married on 23 January 2016 in Vallarpadam Church, Kerala[26] The marriage function was attended by Rima Kallingal, Aashiq Abu and Abish's friends from Delhi and comedians like Kenny Sebastian, Kaneez Surka, Rohan Joshi and Kanan Gill.In 2021, the couple filed for divorce.[27]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Language Notes
2009 Neelathaamara Kunjimalu
2010 Mummy & Me Jewel
Best of Luck Neethu
2011 Salt N' Pepper Pooja Nair Cameo appearance
2012 Spanish Masala Lillykkutty
Aravaan Chimitti
Mazhavillinattam Vare[28] Rabiya Malayalam
2013 Backbench Student Priyanka
Abhiyum Njanum Abirami Malayalam
Honey Bee Sara
Pattam Pole Sherin
Bangles Angel
Nadodimannan Aathira
2014 To Noora with Love Sreeparvathi
Day Night Game Abhirami
Monayi Angane Aanayi Merin
Gnana Kirukkan Sumathi Tamil
2015 Sughamaayirikkatte Ramla Malayalam
Kukkiliyar Sarayu
2016 Dooram Rasiya
Once Upon A Time There Was A Kallan
2024 [29]

Other works

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008Bloody LoveHost
HimamazhayilArchanaMusic Album
2010Ente Priya Ganangal Host
2013Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum HostReality Show
2022–2023Rani RajaAnamika/AamiTV series on Mazhavil Manorama
Replaced by Mridula Vijay
Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2016Talk With ArchieHostVlog
2016–2017TravelHost
2017Toofan MailAmmuWeb Series
Writer also
2018Big TalksHostWeb Series
2019MeenaviyalAmrita Web Series
2020Bae ControlVedhikaWeb Series
2020–2022Talk With Archie Season 2HostVlog
Zoomling Talks / QnAHost
2021–2022Pandaraparambil HouseDirector/ProducerWeb Series
2023–presentPursuit of madness Hostvlog

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2009Best New Face (Female)Neelathamararowspan="4"
Asianet Film Awards
2011Best Star Pair
(with Kunchako Boban)		Mummy & Me
Filmfare AwardsBest Actress – Malayalam

