Aswathy Kurup
Merin Gregory
Kanika
Gauthami Nair
KS Chithra
Anuradha Sriram
K P A C Lalitha
Ranjini Haridas
Sona Nair
Archana Kavi
Ann Mary Varghese
Ajay Gullu
Nikhil Sivakumar
Sukesh Kuttan
K Madhavan
John Brittas
M. Jayachandran
MG Sreekumar
Ajith G. Krishnan
Rajeev Rajasekharan
Shamshad A Khalam
1. Aswathy Kurup
Aswathy Kurup is a singer who became famous through the musical show ‘Idea Star Singer’ and was brought up and studied in Sharjah, Dubai. She has been learning Carnatic music since childhood, and it became her passion when she was ten years old. During her time in Dubai, she participated in all the music competitions and fests and was quite a famous singer. Though the musical network in Dubai for budding singers is minor, she managed to create her platform through singing in weddings, functions, and other stage shows. After coming back to her hometown Palakkad, Kerala, she continued to pursue her passion. That’s how she participated in the music show ‘Idea Star Singer’ aired on Asianet Channel, and this show has opened a new door for a musical career. She got opportunities to sing with famous sin...
2. Merin Gregory
Merin Gregory is a Hindi cinema singer who will be most known for her work in the Malayalam film industry. Merin's previous movie, The Priests, was released in theatres in the year 2021. Merin Gregory is a well-known Indian playback singer who has won several awards. She has performed several Malayalam film songs as well as devotional songs. She is the Season 6 Title Winner of Idea Star Singer. Merin has performed for some of India's best-renowned composers, including M. Jayachandran, Govind Menon, Vidyasagar, and Deepak Dev. Ustad Faiyaz Khan is teaching her Hindustani music. She had sung several movies and religious songs.
Merin Gregory was born under the sign of Pisces. According to astrology, Pisces is a very sociable sign. Therefore, they frequently find themselves in the company of individuals who are totally diff...
3. Kanika
Kanika also known as Kaniha is a popular south Indian actress, who was born in Madurai. Her original name is Divya. She studied in TVS Matriculation School in Madurai. She was very studious and got Award from the Tamil Nadu Government in 1999. Then, she completed her Mechanical Engineering course in BITS PILANI in Rajasthan. She was a good singer and she appeared in many musical shows during her childhood. She participated in the beauty contest in 2001 in Chennai. She won the contest and her photographs were published in the magazines. Seeing her photo, director Susi Ganesan gave her an opportunity to act in his movie named 5 Star. Prasanna and Krishna were also introduced in that movie, which was produced under the banner of Mani Ratnam. The movie became a hit and Kanika became a not...
4. Gauthami Nair
Born on 13 November 1991, Gauthami Nair is a Malayalam actress. She hails from Alapuzha, Kerala. Since she was interested in films she quit her studies midway. However she took up a course in psychology during the year 2012. This was also the same year in which she debuted into the Malayalam film industry. 'Second Show' was her first fllm in which she lived the life of the character Geetu. This film also saw the entry of Dulquer Salmaan into the Malayalam film industry. Gauthami also received positive response for the film. She has received couple of awards for her performance in this film. Her role as a nurse in her second film 'Diamond Necklace' won her accolades. She portrayed the character of a Tamil girl. The film was declared a super hit and she is chiefly known for this film. Her third film '...
5. KS Chithra
Chithra is a worldwide known Indian soulful singer. Her original name is Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra. Born in July 1963, Chithra has grown into a versatile singer who can sing all variants. Though she is a born Malayali, she sang in more than 13 languages so far, and the number is still going on. She is fondly known as Chinna Kuyil and Keralathinte Vanambadi, which translates into English as Little Nightingale and Nightingale of Kerala. This is due to her exceptionally melodious singing which has never known any boundaries. She made the excellent contribution to the Music industry in languages like Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, Sanskrit, Badaga, Tulu, Punjabi, and Urdu. She has a record of being able to record more than 25,000 songs and the number...
