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