Wamiqa Gabbi
Viviya Santh
Samvrutha Sunil
Abhirami Suresh
Divya Unni
Mithra Kurian
Valsala Menon
Praveena
Chali Pala
Bijukuttan
Jose Pellissery
Nedumudi Venu
Tovino Thomas
Kottayam Nazeer
Salim Kumar
Karamana Janardanan Nair
Suraj Venjaramoodu
Maniyanpilla Raju
Jayasurya
Siddique
Bobby Kottarakkara
Biju Menon
Anup Pandalam
1. Wamiqa Gabbi
Wamiqa Gabbi is an Indian actress and a dancer. She started her career with dancing. She is a trained Kathak dancer. She participated in a Dance reality show which was judged by famous Bollywood actor Amir Khan. She was one of the top 5 finalists. During this Dance Reality show, she was noted and then she was given a role in the Bollywood movie Jab We Met starring famous Bollywood actors, Shahid Kapoor, and Kareena Kapoor. However, she was offered only a small role in the film.
Later, Wamiqa Gabbi was also seen in the Bollywood movies such as Bittoo Boss which had Pulkit Samrat and Love Aaj Kal which had Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in the lead and directed By Imtiaz Ali. She bagged the main role in the movie ‘Sixteen’ which was directed by director Raj...
2. Viviya Santh
 Viviya Santh is a Software Engineer by profession and an eminent model-turned-actress, who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. She was born on October 10, 1989, in Kayamkulam in India. She studied at PSN College Tirunelveli and took B. Tech Computer Science. After graduation, she worked as a Software Engineer in an IT field in Kadavanthara, Kochi. She used to be an iPhone application developer and has worked in Micro Objects. In 2004, she won the title, Ms St. Mary’s.
In 2012, Viviya tried her luck in modeling. Â She has done over 100 ads for popular brands. Her experience in modeling brought her to the wonderful world of entertainment. It has always been her passion to act in films. She received the support of her family and company, whic...
3. Samvrutha Sunil
This Kannur born actress, who made her debut with ‘Rasikan’ in 2004, has ever since been a much-cherished name for the average Malayalee. Her successful eight-year-long career has undoubtedly left a tangible mark in the Malayalam film industry. Samvrutha Sunil was born on October 31, 1986, to Chalatt Sunilkumar and Sadhana. She’s an alumnus of St Theresa’s College and Annamalai University. Under veteran director Lal Jose’ guidance, Samvrutha made her debut with the 2004 Dileep starrer movie Rasikan.
Rasikan was followed by ‘Nerariyan CBI’ and ‘Chandrolsavam’ with Samvrutha in prominent roles beside Mohanlal and Mammootty; the two giants of Malayalam industry. With this, Samvrutha sealed her space and continued to rise...
4. Abhirami Suresh
Abhirami Suresh is a rising star in the movie industry. She started off in the media and entertainment industry by anchoring in shows and acting in children’s serials, while she was still making a name for herself in the modeling industry. Her acting career started off early, as she was a child acting in the 100 episode long Malayalam serial titled Hello Kuttichathan. A renowned director saw her potential and talent, and decided to give her a chance to act in movies. Her debut film in the Malayalam film industry was ‘Beware of Dogs’, and this was the stunning actress’ turning point in her career. She played the lead role in the film, and from her performance she has catapulted in the film industry. Abhirami’s talent has not gone unnoticed, attracting the attention of two reputable director...
5. Divya Unni
From her childhood, Divya Unni knew she wanted to become an actor. In order to pursue her goal, she acted in cinema as a child artiste. Divya Unni is an Indian actress who has acted so far in 30 regional films in the south that includes Malayalam and Tamil. She in now married to Sudhir Sekaran, an NRI in USA and the couple have a boy named Arjun. She is active now in promoting classical dances in international stages throughout Europe, America and even Persian Gulf countries. She was born in Kochi in 1981 and had worked as a child artiste first and later on became a heroine in a number of Malayalam films. She also acted in TV serials and is currently an anchor of popular TV show called American Jalakam in Asianet.Â
6. Mithra Kurian
Mithra Kurian is a film actress from Kerala. She was born on May 15, 1989, to Kurian and Baby at Perambavoor. She has a younger brother Dani Kurian. She married William Franicas, who is a music programmer by profession.
