Dain Davis

Dain Davis
Born (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29)
Ollur, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Other namesDD
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • TV host
Years active2016–present

Dain Davis (born 20 January 1995) often known as DD[1] is an Indian actor, comedian and television host, who works in Malayalam-language films and television shows. He won the talent hunt show Komady Circus (2016) telecasted by Mazhavil Manorama. He has hosted talent-hunt show Nayika Nayakan (2018)[2] and Udan Panam 3.O (2020-22).[3]

Early life and education

Dain Davis was born in Ollur in Thrissur district of Kerala, India. His father is a hotel owner and worked in Kuwait, and his mother, Rosemol is a beautician. He has an elder brother. He graduated in visual communication from Divine Institute of Media Studies in Muringoor.[4][5]

Career

In 2016, Davis won the talent hunt reality show Komady Circus on Mazhavil Manorama. He is titled as best actor. He then went on to host Nayika Nayakan where he was given the nickname 'DD' by his co-anchor Pearle Maaney.

In 2017 he had his film debut in the Malayalam language horror film E, directed by Kukku Surendran.[6] In 2018 he had a part in the film Pretham 2, directed by Ranjith Sankar.[7]

In 2019 he co-hosted Super Singer, a television music reality show on Surya TV with Ranjini Haridas.[8]

From 2020 to 2022, he hosted Udan Panam 3.0 on the Mazhavil Manorama with Meenakshi Raveendran.[9]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 E Alex [10]
Chembarathipoo Vinod's friend
2018 Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri Vishakan
Kamuki Jaffer [11]
Ottakoru Kaamukan Josekutty [12]
Pretham 2 Jofin T. Chacko [13]
2021 Varthamanam [14]
2022 Aviyal Sajeash Kanadiparambil [15]
Veekam Thomas [16]
2023 Iru [17]
Oh My Darling Vineeth [18]
Boomerang Jerry [19]
Kolla Sugeeth [20]
2024 Hunt [21]
TBA Thrayam† Post-production [22]
Pathimoonnam Rathri † Filming [23]

Television

Year Show Role Channel Notes Ref.
2016 Komady Circus Contestant Mazhavil Manorama Winner- Best actor award [24]
2018 Nayika Nayakan Host Co-host with Pearle Maaney [25]
2019 Surya Super Singer Surya TV Co-host with Renjini Haridas [26]
Uppum Mulakum Sidharth Flowers TV [27]
2020 Lockdown Please Various roles
2020-2022 Udan Panam 3.0 Host Mazhavil Manorama Co-host with Meenakshi Raveendran [28]
2022 Kutti Kalavara Seniors Flowers TV
2022–2023 Udan Panam: Chapter 4 Mazhavil Manorama Co-host with Meenakshi Raveendran [29]
2023 Mass Onam Flowers TV
2023 Chill and Chat ManoramaMax
2023-2024 Musical Wife chapter 1-5 Flowers TV [30]
2024- present Flowers top Singer season 5 Co-Host Flowers TV

Special appearances

Year Show Role Channel Notes Ref.
2018 Comedy Utsavam Guest Flowers TV
2019 D5 Junior Mazhavil Manorama
Day with a Star (Season 4) Kaumudy TV
2020 Immini Baliya Naavu Surya Comedy
2021 Atham Pathu Ruchi Mazhavil Manorama [31]
2022 Super Fun Kudumbam Contestant
2023 The Next Top Anchor Himself ManoramaMax
2024 Udan Panam 5 Guest host Mazhavil Manorama 1000 episode celebration

References

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  2. ^ UR, Arya (24 May 2018). "Pearle Maaney to host Nayika Nayakan". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. ^ Nair, Radhika (11 September 2020). "Udan Panam host Dain Davis: It is my Thrissur slang that helped me in TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ ബാബു, അജിത്ത് (4 August 2018). "'പിന്നെന്തിനാ മുത്തേ ഈ ചേട്ടൻ' വിശേഷങ്ങളുമായ് ഡെയ്ൻ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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  25. ^ UR, Arya (21 June 2018). "Jayasurya spends quality time on Nayika Nayakan". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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  27. ^ "Uppum Mulakum: Meet the newlyweds, Lechu and Sidharth". The Times of India. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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  29. ^ "Uppum Mulakum 2 To Fastest Family First: Here Is A List Of New Malayalam TV Shows That Fans Can't Afford To Miss". The Times of India. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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