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{{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 =
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| birth_name = Nyla Usha Gopakumar
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
| alma_mater = [[All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram|All Saints College Thiruvananthapuram]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Film actress|radio jockey|model|TV host}}
| years_active = 2004–present
| spouse =
| children =
| mother =
| father =
| relatives =
}}

'''Nyla Usha Gopakumar''' is an Indian actress, television host, and [[radio jockey]] from [[Thiruvananthapuram]], Kerala.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==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 continues to work as a [[radio jockey]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> She played Chithira, a woman who is going through an unhappy marriage.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Later that year she had her second release, ''[[Punyalan Agarbattis]]'', in which she played "a vibrant girl, similar to the real me".<ref>{{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}}</ref> Since she could relate herself to the character, she used her own looks and costumes in the film.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Although she had a major role in ''Kunjananthante Kada'' she said that it was her role in ''Punyalan Agarbathis'' that fetched her recognition.<ref>{{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}}</ref> She played the female lead in [[Aashiq Abu]]'s 2014 crime film ''[[Gangster (2014 film)|Gangster]]'' and Deepu Karunakaran's 2015 thriller ''[[Fireman (film)|Fireman]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

===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 (2019 Indian film)|Lucifer]]'', in which she played a TV channel executive, and [[Joshiy]]-directed action drama ''[[Porinju Mariam Jose]]'', in which she played Mariam, one of the three title characters.