Mithra Kurian’s entry into silver screen was an unexpected one. She completed her bachelors’ degree from business administration but got a chance in Vismayathumbathu to act as Nayantara’s friend. Nayantara, who is a distant relative of Mithra Kurian, encouraged her to do movies. Her next movie is Mayookham directed by Hariharan. She took a gap after the film and completed her studies. Though she did few movies in Malayalam, she came to lime light as Sethu Lakshmi in the movie Body Guard. Through this film, she bagged many awards and had turned...
7. Valsala Menon
Having nearly 30 years of acting experience in the Malayalam Movie industry, Valsala Menon is a true mentor and method actress, having acted in over 150 films.
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Born in 1945 to parents Raman Menon and Devakiyamma, in the Thrissur district, she learned the nuances of classical dance from an early age, and performed on several stages in the presence of several dignitaries. She was crowned Miss Thrissur in 1970, following which she entered the realm of acting. She made her debut through the movie Thiramala in 1953 as a child artist. Thirmala was directed by Vimal Kumar and P.R.S. Pillai, and holds a special place in Malayalam cinema, having the renowned film maker Ramu Kariat working as an Assistant Director, with the cast Kumari Thankam, Sathyan and Thomas Burleigh.
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8. Praveena
Praveena is a noted Malayalam actress featured in numerous Malayalam movies, TV serials, reality shows and TV commercials. Praveena is a very famous and popular actress among the audiences and she is best known to her fans and audiences for her mesmerizing smile. Praveena has also participated and featured in numerous ad campaigns and TV commercials for many popular brands like KSFE, Aqua water purifier, Immanuel silks, Nirapara, etc. Praveena had also featured in various TV serials such as Megham, Swapnam, Mounam, Mohakadal, Vadu, Ullkkadal, Adi Parasakhthi on Surya TV, Sun TV, Asianet, Star Vijay, etc. She anchored Swaptaswarangal, a musical show which was aired on Doordarshan. Praveena has also worked as a dubbing artiste in – The Jungle Book, Ivan Megharoopan, Photographer, Elect...
9. Chali Pala
Chali Pala is an Indian actor who works for the Malayalam Film Industry. He holds many character roles and supporting actor roles in the Malayalam film industry. He was born in Thiruvananthapuram in the state of Kerela. His first debut was Iyer the Great in 1990.
He worked for many Malayalam movies like Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves released in 2009, Sound of Boot released in 2008, and Thrissur Pooram released in 2019. His latest film Thrissur Pooram was a thriller, action, and drama film directed by Rajesh Mohanan and Ampady K. In this film, he's trying to live a peaceful life forgetting his bad past, but he gets dragged into local affairs.
...10. Bijukuttan
Bijukuttan was born on 24th December 1976; he is an Indian flick performer and humoristacting in Malayalam movies. Bijukuttan born to dad Anandan and mom Chandrika in Northern Paravur, Ernakulam region. He had his prime schooling at S. N. High School, N. Paravur. He abandoned education and sat in his tenth grade.Biju espoused to Subitha. The pair has two offspring’s—Parvathi and Lakshmi. It was with the 2006 movie Pothan Vava that Bijukuttan, who was then a caricature performer, joined filmdom.
He became an essential part of M’town as a funny man for about five years. Now, after a temporary gap, Bijukuttan is resuming to the publicity, and the newest in his picture career is Tovino Thomas starter Godha, guided by Basil Joseph. He was part of Basil’s previous film Kunjiramayanam said the humorist Bijukutt...
11. Jose Pellissery
Jose Pelliserry – a veteran Malayalam actor – was born in 1950 at a place called Chalakudy in Thrissur district, Kerala. With his passion for acting, Pelliserry kick-started his career in acting through theater plays. He first worked with Chalakudy Sarathy Theatres in the 1980s, and his work included plays with biblical themes.
He was in close connection with the veteran actor Thilakan and played several important roles in plays directed by him. Pelliserry rose to popularity only after playing nearly 14 important roles in theater plays. Spite of being an actor for Chalakudy Sarathy Theatres, he was a partner for the theater company. His film career took off after the 1990s an artist in supporting role. Soon he became famous for his supporting roles. Aadhaaram...
