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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1988)}}
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| birth_name        = Archana Jose Kavi
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| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1990|01|04|df=yes}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1990|01|04}}
| nationality        = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| birth_place        = [[New Delhi]], India
| birth_place        = [[New Delhi]], India
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| years_active      = 2009 – 2016
| years_active      = 2009–2016; <br>2025–2026
| spouse            = [[Abhish Mathew]] (2016–2021)
| spouse            = {{Marriage|[[Abish Mathew]]|2015|2021|end=div}} {{Marriage|Rick Varghese|2025}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Actor|YouTuber}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Actor|YouTuber}}
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'''Archana Jose Kavi''' (born 4 January 1990) is an Indian film actress, YouTuber and a television host.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13877935&programId=7940954&channelId=-1073751665&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=8 |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203035953/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13877935&programId=7940954&channelId=-1073751665&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=8 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She made her acting debut in film ''[[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathaamara]]'' (2009) scripted by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] and directed by [[Lal Jose]].<ref>{{cite web |author=johnsonrichards |url=http://www.cochinsquare.com/archana-kavii-am-blessed/ |title=Archana Kavi:"I AM BLESSED" &#124; Kochi Cochin News |publisher=Cochinsquare.com |date=25 June 2012 |access-date=12 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212001800/http://www.cochinsquare.com/archana-kavii-am-blessed/ |archive-date=12 December 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/going-native/article54576.ece |location=Chennai, India |title=Going native |access-date=10 June 2013 |work=The Hindu |date=25 November 2009}}</ref>
'''Archana Jose Kavi''' (born 4 January 1990) is an Indian actress, YouTuber and a television host.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13877935&programId=7940954&channelId=-1073751665&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=8 |title=Manorama Online &#124; Lifestyle &#124; Models & Celebrities &#124; |access-date=28 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203035953/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13877935&programId=7940954&channelId=-1073751665&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=8 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She made her acting debut in film ''[[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathaamara]]'' (2009) scripted by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] and directed by [[Lal Jose]].<ref>{{cite web |author=johnsonrichards |url=http://www.cochinsquare.com/archana-kavii-am-blessed/ |title=Archana Kavi:"I AM BLESSED" &#124; Kochi Cochin News |publisher=Cochinsquare.com |date=25 June 2012 |access-date=12 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212001800/http://www.cochinsquare.com/archana-kavii-am-blessed/ |archive-date=12 December 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/going-native/article54576.ece |location=Chennai, India |title=Going native |access-date=10 June 2013 |work=The Hindu |date=25 November 2009}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Archana was born in [[New Delhi]] to Jose Kaviyil, a senior journalist, and Rosamma. Jose Kaviyil's family is from Kannur District in [[Kerala]].<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite news|last=Sebastian |first=Shevlin |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article149313.ece |title=Archana acting like a 'naadan' girl |newspaper=The New Indian Express |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> She has an elder brother named Ashish Kavi.<ref>{{cite web|title=നടി അര്‍ച്ചന കവിയുടെ വിവാഹ നിശ്ചയം കഴിഞ്ഞു|url=http://malayalam.filmibeat.com/news/archana-kavi-abish-mathew-gets-engaged-025699.html|access-date=2 November 2015}}</ref> She was raised in Delhi and studied at [[St. Xavier's School, Delhi]].<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> In 2006, Archana moved to [[Ramapuram, Kottayam|Ramapuram]] in [[Kerala]] for a [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] course at the Mar Augusthinose College.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> She stated that she came from a "typical [[Malayali]] middle-class family and acting was never considered a profession by us".<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/i-don-t-set-expectations-from-film-archana-kavi-news-national-mkiskgfdfbj.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924173028/http://www.sify.com/movies/i-don-t-set-expectations-from-film-archana-kavi-news-national-mkiskgfdfbj.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |title=I don't set expectations from film: Archana Kavi |publisher=Sify.com |date=8 October 2012 |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> She said that she wanted to be a journalist initially since her father was one and later wanted to be an [[Radio jockey|RJ]] but that people discouraged her.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|author=Asha Prakash, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-22/news-interviews/29914593_1_tribal-girl-muslim-girl-kaithapram |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412064940/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-22/news-interviews/29914593_1_tribal-girl-muslim-girl-kaithapram |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 April 2012 |title=Archana Kavi Turns Tribal|date=22 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
Archana was born on 4 January 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archana Kavi {{!}} Actress, Writer, Director |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3896678/ |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CYTvZmUvqZU/?hl=en |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> in [[New Delhi]] to Jose Kaviyil, a senior journalist, and Rosamma. Jose Kaviyil's family is from [[Kudianmala|Kudiyanmala]] in Kannur district, [[Kerala]].<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite news|last=Sebastian |first=Shevlin |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article149313.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023133742/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article149313.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2013 |title=Archana acting like a 'naadan' girl |newspaper=The New Indian Express |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> She was raised in Delhi and studied at [[St. Xavier's School, Delhi]].<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> In 2006, Archana moved to [[Ramapuram, Kottayam|Ramapuram]] in [[Kerala]] for a [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] course at the Mar Augusthinose College.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> She stated that she came from a "typical [[Malayali]] middle-class family and acting was never considered a profession by us".<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/i-don-t-set-expectations-from-film-archana-kavi-news-national-mkiskgfdfbj.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924173028/http://www.sify.com/movies/i-don-t-set-expectations-from-film-archana-kavi-news-national-mkiskgfdfbj.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |title=I don't set expectations from film: Archana Kavi |website=[[Sify]] |date=8 October 2012 |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> She said that she wanted to be a journalist initially since her father was one and later wanted to be an [[Radio jockey|RJ]] but that people discouraged her.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|author=Asha Prakash, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-22/news-interviews/29914593_1_tribal-girl-muslim-girl-kaithapram |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412064940/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-22/news-interviews/29914593_1_tribal-girl-muslim-girl-kaithapram |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 April 2012 |title=Archana Kavi Turns Tribal|date=22 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>


