Pearle Maaney (/maːɳi/; born 28 May 1989) is an Indian actress, lyricist, YouTuber, and television presenter who works in Malayalam shows. She is known for co-hosting three seasons of the Malayalam dance reality show D 4 Dance. Pearle emerged as the first runner-up of the Big Boss Malayalam season 1.Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 1 Grand Finale: Sabumon Emerges As The Big Winner!, *Filmibeat*, 1 October 2018. Retrieved from https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2018/bigg-boss-malayaam-season-1-grand-finale-sabumon-emerges-as-the-big-winner-277895.html
Early life Pearle Maaney was brought up in a Syro-Malabar Syrian Christian joint family based in Kochi with roots in Chowara. She did her schooling at Holy Angel's Convent Thiruvananthapuram, and Rajagiri Public School, Kalamassery, and completed her graduation in Media Studies from Christ University, Bangalore. Her parents are based in Thrissur.
Career Pearle has anchored over 250 episodes of the music show Yes Jukebox on the Malayalam television channel Yes Indiavision, a subsidiary of Indiavision. She hosted Taste of Kerala, a travel-based cookery show on Amrita TV under the stage name Serah.
In October 2014, she started hosting the dance reality show GumOn D2 on Mazhavil Manorama, replacing host Jewel Mary. Her co-host was Govind Padmasoorya. She also hosted season 2 of the Kaumudy TV programme Cinema Company. In 2018, she contested in the first season of the reality show Bigg Boss on Asianet and emerged as the runner-up. She was the only female contestant to complete 100 days.
Personal life During season one of the Bigg Boss reality show in 2018, she got involved in a romantic relationship with her co-contestant Srinish Aravind, and both of them expressed their wish to get married. On 17 January 2019, Maaney got engaged to Srinish Aravind at a private ceremony. On 5 May 2019, the couple got married as per Christian customs and on 8 May 2019, they had a Hindu wedding ceremony as well. They have two daughters, Nila and Nitara, born on 20 March 2021 and 13 January 2024.
Controversy In July 2026, Pearle created an Instagram post commenting on the Jantar Mantar protest led by students. Her post received mixed reactions, mostly negative. Among who criticised her was Joe Sibi Malayil, son of the director Sibi Malayil. Pearle responded to Joe in her story by calling Sibi Malayil a "failed filmmaker", which she later deleted.
Filmography Films Year Film Role Notes 2013 Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi Biker Girl 2014 The Last Supper Pearley Njaan Valli 2015 Loham Bride Double Barrel She Jo and the Boy Mithu 2016 Kalyana Vaibhogame Vaidehi Telugu film Pretham Suhannisa Kappiri Thuruthu Yami 2017Team 5 Suresh Aleena Pullikkaran Staraa Angelina 2018 Who Dolores English/ Malayalam Bilingual film 2020 Ludo Sheeja Thomas Hindi film Released on Netflix 2022 Valimai Christina Tamil film 2023Queen ElizabethCelebrity2025 Detective Ujjwalan Divya Cameo
Short films Year Film Role 2015 Punchirikku Parasparam Biker Girl 2017Hand of God Herself (car girl) 2023The delayNeighbour
Television As host Year Show Channel Notes2008 Yes Jukebox Indiavision 2010–2012 Taste of Kerala Amrita TV Credited as "Serah"2014 D 4 Dance Mazhavil Manorama Replaced Jewel Mary Co-host with Govind Padmasoorya2014–2015 D2 – D4 Dance Co-host with Govind Padmasoorya2015–2016Cinema Company Season 2 Kaumudy TV 2015IIFA Utsavam Sun TV Network With Suraj Venjaramoodu2015Ranipadminimar Mazhavil Manorama 2015Kavyakkoppam GPyum Pearleyum Mazhavil Manorama 2016 D3 – D4 Dance Mazhavil Manorama Co-host Adil Ibriham D 4 Dance Reloaded Co-host Adil Ibriham2016–2017KatturumbuFlowers2017Flowers TV Awards 2017Award Show2nd IIFA UtsavamSurya TVWith Tini Tom2017–2018Manya Maha JanangaleKairali TV Also as judge2018–presentPearle Maaney ShowYouTubePearle Productions2017Tamaar PadaarFlowers Replaced by Lakshmi Nakshathra2018Mirchi Music Awards SouthAsianetAward showAsianet Comedy Awards Award showAsianet Television Awards 2018 Award showMidukkiMazhavil ManoramaAmma Mazhavillu VilambaramNayika Nayakan replaced by Aswathy Sreekanth20198th South Indian International Movie AwardsSurya TVAward show2019–2020Dance Jodi Dance 3.0Zee TamizhTamil reality showCo-host with Deepak Dinkar2020Funny Nights with Pearle MaaneyZee KeralamReplaced by Suraj Venjaramoodu and relaunched as Funny nightsLockdown talksYouTubeQuarantine special show202110th South Indian International Movie AwardsSurya TVAward show with Govind Padmasoorya2022Cook with Comedy Asianet
Other roles YearShow RoleChannel Notes2011–2012ChummaSerahAmrita TVTV series2015Thengakola MangatholiHerself with Govind PadmasooryaMazhavil ManoramaMusic album2015Celebrate HappinessHerself Music video2016Deshadanakili KarayarilaHerselfVideo album2017Hand of GodHerself as Car GirlShort film2017Minute to Win itParticipantGame show2018 Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 1) Herself as a contestant Asianet Reality show; 2018–2019Pearlish season 1,2Pearle with Srinish AravindYouTubeMusic Album / Web series2019Oru Kuthu KadhaPearle with Srinish Aravind / Shiyas KareemMusic Album / Web series2020Kitchen, Khanna & Konversation Season 3ChefHotstarCookery show2020Plastic&ElasticPlasYouTubeWeb series2020AvasthaAishwaryaWeb series2020ChellakuttiyeTamil Music album2021MaveliHerselfNetflixShort film
Discography Year Song Film Lyricist Singer Composer Language Notes 2014 "Belly Song" The Last Supper Gopi Sundar Arabic 2016 "Pal Pal" Kalyana Vaibhogame Kalyan Koduri Telugu Rahul Nambiar (co-singer)2018 "Title Song" Pearle Maaney Show (web series) Gopi Sundar English "Fly with You" Pearlish (web series) Jecin George Tamil Jecin George (co-singer)2019 "Who are You" Who Mangal Suvarnan English "Lonely Lake" Manikandan Ayyappa "Munnale Ponale" Oru Adaar Love Shaan Rahman Tamil2020 "Chellakuttiye" Avastha (web series) Jecin George "Chellakannane" Music Video Jecin George Jecin George (co-singer) 2021 "Crazy World" Music Video Jecin George English References
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