A biography for Parvathyhasn’t been written yet.
“We need women in cinema to know first that they have a safe space to open up about their struggles without being judged and marginalised.”
“I have always been arrogantly confident about the work I have done.”
“I've been an actor since the age of seventeen.”
“As an artist, I feel you can have a debut just once.”
“I like it when things come to me; I choose a movie if I know I need to be a part of it.”
“I don't feel genres have helped me as an actor. Movies can be of any genre. But if you give me slapstick, I may not do it.”
“I remember I was in my ninth grade, and I was smitten by Sushmita Sen, the way she carried herself, her interviews, and, of course, her movies.”
“I grew up watching films that presented male perspectives of women.”
“Awards are like a pat of appreciation from the jury and viewers. It is almost like them saying, 'So, you have done well; we expect you to carry on doing good work.'”
“Cinema is very important to me. I derive a lot of strength from this art form, and I believe that it is very impactful socio-politically.”
“Some of our life experience makes us weary of love and make it difficult to forgive others.”
“As an actor, my body is my tool to flesh out the roles I play.”
“I don't know what I want, but I do know that I don't want the usual stuff, the cliched stuff is just too mind-numbing. They sell, I know, but it makes me sad to know that.”
“We should release films without revealing the director's name, as his or her gender would not be a barometer to watch those films.”
“We need storytelling from all angles. We need men, women, and trans people participating in all aspects of filmmaking; this is the only way we can depolarise the age-old standard of singular perspective.”
“My talent is universal, and acting is a craft that can be used anywhere, unless ethnicity comes into play, and then, looks matter.”
“I play Sophie in 'Koode': a very strong and soft woman who has been through many atrocities yet holds herself together through conviction in herself.”
“Both my parents are lawyers. They come from humble beginnings.”
“My humble request to journalists - It only takes one phone call or an email to check facts.”
“If you're talking about industry, I've never restricted myself to Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, or Kannada. Whichever the language is, from Swahili to Marathi or Bhojpuri to Bengali, I would be happy to do it.”