Archana Suseelan – Malayalam TV host and actress of ‘Karuthamuthu’ fame

Archana Suseelan is a successful television actress and VJ. She was one of the early video jockeys of Malayalam music channel Kiran TV started in 2005. Her role as antagonist Mereena, in Asianet’s Karuthamuthu earned her a lot of recognition. She was one of the popular contestants of the first season of Bigg Boss Malayalam in 2018. She frequently appears as celebrity guest in TV shows, and also plays brief roles in movies.

Archana Suseelan was born to Malayali father and Nepali mother in Pune, Maharashtra. She is married to her long-term boyfriend, Manoj Yadav since 2014. As she wanted to become an actress, she started training in a Pune-based theater school, where she learnt different forms of art. When she joined Kiran TV as a TV host and VJ in 2005, her Malayalam dialect was poor. Yet she gained popularity through her presentation skills. Over the years she became proficient in handling the language. Kanakkinavu in 2006 marked her small screen debut as an actress.

She has been a part of TV shows – Ente Manasaputhri, Punarjanmam, Ammakili, Durga and Karuthamuthu, which made her a household name among Malayalam television viewers. She became a part of Bigg Boss in 2018, and got evicted on day 91. She has played brief roles on Malayalam screen since 2004. She was later seen in side roles in Kaaryasthan, Mallu Singh etc. In fact after her failed career in movies, she concentrated on to television and earned success as a host and actress. Her role as Mareena in Karuthamuthu is her most popular small screen role till now, which bagged her numerous awards and nominations.

Archana Suseelan – Some interesting and less-known facts

1. Her father Susheelan is a retired Deputy Commandant of Police.

2. Her brother Rohit Suseelan is married to Malayalam actress and model Arya Rohit of Badai Banglavu fame. They are now living separately. 

3. She hosted the music show ‘Post Box’ aside VJ Nash in the evenings. It was her first show on television.

4. She has appeared in Tamil and Hindi films in brief roles, and has acted in Tamil soaps.

 

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