Rimi Tomy is an Indian

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ian,

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and actress. She started her career by anchoring music programs in television and sang her first song "Chingamasam Vannu Chernnal" in the 2002 film ''

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'' with co-singer Shanker Mahadevan. She has anchored a number of television shows and has judged many

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of different genres throughout her career. She made her debut as actress in the

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film ''

5 Sundarikal ''5 Sundarikal'' () is a Malayalam romantic anthology film. It contains five short stories on love about five types of women. The stories are directed by Shyju Khalid, Sameer Thahir, Aashiq Abu, Amal Neerad, and Anwar Rasheed, and feature an en ...

''. She enacted her first lead role opposite

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in the 2015 film ''

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''. She has also appeared in the song sequences of films like ''

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'', ''

Kaaryasthan ''Kaaryasthan'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language action comedy film written by the duo Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas and directed by debutant Thomson K. Thomas. It stars Dileep, Siddique, Madhu, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Biju Menon. It was Dileep's ...

'' and ''

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''. She has also acted in many

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Early life

She was born to Tomy Joseph and Rani Tomy in a

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family in

Pala, Kottayam Pala () is a municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located north of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Pala has a population of ...

. She has a sister, Reenu Tomy, and a brother, Rinku Tomy. Her father died on 6 July 2014 due to cardiac arrest.

Career

She started her career as a singer with the troupe Angel Voice. It was during a show with Angel Voice that Mmmicry artist, composer and lyricist

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spotted her and recommended her to

, film director

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and film composer

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. It was from there that her singing career skyrocketed.

Personal life

She married Royce Kizhakoodan on 27 April 2008 at Lourde Cathedral,

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. In 2019, the couple filed for a mutual divorce petition after 11 years of marriage. She lives in Edapally, Kochi. Her brother Rinku Tomy is married to actress Muktha.

Discography

Following is a partial discography:

Filmography

Television

Films

Albums

References

External links

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