9 SURPRISING PREVIOUS PROFESSIONS OF MALAYALAM STARS

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You wouldn’t have guessed what the previous professions of some of the Malayalam celebrities were. Read on!!

NAZRIYA NAZIM

Nazriya Nazim

Name by birth: Nazriya Nazim
Education: Joined Mar Ivanos College, Thiruvananthapuram.
The cutie Nazriya began her career as a child artist and went on to anchor many Malayalam television programmes

DULQUER SALMAAN

Dulquer Salmaan

Name by birth: Dulquer Salmaan
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Purdue University, USA.
Dulquer began his career in the USA and later moved to Dubai where he did IT related business until he thought of changing careers.

PARVATHY

Parvathy

Name by birth: Parvathy Thiruvoth Kottuvata
Education: BA in English Literature from Saint's College, Thiruvananthapuram.
Pursuing MA through distance education Parvathy is a Bharatanatyam dancer who began her career as a television anchor in Malayalam music channels

NIVIN PAULY

Nivin Pauly

Name: Nivin Pauly
Education: B Tech degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly
Nivin is a former Infosys employee and worked in Bangalore for two years.

MOHANLAL

Mohanlal

Name by birth: Mohanlal
Education: B.Com from Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram.
Mohanlal was a professional wrestler (Gusthi) and was the Kerala State Wrestling Champion 1977-78.

JAYARAM

Jayaram

Name by birth: Jayaram
Education: B.A in Economics from Sree Sankara College, Kalady.
Jayaram worked as a Medical Representative and later joined Kalabhavan and performed mimicry which landed him into Malayalam Cinema.

NAYANTHARA

Nayanthara

Name by birth: Diana Mariam Kurian
Education: Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Marthoma College, Tiruvalla.
Before becoming the Lady Superstar that she is today, Nayanthara was a part-time model (while in College)

MAMMOOTTY

Mammootty

Name: Muhammad Kutty
Education: LLB from Government Law College, Ernakulam
Mammootty practiced law for two years at Manjeri in Malappuram before choosing acting as his career.

MADONNA SEBASTIAN

Madonna Sebastian

Name by birth: Madonna Sebastian
Education: Bachelor of Commerce from Christ University, Bangalore
Madonna is a trained singer who used to sing tracks for music directors like Deepak Dev and Gopi Sunder. She has also performed and hosted many musical TV shows