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manorama Online | Lifestyle | Models & Celebrities | . 28 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203035953/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13877935&programId=7940954&channelId=-1073751665&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=8 . 3 December 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: johnsonrichards . Archana Kavi:"I AM BLESSED" | Kochi Cochin News . Cochinsquare.com . 25 June 2012 . 12 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091212001800/http://www.cochinsquare.com/archana-kavii-am-blessed/ . 12 December 2009 . dead .
  3. News: Going native . Chennai, India . 10 June 2013 . The Hindu . 25 November 2009.
  4. News: Sebastian . Shevlin . Archana acting like a 'naadan' girl . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023133742/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article149313.ece . dead . 23 October 2013 . The New Indian Express . 14 October 2013.
  5. Web site: I don't set expectations from film: Archana Kavi . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924173028/http://www.sify.com/movies/i-don-t-set-expectations-from-film-archana-kavi-news-national-mkiskgfdfbj.html . dead . 24 September 2015 . . 8 October 2012 . 14 October 2013.
  6. News: Asha Prakash, TNN . Archana Kavi Turns Tribal. https://web.archive.org/web/20120412064940/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-22/news-interviews/29914593_1_tribal-girl-muslim-girl-kaithapram . dead . 12 April 2012 . 22 August 2011 . . 14 October 2013.
  7. News: Athira M. . Television beckons . The Hindu . 27 December 2012 . 14 October 2013 . Chennai, India.
  8. News: Sreedhar Pillai, TNN . Archana Kavi gets bold. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104021429/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-10/news-interviews/28281931_1_tamil-film-characters . dead . 4 November 2012 . 10 July 2010 . . 14 October 2013.
  9. News: Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram : Goodbye and hello . https://web.archive.org/web/20100526050513/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/05/21/stories/2010052150910100.htm . dead . 26 May 2010 . 21 May 2010 . 14 October 2013 . . Chennai, India.
  10. News: Ammu Zachariah, TNN . I'm here to stay: Archana Kavi. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016085706/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-15/news-interviews/30519574_1_archana-kavi-k-town-neelathamara . dead . 16 October 2013 . 15 December 2011 . . 14 October 2013.
  11. News: Parvathy S Nayar, TNN . Mollywood actress Archana heads to Tollywood. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083740/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-19/news-and-interviews/34556696_1_actress-archana-kavi-aravaan-lal-jose-s-neelathamara . dead . 16 October 2013 . 19 October 2012 . . 14 October 2013.
  12. News: Manu Vipin, TNN . It's boring to sport the same looks every day: Archana Kavi. https://web.archive.org/web/20121101125821/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-25/news-interviews/31100089_1_archana-kavi-sport-traces . dead . 1 November 2012 . 25 February 2012 . . 14 October 2013.
  13. News: Archana is back in business . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173631/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130607/entertainment-mollywood/article/archana-back-business . dead . 14 October 2013 . Deccan Chronicle . 7 June 2013 . 14 October 2013.
  14. News: Vijay George . Romance and after . The Hindu . 22 August 2013 . 14 October 2013 . Chennai, India.
  15. News: Manu Vipin, TNN . Archana Kavi plays a junior artiste. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016080101/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-28/news-and-interviews/32442395_1_suvid-junior-artiste-bangles . dead . 16 October 2013 . 28 June 2012 . . 14 October 2013.
  16. News: Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN . Three heroines opposite Dileep!. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083521/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-02/news-interviews/30467252_1_dileep-ananya-political-satire . dead . 16 October 2013 . 2 December 2011 . . 14 October 2013.
  17. Web site: Sify. https://web.archive.org/web/20001002215628/http://sify.com/. dead. 2000-10-02. Sify.
  18. Web site: Archana Kavi is back in K'wood . https://web.archive.org/web/20120901025728/http://www.sify.com/movies/archana-kavi-is-back-in-kwood-news-malayalam-mi4nkgjdjda.html . dead . 1 September 2012 . . 30 August 2012 . 14 October 2013.
  19. News: TNN . Maqbool Salmaan's next is a love story. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016084301/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-05/news-and-interviews/41092162_1_love-story-busy-bee-bank-employee . dead . 16 October 2013 . 5 August 2013 . . 14 October 2013.
  20. News: Asha Prakash, TNN . Archana in Pushparaj's next. https://web.archive.org/web/20130423141206/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-03/news-and-interviews/33549197_1_archana-kavi-kukkiliyar-manoj-k-jayan . dead . 23 April 2013 . 3 September 2012 . . 14 October 2013.
  21. News: K. R. Manigandan . Shot Cuts . The Hindu . 19 April 2012 . 14 October 2013 . Chennai, India.
  22. News: Manu Vipin, TNN . Archana Kavi to do a Chameli. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083409/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-01/news-interviews/31113479_1_archana-kavi-roles-urumi . dead . 16 October 2013 . 1 March 2012 . . 14 October 2013.
  23. News: Special Correspondent . Actor Archana Kavi to attend Twestival . The Hindu . 25 March 2010 . 14 October 2013 . Chennai, India.
  24. News: Nagarajan. Saraswathy. 2021-01-11. Mollywood actor Archana Kavi turns director with a web series. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-03-15. 0971-751X.
  25. Web site: അർച്ചന കവി 'സുഖമായിരിക്കട്ടെ' . 14 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150114081942/http://news.keralakaumudi.com/news.php?nid=15fdc80bcd4e01a4bbe42e308ab1ff29 . 14 January 2015 . dead .
  26. Web site: Archana Kavi to marry stand-up comedian Abish Mathew | Archana Kavi to marry Abish Mathew.
  27. Web site: Archana Kavi opens up about her fight with depression and her divorce. 2021-12-23. OnManorama.
  28. News: Bowled over by cinema. P. K. Ajith Kumar. 4 February 2004. The Hindu. 5 February 2011. Chennai, India. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023095201/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1152535.ece. 23 October 2012. dead.
  29. Web site: 2023-10-13 . Malayalam Actress Archana Kavi To Make A Comeback With 1 Princess Street . 2024-05-12 . News18 . en.

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