Nivetha Pethuraj (born 30 November 1990) is an Indian actress and model who appears in

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films. She made her acting debut with ''

Oru Naal Koothu ''Oru Naal Koothu'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Nelson Venkatesan and produced by J. Selva Kumar, featuring Dinesh, Miya, Nivetha Pethuraj, Abhinav, and Riythvika in lead roles. Lingesh, Karunakar ...

'' (2016). Her successful films include ''

Podhuvaga En Manasu Thangam ''Podhuvaga Em Manasu Thangam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Thalapathy Prabhu, starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Nivetha Pethuraj, with Parthiepan and Soori in supporting roles. The film began producti ...

'' (2017)'', Mental Madhilo (2017), Tik Tik Tik'' (2018)'', Chitralahari'' (2019), ''

Brochevarevarura ''Brochevarevarura'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film written and directed by Vivek Athreya and produced by Vijay Kumar Manyam under the banner of Manyam Productions. The film features Sree Vishnu, Nivetha Thomas, Nive ...

'' (2019), ''

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo ''Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo'' () (), also known by the initialism ''AVPL'', is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde, alongside Tabu, Jayaram, Susha ...

'' (2020),and ''

Paagal ''Paagal'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutante Naresh Kuppili and produced by Bekkem Venugopal under the banner of Lucky Media. The film stars Vishwak Sen, Nivetha Pethuraj, Bhumika Chawla ...

'' (2021).

Early life

Nivetha Pethuraj was born in

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. Her father has a mixed

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ancestry while her mother is Tamil. Immediately after her birth, her family moved to

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, where she did her early schooling. At the age of 11, she moved to

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, UAE along with her parents and studied in Crescent English High School. She lived in Dubai for about 10 years. She obtained her management degree from

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. In 2015, she won the Miss India UAE pageant.

Career

Nivetha made her acting debut in the Tamil drama, ''

'' (2016). The following year, she made her Tollywood debut with the film '' Mental Madhilo.'' Her subsequent releases include ''

Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam ''Podhuvaga Em Manasu Thangam'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Thalapathy Prabhu, starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Nivetha Pethuraj, with Parthiepan and Soori in supporting roles. The film began producti ...

'' (2017) and the space fiction thriller '' Tik Tik Tik''. In 2019, she signed the Tamil film ''

Sangathamizhan ''Sangathamizhan'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Vijay Chandar. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi in the titular role with Raashii Khanna, Nivetha Pethuraj, Soori, Nassar, Ravi Kishan, and Ashutosh ...

'' starring

Vijay Sethupathi Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi (born 16 January 1978), known professionally as Vijay Sethupathi, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil films. He is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award. Fo ...

directed by Vijay Chander, which opened to mixed reviews from critics. In 2021, Nivetha appeared in ''Red'', directed by

Kishore Tirumala Kishore Tirumala is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Telugu films. Tirumala has directed six films including '' Nenu.. Sailaja...'' (2016), '' Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi'' (2017), '' Chitralahari'' (2019) and '' ...

, co-starring

Ram Pothineni Ram Pothineni (born 15 May 1988) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. He made his acting debut with the box office success ''Devadasu'' (2006), for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. He has two Filmfar ...

Malvika Sharma Malvika Sharma is an Indian actress and model who works in Telugu and Tamil language films. She has a qualification of advocate. She made her debut with ''Nela Ticket (2018)'' alongside Ravi Teja. Her next film was ''Red'' (2021). Personal l ...

, and

Amritha Aiyer Amritha Aiyer (born 14 May 1994) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu language films. She made her acting debut in the Tamil film ''Padaiveeran'' (2018), and her Telugu debut with ''Red'' (2021). Early life Aiy ...

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pethuraj, Nivetha Tamil actresses Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema People from Thoothukudi district 21st-century Indian actresses 1991 births Alumni of Heriot-Watt University