12. Nedumudi Venu
Nedumudi Venu was born on 22nd May 1948. He is commonly known as Kesavan Venu Gopal. His parents are PK Kesavan Nair and Kunjikkuttiyamma in Nedumudi Alappuzha in Kerala. He had four siblings, all brothers. His father was a schoolmaster. Nedumudi completed his primary education at NSS Higher Secondary School and St Mary's Higher Secondary School, Champakulam. During school days, he was interested in music and arts.
He graduated from Sanatana Dharma College in Alappuzha. After graduation, he started his career as a journalist and also worked as a teacher in a tutorial institute. While staying in Trivandrum, he became friends with Padmarajan, Bharath Gopi, Aravindan which made him expose his talent and enter into the domain of movies. In his married life with TR Sushil...
13. Tovino Thomas
Tovino Thomas is a well-known face in the Malayalam Film Industry. He is an eminent model and actor in Mollywood. He has a huge female fan following owing to his muscular physique and smart personality. He was voted as the most desirable man in the newspaper Kochi Times, a subset of the Times of India. He was born into a Roman Catholic family in Irinjalakuda, Kerala. His father, Ellikal Thomas, is an advocate, and he has an elder brother, Tingston, and a sister, Dhanya. Tovino studied in Irinjalakuda at the Don Bosco High School and then moved to Coimbatore to finish his college. He obtained his graduation degree in engineering, majoring in the field of electronics in Coimbatore from the Tamil Nadu College of Engineering. After finishing college, he started working as a software engineer at...
14. Kottayam Nazeer
Kottayam Nazeer is an actor-cum-director in Malayalam cinema. He is also screenplay writer and dialog writer and even a well-known stage performer. He is also a popular Malayalam-language mimicry artist, comedian, and actor. He has worked in over 50 films in Mollywood. He is popular for his imitation of popular film actors and politicians too. He is one of the top mimicry artists in Kerala and had done several supporting roles in Malayalam cinema. He kickstarted his career as a mimicry artist and went to achieve name and fame in Mollywood. He had stepped up the ladder of success by doing small roles in movies and later bagged some prominent roles in cinema.
As a mimicry artist, the actor has performed in stages across the globe and provided entertainment to people. As a mimicry actor, he used to take a dig at a...
15. Salim Kumar
Salim Kumar is a person who deserves the title of a film legend. He was born on 1969 in Kerala to parents Gangadharan and Kausalya. He has worked in nearly two hundred and fifty films, mostly in Malayalam and is a very popular public figure in Kerala. He did his higher education in BA from Maharajas College in Ernakulam, which has a reputation for nurturing budding artists. During his course at Maharajas, he had won the University title for mimicry three years in a row.
He had wanted to be a singer when he was young, but realizing his latent talent in mimicry and other performance arts; He decided to pursue acting instead. From the late 1980’s, he had been an active figure in the television industry, being the host of a comedy program for a private channel. His first appearance in films was with the 1989 ...
16. Karamana Janardanan Nair
Karamana Janardanan Nair is a popular Malayalam film artist during the 80s and 90s. Born on July 25, 1936, to Bhargaviyamma and Kunjuveettil Ramaswami Iyyer, he studied at the Govt Model Boys High School in Chalai and later took a Bachelor of Arts before he pursued Bachelor of Law at the Government Law College in Thiruvananthapuram. Besides that, he took Masters in History at the University College in Thiruvananthapuram. During college, he joined the Student’s Federation. Later, Karamana worked in the office of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation. He participated in the drama clubs in Thiruvananthapuram and actively worked in radio and theater. He studied at the National School of Drama during the 1960s. Karamana got married to Jaya J Nair, and they have three children namely Su...
17. Suraj Venjaramoodu
Sooraj Venjaramoodu was born on 30th June, 1976 in Kerala. He is an Indian actor, television presenter, and comedian. He has acted in over 250 films. His father is a retired soldier and, his mother is a housewife. Sooraj began his career as a stand-up comedian. He was successful in this and was most famous for his mockery of the Thiruvananthapuram accent. At first, when he started his acting career, he was not well- accepted by the audience.
