Parvathy Jayaram

Ashwathy Kurup (born 7 April 1970), better known by her stage name Parvathy and married name Parvathy Jayaram (Aswathi Jayaram) ,^[4][5][6] is a former Indian actress, costume designer and classical dancer, who appeared in Malayalam films.^[6]

Parvathy Jayaram
Parvathy Jayaram in 2010
Born	Ashwathy Kurup (1970-04-07) 7 April 1970 (age 52)^[1] Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
Years active	1986–1993
Spouse	Jayaram ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	Kalidas Jayaram (b.1993)^[2] Malavika Jayaram (b.1996)^[3]
Parents	Ramachandra Kurup Padma Bai

Parvathy was a popular actress in Malayalam cinema during the late-1980s and early-1990s. Her first film was directed by Lenin Rajendran, but was shelved and never released. She was introduced to the industry by actor-director Balachandra Menon through Vivahithare Ithile in 1986.^[7] Her notable works include Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam (1987), Thoovanathumbikal (1987), Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu (1988), Aparan (1988), Vadakkunokkiyantram (1989), 1921 (1988), Kireedam (1989), Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal (1989), Artham (1989), Utharam (1989), Jagratha (1989), Dr. Pasupathy (1990), Akkare Akkare Akkare (1990) Souhrudam (1991) and Kamaladalam (1992).

Parvathy married film actor Jayaram who was her co-star in many films on 7 September 1992 at Town Hall, Ernakulam. After marriage, Parvathy effectively quit acting in films by her own will.^[4][8] She now lives with her family in Chennai. She has two children, Kalidas Jayaram and Malavika Jayaram.

Personal life

Ashwathy Kurup was born as second among three children to Ramachandra Kurup and Padma Bai in Thiruvalla. Her father is from Champakulam, Alappuzha and her mother is from Kaviyoor, Thiruvalla.^{[citation needed]} She has an elder sister Jyothi and a younger sister Deepthi (deceased).^[9] She had her primary education at Devaswom Board Higher Secondary School, Thiruvalla. Her mother was a maths teacher at the same school she studied at.^[10] She pursued a Pre-degree from NSS Hindu College, Changanassery. This was where she was discovered by director Lenin Rajendran, who cast her as the lead in a film that was shelved and was never released. She then acted in her first movie Vivahitare Itihile (1986), directed by Balachandra Menon at the age of 16.^{[citation needed]}

Parvathy met her future husband Jayaram on the set of Aparan, at Udaya Studio in Alappuzha, in 1988. After her marriage on 7 September 1992, Parvathy stopped acting and later said that she has no regrets. "One spouse has to sacrifice their career, otherwise, it will be difficult to bring up the children properly. If there is a good salary earned by the husband, why should the wife work?"^[11][5]

