Nivin Pauly

This was followed by debutant Jude Anthany Joseph's romantic comedy Ohm Shanthi Oshaana, in which he portrayed the role of Giri and was released a week after 1983.

"Sify" stated that the director Jude Anthany Joseph "creates an engaging enough drama in Ohm Shanthi Oshaana, that you're happy to emotionally invest in [it]."

His next release Bangalore Days was the coming-of-age romantic comedy drama directed by Anjali Menon.

Nivin essayed the role of Krishnan "Kuttan" P P, a software engineer who is judgemental about modern life without really thinking about his own hypocrisies.

Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films.

He is the recipient of several awards including two Kerala State Film Awards and three Filmfare South awards.

Nivin was born into a Syro Malabar Catholic family on 11 October 1984 in Aluva, Ernakulam.

Nivin's father, Pauly Bonaventure and mother, Thressiamma Pauly worked in Aarau, Switzerland.

Nivin was brought up in Kerala.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Angamaly in 2006.

Nivin was employed at Infosys in Bangalore through campus placements and worked as a software engineer from 2006 to 2008.

However, he resigned and returned home after his father's death.

Nivin auditioned for Malarvaadi Arts Club and was cast by Vineeth Sreenivasan in the role of Prakashan, which marked his debut.

Following this, he acted in the films The Metro and Sevenes, and did cameos in Traffic and Spanish Masala.

He appeared in the music video Nenjodu Cherthu from the album Yuvvh, which The Hindu called "hugely popular", and was a viral hit on YouTube.

He auditioned for and was cast in one of the main roles in Vineeth Sreenivasan's directorial debut Malarvaadi Arts Club in 2009 and got his breakthrough in the romantic film Thattathin Marayathu (2012).

The 2012 film Thattathin Marayathu was his acting vehicle, which became the biggest hit of the year.

He played the role of Vinod, a Hindu boy madly in love with Ayesha, a Muslim girl.

This was the second directorial venture of Vineeth Sreenivasan and is a milestone in Nivin's film career turning him into "the current youth sensation" and a much sought after actor.

This also secured his position as one of the finest actors in the Malayalam film industry.

He received offers from directors including Sathyan Anthikad, Rajesh Pillai, Aashiq Abu and Shyamaprasad.

Nivin made his debut in Tamil with the bilingual film Neram.

He came to be known for playing the boy next door archetype following roles in the bilingual black-comedy thriller Neram (2013), the sports-drama 1983 (2014), the romantic-comedy Ohm Shanthi Oshaana (2014), the romantic-drama Bangalore Days (2014), the comedy road-thriller Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015), and the coming-of-age romantic drama Premam (2015), is among the top 10 highest-grossing Malayalam films.

He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for Neram (2013).

His other Malayalam films in 2013 include 5 Sundarikal and Sunil Ibrahim's Arikil Oraal.

The film was director Alphonse Puthren's directorial debut and was noted for its non-linear screenplay.

He also acted in Shyamaprasad's English: An Autumn in London where he portrayed the character of a London-born dapper playboy.

The latter was a psychological thriller in which he played the role of Ichcha, a waiter at a café.

In 5 Sundarikal, he acted in the segment "Isha" directed by Sameer Thahir.

In 2014, he played the role of Rameshan in Abrid Shine's directorial debut 1983, a coming-of-age sports film.

His effortless portrayal of Rameshan from his school life, well into adulthood earned him the Best Actor Award at the 2014 Kerala State Film Awards.

This film also fetched him multiple other awards including the Best Actor (Malayalam) at the Filmfare Awards South and South Indian International Movie Awards, and Most Popular Actor at the Vanitha Film Awards.

This role was also taken into account by the jury for the Best Actor award at the 2014 Kerala State Film Awards.

The film was released in 205 theatres across India, making it one of the biggest releases for a Malayalam film at the time.

In the same year, he played an extended cameo in the Lal Jose film Vikramadithyan.

In 2015, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performances in Bangalore Days and 1983.

He then went on to star in the police drama Action Hero Biju (2016), the family drama Jacobinte Swargarajyam (2016), the political satire Sakhavu (2017), family comedy Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela (2017) and the epic film Kayamkulam Kochunni (2018) which emerged as one of the highest-grossing Malayalam film.

Nivin made his debut as a producer with Action Hero Biju under his production company Pauly Jr. Pictures and has produced the films Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela and Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham (2021), the first Malayalam movie to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar.

He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam for Action Hero Biju (2016) In 2020, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor -Special Mention for Moothon.

Since 2022, he has starred in the films Mahaveeryar, Padavettu, Saturday Night, Thuramukham and Ramachandra Boss & Co.