Pearle Maaney (/maːɳi/; born 28 May 1989) is an Indian actress, lyricist, YouTuber, and television presenter who works in Malayalam films. 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.
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| Born | (1989-05-28) 28 May 1989 (age 33)[1] | |||||||||
| Alma mater | Christ University, Bangalore | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2011 – present | |||||||||
| Notable work | Chellakuttiye | |||||||||
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| Children | Nila Srinish | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2011- Present | |||||||||
| Genre | Lifestyle, Motivation, Web series, Couple Vlogs | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 2.18 million[2] | |||||||||
| Total views | 333 million[2] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 5 June 2022 | ||||||||||
Pearle Maaney was brought up in a Syro-Malabar Syrian Christian[4] joint family based in Kochi with roots at Chowara.[5] She did her schooling in Holy Angel's Convent Trivandrum and Rajagiri Public School, Kalamassery, and completed her graduation in media studies from Christ University, Bangalore.[6][7][8]
Pearle Maaney has anchored over 250 episodes of the music show Yes Jukebox on the Malayalam television channel Yes Indiavision, a subsidiary of Indiavision.[9] She hosted Taste of Kerala, a travel-based cookery show on Amrita TV under the stage name Serah.[10][11]
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.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14] On 17 January 2019, Pearle Maaney got engaged to Srinish Aravind at a private ceremony.[15] 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.[16] On 20 March 2021, Pearle gave birth to their daughter, Nila Srinish.[17][18]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2013 | Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi | Biker Girl | [19] | |
| 2014 | The Last Supper | Pearley | [citation needed] | |
| 2014 | Njaan | Valli | [20] | |
| 2015 | Loham[21][22] | Bride | [23] | |
| 2015 | Double Barrel (Iratta Kuzhal) | She | [24] | |
| 2015 | Jo and the Boy | Mithu | [25] | |
| 2016 | Kalyana Vaibhogame | Vaidehi | Telugu film | [citation needed] |
| 2016 | Pretham | Suhannisa | [26] | |
| 2016 | Kappiri Thuruthu | Yami | [citation needed] | |
| 2017 | Team 5 | Suresh Aleena | [citation needed] | |
| 2017 | Pullikkaran Staraa | Angelina | [27] | |
| 2018 | Who | Dolores | English/ Malayalam Bilingual film | [citation needed] |
| 2020 | Ludo | Sheeja Thomas | Hindi film Released on Netflix | [28] |
| 2022 | Valimai | Christina | Tamil film | [29] |
| 2015 | Punchirikku Parasparam | Biker Girl | Short film | [30] |
| 2017 | Hand of God | Herself (car girl) | Short Film | [31] |
| Year | Show | Role | Channel | Notes |
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| 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 [32] |
| 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 | Music album | ||
| 2021 | Maveli | Herself | Netflix | Short film |
| Year | Song | Film | Lyricist | Singer | Composer | Language | Notes |
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| 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 | |