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Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of several awards including two Kerala State Film Awards and three Filmfare South awards. Nivin auditioned for and was cast in one of the main roles in Vineeth Sreenivasan's directorial debut Malarvaadi Arts Club in 2009, which was produced by actor Dileep. Nivin got his breakthrough with his lead role in the romantic film Thattathin Marayathu (2012), which was also directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan.

He came to be known for playing "boy next door" archetype following roles in the bilingual black-comedy thriller Neram (2013), the sports-drama 1983 (2014), the romantic-comedy Ohm Shanthi Oshaana (2014), the romantic-drama Bangalore Days (2014), the comedy road-thriller Oru Vadakkan Selfie (2015), and the coming-of-age romantic drama Premam (2015). Premam is among the top 10 highest-grossing Malayalam films. Nivin went on to star in the police drama Action Hero Biju (2016), the family drama Jacobinte Swargarajyam (2016), the political satire Sakhavu (2017), family comedy Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela (2017) and the epic film Kayamkulam Kochunni (2018) which is the third highest-grossing Malayalam film.

Nivin made his debut as a producer with Action Hero Biju under his production company Pauly Jr. Pictures. He then produced the family entertainer Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his Tamil debut Neram (2013). In 2015, Nivin won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performances in Bangalore Days and 1983.

He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam for Action Hero Biju in 2016. In 2020, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor -Special Mention for his performance in Moothon. He also won the best actor award for the same film at the New York Indian Film Festival. Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham (2021) produced under his home banner and a direct-to-over-the-top release, is the first Malayalam movie to premiere on Disney Hotstar. Nivin had three releases in 2022 - Mahaveeryar, a fantasy flick; Padavettu, a political thriller; and the comedy entertainer, Saturday Night.