Archana applied for an [[internship]] at the television channel [[Yes Indiavision]] and assisted in the production of certain programmes. After a year, she anchored the show ''Bloody Love'' on the same channel,<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news|author=Athira M. |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/television-beckons/article4244682.ece |title=Television beckons |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 December 2012 |access-date=14 October 2013 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> while she was spotted by director [[Lal Jose]], who offered her the lead female role in his film in March 2009.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite news|author=Sreedhar Pillai, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-10/news-interviews/28281931_1_tamil-film-characters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104021429/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-10/news-interviews/28281931_1_tamil-film-characters |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |title=Archana Kavi gets bold|date=10 July 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
Archana applied for an [[internship]] at the television channel [[Yes Indiavision]] and assisted in the production of certain programmes. After a year, she anchored the show ''Bloody Love'' on the same channel,<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news|author=Athira M. |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/television-beckons/article4244682.ece |title=Television beckons |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 December 2012 |access-date=14 October 2013 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> while she was spotted by director [[Lal Jose]], who offered her the lead female role in his film in March 2009.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite news|author=Sreedhar Pillai, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-10/news-interviews/28281931_1_tamil-film-characters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104021429/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-10/news-interviews/28281931_1_tamil-film-characters |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |title=Archana Kavi gets bold|date=10 July 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
She made her cinematic debut in 2009 with the highly successful ''[[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathaamara]]'', portraying the role of Kunjimalu, a maid in an old Nair Tharavadu (ancestral home) who falls for the young master of the house.<ref name="indiatimes2"/> Director Lal Jose said that "Archana has an in-born talent".<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> Her role won critical accolades. In her next venture titled ''[[Mummy & Me]]'', which narrated the tale of the tumultuous relationship between a modern-day teenager and her mother, she played the lead role of a rebellious teenager named Jewel.<ref name="hindu2">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/05/21/stories/2010052150910100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526050513/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/05/21/stories/2010052150910100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 May 2010 |title=Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram : Goodbye and hello |date=21 May 2010 |access-date=14 October 2013 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Archana stated the character Jewel was "so very like the real me".<ref name="hindu2"/> But her following release ''[[Best of Luck]]'' where she reunited with her ''Neelathamara'' co-stars Kailash and [[Rima Kallingal]], failed to make an impact at the box office. She made her Tamil debut in the period film ''[[Aravaan]]''<ref>{{cite news|author=Ammu Zachariah, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-15/news-interviews/30519574_1_archana-kavi-k-town-neelathamara |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016085706/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-15/news-interviews/30519574_1_archana-kavi-k-town-neelathamara |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=I'm here to stay: Archana Kavi|date=15 December 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> in which she played a tribal character named Chimby.<ref name="indiatimes1"/>
She made her cinematic debut in 2009 with the highly successful ''[[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathaamara]]'', portraying the role of Kunjimalu, a maid in an old Nair Tharavadu (ancestral home) who falls for the young master of the house.<ref name="indiatimes2"/> Director Lal Jose said that "Archana has an in-born talent".<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> Her role won critical accolades. In her next venture titled ''[[Mummy & Me]]'', which narrated the tale of the tumultuous relationship between a modern-day teenager and her mother, she played the lead role of a teenager named Jewel.<ref name="hindu2">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/05/21/stories/2010052150910100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526050513/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/05/21/stories/2010052150910100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 May 2010 |title=Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram : Goodbye and hello |date=21 May 2010 |access-date=14 October 2013 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Archana stated the character Jewel was "so very like the real me".<ref name="hindu2"/> But her following release ''[[Best of Luck (2010 film)|Best of Luck]]'' where she reunited with her ''Neelathamara'' co-stars Kailash and [[Rima Kallingal]], failed to make an impact at the box office. She made her Tamil debut in the period film ''[[Aravaan]]''<ref>{{cite news|author=Ammu Zachariah, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-15/news-interviews/30519574_1_archana-kavi-k-town-neelathamara |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016085706/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-15/news-interviews/30519574_1_archana-kavi-k-town-neelathamara |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=I'm here to stay: Archana Kavi|date=15 December 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> in which she played a tribal character named Chimby.<ref name="indiatimes1"/>


