Biography

Nivin Pauly is considered as Superstar of Malayalam movies since the year 2015. He was considered as most promising young star when his performance was appreciated in his initial films released from 2012. In his childhood he had been major fan of actors Rajesh Khanna, M.G.Ramachandran, Kamal Hasan, Mamooty and Mohanlal. He appeared in local album named Olive in 2003 while studying in college.

He was introduced to the film world by Vineeth Sreenivasan through his directorial debut Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010). His portrayal of a hot headed youngster of a motley gang of 5 friends won him accolades and critical acclaim. The movie went onto to stay in theaters for more than 100 days. It wasn't a surprise that viewers would get to seem him soon. After a cameo appearance in Traffic (2011), another role similar to his first came through in the form of The Metro (2011).With his hit pair opposite Nazariya in album Yuuvh,then Neram, Om Shanti Oshana his popularity only increased. His versatility was appreciated by critics and audience alike in case of his performances in Premam, 1983 and Oru Vadakan Selfie.
- IMDb mini biography by: Rajeev Raghunath

Nivin Pauly was born in a Syro-Malabar Catholic Nasrani family in Aluva, Kerala, India. In his childhood he had been major fan of actors Rajesh Khanna, M.G.Ramachandran, Kamal Hasan, Mamooty and Mohanlal. He graduated from Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly. He appeared in local album named Olive in 2003 while studying in college. He served as a Software Enginner at Infosys, Bangalore from 2006 to 2008 before being introduced into the Malayalam film industry.

Nivin made his silver screen debut through the film Malarvadi Arts Club (2010) directed by Vineeth Srinivasan.His onscreen performances in his subsequent films made him to be considered as most promising young newcomer. He soon by 2015, became the most sought after young superstar in the Malayalam film industry owing to the big success of his movies at the box office including Neram, 1983, Om Shanthi Oshana, Bangalore Days, Oru Vadakkan Selfie, Premam, Action Hero Biju and Jacobinte Swargarajyam. In 2015, Nivin Pauly received the 45th Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performances in Bangalore Days and 1983.

Nivin is married to Rinna Joy since 2010. His wife is also from a Syrian Catholic Nasrani family in Kadavanthra and she had been his girlfriend since his college days. They have a son named Daveed.
- IMDb mini biography by: Mathen Payyappilly Palakkappilly