Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Parvathy Thiruvothu Celebrates Comeback After Career Lull
Parvathy Thiruvothu is an actor who has worked in films for many years.
She recently received praise for a Malayalam thriller called Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar.
In it, she plays a police officer.
Parvathy says she is happy that the story lets a woman lead without making the whole film about her gender.
She has also spoken publicly about unfair treatment and safety in the film industry.
She says this brought criticism and was followed by a long quiet period in her career.
She kept waiting and continued to stand by her views.
Now she is working on projects in several languages.
She hopes to keep trying different kinds of roles.
Parvathy Thiruvothu’s Malayalam thriller Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar has earned critical acclaim and reportedly around Rs 50 crore.
The film casts her as a police officer whose husband is killed in a police operation.
Thiruvothu says the film’s female lead is not defined by gender, which she sees as a marker of equality.
She links a prolonged career lull to backlash after speaking out on industry practices and helping found the Women in Cinema Collective in 2017.
She is currently pursuing projects across Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi, and says she wants to work across industries and genres.
- Who
- Actor Parvathy Thiruvothu, who stars in Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar.
- What
- She discusses the film's success, her career lull and return to new projects.
- When
- In an interview following the film's recent theatrical success and streaming release.
- Where
- The story focuses on the Malayalam film industry; the film is now streaming on Netflix.
- Why
- Thiruvothu attributes her career lull to backlash after speaking out about unfair industry practices and supporting safer work environments.
Thiruvothu’s perspective
Audience criticism described
Speaking out about patriarchy
Thiruvothu’s perspective
Thiruvothu says she will continue publicly challenging patriarchy and expectations that women should stay quiet or shrink.
Audience criticism described
She says some Malayali audience members are irritated by her outspoken views and have asked her to be quiet so they might give her a chance.
Industry work and career consequences
Thiruvothu’s perspective
Thiruvothu says she waited through a career lull rather than back down, and describes persistence as a response to attempts to isolate people who speak up.
Audience criticism described
She says some Women in Cinema Collective members had to leave the industry and find other work to pay their bills.
- Latest film
- Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar (Prima Facie Guilty), a Malayalam thriller
- Reported box office
- Around Rs 50 crore
- Streaming platform
- Netflix
- Role
- A police officer whose husband is killed in a police operation
- Collective
- Women in Cinema Collective, formed in 2017
- Languages
- Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi
- Upcoming work mentioned
- Captain India, Storm, Dhootha Season 2 and projects by Don Palathara and Revathy