In 2013 she also made her Telugu debut in ''[[Backbench Student]]''. Archana stated that she played "a college girl caught in a sweet love tale" in the film.<ref>{{cite news|author=Parvathy S Nayar, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-19/news-and-interviews/34556696_1_actress-archana-kavi-aravaan-lal-jose-s-neelathamara |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083740/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-19/news-and-interviews/34556696_1_actress-archana-kavi-aravaan-lal-jose-s-neelathamara |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=Mollywood actress Archana heads to Tollywood|date=19 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> She acted as the lead in ''[[Abhiyum Njanum]]'', in which she played a modern girl from Mumbai, who comes to Kerala in search of her fiancé.<ref>{{cite news|author=Manu Vipin, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-25/news-interviews/31100089_1_archana-kavi-sport-traces |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101125821/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-25/news-interviews/31100089_1_archana-kavi-sport-traces |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 November 2012 |title=It's boring to sport the same looks every day: Archana Kavi|date=25 February 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> In ''[[Honey Bee (film)|Honey Bee]]'' she played a naïve Anglo-Indian girl Sara.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130607/entertainment-mollywood/article/archana-back-business |title=Archana is back in business |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=7 June 2013 |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> She played a supporting role as the hero Karthik's best friend in ''[[Pattam Pole]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Vijay George |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/romance-and-after/article5048576.ece |title=Romance and after |newspaper=The Hindu |date=22 August 2013 |access-date=14 October 2013 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Her next films ''[[Bangles (film)|Bangles]]'' in which she played a junior artiste,<ref>{{cite news|author=Manu Vipin, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-28/news-and-interviews/32442395_1_suvid-junior-artiste-bangles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016080101/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-28/news-and-interviews/32442395_1_suvid-junior-artiste-bangles |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=Archana Kavi plays a junior artiste|date=28 June 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> and ''[[Nadodimannan]]'' in which she played a doctor,<ref>{{cite news|author=Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-02/news-interviews/30467252_1_dileep-ananya-political-satire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083521/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-02/news-interviews/30467252_1_dileep-ananya-political-satire |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=Three heroines opposite Dileep!|date=2 December 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> both released on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001002215628/http://sify.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2000-10-02|title=Sify|website=www.sify.com}}</ref>
In 2013 she also made her Telugu debut in ''[[Backbench Student]]''. Archana stated that she played "a college girl caught in a sweet love tale" in the film.<ref>{{cite news|author=Parvathy S Nayar, TNN |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Mollywood-actress-Archana-heads-to-Tollywood/articleshow/16863556.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083740/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-19/news-and-interviews/34556696_1_actress-archana-kavi-aravaan-lal-jose-s-neelathamara |url-status=live |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=Mollywood actress Archana heads to Tollywood|date=19 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> She acted as the lead in ''[[Abhiyum Njanum]]'', in which she played a modern girl from Mumbai, who comes to Kerala in search of her fiancé.<ref>{{cite news|author=Manu Vipin, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-25/news-interviews/31100089_1_archana-kavi-sport-traces |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101125821/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-25/news-interviews/31100089_1_archana-kavi-sport-traces |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 November 2012 |title=It's boring to sport the same looks every day: Archana Kavi|date=25 February 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> In ''[[Honey Bee (2013 film)|Honey Bee]]'' she played a naïve Anglo-Indian girl Sara.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130607/entertainment-mollywood/article/archana-back-business |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173631/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130607/entertainment-mollywood/article/archana-back-business |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 October 2013 |title=Archana is back in business |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=7 June 2013 |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> She played a supporting role as the hero Karthik's best friend in ''[[Pattam Pole]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Vijay George |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/romance-and-after/article5048576.ece |title=Romance and after |newspaper=The Hindu |date=22 August 2013 |access-date=14 October 2013 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Her next films ''[[Bangles (film)|Bangles]]'' in which she played a junior artiste,<ref>{{cite news|author=Manu Vipin, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-28/news-and-interviews/32442395_1_suvid-junior-artiste-bangles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016080101/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-28/news-and-interviews/32442395_1_suvid-junior-artiste-bangles |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=Archana Kavi plays a junior artiste|date=28 June 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> and ''[[Nadodimannan]]'' in which she played a doctor,<ref>{{cite news|author=Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-02/news-interviews/30467252_1_dileep-ananya-political-satire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083521/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-02/news-interviews/30467252_1_dileep-ananya-political-satire |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=Three heroines opposite Dileep!|date=2 December 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> both released on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001002215628/http://sify.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2000-10-02|title=Sify|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>


