Dain Davis

Dain Davis
Dain Davis
Born	20 January 1995; Ollur, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Other names	DD
Occupation	Actor; comedian; TV host;
Years active	2016–present

Dain Davis (born 20 January 1995) 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) for finding best comedian on Mazhavil Manorama. It fetched him roles in films. He then went on to host the talent show Nayika Nayakan (2018) and game show Udan Panam 3.0 (co-hosted with Meenakshi Raveendran) on Mazhavil Manorama.[1]

Early life and education

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.[2][3][4]

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 were 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.[5] In 2018 he had a part in the film Pretham 2, directed by Ranjith Sankar.[6][7]

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

Since 2020, he is hosting Udan Panam 3.0 on the Mazhavil Manorama with Meenakshi Raveendran who was a prior contestant on Nayika Nayakan.[9]

Filmography

Films

	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2017	E	Alex	Kukku Surendran	Debut
2017	Chembarathipoo		Arun Vaiga	Uncredited Role
2018	Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri	Vishakan	Jean Markose
2018	Kamuki	Jaffer	Binu Sadanandan
2018	Ottakoru Kaamukan	Josekutty	Ajinlal, Jayan Vannery
2018	Pretham 2	Jofin T. Chacko	Ranjith Sankar
TBA	Anugraheethan Antony	Rony	Prince Joy	Release Delayed
TBA	Iru		Fr Varghese Lal
TBA	Varthamanam		Sidhartha Siva	Post Production
TBA	Aviyal		Shanil Muhammed	Post production

Television

Year	Show	Role	Channel	Notes	Ref.
2016	Komady Circus	Contestant	Mazhavil Manorama	Winner (Best actor)
2018	Nayika Nayakan	Host	Mazhavil Manorama
2019	Surya Super Singer	Host	Surya TV
	Uppum Mulakum	Sidharth	Flowers TV		[10] [11]
	D5 Junior	Guest	Mazhavil Manorama
2020	Lockdown Please	Various roles	Flowers TV
2020-Present	Udan Panam3.0	Host	Mazhavil Manorama	Along with Meenakshi Raveendran	[12]

References

"Udan Panam host Dain Davis: It is my Thrissur slang that helped me in TV – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
"'പിന്നെന്തിനാ മുത്തേ ഈ ചേട്ടൻ' വിശേഷങ്ങളുമായ് ഡെയ്ൻ". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
"ചാക്കോച്ചനുമായി തല്ല്, അവസരം നൽകാത്ത അശ്വതി; ഡെയ്ൻ മനസ്സ് തുറക്കുന്നു". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
"കടം വാങ്ങിയ 200 രൂപ കൊണ്ട് കൊണ്ട് ഒഡിഷൻ; ജീവിത പ്രാരാബ്ധങ്ങളുടെ കഥയുമായി ഡീഡി!". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
"CONFIRMED! This Will Be Gautami's Comeback Movie in Malayalam!". www.filmibeat.com. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
"'I'm happy I got to work with Jayasurya'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
"Jayasurya unveils Dain Davis' character poster from 'Pretham 2' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
"Renjini Haridas and Dain Davis to co-host Surya Super Singer – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
"Dain Davis and Meenakshi to host Udan Panam 3.0 – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
"Uppum Mulakum: Meet the newlyweds, Lechu and Sidharth – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
"ലച്ചു ഇനി ഡീഡിയ്ക്ക് സ്വന്തം; കാത്തിരുന്ന ആ വിവാഹം കഴിഞ്ഞു; വീണ്ടും ചർച്ചയായി ലച്ചു കല്യാണം!". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
"Udan Panam 3.0: Here's how Dain Davis and Meenakshi Raveendran recreate iconic scenes from Mohanlal and Manju Warrier starrer Aaram Thampuran". timesofindia.

External links

Dain Davis at IMDb

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[1] "Udan Panam host Dain Davis: It is my Thrissur slang that helped me in TV – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[2] "'പിന്നെന്തിനാ മുത്തേ ഈ ചേട്ടൻ' വിശേഷങ്ങളുമായ് ഡെയ്ൻ". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[3] "ചാക്കോച്ചനുമായി തല്ല്, അവസരം നൽകാത്ത അശ്വതി; ഡെയ്ൻ മനസ്സ് തുറക്കുന്നു". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[4] "കടം വാങ്ങിയ 200 രൂപ കൊണ്ട് കൊണ്ട് ഒഡിഷൻ; ജീവിത പ്രാരാബ്ധങ്ങളുടെ കഥയുമായി ഡീഡി!". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[5] "CONFIRMED! This Will Be Gautami's Comeback Movie in Malayalam!". www.filmibeat.com. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[6] "'I'm happy I got to work with Jayasurya'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[7] "Jayasurya unveils Dain Davis' character poster from 'Pretham 2' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[8] "Renjini Haridas and Dain Davis to co-host Surya Super Singer – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[9] "Dain Davis and Meenakshi to host Udan Panam 3.0 – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[10] "Uppum Mulakum: Meet the newlyweds, Lechu and Sidharth – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[11] "ലച്ചു ഇനി ഡീഡിയ്ക്ക് സ്വന്തം; കാത്തിരുന്ന ആ വിവാഹം കഴിഞ്ഞു; വീണ്ടും ചർച്ചയായി ലച്ചു കല്യാണം!". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[12] "Udan Panam 3.0: Here's how Dain Davis and Meenakshi Raveendran recreate iconic scenes from Mohanlal and Manju Warrier starrer Aaram Thampuran". timesofindia.