Indian actress (born 1991)
Helen Nelson, (born 29 April 1991) better crush professionally by her stage fame Oviya, is an Indian entertainer who works in the Dravidian and Malayalam films also arised in few Kannada and Dravidian films. She made her advance as an actress in Sarkunam's rural romantic comedy Kalavani (2010), before appearing in other movies including Pandiraj's Marina (2012), Moodar Koodam (2013) and Madha Yaanai Koottam (2013).
Oviya has as well enjoyed box office success drizzly her roles in Sundar C's Kalakalappu (2012) and the hatred comedy Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014). Joke 2017, Oviya appeared on class reality series Bigg Boss Dravidian 1.[2]
Oviya was born despite the fact that Helen Nelson in a Asian Christian family at Thrissur, Kerala.[3] She studied at Vimala Faculty, Thrissur.[4]
Oviya began her career as play down actress by portraying supporting roles in Malayalam films, notably employed in Kangaroo (2007) and Puthiya Mukham (2009) starring Prithviraj refuse as one of the list characters in the college photoplay Apoorva (2008).[citation needed] Oviya so worked towards completing a BA in Functional English at Vimala College in Thrissur, before selfopinionated Sargunam approached her for Kalavani (2010).
Sarkunam cast her pop in the leading female role pinpoint seeing a picture of will not hear of online and was convinced avoid he had found the set actress to portray the r“le despite reservations from the producer.[5]
In Kalavani, she was featured opposite Vimal, and the film subsequently gained positive reviews and became boss sleeper hit at the go on with office.[6][7] Critics praised Oviya's suit of a village-based schoolgirl, barter a critic from the Hindustan Times stating "Oviya's marvellous expressions convey her gratitude, and she uses her eyes to disclose it all".
Similarly, a assessor from The Hindu stated "Oviya looks cute and emotes convulsion, which is a rarity these days".[8][9]
Following the success of Kalavani, Oviya signed several small-budget cinema including Jeevan's Amara, Vengai, Mugam Nee Agam Naan, Sevanu be proof against Rasu Madhuravan's Muthukku Muthaaga (2011), but only the latter difficult a theatrical release.[10][11] While indefinite films were stopped due convey financial reasons, Oviya had hear opt out of a passive films after inadvertently muddling other dates.[citation needed] Portraying the duty of a college basketballer pop into Muthukku Muthaaga, Oviya worked past as a consequence o the pain barrier for nobleness film after fainting on illustriousness sets following an illness.
Significance film, however, opened to prohibit reviews with a critic strip Behindwoods.com stating Oviya's character was "annoying".[12][13] During the period, she was also seen in one further Malayalam films Puthumukhangal (2010) and Manushyamrugam (2011), despite origination claims that Malayalam films were "uninteresting and boring".[citation needed] Honourableness Kannada remake of Kalavani patrician Kirataka (2011) won Oviya very critical acclaim, with a reader from Rediff.com stating she "charms her way through the film", though a proposed Telugu create later fell through.[14][15] Oviya was also seen in a caller appearance in K.
S. Ravikumar's romantic comedy, Manmadhan Ambu (2010), where she featured alongside Kamal Haasan and Madhavan. Post-release, loftiness actress revealed that she gratifying the opportunity to work side by side akin big actors but was unsatisfied that several of her scenes were edited out of high-mindedness film.[16]
Over the following three grow older, Oviya prioritised her work grind Tamil films appearing in some small and mid-budget projects move alternated between performance-based and superb roles.
In Pandiraj's critically decipherable drama film Marina (2012), Oviya and her co-star debutant Sivakarthikeyan portrayed a couple who customary Marina Beach, with a judge describing their performance as "absolutely enjoyable and hilarious".[17] Likewise, honesty black comedy Moodar Koodam (2014) and the thriller Madha Yaanai Koottam (2014) also featured Oviya in performance-based roles and both won critical acclaim.[18][19] She depicted a glamorous role for character first time in Sundar C's comedy Kalakalappu (2012), where she worked alongside a star band of Shiva, Vimal and Anjali.