She has signed her second Tamil film ''Gnana Kirukkan''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/archana-kavi-is-back-in-kwood-news-malayalam-mi4nkgjdjda.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901025728/http://www.sify.com/movies/archana-kavi-is-back-in-kwood-news-malayalam-mi4nkgjdjda.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 September 2012 |title=Archana Kavi is back in K'wood |publisher=Sify.com |date=30 August 2012 |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> She is shooting for ''Day-Night'' opposite Maqbool Salmaan.<ref>{{cite news|author=TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-05/news-and-interviews/41092162_1_love-story-busy-bee-bank-employee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016084301/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-05/news-and-interviews/41092162_1_love-story-busy-bee-bank-employee |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=Maqbool Salmaan's next is a love story|date=5 August 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> She has acted as a Muslim girl in the film ''[[Mazhavillinattam Vare]]'', which is [[Kaithapram]]'s directorial debut.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> She will also be seen in Nemam Pushparaj's upcoming film ''Kukkiliyar'', in which she plays Manoj K Jayan's daughter who plays a 75-year-old.<ref>{{cite news|author=Asha Prakash, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-03/news-and-interviews/33549197_1_archana-kavi-kukkiliyar-manoj-k-jayan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423141206/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-03/news-and-interviews/33549197_1_archana-kavi-kukkiliyar-manoj-k-jayan |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 April 2013 |title=Archana in Pushparaj's next|date=3 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> Archana also shot for a Hindi film ''Saroja'', an offbeat film directed by Anjali Shukla, playing the role of a commercial sex worker.<ref>{{cite news|author=K. R. Manigandan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/shot-cuts/article3332412.ece |title=Shot Cuts |newspaper=The Hindu |date=19 April 2012 |access-date=14 October 2013 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Manu Vipin, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-01/news-interviews/31113479_1_archana-kavi-roles-urumi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083409/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-01/news-interviews/31113479_1_archana-kavi-roles-urumi |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=Archana Kavi to do a Chameli|date=1 March 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
She has signed her second Tamil film ''Gnana Kirukkan''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/archana-kavi-is-back-in-kwood-news-malayalam-mi4nkgjdjda.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901025728/http://www.sify.com/movies/archana-kavi-is-back-in-kwood-news-malayalam-mi4nkgjdjda.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 September 2012 |title=Archana Kavi is back in K'wood |website=[[Sify]] |date=30 August 2012 |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> She is shooting for ''Day-Night'' opposite Maqbool Salmaan.<ref>{{cite news|author=TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-05/news-and-interviews/41092162_1_love-story-busy-bee-bank-employee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016084301/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-05/news-and-interviews/41092162_1_love-story-busy-bee-bank-employee |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=Maqbool Salmaan's next is a love story|date=5 August 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> She has acted as a Muslim girl in the film ''[[Mazhavillinattam Vare]]'', which is [[Kaithapram]]'s directorial debut.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> She will also be seen in Nemam Pushparaj's upcoming film ''Kukkiliyar'', in which she plays Manoj K Jayan's daughter who plays a 75-year-old.<ref>{{cite news|author=Asha Prakash, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-03/news-and-interviews/33549197_1_archana-kavi-kukkiliyar-manoj-k-jayan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423141206/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-03/news-and-interviews/33549197_1_archana-kavi-kukkiliyar-manoj-k-jayan |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 April 2013 |title=Archana in Pushparaj's next|date=3 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref> Archana also shot for a Hindi film ''Saroja'', an offbeat film directed by Anjali Shukla, playing the role of a commercial sex worker.<ref>{{cite news|author=K. R. Manigandan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/shot-cuts/article3332412.ece |title=Shot Cuts |newspaper=The Hindu |date=19 April 2012 |access-date=14 October 2013 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Manu Vipin, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-01/news-interviews/31113479_1_archana-kavi-roles-urumi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083409/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-01/news-interviews/31113479_1_archana-kavi-roles-urumi |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=Archana Kavi to do a Chameli|date=1 March 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>


