Pearle Maaney (/maːɳi/; born 28 May 1989) is an Indian actress, lyricist, YouTuber, and television presenter who works in Malayalam shows. She is known for co-hosting three seasons of the Malayalam dance reality show D 4 Dance.[3] In 2018, Pearle emerged as the first runner-up of the Big Boss Malayalam season 1.[citation needed]
Pearle Maaney | ||||||||||
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 Maaney in 2015 | ||||||||||
| Born | 28 May 1989[1] | |||||||||
| Alma mater | Christ University, Bangalore | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2011–present | |||||||||
| Spouse | ||||||||||
| Children | 2 (Nila and Nitara) | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 2011- Present | |||||||||
| Genre(s) | Lifestyle, Motivation, Web series, Couple Vlogs | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 3.67 million[2] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.04 billion[2] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 26 September 2024 | ||||||||||
Early life
editPearle Maaney was brought up in a Syro-Malabar Syrian Christian[4] joint family based in Kochi with roots in Chowara.[4] She did her schooling at Holy Angel's Convent Thiruvananthapuram and Rajagiri Public School, Kalamassery, and completed her graduation in media studies from Christ University, Bangalore.[5] Her parents are based in Thrissur.[6][7]
Career
editPearle Maaney has anchored over 250 episodes of the music show Yes Jukebox on the Malayalam television channel Yes Indiavision, a subsidiary of Indiavision.[8] She hosted Taste of Kerala, a travel-based cookery show on Amrita TV under the stage name Serah.[9][10]
In October 2014, she started hosting the dance reality show GumOn D2 on Mazhavil Manorama, replacing host Jewel Mary. Her co-host was Govind Padmasoorya.[11] She also hosted season 2 of the Kaumudy TV programme Cinema Company. In 2018, she contested in the first season of the reality show Bigg Boss on Asianet and emerged as the runner-up. She was the only female contestant to complete 100 days.[citation needed]
Personal life
editDuring season one of the Bigg Boss reality show in 2018, she got involved in a romantic relationship with her co-contestant Srinish Aravind, and both of them expressed their wish to get married.[12] On 17 January 2019, Pearle Maaney got engaged to Srinish Aravind at a private ceremony.[13] On 5 May 2019 the couple got married as per Christian customs and on 8 May 2019 they had a Hindu wedding ceremony as well.[14] They have two daughters, Nila and Nitara, born on 20 March 2021 and 13 January 2024.[15][16][17]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi | Biker Girl | [18] | |
| 2014 | The Last Supper | Pearley | [19] | |
| 2014 | Njaan | Valli | [20] | |
| 2015 | Loham[21][22] | Bride | [23] | |
| 2015 | Double Barrel (Iratta Kuzhal) | She | [24] | |
| 2015 | Jo and the Boy | Mithu | [20] | |
| 2016 | Kalyana Vaibhogame | Vaidehi | Telugu film | [25] |
| 2016 | Pretham | Suhannisa | [20] | |
| 2016 | Kappiri Thuruthu | Yami | [26] | |
| 2017 | Team 5 | Suresh Aleena | [citation needed] | |
| 2017 | Pullikkaran Staraa | Angelina | [27] | |
| 2018 | Who | Dolores | English/ Malayalam Bilingual film |
[28] |
| 2020 | Ludo | Sheeja Thomas | Hindi film Released on Netflix | [29] |
| 2022 | Valimai | Christina | Tamil film | [30] |
| 2023 | Queen Elizabeth | Celebrity |
Short films
edit| Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Punchirikku Parasparam | Biker Girl | [31] |
| 2017 | Hand of God | Herself (car girl) | [32] |
| 2023 | The delay | Neighbour |
Television
editAs host
edit| Year | Show | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Yes Jukebox | Indiavision | |
| 2010–2012 | Taste of Kerala | Amrita TV | Credited as "Serah" |
| 2014 | D 4 Dance | Mazhavil Manorama | Replaced Jewel Mary
Co-host with Govind Padmasoorya |
| 2014–2015 | D2 – D4 Dance | Co-host with Govind Padmasoorya | |
| 2015–2016 | Cinema Company Season 2 | Kaumudy TV | |
| 2015 | IIFA Utsavam | Sun TV Network | With Suraj Venjaramoodu |
| 2015 | Ranipadminimar | Mazhavil Manorama | |
| 2015 | Kavyakkoppam GPyum Pearleyum | Mazhavil Manorama | |
| 2016 | D3 – D 4 Dance | Mazhavil Manorama | Co-host Adil Ibriham |
| D 4 Dance Reloaded | Co-host Adil Ibriham | ||
| 2016–2017 | Katturumbu | Flowers | |
| 2017 | Flowers TV Awards 2017 | Award Show | |
| 2nd IIFA Utsavam | Surya TV | With Tini Tom | |
| 2017–2018 | Manya Maha Janangale | Kairali TV | Also as judge |
| 2018–present | Pearle Maaney Show | YouTube | Pearle Productions |
| 2017 | Tamaar Padaar | Flowers | Replaced by Lakshmi Nakshathra |
| 2018 | Mirchi Music Awards South | Asianet | Award show |
| Asianet Comedy Awards | Award show | ||
| Asianet Television Awards 2018 | Award show | ||
| Midukki | Mazhavil Manorama | ||
| Amma Mazhavillu Vilambaram | |||
| Nayika Nayakan | replaced by Aswathy Sreekanth | ||
| 2019 | 8th South Indian International Movie Awards | Surya TV | Award show |
| 2019–2020 | Dance Jodi Dance 3.0 | Zee Tamizh | Tamil reality show Co-host with Deepak Dinkar |
| 2020 | Funny Nights with Pearle Maaney | Zee Keralam | Replaced by Suraj Venjaramoodu and relaunched as Funny nights |
| Lockdown talks | YouTube | Quarantine special show | |
| 2021 | 10th South Indian International Movie Awards | Surya TV | Award show
with Govind Padmasoorya |
| 2022 | Cook with Comedy | Asianet |
Other roles
edit| Year | Show | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Chumma | Serah | Amrita TV | TV series |
