Nyla Usha
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{hatnote|In this Indian name, the name Usha is matronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name Nyla}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nyla Usha
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Nyla Usha Gopakumar
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
| alma_mater = All Saints College Thiruvananthapuram
| occupation = {{hlist|Film actress|radio jockey|model|TV host}}
| years_active = 2004–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Rona Rajan|2007}}
| children = 1
| mother = Usha Kumari
| father = Gopakumar
| relatives = Jishnu Raghavan (Cousin)
Raghavan Alingkil (Uncle)
}}
Nyla Usha Gopakumar is an Indian actress, television host, and radio jockey from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.{{cite web |title=Nyla Usha uses her own costumes ! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Nyla-Usha-uses-her-own-costumes-/articleshow/27359804.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219041350/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-14/news-and-interviews/45189536_1_second-film-gala-time-kunjananthante-kada |url-status=live |work=The Times of India |archive-date=19 December 2013}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/dubai-rj-nyla-usha-new-face-of-malayalam-film-industry-2014-02-17-1.538505 |title=Dubai RJ Nyla Usha: New face of Malayalam film industry |publisher=Emirates 24/7 |date=17 February 2014 |accessdate=13 April 2014}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://hit967.ae/nyla/ |title=Nyla | Hit 96.7Hit 96.7 |publisher=ae |date=6 April 2014 |accessdate=13 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326112324/http://hit967.ae/nyla/ |archive-date=26 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite news |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130220/entertainment-mollywood/article/nyla-rise-mollywood |title=Nyla to rise in Mollywood |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |accessdate=13 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413172016/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130220/entertainment-mollywood/article/nyla-rise-mollywood |archive-date=13 April 2014 |url-status=dead}} She played Chithira, a woman who is going through an unhappy marriage.{{cite news |author=Vijay George |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/switching-roles/article5172355.ece |title=Switching roles |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 September 2013 |accessdate=13 April 2014}}
Later that year she had her second release, Punyalan Agarbattis, in which she played "a vibrant girl, similar to the real me".{{cite news |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130823/entertainment-mollywood/article/best-both-worlds |title=The best of both worlds |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=23 August 2013 |accessdate=13 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413174329/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130823/entertainment-mollywood/article/best-both-worlds |archive-date=13 April 2014 |url-status=dead}} Since she could relate herself to the character, she used her own looks and costumes in the film.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Nyla-Usha-uses-her-own-costumes-/articleshow/27359804.cms |title=Nyla Usha uses her own costumes |newspaper=The Times of India |date=14 December 2013 |accessdate=13 April 2014}} Although she had a major role in Kunjananthante Kada she said that it was her role in Punyalan Agarbathis that fetched her recognition.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Punyalan-Agarbathis-fetched-me-recognition-Nyla-Usha/articleshow/29095264.cms |title=Punyalan Agarbathis fetched me recognition: Nyla Usha |newspaper=The Times of India |date=20 January 2014 |accessdate=13 April 2014}} She played the female lead in Aashiq Abu's 2014 crime film Gangster and Deepu Karunakaran's 2015 thriller Fireman.{{cite news |url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/meet-dubai-malayalee-actress-nyla-usha-1.1290178 |title=Meet Dubai Malayalee actress Nyla Usha |newspaper=Gulf News |date=13 February 2014 |accessdate=13 April 2014}}
=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,{{Cite news |date=1 April 2019 |title=എന്തിനാ അച്ഛാ അവർ ലാലേട്ടനെ അറസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്തത്? സങ്കടം സഹിക്കാനാവാതെ തിയേറ്ററിൽ പൊട്ടിക്കരഞ്ഞു കുഞ്ഞു ആരാധിക |work=B4blaze Malayalam |url=https://ml.b4blaze.com/why-they-arrested-mohanlal-in-lucifer-movie/}} and Joshiy-directed action drama Porinju Mariam Jose, in which she played Mariam, one of the three title characters.
Filmography
{{Pending films key}}
=Films=
=Television=
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! 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 |
| 2023–2024 | The Next Top Anchor | Judge | ManoramaMAX Mazhavil Manorama |
Awards
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Work ! Category ! Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.}} |
|---|
| style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|Masala Awards |
| 2012
| Best Radio Presenter | {{Won}} |date=10 August 2012|author=Lekha Menon}} |
| style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|Asiavision Awards |
| 2013
| Best Debut Actress | {{Won}} |
| style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|Flowers TV Awards |
| 2017
| Best Anchor | {{Won}} |
| style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|Ramu Karyat Awards |
| 2020
| Best Actress | {{Won}} |
| style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|Vanitha Film Awards |
| 2020
| Best Character Actress | {{Won}} | {{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/jul/23/joshys-porinju-mariam-jose-to-release-on-august-15-2007810.html|title=Joshy's 'Porinju Mariam Jose' to release on August 15|work=newindianexpress.com}} |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|id=5912310}}
- [https://archive.today/20130724155823/http://www.boxofficenoon.org/2013/07/nyla-ushas-next-with-jayasurya-punyalan.html Nyla Usha in Box Office Noon]
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Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Indian women radio presenters
Category:Indian radio presenters
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Indian television actresses
Category:Actresses from Thiruvananthapuram
Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Category:Actresses in Malayalam television