She anchored ''Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum'', a reality show for television actors on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]].<ref name="thehindu1"/> She maintains a [[Twitter]] account. In 2010 she was only one of two Malayalam actresses maintaining an active Twitter account.<ref>{{cite news|author=Special Correspondent |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/actor-archana-kavi-to-attend-twestival/article304049.ece |title=Actor Archana Kavi to attend Twestival |newspaper=The Hindu |date=25 March 2010 |access-date=14 October 2013 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> In 2021, she moved to direction with a web series titled Pandaraparambil House at 801.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|date=2021-01-11|title=Mollywood actor Archana Kavi turns director with a web series|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/mollywood-actor-archana-kavi-turns-director-with-a-web-series/article33549812.ece|access-date=2021-03-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
She anchored ''Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum'', a reality show for television actors on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]].<ref name="thehindu1"/> She maintains a [[Twitter]] account. In 2010 she was only one of two Malayalam actresses maintaining an active Twitter account.<ref>{{cite news|author=Special Correspondent |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/actor-archana-kavi-to-attend-twestival/article304049.ece |title=Actor Archana Kavi to attend Twestival |newspaper=The Hindu |date=25 March 2010 |access-date=14 October 2013 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> In 2021, she moved to direction with a web series titled Pandaraparambil House at 801.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|date=2021-01-11|title=Mollywood actor Archana Kavi turns director with a web series|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/mollywood-actor-archana-kavi-turns-director-with-a-web-series/article33549812.ece|access-date=2021-03-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


Archana also owns a boutique named 'Chaaya' in [[Kochi]], Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.keralakaumudi.com/news.php?nid=15fdc80bcd4e01a4bbe42e308ab1ff29 |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114081942/http://news.keralakaumudi.com/news.php?nid=15fdc80bcd4e01a4bbe42e308ab1ff29 |archive-date=14 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Archana also owns a boutique named 'Chaaya' in [[Kochi]], Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.keralakaumudi.com/news.php?nid=15fdc80bcd4e01a4bbe42e308ab1ff29 |title=അർച്ചന കവി 'സുഖമായിരിക്കട്ടെ' |access-date=14 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114081942/http://news.keralakaumudi.com/news.php?nid=15fdc80bcd4e01a4bbe42e308ab1ff29 |archive-date=14 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==


Archana Kavi was engaged to standup comedian [[Abish Mathew]] on 31 October 2015. They were married on 23 January 2016 in [[Vallarpadam Church]], Kerala<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/archana-kavi-to-marry-abhish-mathew.html|title=Archana Kavi to marry stand-up comedian Abish Mathew &#124; Archana Kavi to marry Abish Mathew}}</ref>
Archana Kavi was engaged to standup comedian [[Abish Mathew]] on 31 October 2015. They were married on 23 January 2016 in [[Vallarpadam Church]], Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/archana-kavi-to-marry-abhish-mathew.html|title=Archana Kavi to marry stand-up comedian Abish Mathew &#124; Archana Kavi to marry Abish Mathew}}</ref>
The marriage function was attended by [[Rima Kallingal]], [[Aashiq Abu]] and Abish's friends from Delhi and comedians like [[Kenny Sebastian]], [[Kaneez Surka]], [[Rohan Joshi]] and [[Kanan Gill]].
The marriage function was attended by [[Rima Kallingal]], [[Aashiq Abu]] and Abish's friends from Delhi and comedians like [[Kenny Sebastian]], [[Kaneez Surka]], [[Rohan Joshi]] and [[Kanan Gill]].
Now as on 2021 they have filed for divorce.
In 2021, the couple filed for divorce.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archana Kavi opens up about her fight with depression and her divorce|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2021/11/08/archana-kavi-opens-up-about-her-fight-with-depression-and-life.html|access-date=2021-12-23|website=OnManorama}}</ref>
 
