Arya Babu, also known by the 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 ''

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'' on Asianet. 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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, India. She did her schooling at the Holy Angel's Convent Trivandrum. 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

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and Chemmanur Jewellers. It was followed by her first major role in television, the

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soap opera '' Maharani'' (2009 – 2011) which was a remake of the Malayalam serial ''Ente Manasaputhri'' starring her sister-in-law Archana Suseelan. 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 Asianet, 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 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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on Asianet.

Personal life

She married IT engineer Rohit Susheelan and they have a daughter named Roya. Rohit is the brother of television actress Archana Suseelan. In 2018, she opened a boutique 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

Awards

*2016: Santhadevi Memorial Award for Best Comedy Actress – ''

'' *2017: 3rd Asianet Comedy Awards for Versatile Performer (TV) – ''

References

External links

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