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    Dain Davis

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    Dain Davis
    Born (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 27)
    Ollur, Thrissur, Kerala, India
    Other namesDD
    Occupation
    • Actor
    • comedian
    • TV host
    Years active2016–present

    Dain Davis (born 20 January 1995) often known as DD is an Indian actor, comedian and television host, who works in Malayalam-language films and television shows. He won the talent hunt show Komady Circus (2016) telecasted by Mazhavil Manorama.[1] He then went on to host the talent-hunt show Nayika Nayakan (2018) along with Pearle Maaney.[2] He is currently hosting Udan Panam 3.O along with Meenakshi Raveendran.[3]

    Early life and education[edit]

    Dain Davis was born in Ollur in Thrissur district of Kerala, India. His father is a hotel owner and worked in Kuwait, and his mother, Rosemol is a beautician. He has an elder brother. He graduated in visual communication from Divine Institute of Media Studies in Muringoor.[4][5]

    Career[edit]

    In 2016, Davis won the talent hunt reality show Komady Circus on Mazhavil Manorama. He is titled as best actor. He then went on to host Nayika Nayakan where he was given the nickname 'DD' by his co-anchor Pearle Maaney.

    In 2017 he had his film debut in the Malayalam language horror film E, directed by Kukku Surendran.[6] In 2018 he had a part in the film Pretham 2, directed by Ranjith Sankar.[7][8]

    In 2019 he co-hosted Super Singer, a television music reality show on Surya TV with Ranjini Haridas.[9]

    Since 2020, he is hosting Udan Panam 3.0 on the Mazhavil Manorama with Meenakshi Raveendran who was a prior contestant on Nayika Nayakan.[10]

    Filmography[edit]

    Films[edit]

    Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
    Year Title Role Director Notes
    2017 E Alex Kukku Surendran Debut
    2017 Chembarathipoo Vinod's friend Arun Vaiga Uncredited Role
    2018 Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri Vishakan Jean Markose
    2018 Kamuki Jaffer Binu Sadanandan [11]
    2018 Ottakoru Kaamukan Josekutty Ajinlal, Jayan Vannery [12][13]
    2018 Pretham 2 Jofin T. Chacko Ranjith Sankar
    2021 Varthamanam Sidhartha Siva [14][15]
    TBA Iru Films that have not yet been released Fr Varghese Lal Post production
    TBA

    Aviyal alt=Films that have not yet been released

    		Shanil Muhammed Post production
    TBA ThrayamFilms that have not yet released TBA Sanjith Chandrasenan Announced[16][17]
    TBA VeekamFilms that have not yet released TBA Sagar Hari Filming[18]

    Television[edit]

    Year Show Role Channel Notes Ref.
    2016 Komady Circus Contestant Mazhavil Manorama Winner (Best actor)
    2018 Nayika Nayakan Host Co-host with Pearle Maaney
    2019 Surya Super Singer Host Surya TV Co-host with Renjini Haridas
    Uppum Mulakum Sidharth Flowers TV Cameo [19]
    [20]
    D5 Junior Himself Mazhavil Manorama Guest
    2020 Lockdown Please Various roles Flowers TV
    2020-Present Udan Panam 3.0 Host Mazhavil Manorama Co-host with Meenakshi Raveendran [21]
    2021 Atham Pathu Ruchi Guest Along with Meenakshi Raveendran [22]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "ചാക്കോച്ചനുമായി തല്ല്, അവസരം നൽകാത്ത അശ്വതി; ഡെയ്ൻ മനസ്സ് തുറക്കുന്നു". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
    2. ^ "Pearle Maaney to host Nayika Nayakan". timesofindia.
    3. ^ "Udan Panam host Dain Davis: It is my Thrissur slang that helped me in TV – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
    4. ^ "'പിന്നെന്തിനാ മുത്തേ ഈ ചേട്ടൻ' വിശേഷങ്ങളുമായ് ഡെയ്ൻ". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
    5. ^ "കടം വാങ്ങിയ 200 രൂപ കൊണ്ട് കൊണ്ട് ഒഡിഷൻ; ജീവിത പ്രാരാബ്ധങ്ങളുടെ കഥയുമായി ഡീഡി!". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
    6. ^ "CONFIRMED! This Will Be Gautami's Comeback Movie in Malayalam!". www.filmibeat.com. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
    7. ^ "'I'm happy I got to work with Jayasurya'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
    8. ^ "Jayasurya unveils Dain Davis' character poster from 'Pretham 2' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
    9. ^ "Renjini Haridas and Dain Davis to co-host Surya Super Singer – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
    10. ^ "Dain Davis and Meenakshi to host Udan Panam 3.0 – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
    11. ^ "Kaamuki movie review: Oh Aparna Balamurali, what were you thinking?- Entertainment News, Firstpost". 27 May 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
    12. ^ "'Ottakkoru Kaamukan': Makers unveil the trailer of the film". The Times of India. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
    13. ^ 'Ottakkoru Kaamukan': Shalu Rahim Lijomol and Dain Davis' romantic-drama will steal your heart - The Times of India
    14. ^ "Parvathy film Varthamanam, set in JNU, rejected by Kerala censor board". The Indian Express. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
    15. ^ "'Varthamanam' review: Parvathy, Roshan are great in this important film". The News Minute.
    16. ^ "സണ്ണിവെയ്‌നും ധ്യാൻ ശ്രീനിവാസനും ഒന്നിക്കുന്നു; പൂർണമായും രാത്രിയിൽ ചിത്രീകരിച്ച 'ത്രയം'". Mathrubhumi News. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
    17. ^ "Dhyan Sreenivasan, Sunny Wayne to lead 'Thrayam'". The New Indian Express.
    18. ^ "Dhyan Sreenivasan-starrer Veekam begins rolling in Kochi". The New Indian Express. 19 October 2021.
    19. ^ "Uppum Mulakum: Meet the newlyweds, Lechu and Sidharth – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
    20. ^ "ലച്ചു ഇനി ഡീഡിയ്ക്ക് സ്വന്തം; കാത്തിരുന്ന ആ വിവാഹം കഴിഞ്ഞു; വീണ്ടും ചർച്ചയായി ലച്ചു കല്യാണം!". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
    21. ^ "Udan Panam 3.0: Here's how Dain Davis and Meenakshi Raveendran recreate iconic scenes from Mohanlal and Manju Warrier starrer Aaram Thampuran". timesofindia.
    22. ^ "Atham Pathu Ruchi 2021 | Episode - 04 | Dain and Meenakshi's special Ilayada". Youtube. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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