From Nayanthara to Parvathy Thiruvoth: Successful actresses who started their career with TV shows

Malayalam TV has been the game-changer for many talented actresses who went on to rule the roost in the M’town later. From the South Superstar Nayanthara, to the national award winning actress Surabhi Lakshmi, take a look at the actresses who started their career with TV shows.

Movie actress Ramya Nambeesan started her career as a TV host in the popular song-on-demand program 'Hello Good Evening'. Recently, the actress has shared a throwback picture of her hosting the show on her social media account.

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The sensational Kollywood actress Keerthi Suresh was earlier seen as a child actress in the popular show 'Santhana Gopalam'. Later, the actress also played a character in the mythological serial 'Krishna Kripa Sagaram'. Keerthi was also seen as a child actress in the actor Dileep starter movie 'Kuberan'.

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The young actress Saniya Iyappan was one of the popular contestants of dance reality show 'D 4 Dance'. The dancer-tuned-actress was initially seen in the show ' Super Dancer' but she shot to fame with her dashing performances in 'D 4 Dance'. Saniya has also won the 3rd position in the dance reality show before doing her debut movie, 'Queen'.

Interestingly, Saniya was recently seen as one of the celebrity guests in the ongoing season of the same show, 'D 5 Junior'.

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'Oru Adaar Love' actress Noorin Shareef started her career playing Biju Sopanam's on-screen sister in the popular show 'Uppum Mulakum'. The actress was seen playing the character 'Susu' in the show. Her iconic hairstyle was widely loved by the audience then.

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Actress Miya started her career playing Mother Mary in the popular show 'Alphonsamma'. Later, the actress was also seen in serials like 'Kunjali Marakkar' and 'Sree Krishnan'. Currently, Miya is seen as one of the celebrity judges in the dance reality show, 'D 5 Junior'.

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Popular actress Namitha Pramod also started her acting career with TV. The actress, who was seen playing Mother Mary in the devotional show 'Velankanni Mathuvu', also played the goddess in 'Amme Devi'.

But, Namitha shot to fame with her character Anjali in the popular show 'Ente Manasaputhri', which is one of the evergreen soaps of Malayalam TV.

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The award-winning actress Rajisha Vijayan also started her career as an anchor. She shot to fame with her youth show, 'Susie's code'. The gorgeous actress was also seen co-hosting popular shows like 'Uggram Ujjwalam' and 'Challenge'.

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The singing sensation of Mollywood, Sithara Krishnakumar was the proud winner of many singing reality shows. The dancer-singer bagged the trophies of talent hunt shows like 'Gandharvasangeetham', 'Voice 2004' and 'Sapthaswarangal'. Currently, the singer is seen as the celebrity judge in the kid's music reality show, 'Top Singer'.

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The 'Veruthe Alla Bharya' contestant Manju Pathrose is quite popular among Malayalam TV audience. The actress made her first TV appearance in the family reality show. Later, Manju was seen playing the lead character in the show 'Aliyan v/s Aliyan'. The actress has also won a special jury mention in the Kerala State Television Awards for her character Thankam in the show.

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Actress-producer Rima Kallingal was one of the popular contestants in the dance reality show 'Thakadhimi' in 2009. In the show, Rima was well appreciated for her performances in various rounds. Later, the actress was seen hosting the talent hunt show 'Midukki'.

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Dancer-turned-actress Asha Sharath is still popular as ‘Prof. Jayanthi’ from the show Kumkumpoovu. Asha shot to fame with her lead character in the show. Later, she went on to feature in many Malayalam movies. Her performances in movies like 'Zachariayude Garbhinikal' and 'Drishyam' were widely appreciated. The actress was also seen in the Kannada and Tamil remakes of the Malayalam blockbuster 'Drishyam'.

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Though her career started with movies like 'Nizhalkkuthu' and 'Theerthadanam', Rachana Narayanankutty shot to fame with her performance as Valsala Madam in the popular satire show 'Marimayam'. Currently, the actress is seen hosting the celebrity chat show, 'Sunday Funday'.

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The doe-eyed beauty of Mollywood made her acting debut as a child actress. However, the actress got close to the masses with the kids reality show 'Star Singer Junior' that she hosted. The young actress later emerged to be one of the most popular actresses in the tinsel town.

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The national award winning actress’ character ‘Pathu’ in the popular show ‘M80 Moosa’ is still one of the most loved characters of Malayalam TV. The winner of the reality show 'Best Actor' later impressed the masses with her realistic performances in movies. In 2017, Surabhi Lakshmi bagged the National Award for the Best Actress for her performance in 'Minnaminungu'.

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Parvathy Thiruvoth, one of the finest actors of Mollywood, once grabbed the attention of the world with her show 'Tamil Hits'. The actress also hosted the show, 'Hello Good Evening'. Parvathi later made her silver screen debut as a school student in the movie 'Notebook'.

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The renowned actress started her career as a TV host. Yes, you heard it right! Nayanthara made her TV debut with the TV show 'Chamayam', a fashion and lifestyle show that she hosted with her birth name ‘Diana’. She later went on to become popular as ‘Nayanthara’; thanks to the successful movies that she has to her credit.

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