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
Maaney in 2015
Born (1989-05-28) 28 May 1989 (age 35)[1]
Aluva, Kerala, India
Alma materChrist University, Bangalore
Occupations
Years active2011–present
Spouse
(m. 2019)
Children2 (Nila and Nitara)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011- Present
Genre(s)Lifestyle, Motivation, Web series, Couple Vlogs
Subscribers3.67 million[2]
Total views1.04 billion[2]
100,000 subscribers2019
1,000,000 subscribers2021

Last updated: 26 September 2024

Early life

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Pearle 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

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Pearle 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

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During 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

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Films

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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

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Year Film Role Ref.
2015 Punchirikku Parasparam Biker Girl [31]
2017 Hand of God Herself (car girl) [32]
2023 The delay Neighbour

Television

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As host

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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

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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

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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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  1. ^ "Happy Birthday my 'ideal wife and friend', says Srinish as he shares a love-filled birthday wish for wife Pearle Maaney". The Times of India. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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  7. ^ "People think I'm of Arab origin: Pearle Maaney". The Times of India. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Pearle Maaney Biography". DROLLYDOLL. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Serah Profile on Amrita TV". Amrita TV. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Taste of Kerala – With SALT & PEPPER Team 1/3". Retrieved 22 August 2015 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "Pearle Maaney replaces Jewel in D for Dance". The Times of India. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  12. ^ "ഞാന്‍ ശ്രീനിയെ ശരിക്കും സ്‌നേഹിക്കുന്നു; ബിഗ് ബോസിന് പുറത്തും പേളി പറയുന്നു". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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  14. ^ "Pearle and Srinish make it official; see wedding pics here". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 24 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "It's A Baby Girl For Ludo Actress Pearle Maaney". NDTV. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "TV couple Pearle Maaney and Srinish Aravind welcome their second baby girl ,nitara srinish". 13 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Pearle Maaney in Sameer Thahir's next film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  19. ^ "The Last Supper". Sify. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  20. ^ a b c "Watch Latest Full Movies Online in HD for Free: All Genres & Languages streaming on jiocinema.com". www.jiocinema.com.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ "Pearle Maaney will be part of Ranjith's Loham". Cochin Talkies. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  24. ^ "Pearle Maaney is Asif's heroine in Double Barrel". The Times of India. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  25. ^ "Kalyana Vaibhogame review by jeevi - Telugu cinema review - Naga Shourya & Malavika Nair". www.idlebrain.com.
  26. ^ "Kappiri Thuruthu movie review: Peek into Fort Kochi's music trove". Deccan Chronicle. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.     
  27. ^ "Watch Pullikkaran Stara". Disney+ Hotstar.
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  29. ^ "Ludo". Netflix.
  30. ^ "Watch Valimai (2022) Full HD Tamil Movie Online on ZEE5". ZEE5.
  31. ^ Sanjith Sidhardhan (3 November 2015). "Mammootty, Mohanlal unite for a 'smile' venture". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  32. ^ "Hand of God". 5 September 2017 – via YouTube.
  33. ^ "Bigg Boss Malayalam highlights: Host Mohanlal locks the contestants with 'Manichithra Poottu' in the house". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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