Parvathi was born as Parvathi TK in Calicut, Kerala to P Vinod Kumar and TK Usha Kumari. Her initials come from her mother's family name, Thiruvoth Kottuvata. During her schooling years, her family moved to Trivandrum, and she pursued her college studies there. She is a Bharatanatyam dancer. After moving to Thiruvananthapuram she finished her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pangode. She was a successful television anchor at Kiran TV, a full-time music channel based in Thiruvananthapuram. She was famous for her phone-in-programs.