== Filmography ==
{{Pending films key}}

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes!! Ref
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2013 || ''[[Kunjananthante Kada]]'' || Chithira || Debut film||<ref name="emirates247ref1">{{cite web |url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/mammotty-kavya-madhavan-bag-asiavision-awards-2013-11-05-1.526962 |title=Asiavision Radio Awards 2013 |publisher=emirates247.com |date=5 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060116/http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/mammotty-kavya-madhavan-bag-asiavision-awards-2013-11-05-1.526962 |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="emirates247ref2">{{cite web |url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/mammotty-kavya-madhavan-bag-asiavision-awards-2013-11-05-1.526962 |title=Mammotty, Kavya Madhavan bag Asiavision awards |first=VM |last=Sathish |accessdate=28 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060116/http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/mammotty-kavya-madhavan-bag-asiavision-awards-2013-11-05-1.526962 |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Punyalan Agarbattis]]'' || Anu || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/nyla-usha-is-the-heroine-in-punyalan-agarbattis-news-malayalam-nhilVWijadb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714083824/http://www.sify.com/movies/nyla-usha-is-the-heroine-in-punyalan-agarbattis-news-malayalam-nhilVWijadb.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2013 |title=Nyla Usha is the heroine in 'Punyalan Agarbattis'! |website=[[Sify]] |date=8 July 2013 |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Gangster (2014 film)|Gangster]]'' || Sana Ibrahim || || {{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2015 || ''[[Fireman (film)|Fireman]]'' || Sherin Thomas IPS || ||<ref>{{cite web|author=T |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=18422955&programId=1074209438&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=%40%40%40&tabId=3 |title=Movie Reviews |publisher=Manoramaonline.com |date=2015-02-19 |accessdate=2015-03-17}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Pathemari]]'' || Herself as RJ || rowspan="2" |Cameo appearance||<ref>{{cite news|author=Sanandakumar |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/a-fifty-year-old-phenomenon-explained-malayalee-migration-to-gulf-builds-the-new-kerala/articleshow/49201357.cms|title=A fifty year old phenomenon explained: Malayalee migration to Gulf builds the new Kerala|agency=[[The Economic Times]]|date=3 October 2015|access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Pretham]]'' || Maya ||<ref>{{citation |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Jayasurya-ropes-in-Shruti-Ramachandran-for-Pretham/articleshow/52416843.cms|last1=Somani|first1=Deepa|date=25 May 2016| work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=30 May 2016|title=Jayasurya ropes in Shruti Ramachandran for Pretham}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Diwanjimoola Grand Prix]]'' || Effymol || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=With Diwanjimoola Grand Prix, I felt joy of doing something new: Nyla Usha |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/jan/01/with-diwanjimoola-grand-prix-i-felt-joy-of-doing-something-new-nyla-usha-1741314.html |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=The New Indian Express|date=January 2018 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2019 || ''[[Lucifer (2019 Indian film)|Lucifer]]'' || Arundhathi Sajeev || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mohanlal's Lucifer trailer to be launched on March 22 |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/mar/13/mohanlals-lucifer-trailer-to-be-launched-on-march-22-10525.html |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=13 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Porinju Mariam Jose]]'' || Alappattu Mariyam Varghese || || <ref name="manoramaonline">{{Cite web |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/02/09/vanitha-film-awards-2020-winners-list-madhuri-jacqueline-kochi.html |title=Vanitha film awards 2020 |website=Malayala Manorama |date=11 February 2020 |access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2022 || ''[[Priyan Ottathilanu]]'' || Priscilla || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Priyan Ottathilanu Movie Review: Breezy drama with empathetic characters and ample humour |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2022/Jun/24/priyan-ottathilanu-movie-reviewbreezy-drama-with-empathetic-characters-and-ample-humour-32309.html |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=24 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Paappan]]'' || Nancy Abraham || ||<ref name="Onman 50c">{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/19/paapan-suresh-gopi-successful-50-theatre-run.html|title=Suresh Gopi's 'Paappan' enters Rs 50 crore club, continues run in 50 theatres|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|access-date=2022-08-19}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2023 || ''[[Kunjamminis Hospital]]'' || Riny Titus || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kunjamminis Hospital trailer is out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/jul/21/kunjamminishospital-trailer-is-out-45854.html |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=21 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[King of Kotha]]'' || Manju || ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-23 |title=Nyla Usha on 'King Of Kotha': Can't wait for the world to watch the world of Kotha |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/nyla-usha-on-king-of-kotha-cant-wait-for-the-world-to-watch-the-world-of-kotha/articleshow/102990096.cms |access-date=2023-11-25 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Antony (2023 film)|Antony]]'' || Maya
| ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-10 |title='Antony': First look of Joju George's film with Joshiy out |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/antony-first-look-of-joju-georges-film-with-joshiy-out/article67063578.ece |access-date=2023-11-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2025
| ''[[L2: Empuraan]]'' || Arundhathi Sanjeev || ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-02-12 |title=Mohanlal introduces Nyla Usha as Arundathi Sanjeev in L2: Empuraan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mohanlal-introduces-nyla-usha-as-arundathi-sanjeev-in-l2-empuraan/articleshow/118156143.cms |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-||{{Pending film|He & She}} ||TBA || {{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} ||
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Show !! Role !! Channel
|-
|2021||''Colors Food Trial''||Host||[[Colors TV]]
|-
|2020||''Snehathode Veetil Ninnu''||Host||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|-
| 2016–2017 || ''[[Minute To Win It (Indian game show)|Minute To Win It]]'' || Host || [[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|-
| 2016–2017 || ''Global Greetings'' || Host || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|-
|2023–2024||''The Next Top Anchor ''||Judge||[[ManoramaMAX]] <br> [[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Work
! Category
! Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.}}
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|'''[[Malayalam|Masala Awards]]'''
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Radio|Radio Presenter]]''
| Best Radio Presenter
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.masala.com/gallery/masala-awards-2012-winners-on-the-stage-36775|title=Masala! Awards 2012 winners on the stage
|date=10 August 2012|author=Lekha Menon}}</ref>
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|'''[[Asiavision Awards]]'''
|-
|2013
| ''[[Kunjananthante Kada]]''
| Best Debut Actress
| {{Won}}
|<ref name="emirates247ref1" /><ref name="emirates247ref2" />
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|'''[[Flowers TV|Flowers TV Awards]]'''
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Minute to Win It (Indian game show)|Minute to Win It]]''
| Best Anchor
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vinodadarshan.com/2017/03/winners-of-flowers-tv-awards-2017.html|title=Winners of Flower TV Awards 2017: Complete list|author=Vinodarshan|date=17 March 2017}}</ref>
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|'''[[Malayalam|Ramu Karyat Awards]]'''
|-
|2020
|''[[Porinju Mariam Jose]]''
| Best Actress
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/mammootty-saniya-iyappan-anu-sithara-nyla-usha-unni-mukundan-bibin-george-receives-ramu-kariat-awards-2020/articleshow/73656559.cms|title=മികച്ച നടന്‍ മമ്മൂട്ടി, നടി നൈല ഉഷ; രാമു കാര്യാട്ട് പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങള്‍|date=27 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|'''[[Vanitha Film Awards]]'''
|-
|2020
|''[[Porinju Mariam Jose]]''
| Best Character Actress
| {{Won}}
| <ref name="manoramaonline" /><ref>{{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}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== 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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