Archana married Rick Varghese in October 2025. The two met on a dating app and decided to take their relationship to the next level.<ref>{{Cite web |title='We met through a dating app'. Archana Kavi spills the beans on her relationship with Rick |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/10/18/archana-kavi-wedding-rick-varghese-marriage-story.html |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=‘We met through a dating app’. Archana Kavi spills the beans on her relationship with Rick |language=en}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathaamara]]'' || Kunjimalu || rowspan="5"| [[Malayalam]] || Debut film
| 2009 || ''[[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathaamara]]'' || Kunjimalu || rowspan="5" | [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010 || ''[[Mummy & Me]]'' || Jewel ||
| rowspan="2" |2010 || ''[[Mummy & Me]]'' || Jewel ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Best of Luck]]'' || Neethu ||
| ''[[Best of Luck (2010 film)|Best of Luck]]'' || Neethu ||
|-
|-
|2011 || ''[[Salt N' Pepper]]'' || Pooja Nair || rowspan="2"| Cameo appearance
|2011 || ''[[Salt N' Pepper]]'' || Pooja Nair || rowspan="2" | Cameo appearance
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|2012 || ''[[Spanish Masala]]'' || Lillykkutty
| rowspan="3" |2012 || ''[[Spanish Masala]]'' || Lillykkutty
|-
|-
| ''[[Aravaan]]'' || Chimitti || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
| ''[[Aravaan]]'' || Chimitti || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
|-
|''[[Mazhavillinattam Vare]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1152535.ece|title=Bowled over by cinema|author=P. K. Ajith Kumar|date=4 February 2004|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=5 February 2011|location=Chennai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023095201/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1152535.ece|archive-date=23 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> || Rabiya || Malayalam ||  
|''[[Mazhavillinattam Vare]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1152535.ece|title=Bowled over by cinema|author=P. K. Ajith Kumar|date=4 February 2004|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=5 February 2011|location=Chennai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023095201/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1152535.ece|archive-date=23 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> || Rabiya || Malayalam ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="6"|2013 || ''[[Backbench Student]]'' || Priyanka || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
| rowspan="6" |2013 || ''[[Backbench Student]]'' || Priyanka || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Abhiyum Njanum]]'' || Abirami || rowspan="8"| Malayalam ||
| ''[[Abhiyum Njanum]]'' || Abirami || rowspan="8" | Malayalam ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Honey Bee (film)|Honey Bee]]'' || Sara ||
| ''[[Honey Bee (2013 film)|Honey Bee]]'' || Sara ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Pattam Pole]]'' || Sherin ||
| ''[[Pattam Pole]]'' || Sherin ||
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| ''[[Nadodimannan]]'' || Aathira ||
| ''[[Nadodimannan]]'' || Aathira ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="4"|2014 || ''[[To Noora with Love]]'' || Sreeparvathi ||
| rowspan="4" |2014 || ''[[To Noora with Love]]'' || Sreeparvathi ||
|-
|-
| ''Day Night Game'' || Abhirami ||
| ''Day Night Game'' || Abhirami ||
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| ''[[Gnana Kirukkan]]'' || Sumathi || Tamil ||
| ''[[Gnana Kirukkan]]'' || Sumathi || Tamil ||
|-
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| rowspan="2"|2015 || ''Sughamaayirikkatte'' || Ramla || rowspan="11"| Malayalam ||
| rowspan="2" |2015 || ''Sughamaayirikkatte'' || Ramla || rowspan="4" | Malayalam ||
|-
| ''Kukkiliyar'' || Sarayu ||  
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Dooram]]'' || Rasiya ||
| ''Kukkiliyar'' || Sarayu ||
|-
|-
| ''Once Upon A Time There Was A Kallan'' || ||  
|2016 || ''[[Dooram]]'' || Rasiya ||
|-
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Identity (2025 film)|Identity]]'' || Dr. Devika Shankar ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-09-16 |title=First look of Tovino Thomas-starrer Identity out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Sep/16/first-look-of-tovino-thomas-starrer-identity-out |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Other works==
==Other works==
; Television
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Program !! Role !! Channel!! Notes
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2008||''Bloody Love''||Host||[[Yes Indiavision]]||
|rowspan=2|2008||''Bloody Love''||Host||
|-
|-
|''Himamazhayil''||Archana||-||Music album
|''Himamazhayil''||Archana||Music Album
|-
|-
|2010|| ''Ente Priya Ganangal'' ||Presenter||[[Surya TV]]||
|2010|| ''Ente Priya Ganangal'' ||Host||
|-
|-
|2013|| ''Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum'' ||Host||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Reality show
|2013|| ''Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum'' ||Host||Reality Show
|-
|-
|2016||''Talk With Archie''||Host||[[YouTube]]||rowspan=2|Vlog
 
|2022–2023||''[[Rani Raja]]''||Anamika/Aami||TV series on Mazhavil Manorama <br>Replaced by [[Mridula Vijay]]
|}
;Web series
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|-
|2016-2017||''Travel''||Host||[[YouTube]]
|2016||''Talk With Archie''||Host|| rowspan="2" |Vlog
|-
|2017||''Toofan Mail''||Ammu
|[[YouTube]]||Web series
|-
|2018||''Big Talks''||Host||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet Social media]]||web series
|-
|2019||''Meenaviyal''|||Amrita ||[[YouTube]]||Web series
|-
|2020||''Bae Control''||Vedhika||[[YouTube]]||Web series
|-
|rowspan=2|2020–present||''Talk With Archie Season 2''||Host||[[YouTube]]||rowspan=2|Vlog
|-
|''Zoomling Talks /  QnA''||Host||[[YouTube]]
|-
|2021–present||''Pandaraparambil House''||Director/Producer||[[Mazhavil Manorama|Manorama Max]]||Web series
|}
 
== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
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! Award
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| rowspan="4" | 2009
|2017||''Toofan Mail''||Ammu||Web Series<br>Writer also
| [[Asianet Film Awards]]
| rowspan="4" | Best New Face (Female)
| rowspan="4" | ''[[Neelathamara (2009 film)|Neelathamara]]''
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| Jai Hind Award
|2018||''Big Talks''||Host||Web Series
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| Surya Film Award
|2019||''Meenaviyal''|||Amrita ||Web Series
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| [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Film Critics Award]]
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| rowspan="4" | 2011
|2020||''Bae Control''||Vedhika||Web Series
| [[Asianet Film Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | Best Star Pair<br /><small>(with [[Kunchako Boban]])</small><br />
| rowspan="4" | ''Mummy & Me''
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| [[Vanitha Film Awards]]
|rowspan=2|2020–2022||''Talk With Archie Season 2''||Host|| rowspan="2" |Vlog
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| Kairali Awards
|''Zoomling Talks /  QnA''||Host
| Popular Actress
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| [[Filmfare Awards]]
|2021–2022||''Pandaraparambil House''||Director/Producer||Web Series
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress – Malayalam]]
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|2023–present
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Latest revision as of 11:17, 6 February 2026


Archana Kavi
Archana in 2010
Born
Archana Jose Kavi

(1990-01-04) January 4, 1990 (age 36)
New Delhi, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • YouTuber
Years active2009–2016;
2025–2026
Spouse(s)
​
(
m. 2015; div. 2021)
Rick Varghese
(
m. 2025)

Archana Jose Kavi (born 4 January 1990) is an Indian actress, YouTuber and a television host.[1] She made her acting debut in film Neelathaamara (2009) scripted by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Lal Jose.[2][3]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Archana was born on 4 January 1990[4][5] in New Delhi to Jose Kaviyil, a senior journalist, and Rosamma. Jose Kaviyil's family is from Kudiyanmala in Kannur district, Kerala.[6] She was raised in Delhi and studied at St. Xavier's School, Delhi.[6] In 2006, Archana moved to Ramapuram in Kerala for a Bachelor of Business Administration course at the Mar Augusthinose College.[6] She stated that she came from a "typical Malayali middle-class family and acting was never considered a profession by us".[7] She said that she wanted to be a journalist initially since her father was one and later wanted to be an RJ but that people discouraged her.[8]

Archana applied for an internship at the television channel Yes Indiavision and assisted in the production of certain programmes. After a year, she anchored the show Bloody Love on the same channel,[9] while she was spotted by director Lal Jose, who offered her the lead female role in his film in March 2009.[6][7][10]

Career[edit | edit source]

She made her cinematic debut in 2009 with the highly successful Neelathaamara, portraying the role of Kunjimalu, a maid in an old Nair Tharavadu (ancestral home) who falls for the young master of the house.[10] Director Lal Jose said that "Archana has an in-born talent".[6] Her role won critical accolades. In her next venture titled Mummy & Me, which narrated the tale of the tumultuous relationship between a modern-day teenager and her mother, she played the lead role of a teenager named Jewel.[11] Archana stated the character Jewel was "so very like the real me".[11] But her following release Best of Luck where she reunited with her Neelathamara co-stars Kailash and Rima Kallingal, failed to make an impact at the box office. She made her Tamil debut in the period film Aravaan[12] in which she played a tribal character named Chimby.[8]

In 2013 she also made her Telugu debut in Backbench Student. Archana stated that she played "a college girl caught in a sweet love tale" in the film.[13] She acted as the lead in Abhiyum Njanum, in which she played a modern girl from Mumbai, who comes to Kerala in search of her fiancé.[14] In Honey Bee she played a naïve Anglo-Indian girl Sara.[15] She played a supporting role as the hero Karthik's best friend in Pattam Pole.[16] Her next films Bangles in which she played a junior artiste,[17] and Nadodimannan in which she played a doctor,[18] both released on the same day.[19]

She has signed her second Tamil film Gnana Kirukkan.[20] She is shooting for Day-Night opposite Maqbool Salmaan.[21] She has acted as a Muslim girl in the film Mazhavillinattam Vare, which is Kaithapram's directorial debut.[8] She will also be seen in Nemam Pushparaj's upcoming film Kukkiliyar, in which she plays Manoj K Jayan's daughter who plays a 75-year-old.[22] Archana also shot for a Hindi film Saroja, an offbeat film directed by Anjali Shukla, playing the role of a commercial sex worker.[23][24]

She anchored Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum, a reality show for television actors on Asianet.[9] She maintains a Twitter account. In 2010 she was only one of two Malayalam actresses maintaining an active Twitter account.[25] In 2021, she moved to direction with a web series titled Pandaraparambil House at 801.[26]

Archana also owns a boutique named 'Chaaya' in Kochi, Kerala.[27]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Archana Kavi was engaged to standup comedian Abish Mathew on 31 October 2015. They were married on 23 January 2016 in Vallarpadam Church, Kerala.[28] The marriage function was attended by Rima Kallingal, Aashiq Abu and Abish's friends from Delhi and comedians like Kenny Sebastian, Kaneez Surka, Rohan Joshi and Kanan Gill. In 2021, the couple filed for divorce.[29]