6. Anuradha Sriram
7. K P A C Lalitha
K.P.A.C Lalitha is known for her character Mayavathi Amma in the super hit comedy serial ‘Thattiyum Muttiyum.’ She is one of the finest Malayalam Cinema and Serials actors, known for her acting in very distinctive and versatile roles in hundreds of movies. She has won National Award twice for the movies Amaram (directed by her husband) in 1991 and Shantam in 2000. She has also won several state awards and many television awards.
In 2013, her autobiography Kadha Tudarum won the Cherukad award. She was born Maheshwari in 1947, in Alappuzha, Kerala, India. She is a part of the Malayalam Cinema Industry and Tele Serial Industry. She began her career at the age of 10 by acting in plays. Her first play was Geethayude Bali. Later she joined K.P.A.C, a renowned drama troupe in Kerala. K.P.A.C Lalitha b...
8. Ranjini Haridas
Born in the year 1982, this thirty-two-year-old is an anchor, actress, and a model. A classic model turned actress, she does it all with ease. Ranjini Haridas was the winner of Miss Kerala in the year 2000. She is the second winner of Miss Kerala after it started in 1999. Her first movie was in the year 1986 as a child artist in ‘Geetham’. She completed her graduation in Kerala and went to the United Kingdom to earn her MBA degree. The year 2007 saw Ranjini in the Malayalam television industry as an anchor. She anchored Idea Star Singer on Asianet. She achieved prominence through this tele-show.
To her credit, she also has presented the closing ceremony at 2010 Keli International Kalamela in Switzerland. 2011 saw her film debut with a cameo role in China Town, directed by Rafi Mecartin. In Thalsamay...
9. Sona Nair
Sona Nair is a cine actress working mainly in Malayalam films and serials. She did her first movie 'Thooval Kottaram' in the year 1996. There were many character roles that Sona did in movies 'Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal', 'Manassinakkare', 'Passenger' which got well accepted. But her acting in TV serials made her popular among the family audience.Â
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Sona hailed from Kozhikode, Kerala and was born on 26th June 1975. She started acting in short movies and plays at school level even before getting her breakthrough in debut movie. Sona got 'Kaveri Film Critics' Best Actress award for the tele-film 'Rachiyamma' which was telecasted on DD Malayalam. Sona acted in many devotional series of soaps lined up with 'Velankanni Mathavu&#...
10. Archana Kavi
Archana Kavi’s real name is Archana Jose Kaviyil. She was born on January 4, 1990 in New Delhi, India. She is an Indian TV host and movie actress. She debuted as an actress in the Malayalam romantic drama film, Neelathaamara in 2009 under the direction of Lal Jose. Archana is Jose Kaviyil and Rosamma’s daughter. She grew up in Delhi and study in St. Xavier’s School in Delhi. From Delhi, she transfered to Ramapuram, Kerala, to pursue Bachelor of Business Administration degree at Mar Augustinose College. According to her, she originally came from the middle-class Malayali clan where acting was not a profession. She wanted to be a journalist at first because her father works as a senior journalist and subsequently wished to become a radio jockey. She then started her internship in Malayalam’s ...
11. Ann Mary Varghese
12. Ajay Gullu
Ajay Gullu Joseph is a singer, Tabla player, music producer, and DJ based in Ernakulam, Kerala. He has studied Bachelor’s in Indian Music at the Madras University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Thereafter, he completed a Master’s degree in Indian Music with first division from Madras University, Chennai. He has also done a Master of Philosophy in Music at the Music and Fine Arts University, Chennai. In his school days, he learned Hindustani Music from Gaandharva Maha Vidyalaya, Pune, Maharashtra. Besides, he learned Carnatic music from Prof. T.M. Abdul Azeez of RLV College of Music, Thrippunithura. Ajay has also received training in various musical instruments such as Violin, Tabla, and Mridangam under the guidance of several Gurus, such as Shri. Palghat Rajamani, Shri. Vijay Senan, Pandit Rajendra Kumar, etc.