His first movie was 'Jagapoga.' This film received a lot of bad reactions. Later, he started playing minor roles in movies as a Bus conductor, Rasika, and Rasathanthram. His role that got his attention was Thuruppugulam in 2006. Apart from that, he has appeared in many movies such as Hallo, Chotta Mumbai, Classmates, Pachakuthira, etc.
Throughout his acting career, Sooraj re...
18. Maniyanpilla Raju
Maniyanpilla Raju act is a South- Indian film actor who mainly acted in Malayalam movies. He was born as Sudheer Kumar and penned his name to Maniyanpilla Raju after his movie, Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla in which he had played the character with the same name. He debuted with the movie Mohiniyattam, which was directed by Sreekumaran Thampi.
He has been a part of over 200 movies in his film career. He was born to Saraswati Amma and Shekharan Nair on April 20, 1955. His birth place is Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram. He has four siblings in which he is the youngest. He has one brother and two sisters, Surendran, Ramani and Radha. To complete his primary education he studied from Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School in Thiruvananthapuram. After t...
19. Jayasurya
Jayasurya is a versatile actor who hailed from Kerala. Born in Thrippunithura in 1978, this actor has done varieties of characters in Malayalam films. He has also acted in a few Tamil movies. His parents are Mani and Thankam. His wife is Sarita and this couple has a daughter and a son. Oomapenninu Uriyadapayyan is the debut movie of Jayasuriya. Swapna Koodu with Prithviraj, Meera Jasmine and Bhavana gave him a reputation. His movie Pulival Kalyanam also earned more fans for him. Kilukkam Kilukilukkam was the next version of Mohan Lal movie Kilukkam, and Jayasuriya’s performance was applauded well. Shakespeare M.A Malayalam and De Inkottu Nokkiyae, Bus Conductor, Arabikatha are some of his blockbuster movies. Sankaranum Mohananum was the film by Jayasurya, in which he appeared in 20 different getups. Cocktail was ...
20. Siddique
Siddique, who is a Malayalam film actor, producer, and a television host started his film career initially with comedy roles, and later he continued performing a variety of roles. Born at Edavanakkad, in Ernakulam Kerala, Siddique is the youngest child with two other siblings. Completing his primary schooling in his hometown, Siddique later took Diploma in Electrical Engineering. He worked as an Electrical Engineer at Kerala and worked for a few more years in Saudi Arabia. Later he quit his job and started exploring his inner talents. He started his artistic career as a mimicry artist. Married to Seena, Siddique has two sons. Shaheen Siddique is his eldest son from previous marriage, and he made his debut in the movie Pathemari.
Siddique started his...
21. Bobby Kottarakkara
The famous comedian was born in 1952 and was brought up as Abdul Aziz. He hails from TVM district in Kerala. Bobby debuted through the movie Muchcheettu Kalikkaarante Makal. He performed a variety of roles in more than 250 films and several television serials. Bobby passed away in 2001, during a movie shooting. He was a bachelor. Bobby was only 48 when he left the world following a sudden heart attack. His parents are Pareethu Raothar and Hajma. Bobby has acted in several movies and television serials. Some of his famous movies are Mutaram Kunnu P.O., Boeing Boeing, Nadodikattu, Varavelppu, Mazhavilkavadi, Pravachakan, Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu, Bharatham, Kadinjool Kalyanam and Nagara Puranam. Bobby was an excellent stage artist and storyteller. Bobby’s acting style is innocent and straight forward, and this h...
22. Biju Menon
The tall, dark and handsome Biju Menon started his acting career from the small screen. He acted in serials like Mikayelinte Santatikal and Ningalute Swantam Chandu. Mikayelinte Santatikal focused on the life of a family and their complex relationships.Â
 In movies, he started with villain roles, second hero roles, and character roles and then graduated to main hero roles. Biju Menon married actress Samyukta Varma, and they have a son Daksh. Biju and Samyukta have acted together in a couple of movies during which they developed a likeness for each other. After the marriage, Samyukta decided to quit her acting career to become a full-time homemaker. Biju Menon resides with his family at Trichur. Their love and relationship is going strong day by day.Â
Born in September 1974, Biju...
23. Anup Pandalam