Mohammed Azeem (born 15 December 1990)[2] also known as Azeem is an Indian reality television actor who predominantly acts in Tamil television serials. He debuted in his first soap opera in 2012 called Maya alongside actress Vani Bhojan. He later also appeared in various different serials in many television networks. He also appeared in serials such as Priyamanaval, Pagal Nilavu and Kadaikutty Singam.[3][4] He is also the winner of Bigg Boss Tamil Season 6 in 2023.[5][6][7]

Mohammed Azeem
Born
Mohamed Azeem

(1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 (age 33).
NationalityIndian
Other namesAzeem
OccupationActor
Years active2012 – present
Known forPriyamanaval
Pagal Nilavu
Poove Unakkaga
Bigg Boss Tamil Season 6
Spouse
Syed Zoya
(m. 2018; div. 2021)
Children1

Career

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Azeem started his career as an anchor in Moon TV and later forayed as an actor in the serial Maya which aired on Jaya TV in 2012, he played the lead and the role as Ashwin alongside actress Vani Bhojan who was also the main lead in the serial. In 2013 he later shifted his career towards Star Vijay and played a crucial supporting role in the popular serial Deivam Thandha Veedu playing the role of Charan. He was praised for his acting skills in the serial and later went on to feature in other serials such as Priyamanaval, Pagal Nilavu, Niram Maaratha Pookkal and Poove Unakkaga.[8][9][10] In 2023, Azeem won the title in the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil Season 6 which aired on Star Vijay.[11]

Personal life

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In 2018, Azeem married his girlfriend Syed Zoya in Chennai, however in 2021 the couple decided to separate and call off their relationship and later got divorced.[12][13]

Television

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Year Title Role Channel Notes Ref.
2012-2013 Maya Ashwin Jaya TV [14]
2012-2013 Pirivom Santhippom (season 2) Karthi Star Vijay
2013-2016 Deivam Thandha Veedu Charan Star Vijay
2015-2017 Priyamanaval Prabhakaran Krishnan Sun TV Replaced by Karthick Vasudevan
2017-2019 Pagal Nilavu Arjun Star Vijay
2018-2019 Jodi Number One Fun Unlimited Contestant Star Vijay 5th Runner Up
2019 Kadaikutty Singam Maruthu Star Vijay
2019-2020 Niram Maaratha Pookkal Ramkrishnan Zee Tamil Replacement of Murali Krishnan
2021-2022 Poove Unakkaga Kathiravan Shivanarayanan Sun TV Replacement of Arun
2022–2023 Bigg Boss Tamil Season 6 Contestant Star Vijay Winner [15]
2023 Ennavale Puviarasu Krishna Sun TV


Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Show Role
2017 3rd Annual Vijay Television Awards Favorite On-Screen Pair (With Shivani Narayanan) Nominated Pagal Nilavu Arjun
2018 4th Annual Vijay Television Awards Best & Favorite Budding Pair (With Shivani Narayanan) Won
Favorite Male Actor Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Azeem Tamil Actor".
  2. ^ "Azeem biography". 28 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Pagal Nilavu Serial actor Azeem divorced by mutual consent, requests privacy". thenewscrunch.com. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Actor Azeem Disappointed Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal". time.news. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 6 Grand Finale Highlights: TV actor Azeem is season 6's winner". Times of India. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ Penbugs (22 January 2023). "Bigg Boss 6 Finale winner- Azeem". Penbugs. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  7. ^ India Today (22 January 2023). "Azeem lifts Bigg Boss Tamil Season 6 trophy, wins Rs 50 lakh and a new car". India Today. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Mohamed Azeem replaces Arun in 'Poove Unakkaga'". Times Of India. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Mohammed Azeem replaces Muralie Krishnan in Niram Maaratha Pookal". Times Of India. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Mohamed Azeem denies entering Bigg Boss Tamil 4 as a wildcard contestant". Times Of India. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 6 winner: Azeem lifts the trophy; wins a prize money of Rs 50 lakh". The Times of India. 23 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Bigg Boss Shivani's co-star Azeem gets divorced!". Times Of India. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Actor Azeem opens up about marriage with Shivani Narayanan". India Glitz. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Jaya TV new Serial Maya". Dinamalar. 29 October 2012.
  15. ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 6 winner: Azeem lifts the trophy; wins a prize money of Rs 50 lakh". Times of India. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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Preceded by Bigg Boss Tamil Winner
(Series 6) 2022-2023
Succeeded by