Parvathy Omanakuttan | |
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.jpg) Omanakuttan in 2015 | |
| Born | |
| Occupations | Actress,Model,Entrepreneur |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Femina Miss India World 2008 Miss India South 2008 |
| Hair color | Dark Brown |
| Eye color | Dark Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss India South 2008 (Winner) (Miss Beautiful Hair) (Best Catwalk) Femina Miss India World 2008 (Winner) (Miss Photogenic) (Miss Beautiful Hair) (Miss Personality) Miss World 2008 (1st Runner Up) (Miss World Asia & Oceania) |
Parvathy Omanakuttan is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crownedFemina Miss India World 2008 and represented India atMiss World 2008 where she was crowned as Miss World 2008 Runner Up. She was also awarded the titles ofMiss World Asia & Oceania at the competition.[1]
Parvathy Omanakuttan was born in aMalayali family fromChanganacherry,Kerala and brought up inMumbai. She attended Sheth Chunnilal Damodardas Barfiwala High School and later graduated in English Literature fromMithibai College.
Parvathy represented India in the 58thMiss World held inJohannesburg, South Africa. On 13 December 2008, she was announced the First Runner Up ofMiss World 2008 at The Grand Finale. It was the highest placement of any Indian delegate at theMiss World pageant sincePriyanka Chopra's victory atMiss World 2000, untilManushi Chhillar wonMiss World 2017. At the pageant, Parvathy also placed Second in the Top Model and Fifth place in the Beach Beauty sub-contests. She was also awarded the title of Miss World Asia and Oceania at the pageant.
Parvathy was the winner ofFemina Miss India 2008. Since the format of Miss India had changed from 2007, wherein the winner would represent the country atMiss World, Parvathy was conferred the title ofMiss India World 2008 and represented the country at the most prestigious and biggest beauty pageant,Miss World. Parvathy also won the sub-titles of Miss Photogenic, Miss Personality, and Miss Beautiful Hair in the Femina Miss India 2008 pageant.
Parvathy was crowned the first ever Pantaloons FeminaMiss India South 2008, at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre held in December 2007. Winning the PFMIS 2008 contest got her direct entry in the top ten finalists of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2008. She also won the sub-titles of Miss Beautiful Hair and Miss Best Catwalk in PFMIS 2008.
Parvathy made her cinematic debut through theBollywood flickUnited Six directed by Vishal Aryan Singh.[2] She eventually made her Tamil film debut in the 2012 gangster filmBilla II,[3] playing Jasmine who, she stated, was "the emotional quotient in David Billa's life".[4] In 2013, she was seen in her first Malayalam filmKQ, in which she played a journalist, "a woman of today, strong and independent with her own values".[5] In August 2013 Parvathy started shooting for the Hindi filmPizza, a remake of thesame-titled 2012 Tamil film, produced byBejoy Nambiar andUTV which was directed by Akshay Akkineni. It released on 18 July 2014, it did very well at the box office.[6]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | United Six | Shaina | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Billa II | Jasmine | Tamil | |
| 2013 | KQ | Sunaina | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | Pizza | Nikita | Hindi | |
| 2016 | Nambiar | Thaarani | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 | Contestant | Hindi | Reality show | |
| 2018 | Dobaara | Parvathy | Short film |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Femina Miss India World 2008 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | 1st Runner-upMiss World 2008 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Miss World Asia & Oceania 2008 | Succeeded by |
