Archana Jose Kavi

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

Early life Archana was born on 4 January 1990 in New Delhi to Jose Kaviyil, a senior journalist, and Rosamma. Jose Kaviyil's family is from Kudiyanmala in Kannur district, Kerala. She was raised in Delhi and studied at St. Xavier's School, Delhi. 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.

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, while she was spotted by director Lal Jose, who offered her the lead female role in his film in March 2009.

Career 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. Archana stated the character Jewel was "so very like the real me". in which she played a tribal character named Chimby. 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. In Honey Bee she played a naïve Anglo-Indian girl Sara. She played a supporting role as the hero Karthik's best friend in Pattam Pole. Her next films Bangles in which she played a junior artiste, and Nadodimannan in which she played a doctor, both released on the same day.

She has signed her second Tamil film Gnana Kirukkan. She is shooting for Day-Night opposite Maqbool Salmaan. She has acted as a Muslim girl in the film Mazhavillinattam Vare, which is Kaithapram's directorial debut. Archana also shot for a Hindi film Saroja, an offbeat film directed by Anjali Shukla, playing the role of a commercial sex worker.

She anchored Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum, a reality show for television actors on Asianet. In 2021, she moved to direction with a web series titled Pandaraparambil House at 801.

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

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. 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.

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

Filmography

Films Year Title Role Language Notes 2009 Neelathaamara Kunjimalu Malayalam 2010 Mummy & Me Jewel Best of Luck Neethu 2011 Salt N' Pepper Pooja Nair Cameo appearance2012 Spanish Masala Lillykkutty Aravaan Chimitti Tamil Mazhavillinattam Vare 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

Other works Television Web series