| 2015 | Thengakola Mangatholi | Herself with Govind Padmasoorya | Mazhavil Manorama | Music album |
| 2015 | Celebrate Happiness | Herself | Music video | |
| 2016 | Deshadanakili Karayarila | Herself | Video album | |
| 2017 | Hand of God | Herself as Car Girl | Short film | |
| 2017 | Minute to Win it | Participant | Game show | |
| 2018 | Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 1) | Herself as a contestant | Asianet | 1st Runner-up [33] |
| 2018–2019 | Pearlish season 1,2 | Pearle with Srinish Aravind | YouTube | Music Album / Web series |
| 2019 | Oru Kuthu Kadha | Pearle with Srinish Aravind / Shiyas Kareem | Music Album / Web series | |
| 2020 | Kitchen, Khanna & Konversation Season 3 | Chef | Hotstar | Cookery show |
| 2020 | Plastic&Elastic | Plas | YouTube | Web series |
| 2020 | Avastha | Aishwarya | Web series | |
| 2020 | Chellakuttiye | Tamil Music album | ||
| 2021 | Maveli | Herself | Netflix | Short film |
Discography
edit| Year | Song | Film | Lyricist | Singer | Composer | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Belly Song" | The Last Supper | No | Yes | Gopi Sundar | Arabic | |
| 2016 | "Pal Pal" | Kalyana Vaibhogame | No | Yes | Kalyan Koduri | Telugu | Rahul Nambiar (co-singer) |
| 2018 | "Title Song" | Pearle Maaney Show (web series) | Yes | Yes | Gopi Sundar | English | |
| "Fly with You" | Pearlish (web series) | Yes | Yes | Jecin George | Tamil | Jecin George (co-singer) | |
| 2019 | "Who are You" | Who | Yes | No | Mangal Suvarnan | English | |
| "Lonely Lake" | Yes | No | Manikandan Ayyappa | ||||
| "Munnale Ponale" | Oru Adaar Love | Yes | No | Shaan Rahman | Tamil | ||
| 2020 | "Chellakuttiye" | Avastha (web series) | Yes | No | Jecin George | ||
| Chellakannane | Music Video | Yes | Yes | Jecin George | Jecin George (co-singer) | ||
| 2021 | Crazy World | Music Video | Yes | Yes | Jecin George | English |
References
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- ^ a b "About Pearle Maaney". YouTube.
- ^ "Pearle Maaney in Sameer Thahir's next film". The Times of India. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ a b "In pics: 'Bigg Boss' Malayalam stars Pearle Maaney and Srinish get married". The News Minute. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Catching up with Pearle Maaney". MalayaliMag.com. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Very Pearle – WtzUp Kochi". WtzUp Kochi. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "People think I'm of Arab origin: Pearle Maaney". The Times of India. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Pearle Maaney Biography". DROLLYDOLL. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Serah Profile on Amrita TV". Amrita TV. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Taste of Kerala – With SALT & PEPPER Team 1/3". Retrieved 22 August 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Pearle Maaney replaces Jewel in D for Dance". The Times of India. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "ഞാന് ശ്രീനിയെ ശരിക്കും സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു; ബിഗ് ബോസിന് പുറത്തും പേളി പറയുന്നു". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Malayalam runner-up Pearle Maaney engaged to Srinish". Kerala Wedding Trends. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Pearle and Srinish make it official; see wedding pics here". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 24 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "It's A Baby Girl For Ludo Actress Pearle Maaney". NDTV. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Its a baby girl for TV couple Pearle Maaney and Srinish Aravind; the latter says 'both big baby and small baby are adipoli'". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "TV couple Pearle Maaney and Srinish Aravind welcome their second baby girl ,nitara srinish". 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Pearle Maaney in Sameer Thahir's next film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "The Last Supper". Sify. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Watch Latest Full Movies Online in HD for Free: All Genres & Languages streaming on jiocinema.com". www.jiocinema.com.
- ^ Radhika C Pillai (8 April 2015). "Pearle Maaney to do a cameo in Mohanlal film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ Litty Simon (24 August 2015). "Curly 'Mane'y on a roll". Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Pearle Maaney will be part of Ranjith's Loham". Cochin Talkies. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Pearle Maaney is Asif's heroine in Double Barrel". The Times of India. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Kalyana Vaibhogame review by jeevi - Telugu cinema review - Naga Shourya & Malavika Nair". www.idlebrain.com.
- ^ "Kappiri Thuruthu movie review: Peek into Fort Kochi's music trove". Deccan Chronicle. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Watch Pullikkaran Stara". Disney+ Hotstar.
- ^ "What is Pearle Maaney's character in Who?". The Times of India. 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Ludo". Netflix.
- ^ "Watch Valimai (2022) Full HD Tamil Movie Online on ZEE5". ZEE5.
- ^ Sanjith Sidhardhan (3 November 2015). "Mammootty, Mohanlal unite for a 'smile' venture". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Hand of God". 5 September 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Malayalam highlights: Host Mohanlal locks the contestants with 'Manichithra Poottu' in the house". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
