Rimi Tomy is an Indian

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,Carnatic Musician,

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,and an occasional 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. She made her debut as actress in the

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film ''

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''. 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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'', ''

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'', 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 Syro-Malabar Catholic family in

Pala, Kottayam Pala () is a town and a municipality in Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of the Meenachil taluk and the Pala Revenue Division. Pala is situated on the banks of the Meenachil river. It is one of the main gateways to t ...

. 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 well known troupe, Angel Voice. It was during a show with Angel Voice that Mimicry artist, composer and lyricist

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spotted her and recommended her to

film director

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and film composer Vidyasagar. It was from there that her singing career skyrocketed.

Personal life

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

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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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