13. Nikhil Sivakumar
Nikhil Sivakumar is an Indian Malayalam singer. He is from Bangalore. He is married to Ambika Gopalakrishnan, who is from Ernakiluam and has completed her master’s in Marine Biology. He completed his bachelor’s in Engineering and works in an information technology-related field. His wife and he were fellow contestants in the television music reality competition Idea Star Singers - Season 6 (2011-12). The works that he has put out are ‘Nila Nila Mizhiye’, ‘Ilavenalil’, ‘Uyirin Uyire’, ‘Madhava Mamava Deva’, and ‘Moongilkal’ with Ambika. He released a song in collaboration with Deepak Nair and Ambika called ‘Alivin Thelinalam’ in 2014. He has released covers of songs like ‘Nagavalli’ and ‘Sreerangamo’.
...14. Sukesh Kuttan
Sukesh Kuttan from Kerala is a famous singer. He was diagnosed with autism at a very tender age. Sukesh was one of the participants with a face known to Malayalis through the reality show Idea Star Singer Season 6. Smitha and Kuttan, Sukesh’s parents, are his biggest supporters. The family lived in Bahrain while Sukesh grew up. Smitha and Sukesh stayed in Vellore for over three months for his basic education. The family later moved to Dubai for a while before returning to Kerala to settle in their hometown. From an early age, Sukesh proved himself to be a good singer. Sukesh attended a special school at the time, so he also learned to play the keyboard. Reality shows provide Sukesh with a vast platform. He began to gain worldwide attention. One of the biggest supporters of Sukesh is the famous singer KS Chithra. Sh...
15. K Madhavan
K Madhavan was a renowned managing director & businessman associated with the Mollywood Film Industry. He was a science student & enthusiastic with his innovations since school time. Madhavan was a versatile person and has taken many degrees. He graduated from Bangalore University with a Bachelor of Science in 1973. After that, he has taken many degrees from various institutes like Managerial Skills for Professional & Executive from the Indian Institute of Science in 1987, R&D Management from the Indian Institute of Management in 1997, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 1999 & many more. Madhavan started his career as a management trainee in the rubber industry and joined Karl On Company in Bangalore in 1997.
The year 2006 came out to be a fantastic year for him as he became the president of Operati...
16. John Brittas
John Brittas was born on 24 October 1966 in Kannur. He is a journalist, ex-business head of Asianet Communications, and a managing director of Kairali TV. He did his schooling at his hometown school. Further, he attended Don Bosco High School in Thrissur for his higher studies. Then, he studied at SS College at Payyannur. He completed his graduation from Payyanur College, with Political Science as his stream. Later, he did his Masters in Political Science from Varma College in Thrissur. He topped in both exams. Then, he moved away from his hometown and transferred to Delhi. Later, he enrolled in Jawaharlal Nehru University, and then he did his Ph.D.Â
John had a keen interest in writing. He actively participated in his college’s extracurricular activities. He wanted to be a journalist, so he applied for a job as a sub...
17. M. Jayachandran
M Jayachandran is an Indian musician, music composer, and singer; he works in Malayalam Film Industry. Jayachandran was born on 5th April 1971 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. His parents are Madhusudhanan Nair and Sukumari Amma. He took his Electrical Engineering degree from TKM College of Engineering. On 12th November 1995, he got married to Priya. At the age of 5, he started his training in the Carnatic music from Attingal Harihara Iyer and then under Perumbavoor G Raveendranath.
Then for 18 years he studied the music under Neyyattinkara Mohanchandran. He has won the Carnatic vocal competition for four consecutive years from 1987 at the Kerala University Youth Festival. He made his debut as a playback singer in the movie ‘Vasudha’ released i...
18. MG Sreekumar
19. Ajith G. Krishnan
20. Rajeev Rajasekharan
21. Shamshad A Khalam