The couple have two children, Kalidas Jayaram and Malavika. Kalidas Jayaram won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his work in the film Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003), in which he acted in along with his father, Jayaram.^[11] Currently, she resides at Valasaravakkam, Tamil Nadu with family.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Director	Notes
1986	Vivahitare Itihile	Manju	Balachandra Menon	Voiced by Bhagyalakshmi
1987	Amrutham Gamaya	Sreedevi	T. Hariharan
1987	Ezhuthappurangal	Seetha	Sibi Malayil
1987	Jaalakam	Latha	Harikumar
1987	Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam	Unnimaya	Bharathan
1987	Thoovanathumbikal	Radha	P. Padmarajan
1987	Thaniyavarthanam	Sreedharan's lover	Sibi Malayil	Cameo
1987	Oru Maymasa Pulariyil		V. R. Gopinath
1987	Mizhiyithalil Kanneerumayi	-	Prakash Kolleri
1988	Abkari	Sharadha	I. V. Sasi
1988	Aranyakam	Shailaja	T.Hariharan
1988	Dinarathrangal	Treesa	Joshi
1988	Vaishali	Shantha	Bharathan
1988	Witness	Indu.R.Nair	Viji Thampi
1988	1921	Aasiya	I. V. Sasi
1988	Aparan	Sindhu	P. Padmarajan
1988	Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu	Hajiyar's third wife	Sathyan Anthikkad	Cameo
1988	Ashokante Aswathikuttikku	Aswathi	Vijayan Karott
1988	Mrithunjayam	Sabeena	Paul Babu
1988	Kudumbapuranam	Rama	Sathyan Anthikkad
1988	Sangham	Aswathy	Joshi
1988	Ulsavapittennu	Karthika	Bharath Gopi
1988	Oozham	Seetha	Harikumar
1988	Poovukkul Boogambam	Santhi	Thiagarajan	Tamil movie
1989	Douthyam	Biji	Anil
1989	Adharvam	Usha	Dennis Joseph
1989	Artham	Geetha	Sathyan Anthikkad
1989	Jagratha	Aswathy	K. Madhu
1989	Carnival	Gouri	P. G. Vishwambharan
1989	Njangalude Kochu Doctor	Ayisha	Balachandra Menon
1989	Kireedam	Devi	Sibi Malayil
1989	Mudra	Sarala	Sibi Malayil
1989	Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal	Kunjulekshmi	Kamal
1989	Puthiya Karukkal	Sridevi	Thampi Kannanthanam
1989	Swagatham	Veni (Ammal)	Venu Nagavalli
1989	Utharam	Shyamala Menon	V. K. Pavithran
1989	Vadakku Nooki Yanthram	Shobha	Sreenivasan
1989	Vachanam		Lenin Rajendran
1989	Devadas	Parvathi	Cross Belt Mani
1989	Anagha	Nalini / Mini	PRS Babu	Double role
1989	Varnam	Revathy	Ashokan
1989	Pradeshika Varthakal	Mallika	Kamal
1989	Adhipan	Radhika	K. Madhu
1990	Akkare Akkare Akkare	Sethulakshmi	Priyadarshan
1990	Dr. Pasupathy	Ammukkutty	Shaji Kailas
1990	Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom	Beena	Balachandra Menon
1990	Maalayogam	Rema	Sibi Malayil
1990	Orukkam	Kausalya	K. Madhu
1990	Pavakkoothu	Sumithra	K. Sreekuttan
1990	Purappadu	Mallika	Jeasey
1990	Radha Madhavam	Ammu	Suresh Unnithan
1990	Saandhram	Indulekha	Ashokan -Thaha
1990	Subhayathra	Arundhati	Kamal
1990	Thalayanamanthram	Shailaja	Sathyan Anthikkad
1990	Vyooham	Tessy	Sangeeth Sivan
1990	Noottonnu Raavukal	Malati	Sasi Mohan
1991	Amina Tailors	Amina	Sajan
1991	Souhrudam	Sridevi	Shaji Kailas
1991	Abhayam	Lakshmi	Sivan
1991	Apoorvam Chilar	Annie	Kala Adoor
1992	Kunukkitta Kozhi	Indu	Thulasidas
1992	Soorya Gayathri	Sreelakshmi	Anil
1992	Kamaladalam	Seetha	Sibi Malayil
1992	Gowri		Sivaprasad
1992	Kizhakkan Pathrose	Molly	T. S. Suresh Babu
1992	Valayam	Seetha	Sibi Malayil
1992	Kavacham	Customs officer	K. Madhu
1992	Dhanurvedham		Alleppy Ranganath
1993	Ghoshayaathra	Nazeema	G. S. Vijayan
1993	Oru Neenda Yathra	Parvathi	Murali Nair
1993	Chenkol	Devi	Sibi Malayil	Archive footage from Kireedam
2020	Putham Pudhu Kaalai	Rajeev's wife (Photo presence)^[12]	Sudha Kongara	Tamil film; Segment : Ilamai Idho Idho

As costume designer

• 2005 – Finger Print
• 2005 – Sarkar Dada
• 2006 – Madhuchandralekha
• 2009 – My Big Father^[13]

Television

Year	Show	Role	Channel	Notes
2012	Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran	Contestant	Asianet	Reality show
90's	Kumilakal	Actress	DD Malayalam	TV Serial
90's	Mohangal	Actress	DD Malayalam	TV Serial

References

1. "Jayaram has the sweetest birthday wish for wifey Parvathy; check it out". The Times of India. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
2. "Kalidasan starts shooting on Jayaram's birthday". The Times of India. from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
3. Kumar, Pk Ajith (8 November 2019). "Malavika Jayaram, daughter of actors Jayaram and Parvathy, enters the fashion world". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
4. "How male superstars have an uninterrupted run, wonders Parvathy Jayaram". india.com. 20 January 2013. from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
5. "പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട പാര്‍വതി; ഞാന്‍ കലാഭവനിലെ മിമിക്രി ആര്‍ട്ടിസ്റ്റാണ്, പേര് ജയറാം". Mathrubhumi.com. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
6. മധു.കെ.മേനോന്‍. . Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
7. "Five famous actresses introduced by Balachandra Menon".
8. "From Parvathy to Nazriya, five Malayalam heroines who should make a comeback". The News Minute. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
9. "സിനിമയിൽ സജീവമാകും മുമ്പ് ദീപ്തി പോയി; സഹോദരിയുടെ ഓ‍ർമ്മകളുമായി പാർ‍വതി".
10. "Katha Ithuvare with Parvathy". Mazhavil Manorama. from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
11. "He is an instant story-maker: Parvathy". The New Indian Express. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
12. "Putham Pudhu Kaalai Movie Review: The Amazon Prime Anthology Film Brings Well-Acted Heartwarming Stories of Love, Bonding and Miracles! - Zee5 News". 15 October 2020.
13. "Parvathy". m3db.

External links

• Parvathy Jayaram at IMDb