As Parvathy Thiruvoth approaches two decades in cinema, she continues to choose varied roles while speaking openly about issues close to her. In Shahad Nilambur’s Prathama Drishtya Kuttakkar, she plays a police officer for the first time in a Malayalam film—a role that came at a time when she was questioning what justice truly means. Though another cop role had been offered to her earlier, it was Shahad’s focus on the woman behind the uniform and her life experiences that drew Parvathy to this film. She admits she still has questions about whether the country’s legal and law-enforcement systems always deliver justice, shaped by seeing people spend years seeking it.
As Gold 101.3FM, UAE’s No. 1 radio station, continues to connect listeners with conversations from the world of entertainment, Parvathy’s reflections also offer a glimpse into how she approaches her own profession. She says acting can be both a job and an “emotional time-travel machine”, allowing her to enter different worlds, while criticism, trolling and public scrutiny can sometimes be draining. What keeps her grounded, however, is the unconditional support of her parents, who she says have always valued her beyond her career or achievements. After years of shielding them from the threats and hostility she faced, she realised that keeping them away from her celebrations meant allowing fear to win. Today, her awards are kept at her family home, where her father has built a dedicated shelf and lighting for them—a space she describes as his “happy place.” For Parvathy, the trophies may celebrate the actor she became, but her parents remain the people who knew and valued her long before the accolades.
