Parvathy Thiruvothu

Some Lesser Known Facts About Parvathi

• Parvathy Thiruvothu is an Indian actress known for her work in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam films. She is the co-founder of “Women in Cinema Collective,” an organization formed in May 2017 for the welfare of women workers in the Malayalam film industry.

• At a function held at St. Theresa’s College, Ernakulamshe in 2016, the actress revealed that she had been a victim of child abuse, eve-teasing, and stalking. She said,
  

  I have been a victim of child abuse and eve teasing. I have had encounters with online predators and stalkers. ^[2]Ritz Magazine

• During her struggling days, she was asked for sexual favors by people from the Malayalam film industry to get a role, but she denied it.

• In 2006, she made her acting debut as a supporting actor with the film “Out Of Syllabus,” but didn’t get much recognition. The same year, she appeared in the Malayalam film “Notebook” following which people started recognizing her.

  

• In 2007, Parvathy Thiruvothu made her Kannada debut as a leading actor in the film “Milana,” which did a 500-day run at the box office.

  

• For playing her role as Maari in her Tamil debut film “Poo” (2008), Parvathy had to learn the occupation of her character by visiting the firework factory.

• She rose to fame with her super-hit Malayalam film “Bangalore Days” (2014), in which she played the role of ‘RJ Sarah.’

  

• Earlier, she was a non-vegetarian, but after she met a photojournalist named Joan MacArthur in Finland during the making of her film “Ennu Ninte Moideen” (2015), she turned vegetarian. Not only this, she stopped consuming dairy or animal-based products and quit using leather products as well.

• In her Facebook post on 23 December 2015, she responded after being trolled and abused on social media for supporting casteism by using the surname “Menon”, which is a product of media misconception. In the Facebook post, she clarified that she never had a surname in any of her official documents except her birth certificate, which holds the name “Parvathy Thiruvothu Kottuvatta” (Thiruvothu Kottuvatta being the title of her maternal family house). She lost that surname due to some transfer certificate errors during her schooling. As a result of it, her 10th standard certificate, her driving license, her voter card, and her passport only holds the name “Parvathy.”

  

• Her film “Take Off” (2017) was screened at the International Film Festival of India and the International Film Festival of Kerala and did a 125-day run at the box office.

• After hosting the Tamil music show “Tamil Hits” on Kiran TV, Parvathy acted in the TV serial Pavithrabandham (2018).

• Parvathy Thiruvothu is known for raising her voice against the use of misogynistic language and showcasing masculine power in the film industry. In 2019, she pointed out the films like “Arjun Reddy” and “Kabir Singh” for showcasing masculine power, at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

• In 2019, she played the character of an acid attack survivor in the Malayalam film “Uyare.”

  

• Parvathy Thiruvothu is known for raising her voice against the use of misogynistic language and the showcasing of masculine power in the film industry. In 2019, she pointed out the films like “Arjun Reddy” and “Kabir Singh” for showcasing masculine power, at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

• In 2020, Parvathy Thiruvothu resigned from the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) to protest against Edavela Babu’s misogynic comment that he made about an actress in an interview. ^[3]The Hindu

• Parvathy Thiruvothu resigned from the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) in 2020 in an attempt to condemn Edavela Babu’s misogynic comment that he made about an actress in an interview.

• In 2022, she played the character of a pregnant woman in the English-language film “Wonder Women.”

• In an interview, Parvathy Thiruvothu said that after doing some films with Islamophobic content, she decided to abstain from such films in the future. ^[4]The Week

• She is well-versed in many languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, French, Malayalam, and English.

• Besides being a good actor, Parvathy Thiruvothu is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.