Onam 2023: Raftaar, Malaika Arora, Samantha; artists you didn't know have Kerala origins
Team OTTplay
August 28, 2023
Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal, who has crooned chartbuster Bollywood songs, hails from Kollam in Kerala. The ace singer was born in Abu Dhabi.
John Abraham
John Abraham is half Malayali, as his father is a Malayali Syrian Christian hailing from Kerala. The handsome hunk is Parsi from his mother's side.
Kay Kay Menon
Kay Kay's full name is Krishna Kumar, and the talented actor hails from the Kerala state capital, Thiruvananthapuram.
KK
One of the most loved singers in India, KK, aka Krishnakumar Kunnath, was a Malayalam who was born and brought up in New Delhi.
M. Night Shyamalan
The ace Hollywood filmmaker of The Sixth Sense fame was born Manoj Nelliyattu to a Malayali father and Tamilian mother in Mahe, Pondicherry.
Malaika Arora
The Arora sisters, Malaika and Amrita, were born to a Punjabi father and a Malayali Christian mother, Joyce Arora.
Raftaar
Yes, it came as a shock to many to know that rapper Raftaar is actually a Malayali, and his actual name is Dilin Nair.
Remo D'Souza
For the uninitiated, the choreographer-filmmaker's real name is Ramesh Gopi Nair, and he is from Palakkad, Kerala.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Samanatha Ruth Prabhu's mother, Ninette Prabhu, is a Malayali; however, the actor has been brought up in Chennai and primarily works in Telugu films.
Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan is from the Tam-Brahm community, hailing from Palakkad, Kerala. However, her mother tongue is Tamil.
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