Nivetha Pethuraj (born 30 November 1991) is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film Oru Naal Koothu (2016). She then made her Telugu debut with Mental Madhilo (2017) and received SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu nomination.

Early life
Pethuraj was born 30 November 1991 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Her father has a mixed Tamil and Telugu ancestry while her mother is Tamil. After her birth, her family moved to Kovilpatti, where she did completed her early schooling. At the age of 11, she relocated to Dubai with her parents and studied in Crescent English High School. She lived in Dubai for about 10 years. She obtained her management degree from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

In 2015, Pethuraj was crowned Miss India UAE and went on to participate in Miss India Worldwide 2015, where she became a finalist and finished in the top 5.