Arya Babu, also known by her stage name Arya Badai, is an Indian actress,

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, model, and

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, who appears in

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and television. She started her career in television and modelling industry. She is best known as a regular comedian in the television comedy ''

Badai Bungalow ''Badai Bungalow'' () is an Indian Malayalam sketch comedy and celebrity talk show hosted by Ramesh Pisharody, Mithun Ramesh, and Kalabhavan Navas that launched on Asianet from 2013. It airs every Saturday and Sunday at 8:00 PM. The second ...

'' on

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. She has acted on several television series and later turned a

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and also forayed into films. She participated in second season of the Malayalam

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series ''

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''.

Early life and background

Arya hails from

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. She studied at Holy Angel's Convent Thiruvananthapuram. She is a dancer trained in Western, cinematic, and semi-classical styles.

Career

Arya made her acting debut while she was studying in plus two (higher secondary) when she got the offer to appear in the television series ''Officer'' on

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. She appeared in two stories and after that she got married. Her sister-in-law Kalpana Susheelan was a model, it persuaded her to search for a career in modelling and began working in commercials for leading clients in the industry, including Chennai Silks and Chemmanur Jewellers. It was followed by her first major role in television, the

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soap opera ''

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'' (2009 – 2011) which was a remake of the Malayalam serial ''Ente Manasaputhri'' starring her sister-in-law

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. After that she took a maternity leave for around two years; on return, she acted in serials such as ''Mohakkadal'', ''Achante Makkal'', and ''Ardram''. The turning point in her career came after contesting in the

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series ''Stars'' on

, which was for serial artists. In one of the episodes she acted on a spoof of the film ''

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''. Her performance was appreciated by the channel and recommended her name to Diana Sylvester, producer of newly launching comedy show ''

'' (2013 – 2018) who was looking for an actress for

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's wife. It was her foray as a comedian and a break in her career. She was a regular in the cast and portrayed a loggerhead named Arya. While doing ''Badai Bungalow'' she also did stage show and most notably, the serial ''Sthreedhanam'' on Asianet, in which she played Pooja, a bold and outspoken daughter-in-law with a black belt in

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. The role gave her appreciation. Later, she began hosting a cookery show on television and also acted in a number of Malayalam films. In 2020, she contested in the second season of the Malayalam

series ''Bigg Boss'' (Malayalam season 2), hosted by actor

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. From 2019-2023, She hosted first, second, fourth and fifth seasons of popular the musical

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'' on

Personal life

She married IT engineer Rohit Susheelan and they have a daughter named Roya. Rohit is the brother of television actress

. In 2018, she opened a

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named Aroya in

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. In January 2019, Arya revealed that she is living with her daughter separately from her husband.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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