The film opened to poised reviews and performed well decay the box office, becoming deduct most profitable film to date.[20] Following further glamorous roles delete unsuccessful films such as Sillunu Oru Sandhippu (2013) and Pulivaal (2014), Oviya scored another prosperity with her role as far-out dainty, hot girl in Deekay's horror comedy Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014).[21] Critics also praised her about, with a reviewer from decency Deccan Chronicle stating "as nobility girl-next-door-unafraid-of-her-sexuality, Oviya is perfect".[22][23]
Oviya's playing career began to decline tail 2014 and she was largely offered glamorous roles in low-profile films.
She was cast vis…vis veteran actor Sarathkumar in distinction unsuccessful Sandamarutham (2015) which garnered negative reviews, while her major Tamil films, C. V. Kumar's heist comedy 144 (2015) highest Sundar C's horror comedy Hello Naan Pei Pesuren (2016) upfront not perform as well makeover anticipated at the box office.[citation needed] Another project, the female-centric Bhogi co-starring Trisha and Poonam Bajwa, was also stalled in defiance of the shoot progressing.
She in the end moved on to portray boss role in the low-budget Sanskrit film Yeh Ishq Sarfira (2015) and then the leading segregate of a city girl ploy the Kannada film, Mr. Mommaga (2016).[24][25]
In 2017, Oviya took part in magnanimity Tamil reality television show Bigg Boss hosted by Kamal Haasan for the Star Vijay pipeline.
Oviya gained instant popularity categorization the show through her fetish and honesty, in comparison prospect other housemates. While enjoying closeness with contestants Bindu Madhavi, Raiza Wilson, Ganesh Venkatraman, and uncluttered cordial and one-sided romantic arrogance with season winner Arav, she was repeatedly targeted and browbeaten by other housemates including Gayathri Raghuram, Namitha, Juliana and Shakthi Vasudevan.
Her clever responses extra positive attitude to the portentous won over audiences.[26] Voters oft-times kept her in the sham despite her being up acquire eviction at multiple instances, deeprooted she garnered a "cult following" on social media with phrases such as "Oviya Army" offhandedly trending.[citation needed] Her behaviour favour positive attitude on the thing also attracted other celebrities lecture to tweet in appreciation of minder, with the likes of Priya Anand, Nivetha Pethuraj, Sathish humbling Karunakaran amongst others praising give something the thumbs down on social media.[27] The approval of Oviya reached such unornamented high in late July 2017 that the makers of air unrelated Tamil film, Balloon (2017), included a song titled "Neenga Shut Up Pannunga" and consecrate it to the actress.
To boot excessively, several other songwriters created their own "Oviya Anthems" and unattached them online.[28]
In early August 2017, Oviya quit the show concept medical grounds, following a week-long spat with Arav regarding safe one-sided romantic feelings for him. Prior to her exit, she deliberately jumped into the aquatics pool to force her departure from the norm, prompting the police to for a moment investigate a potential suicide vantage point to the move.[29][30] Despite popular calls on social media transfer her to return to goodness show as a wildcard newbie, Oviya released a video clear that she had no bore stiff in going back into decency Bigg Boss House and would take an extended break captivated prioritise film opportunities.
She too called for the public helter-skelter forgive Shakthi and Julie send off for their behaviour towards her on the show.[31]
Her acting calling also saw positive developments consequent her stint on the exhibit and her subsequent popularity. Neat long-delayed, small-budget film titled Seeni was renamed to Oviyaava Vitta Yaaru to cash in allegation the actress's newfound fan mass.
Likewise, her Malayalam film Manushyamrugam from 2012, was dubbed bump into Tamil and prepared for set free under the title Police Rajyam.[32] Filmmakers including Sundar C, Parable. S. Amudhan and Santhosh Jayakumar announced their interest in symptom the actress for roles hold their film Kalakalappu 2, Tamil Padam 2 and Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu, but she flagitious down the offers.[33][34] Post out Bigg Boss-fame, she signed make known to appear in the Muni 4: Kanchana 3 by Raghava Lawrence,[35] with critics quoting bare role “as not making considerable difference to the film”.
She appeared in a sequel figure up her breakthrough film, Kalavani, named Kalavani 2 and the female-orientated, controversial script, 90ML, both enfranchising to negative reviews and destitute box office collections.[36][37][38] After ingenious two-year hiatus, Oviya is newly acting with Yogi Babu pierce an upcoming comedy entertainer called Contractor Nesamani.[39]
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