Urvashi (actress)

Personal life

Urvashi was born in 25 January 1969 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to actor Chavara V. P. Nair and Vijayalakshmi. Her elder sisters are actresses Kalaranjini and Kalpana. Her two brothers, Kamal Roy and Late Prince had also acted in few Malayalam movies. Prince (Nandu of Layanam fame) committed suicide at a young age of 17. She had her primary education from Fort Girl’s Mission High School, Thiruvananthapuram till fourth grade and later at Corporation Higher Secondary School, Kodambakkam till ninth grade when the family shifted to Chennai. She couldn’t continue her studies since she became busy with her movie career by then. Firstly Urvasi was acting in three films, Bhagyaraj saw the rush and booked her in Munthanai Mudichi . That three directors helped Oorvasi to give preference in Munthanai mudichi call-seats. They calculated the film would become hit, then we can release their films with much profit

Urvashi married film actor Manoj K Jayan on 11 October 2000. They have a daughter Tejalakshmi born in 2001. After divorce from her first husband Manoj K Jayan in 2008, Urvasi married Chennai based builder Sivaprasad on November 2013. The couple had a boy on August 2014, named Ishaan Prajapathi.

Acting career

She acted in around 500 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. She started her acting career as a child artist, at the age of 8, in a Malayalam movie,Vidarunna Mottukal released in 1977, her sister Kalpana also debuted in the same movie. She then acted in Kathirmandapam released in 1979, as Jayabharathi’s daughter. She acted as Srividya’s dance student in the movie in Digvijayam released in 1980 who plays Krishna in the song sequence Madhumaasa Nikunjathil where her sister Kalpana plays the role of Radha. She has also acted as a child artist in Ninaivukal Maraivathillai, a Tamil movie, in 1983 but it got never released. Then she acted as a heroine, at the age of 13, to Karthik in the movie Thodarum Uravu which completed shooting in 1983 but released in 1986.

Her first film as heroine released was Munthanai Mudichchu (Tamil, directed by K. Bhagyaraj) in 1983 making her debut movie. Ethirppukal (Malayalam, 1984) was one of her earlier films in Malayalam.During the peak of her career, she starred in M. P. Sukumaran Nair’s award-winning film Kazhakam in 1995, without taking a single penny as remuneration. She was awarded Best Actress for this role. She has acted in some advertisements also. She has participated in many stage shows too.

Awards

National Film Awards

2006: Best Supporting Actress – Achuvinte AmmaKerala State Film Awards1989: Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress – Mazhavil Kavadi, Varthamanakalam1990: Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress – Thalayanamanthram1991: Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress – Bharatham, Mukha Chithram, Kakkathollayiram, Kadinjool Kalyanam1995: Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress – Kazhakam2006: Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress – MadhuchandralekhaFilmfare Awards South2010: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam – Mummy & MeTamil Nadu State Film Awards1994: Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize – Magalir Mattum1995: Kalaivanar Award for Best Actress by Tamil Nadu GovernmentKerala Film Critics Association Awards1990: Best Actress – Thalayanamanthram1989: Best Actress – VarthamanakalamAmritha Film Awards2005 : Best Supporting Actress- Achuvinte AmmaNana Film Weekly Awards1990: Best Actress (Malayalam) – Thalayanamanthram1991: Best Actress (Malayalam) – Bharatham1992: Best Actress (Malayalam) – Venkalam2005: Best Actress (Malayalam) – Achuvinte Amma2009: Best Supporting Actress (Malayalam) – Bharya Swantham SuhruthuOther Film Awards1983: Best New face Madras Telugu Film Academy Award – Mundhanai Mudichu (Tamil)1984: Savithry Award for Best Actress – Mundhanai Mudichu1992 :Ujala Award for Best Actress –Kizhakkan Pathrose & Venkalam (Malayalam)1993 :Ujala Award for Best Actress – Kalippattam & Sthreedhanam1993 :Woman of the Year Award By Film Fans Association for various films1994 :Chennai Film City Academy Award for Best Actress – Naan Petha Magane & Vanaja Girija1996 :Screen Videocon Award for Best Actress – Irattai Roja1997: Madras Film Academy Award for Best Actress by Tamil Nadu Government1999 :Film Council Audience Award for Best Actress –Garshom & Kottappurathe Koottukudumbam2005 :Best Actress Award by Film Fans Association –Achuvinte Amma2005 :Suvarna TV Special Award for Best Actress – Rama Shama Bhama (Kannada)2009 :Best Character (Female)-Siva Manasula Sakthi2010 :Jaihind TV Special Award for Best Actress – Mummy & Me2010 :Jayan Smaraka Award for Best Actress – Mummy & Me & Sakudumbam ShyamalaTelevision Awards2008 : Best Anchor award (Surya TV) for Game show “Swarnamazha” (Malayalam)2010 : Popular Game Show (Surya TV) for “Rani Maharani” (Malayalam)2002 : Best Anchor Award (Raj TV Award) for “Take It Easy Urvashi” (Tamil)

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