Parvathy Jayaram

Parvathy
Parvathy in 2010
Born	Ashwathy Kurup 4 April 1970 Kaviyoor, Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta, Kerala
Residence	Valasaravakkam, Tamil Nadu
Years active	1986 – 1993
Spouse(s)	Jayaram (1992–present)
Children	Kalidas Jayaram Malavika Jayaram
Parent(s)	Ramachandra Kurup, Padma Bhai

Ashwathy Kurup, better known by her stage name Parvathy, is an Indian film actress and classical dancer known for her roles in Malayalam films.^[1]

Parvathy was a popular actress in Malayalam film industry between 1986 and 1993. 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. Her notable works include Amrutham Gamaya, Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam, Thoovanathumbikal (1987), Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu (1989), Vadakkunokkiyantram, Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal, and Kireedam (1989).

Parvathy married Malayalam film actor Jayaram in 1992, who was her co-star in many films. After marriage, Parvathy effectively quit acting in films.^[2] 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 Bhai in Kaviyoor, Thiruvalla. Her father is from Champakulam, Alappuzha and mother is from Kaviyoor, Thiruvalla. She has an elder sister, Jyothi and a younger sister, Deepthi(deceased). She had her primary education at Devaswom Board Higher Secondary School,Thiruvalla. Her mother was a maths teacher at the same school she studied.^[3] She pusued Pre degree from NSS Hindu College, Changanacherry. This was where she was discovered by director Lenin Rajendran who cast her as the lead role in his film. This film 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.

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?"^[4]

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.^[5] Currently she resides at Valasaravakkam, Tamil Nadu with family.

Filmography

No	Year	Title	Role	Director
1	1986	Vivahitare Itihile	Manju	Balachandra Menon
2	1987	Amrutham Gamaya	Sreedevi	T. Hariharan
3	1987	Ezhuthappurangal	Seetha	Sibi Malayil
4	1987	Jaalakam	Latha	Harikumar
5	1987	Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam	Unnimaya	Bharathan
6	1987	Thoovanathumbikal	Radha	P. Padmarajan
7	1987	Thaniyavarthanam	Sreedharan's lover	Sibi Malayil
8	1988	Abkari	Sharadha	I. V. Sasi
9	1988	Aranyakam	Shailaja	T.Hariharan
10	1988	Dinarathrangal	Treesa	Joshi
11	1988	Vaishali	Shantha	Bharathan
12	1988	Witness	Indu.R.Nair	Viji Thampi
13	1988	1921	Aasiya	I. V. Sasi
14	1988	Aparan	Sindhu	P. Padmarajan
15	1988	Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu	Hajiyar's third wife	Sathyan Anthikkad
16	1988	Ashokante Aswathikuttikku	Aswathi	Vijayan Karott
17	1988	Mrithunjayam	Sabeena	Paul Babu
18	1988	Kudumbapuranam	Rama	Sathyan Anthikkad
19	1988	Sangham	Aswathy	Joshi
20	1988	Ulsavapittennu	Karthika	Bharath Gopi
21	1988	Oozham	Seetha
22	1989	Douthyam	Biji	Anil
23	1989	Adharvam	Usha	Dennis Joseph
24	1989	Artham	Geetha	Sathyan Anthikkad
25	1989	Jagratha	Aswathy	K. Madhu
26	1989	Carnival	Gouri	P. G. Vishwambharan
27	1989	Njangalude Kochu Doctor	Ayisha	Balachandra Menon
28	1989	Kireedam	Devi	Sibi Malayil
29	1989	Mudra	Sarala	Sibi Malayil
30	1989	Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal	Kunjulekshmi	Kamal
31	1989	Puthiya Karukkal	Sridevi	Thampi Kannanthanam
32	1989	Swagatham	Veni (Ammal)	Venu Nagavalli
33	1989	Utharam	Shyamala Menon	V. K. Pavithran
34	1989	Vadakku Nooki Yanthram	Shobha	Sreenivasan
35	1989	Vachanam		Lenin Rajendran
36	1989	Devadas	Parvathi	Cross Belt Mani
37	1989	Anagha	Nalini,Mini(double role)	PRS Babu
38	1989	Varnam	Revathy	Ashokan
39	1989	Pradeshika Varthakal	Mallika	Kamal
40	1989	Adhipan	Radhika	K. Madhu
41	1990	Akkare Akkare Akkare	Sethulakshmi	Priyadarshan
42	1990	Dr. Pasupathy	Ammukkutty	Shaji Kailas
43	1990	Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom	Beena	Balachandra Menon
44	1990	Maalayogam	Rema	Sibi Malayil
45	1990	Orukkam	Kausalya	K. Madhu
46	1990	Pavakkoothu	Sumithra	K. Sreekuttan
47	1990	Purappadu	Mallika	Jeasey
48	1990	Radha Madhavam	Ammu	Suresh Unnithan
49	1990	Saandhram	Indulekha	Ashokan -Thaha
50	1990	Subhayathra	Arundhati	Kamal
51	1990	Thalayanamanthram	Shailaja	Sathyan Anthikkad
52	1990	Vyooham	Tessy	Sangeeth Sivan
53	1991	Amina Tailors	Amina	Sajan
54	1991	Souhrudam	Sridevi	Shaji Kailas
5	1991	Abhayam	Lakshmi	Sivan
56	1991	Apoorvam Chilar	Annie
57	1992	Kunukkitta Kozhi	Indu	Thulasidas
58	1992	Soorya Gayathri	Sreelakshmi	Anil
59	1992	Kamaladalam	Seetha	Sibi Malayil
60	1992	Gowri		Sivaprasad
61	1992	Aardram
62	1992	Kizhakkan Pathrose	Molly	T. S. Suresh Babu
63	1992	Valayam	Seetha	Sibi Malayil
64	1993	Ghoshayaathra	Nazeema	G. S. Vijayan
65	1993	Oru Neenta Yathra	Parvathi

References

1. http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-148779
2. http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/regional/how-male-superstars-have-an-uninterrupted-run-wonders-parvathy-jayaram_126602.html
3. "Katha Ithuvare with Parvathy". Mazhavil Manorama. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
4. http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article337986.ece?service=print
5. http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article337986.ece?service=print

External links

• Parvathi at the Internet Movie Database