# Nyla Usha

Nyla Usha Gopakumar is an Indian actress, television host, and radio jockey from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. After working for nearly a decade as an RJ at Hit 96.7 in Dubai, she made her acting debut in 2013 with Kunjananthante Kada.

## Early life and education

Nyla was born to Gopakumar and Usha Kumari in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She did her schooling at the Holy Angel's Convent Thiruvananthapuram and pursued her college education at All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram. In 2004, she moved to Dubai and joined the radio station Hit 96.7 where she still works as a radio jockey.

## Career
### 2013–2015: Debut and success

In 2013, Nyla Usha debuted in the Malayalam film industry with Salim Ahamed's Kunjananthante Kada, opposite Mammootty. Ahamed had known Nyla since she had interviewed him on several occasions in Dubai and offered her the lead female role. She played Chithira, a woman who is going through an unhappy marriage.
Later that year she had her second release, Punyalan Agarbattis, in which she played "a vibrant girl, similar to the real me". Since she could relate herself to the character, she used her own looks and costumes in the film. Although she had a major role in Kunjananthante Kada she said that it was her role in Punyalan Agarbathis that fetched her recognition. She played the female lead in Aashiq Abu's 2014 crime film Gangster and Deepu Karunakaran's 2015 thriller Fireman.

### 2016–present: Experimental roles and success

From 2016 to 2017, she hosted the Malayalam version of Minute to Win It in Mazhavil Manorama. She essayed the role of Effymol in Diwanjimoola Grand Prix in 2018.
In 2019, she had two releases, Prithviraj Sukumaran-directed action drama Lucifer, in which she played a TV channel executive, and Joshiy-directed action drama Porinju Mariam Jose, in which she played Mariam, one of the three title characters.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Kunjananthante Kada | Chithira | Debut film |
| 2013 | Punyalan Agarbattis | Anu | |
| 2014 | Gangster | Sana Ibrahim | |
| 2015 | Fireman | Sherin Thomas IPS | |
| 2015 | Pathemari | Herself as RJ | Cameo Appearance |
| 2016 | Pretham | Maya | Cameo Appearance |
| 2018 | Diwanjimoola Grand Prix | Effymol | |
| 2019 | Lucifer | Arundhathi | |
| 2019 | Porinju Mariam Jose | Alappattu Mariyam Varghese | |
| 2022 | Priyan Ottathilanu | Priscilla | |
| 2022 | Paappan | Nancy Abraham | |
| 2023 | Kunjamminis Hospital | Riny Titus | |
| 2023 | King of Kotha | Manju | |
| 2023 | Antony | Maya |
| 2025 | He & She † | TBA | |
| 2025 | L2: Empuraan † | Arundhathi Sanjeev | |

### Television

| Year | Show | Role | Channel |
| 2021 | Colors Food Trial | Host | Colors TV |
| 2020 | Snehathode Veetil Ninnu | Host | Mazhavil Manorama |
| 2016–2017 | Minute To Win It | Host | Mazhavil Manorama |
| 2016–2017 | Global Greetings | Host | Asianet |
| 2023–2024 | The Next Top Anchor | Judge | ManoramaMAX Mazhavil Manorama |

## Awards

| Year | Work | Category | Result |
| Masala Awards |||||
| 2012 | Radio Presenter | Best Radio Presenter | Won |
| Asiavision Awards |||||
| 2013 | Kunjananthante Kada | Best Debut Actress | Won |
| Flowers TV Awards |||||
| 2017 | Minute to Win It | Best Anchor | Won |
| Ramu Karyat Awards |||||
| 2020 | Porinju Mariam Jose | Best Actress | Won |
| Vanitha Film Awards |||||
| 2020 | Porinju Mariam Jose | Best Character Actress | Won |