Parvathy Thiruvothu Kottuvattaa (born 7 April 1988) is an Indian actress prominently known for her work in Malayalam language films alongside few Tamil language films.
Her notable accomplishments include receiving a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards South, two Kerala State Film Awards and one Kerala Film Critics Association Award.
Parvathy was born on 7 April 1988 in Calicut, Kerala, to P. Vinod Kumar and T. K. Usha Kumari, who are both lawyers.
She has a brother, Aum Thiruvothu Karunakaran.
During her schooling years, her family moved to Thiruvananthapuram and she pursued her studies there.
After finishing school from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pangode, she completed her B.A. in English Literature from All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram.
She was a successful television anchor at Kiran TV, a full-time music channel based in Thiruvananthapuram.
She is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.
2006
Thiruvothu debuted her acting career with the Malayalam film Out of Syllabus in 2006.
Parvathy made her acting debut in the 2006 Malayalam film Out of Syllabus, portraying a supporting role as a college student.
Her second venture, Rosshan Andrrews' Notebook, won media attention due to its theme on teenage pregnancy.
She appeared alongside Roma Asrani and Mariya Roy, after being picked for one of the three main roles from five thousand applicants.
2007
She was also seen in Sathyan Anthikkad's comedy-drama film, Vinodayathra (2007), playing a supporting role alongside an ensemble cast including Dileep, Mukesh and Meera Jasmine.
Her first leading role was in the Kannada film Milana, which became a commercial success upon release.
Pairing alongside Puneet Rajkumar, she was a surprise selection for the film and began working on the film in April 2007.
The film won mixed reviews, but the actress's role was praised with a critic noting she "has been a wonderful selection for the role", adding that "she has that right attitude for the role".
The film went on to become a big commercial success, running for 500 days at a multiplex in Bangalore.
She returned to the Malayalam industry portraying the leading female role in Sibi Malayil's Flash with Mohanlal and Indrajith, and prior to release revealed that she hoped the film would give a breakthrough as a lead actress in the industry.
However, the film failed commercially and garnered poor reviews on release.
2008
Her performance in the Tamil romantic drama Poo (2008) earned her the Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress Tamil.
Parvathy was selected to play the lead role in Sasi's Poo (2008) and featured alongside Srikanth, portraying the role of a young Tamil village girl named Maari.
She revealed that she had to forgo twelve other offers to commit to the film, noting that Sasi selected her after a successful audition.
To acclimatize to the role, the actress had to get her skin tone several shades darker and also visited a firework factory to study Maari's occupation.
The actress revealed she found it difficult get out of character and became emotionally attached to the role she had played.
Upon release, the film and her performance won rave reviews.
A critic from Sify.com noted "Parvathy has lived in the role of Maari and takes your breath away as she effortlessly delivers such a difficult role so convincingly on her debut in Tamil", adding that "she is consistently credible and lifelike and absolutely riveting."
Similarly, Rediff.com's reviewer mentioned that Poo is "almost entirely Parvathy's film" noting that "she's superb", while Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Parvathy makes optimum use and plays a rustic belle to the hilt in attire and expression, also getting the body language right."
The actress subsequently went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress, while also securing other accolades and nominations from several other award juries, notably winning the Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress.
2009
Her only release in 2009 was the Kannada film, Male Barali Manju Irali, directed by Vijayalakshmi Singh, where she dubbed for the role in her own voice.
Parvathy accepted the venture, which featured mostly rookie technicians, noting that she was impressed by the director's script and revealed she had turned down several offers from Tamil filmmakers during the period who had wanted to cast her in roles similar to her character from Poo.
The film won rave reviews, with a critic noting "Parvathy steals the show" and that "she comes with one of the most absorbing performances", adding that "her level of commitment to the role could be gauged by the way she has taken pains to dub in an alien language almost perfectly."
2010
In 2010, Parvathy again teamed up with Puneet Rajkumar in Prithvi, which was based on the political situation in Karnataka.
The director has earmarked her for the role when writing the script and her re-collaboration with Puneet after the success of Milana was built up by the media.
Though the film opened to positive reviews, critics noted the little scope that Parvathy's character had in the film, noting that "she was mostly confined to the songs".
2011
Her Malayalam film City of God (2011), which was directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, opened to mixed reviews.
Despite the commercial failure of the project, critics noted she was "just brilliant" and a "dynamo" in her role as a Tamil refugee girl.
The actress took a voluntary break after the film's release, deciding to become choosier while selecting scripts.
2014
Throughout the next decade, she received widespread recognition for her roles in various Malayalam movies including Bangalore Days (2014) earning her a Filmfare Awards South, Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015) receiving the Kerala State Film Awards for the Best Actress and Charlie (2015) earning a Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress Malayalam.
2017
Her success continued with her leading roles in Take Off (2017), which earned her the IFFI Best Actress Award, National Film Award – Special Mention, and the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress.
2019
She then appeared in works such as Uyare, Virus (both 2019), and Puzhu (2022).
