Sarvam Maya
Lead
The Christmas blockbuster that crossed ₹100 crore worldwide.
Official Website · Aluva · Kerala
നിവിൻ പോളി
The software engineer who became one of Malayalam cinema's most loved leading men.
The Journey
No film family. No launchpad. A techie from Aluva who resigned from his desk job — and rewrote what a Malayalam hero could look like.
Born 11 October 1984 in Aluva, Ernakulam. An engineering degree, a job at Infosys, a settled life mapped out — until cinema interrupted.
Vineeth Sreenivasan cast him in his directorial debut. Two years later, a campus romance made the whole state learn his name, and a bilingual thriller proved it wasn't luck.
Two releases in 2014 won him the Kerala State Best Actor award. Then came the cultural earthquake — a film about three stages of love that turned theatres into festivals and its lead into a phenomenon.
He chased characters instead of comfort — a transformative double role, a fierce period drama, gritty experiments. Then in December 2025, the comeback story: his first ₹100-crore blockbuster.
Filmography
A selection from 16 years and 60+ titles.
Lead
The Christmas blockbuster that crossed ₹100 crore worldwide.
Nithin Molly
A scene-stealing star turn audiences still quote.
Moidu
Rajeev Ravi's period drama on the Mattancherry uprising.
Ravi Koroth
A raw political drama with a startling transformation.
Akbar / Bhai
His most transformative work; State Special Mention.
SI Biju Paulose
First production; Filmfare Best Actor (Malayalam).
George David
Three loves, one lifetime. A generational cult classic.
Rameshan
Schoolboy to father — half of the State Award double.
Arjun "Aju"
The beloved blockbuster; the other half of the State Award win.
Mathew / Vetri
Bilingual dark comedy; Filmfare Best Male Debut (South).
Vinod
The campus romance that made him a household name.
The debut
Vineeth Sreenivasan's directorial debut — the first frame of everything.
Recognition
For Moothon
For Action Hero Biju
For 1983 and Bangalore Days
For Neram
For Thattathin Marayathu
Now Showing · Coming Soon
Released Christmas 2025, Akhil Sathyan's supernatural romantic comedy became the first ₹100-crore film of Nivin's career — a triumphant return to crowd-pleasing form, now streaming.
B. Unnikrishnan's political thriller — a tense father-son drama set against modern political warfare and digital surveillance, with Nivin in the title role.
Next up: Baby Girl (2026), with further projects including Action Hero Biju 2 and Gangster of Mundanmala in development.
Beyond Cinema
Through Pauly Jr. Pictures he has backed films like Action Hero Biju, Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela and Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham — the first Malayalam film to premiere directly on a streaming platform.
A proud Aluva native, youth ambassador for Kerala Blasters FC, and a Kerala Strikers player in the Celebrity Cricket League.
From "Premam fever" to first-day-first-show celebrations, few stars share his bond with the audience — the boy-next-door who never stopped feeling like one of us.
Business & Press
For film offers, brand endorsements, press and event enquiries, reach the management team.
Send an Enquiry