Nyla Usha

In this Indian name, the name Usha is matronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name Nyla

Nyla Usha
Born
Nyla Usha Gopakumar

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Alma materAll Saints College Thiruvananthapuram
Occupations
  • Film actress
  • radio jockey
  • model
  • TV host
Years active2004–present
Children1
RelativesJishnu Raghavan (Cousin)
Raghavan (Uncle)

Nyla Usha Gopakumar is an Indian actress, television host, and radio jockey from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[1] After working for nearly a decade as an RJ at Hit 96.7 in Dubai, she made her acting debut in 2013 with Kunjananthante Kada.[2]

Early life and education

Nyla was born to Gopakumar and Usha Kumari in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She did her schooling at the Holy Angel's Convent Thiruvananthapuram and pursued her college education at All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram. In 2004, she moved to Dubai and joined the radio station Hit 96.7 where she still works as a radio jockey.[3]

Career

2013–2015: Debut and success

In 2013, Nyla Usha debuted in the Malayalam film industry with Salim Ahamed's Kunjananthante Kada, opposite Mammootty. Ahamed had known Nyla since she had interviewed him on several occasions in Dubai and offered her the lead female role.[4] She played Chithira, a woman who is going through an unhappy marriage.[5]

Later that year she had her second release, Punyalan Agarbattis, in which she played "a vibrant girl, similar to the real me".[6] Since she could relate herself to the character, she used her own looks and costumes in the film.[7] Although she had a major role in Kunjananthante Kada she said that it was her role in Punyalan Agarbathis that fetched her recognition.[8] She played the female lead in Aashiq Abu's 2014 crime film Gangster and Deepu Karunakaran's 2015 thriller Fireman.[9]

2016–present: Experimental roles and success

From 2016 to 2017, she hosted the Malayalam version of Minute to Win It in Mazhavil Manorama. She essayed the role of Effymol in Diwanjimoola Grand Prix in 2018.

In 2019, she had two releases, Prithviraj Sukumaran-directed action drama Lucifer, in which she played a TV channel executive,[10] and Joshiy-directed action drama Porinju Mariam Jose, in which she played Mariam, one of the three title characters.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Year Title Role Ref Notes
2013 Kunjananthante Kada Chithira [11][12] Debut film
Punyalan Agarbattis Anu [13][14]
2014 Gangster Sana Ibrahim [15]
2015 Fireman Sherin Thomas IPS [16]
Pathemari Herself as RJ [17] Cameo Appearance
2016 Pretham Maya [18] Cameo Appearance
2018 Diwanjimoola Grand Prix Effymol [19]
2019 Lucifer Arundhathi [20]
Porinju Mariam Jose Alappattu Mariyam Varghese [21]
2022 Priyan Ottathilanu Priscilla [22]
Paappan Nancy Abraham [23]
2023 Kunjamminis Hospital Riny Titus [24]
King of Kotha Manju [25]
Antony Maya [26]
2025 He & She † TBA Frist Dileep's Joined film

Television

Year Show Role Channel
2021 Colors Food Trial Host Colors TV
2020 Snehathode Veetil Ninnu Host Mazhavil Manorama
2016–2017 Minute To Win It Host Mazhavil Manorama
2016–2017 Global Greetings Host Asianet
2023–present The Next Top Anchor Judge ManoramaMAX
Mazhavil Manorama

Awards

Year Work Category Result Ref.
Masala Awards
2012 Radio Presenter Best Radio Presenter Won [27]
Asiavision Awards
2013 Kunjananthante Kada Best Debut Actress Won [11][12]
Flowers TV Awards
2017 Minute to Win It Best Anchor Won [28]
Ramu Karyat Awards
2020 Porinju Mariam Jose Best Actress Won [29]
Vanitha Film Awards
2020 Porinju Mariam Jose Best Character Actress Won [21][30]

References

  1. ^ "Nyla Usha uses her own costumes !". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Dubai RJ Nyla Usha: New face of Malayalam film industry". Emirates 24/7. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Nyla | Hit 96.7Hit 96.7". ae. 6 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Nyla to rise in Mollywood". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. ^ Vijay George (27 September 2013). "Switching roles". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  6. ^ "The best of both worlds". Deccan Chronicle. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Nyla Usha uses her own costumes". The Times of India. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Punyalan Agarbathis fetched me recognition: Nyla Usha". The Times of India. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Meet Dubai Malayalee actress Nyla Usha". Gulf News. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  10. ^ "എന്തിനാ അച്ഛാ അവർ ലാലേട്ടനെ അറസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്‌തത്‌? സങ്കടം സഹിക്കാനാവാതെ തിയേറ്ററിൽ പൊട്ടിക്കരഞ്ഞു കുഞ്ഞു ആരാധിക". B4blaze Malayalam. 1 April 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Asiavision Radio Awards 2013". emirates247.com. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  12. ^ a b Sathish, VM. "Mammotty, Kavya Madhavan bag Asiavision awards". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Nyla Usha is the heroine in 'Punyalan Agarbattis'!". Sify. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  14. ^ Gayathry (12 July 2013). "Jayasurya-Nyla in Punyalan Agarbattis - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Mammootty – Aashiq Abu's 'Gangster' to start soon". NowRunning. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  16. ^ T (19 February 2015). "Movie Reviews". Manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  17. ^ Sanandakumar (3 October 2015). "A fifty year old phenomenon explained: Malayalee migration to Gulf builds the new Kerala". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  18. ^ Somani, Deepa (25 May 2016), "Jayasurya ropes in Shruti Ramachandran for Pretham", The Times of India, retrieved 30 May 2016
  19. ^ "With Diwanjimoola Grand Prix, I felt joy of doing something new: Nyla Usha". The New Indian Express. January 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Mohanlal's Lucifer trailer to be launched on March 22". Cinema Express. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Vanitha film awards 2020". Malayala Manorama. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Priyan Ottathilanu Movie Review: Breezy drama with empathetic characters and ample humour". Cinema Express. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  23. ^ "Suresh Gopi's 'Paappan' enters Rs 50 crore club, continues run in 50 theatres". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Kunjamminis Hospital trailer is out". Cinema Express. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  25. ^ "Nyla Usha on 'King Of Kotha': Can't wait for the world to watch the world of Kotha". The Times of India. 23 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  26. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (10 July 2023). "'Antony': First look of Joju George's film with Joshiy out". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 November 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  27. ^ Lekha Menon (10 August 2012). "Masala! Awards 2012 winners on the stage".
  28. ^ Vinodarshan (17 March 2017). "Winners of Flower TV Awards 2017: Complete list".
  29. ^ "മികച്ച നടന്‍ മമ്മൂട്ടി, നടി നൈല ഉഷ; രാമു കാര്യാട്ട് പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങള്‍". 27 January 2017.
  30. ^ "Joshy's 'Porinju Mariam Jose' to release on August 15". newindianexpress.com.
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