Archana married Rick Varghese in October 2025. The two met on a dating app and decided to take their relationship to the next level.[30]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

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Films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language Notes
2009 Neelathaamara Kunjimalu Malayalam
2010 Mummy & Me Jewel
Best of Luck Neethu
2011 Salt N' Pepper Pooja Nair Cameo appearance
2012 Spanish Masala Lillykkutty
Aravaan Chimitti Tamil
Mazhavillinattam Vare[31] Rabiya Malayalam
2013 Backbench Student Priyanka Telugu
Abhiyum Njanum Abirami Malayalam
Honey Bee Sara
Pattam Pole Sherin
Bangles Angel
Nadodimannan Aathira
2014 To Noora with Love Sreeparvathi
Day Night Game Abhirami
Monayi Angane Aanayi Merin
Gnana Kirukkan Sumathi Tamil
2015 Sughamaayirikkatte Ramla Malayalam
Kukkiliyar Sarayu
2016 Dooram Rasiya
2025 Identity Dr. Devika Shankar [32]

Other works[edit | edit source]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Bloody Love Host
Himamazhayil Archana Music Album
2010 Ente Priya Ganangal Host
2013 Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum Host Reality Show
2022–2023 Rani Raja Anamika/Aami TV series on Mazhavil Manorama
Replaced by Mridula Vijay
Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Talk With Archie Host Vlog
2016–2017 Travel Host
2017 Toofan Mail Ammu Web Series
Writer also
2018 Big Talks Host Web Series
2019 Meenaviyal Amrita Web Series
2020 Bae Control Vedhika Web Series
2020–2022 Talk With Archie Season 2 Host Vlog
Zoomling Talks / QnA Host
2021–2022 Pandaraparambil House Director/Producer Web Series
2023–present Pursuit of madness Host vlog

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Manorama Online | Lifestyle | Models & Celebrities |". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  2. ↑ johnsonrichards (25 June 2012). "Archana Kavi:"I AM BLESSED" | Kochi Cochin News". Cochinsquare.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Going native". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Archana Kavi | Actress, Writer, Director". IMDb. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Sebastian, Shevlin. "Archana acting like a 'naadan' girl". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "I don't set expectations from film: Archana Kavi". Sify. 8 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Asha Prakash, TNN (22 August 2011). "Archana Kavi Turns Tribal". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Athira M. (27 December 2012). "Television beckons". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sreedhar Pillai, TNN (10 July 2010). "Archana Kavi gets bold". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram : Goodbye and hello". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  12. ↑ Ammu Zachariah, TNN (15 December 2011). "I'm here to stay: Archana Kavi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  13. ↑ Parvathy S Nayar, TNN (19 October 2012). "Mollywood actress Archana heads to Tollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  14. ↑ Manu Vipin, TNN (25 February 2012). "It's boring to sport the same looks every day: Archana Kavi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "Archana is back in business". Deccan Chronicle. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  16. ↑ Vijay George (22 August 2013). "Romance and after". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  17. ↑ Manu Vipin, TNN (28 June 2012). "Archana Kavi plays a junior artiste". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  18. ↑ Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN (2 December 2011). "Three heroines opposite Dileep!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  19. ↑ "Sify". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 October 2000.
  20. ↑ "Archana Kavi is back in K'wood". Sify. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  21. ↑ TNN (5 August 2013). "Maqbool Salmaan's next is a love story". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  22. ↑ Asha Prakash, TNN (3 September 2012). "Archana in Pushparaj's next". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  23. ↑ K. R. Manigandan (19 April 2012). "Shot Cuts". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  24. ↑ Manu Vipin, TNN (1 March 2012). "Archana Kavi to do a Chameli". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  25. ↑ Special Correspondent (25 March 2010). "Actor Archana Kavi to attend Twestival". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 14 October 2013. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  26. ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (11 January 2021). "Mollywood actor Archana Kavi turns director with a web series". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  27. ↑ "അർച്ചന കവി 'സുഖമായിരിക്കട്ടെ'". Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  28. ↑ "Archana Kavi to marry stand-up comedian Abish Mathew | Archana Kavi to marry Abish Mathew".
  29. ↑ "Archana Kavi opens up about her fight with depression and her divorce". OnManorama. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  30. ↑ "'We met through a dating app'. Archana Kavi spills the beans on her relationship with Rick". ‘We met through a dating app’. Archana Kavi spills the beans on her relationship with Rick. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  31. ↑ P. K. Ajith Kumar (4 February 2004). "Bowled over by cinema". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  32. ↑ Features, C. E. (16 September 2024). "First look of Tovino Thomas-starrer Identity out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

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