''Nayika Nayakan'' () is an Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

-language

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which was broadcast on

Mazhavil Manorama Mazhavil Manorama is an Indian Free-to-air Malayalam general entertainment television channel operated and owned by Malayala Manorama Television (MMTV), the publisher of the widely circulated ''Malayalam Manorama'' daily, and the Malayalam wom ...

from 28 May 2018 to 17 October 2018. The show's jury was headed by film director

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and actors

Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer. Sometimes referred to as Chackochan, he works in the Malayalam film industry and has acted in more than 90 films in more than two decades. He is a member of the List ...

and

Samvrutha Sunil Samvritha Sunil (born 31 October 1986) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 2004 through the film ''Rasikan'' directed by Lal Jose before which she had also appeared as a junior artist in the film '' Ayal ...

. The show featured 16 contestants; eight boys and eight girls competing in 4 rounds. The winners of the show were cast in leading roles in

's film '' Solamante Theneechakal''. Shambhu Menon and Darshana S. Nair were declared the winners of the show. The runners-up of the show

Vincy Aloshious Vincy Sony Aloshious (born 12 December 1995) is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam films. She made her feature film debut as the female lead in the 2019 Malayalam comedy-drama film '' Vikruthi'', opposite to Soubin Shahir. She was a fi ...

and Addis Antony Akkara were selected to play pivotal roles in the film.

Contestants

; Special Awards

Cast

Hosts

Dain Davis 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 ...

(Episode 1-63) *

Pearle Maaney 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''. In 2018, ...

(Episode 1-31) *

Aswathy Sreekanth Aswathy Sreekanth is an Indian television actress, television host, writer and YouTuber from Kerala. She is best known for her portrayal of Asha Uthaman in '' Chakkappazham''. She received the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress in 2020 ...

(Episode 31-63)

Judge

Mentors

Guest Mentors

* Episode 13 :

Jayasurya Jayasurya (born August 1978) is an Indian actor, distributor, Sponsor, Model, film producer, playback singer, and impressionist, who works in the Malayalam films. He has appeared in more than 100 films and has won several awards, including a N ...

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt14176520 Indian reality television series 2018 Indian television series debuts Indian dance television shows Malayalam-language television shows 2018 Indian television series endings Mazhavil Manorama original programming