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Madonna Sebastian
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Sebastian in 2020
Born (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 29)
Cherupuzha, Kerala, India
Alma materChrist University, Bangalore
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
  • television presenter
Years active2015–present

Madonna Sebastian (born 19 May 1992) is an Indian actress and singer who works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in 2015 Malayalam film Premam,[1] in Tamil debut with Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum (2016) and Telugu debut with Premam (2016).

Personal life

Sebastian was born to Babycd Devasia and Shyla Babycd at Cherupuzha, Kannur, India and raised in Angamaly. She did her higher studies at St Peter's Senior Secondary School, Kadayiruppu.[1] She did a one year Master Training course at START Kozhikode. She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from Christ University, Bangalore.[1]

Career

Films

Sebastian has sung tracks for composers like Deepak Dev and Gopi Sunder.[1] Her participation in Malayalam musical program Music Mojo, After seeing her host a program for Surya TV, Premam director Alphonse Putharen called her to audition for his upcoming project.[1] Even though she was not interested in acting, she auditioned and was considered for the role of Mary. However, on her insistence that she related more with Celine, Mary's role was given to Anupama Parameswaran.[1]

After Premam, she then made her Tamil debut opposite Vijay Sethupathi in Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum (2016). Her second Malayalam movie King Liar, in which she starred opposite Dileep. Sebastian then reprised her role for the Telugu remake of Premam with Naga Chaitanya and Shruti Hassan replacing Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi, respectively, and marking her debut in Telugu cinema.[2]

In 2017, Sebastian has also paired up with Vijay Sethupathi again after her debut with him in the Tamil film Kavan directed by K.V. Anand.[3] She also appeared in Dhanush's directorial debut Power Paandi where she played the role of Poonthendral.[4] In 2018, Sebastian's first release is a Tamil movie Junga, opposite Vijay Sethupathi, marking collaboration with him for the third time,[5] directed by Gokul. Her second release is a Malayalam film Iblis, opposite Asif Ali directed by Rohit VS.[6]

In 2019, her first release is a multi-starrer Science fiction film titled Virus, played the role of Dr.Sara Yakub, directed by Aashiq Abu.[7] And second release Brother's Day, opposite Prithviraj Sukumaran, directed by Kalabhavan Shajohn. Her only release in 2020 was Vaanam Kottatum, opposite Vikram Prabhu, directed by Dhana Sekaran.[8]

In 2021, Sebastian is making her Kannada debut with Kottigobba 3,[9] opposite Sudeep, directed by Shiva Karthik.[10] She has signed a Tamil film titled Kombu Vatcha Simgamada, opposite Sasikumar, directed by S.R. Prabhakaran.[11] She also signed the Telugu film Shyam Singa Roy, opposite Nani, directed by Rahul Sankrityan, marking her come back in the Telugu cinema after Premam (2016). The film also stars, Sai Pallavi, Krithi Shetty and Rahul Ravindran.[12] Sebastian is due to star in an English featured film Humans Of Someone.[13]

Music

From childhood, Sebastian had a strong interest in music. A trained singer in Carnatic and Western music, she has performed for Music Mojo of Kappa TV and numerous popular Malayalam music directors and singers.[14] In 2015, she sang a song titled Raavukalil for the movie You Too Brutus with musical backing from Roby Abraham. The pair subsequently formed a band named 'Everafter'.[15]

In January 2016, the band released online its first music video titled 'Veruthe'.[16] In 2016, she also sang a song for the film Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti titled 'Pularkalam Pole'. Sebastian has also sung the jingle composed by Deepak Dev for Hit 96.7, a radio station based in Dubai.[17]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2015 Premam Celine George Malayalam Malayalam debut [18]
2016 Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum Yazhini Bhakthirajan Tamil Tamil debut [19]
King Liar Anjali Malayalam [20]
Premam Sindhu Telugu Telugu debut [21]
2017 Kavan Malar Tamil [22]
Pa Paandi Poonthendral Tamil [23]
2018 Junga Thoppuli Tamil [5]
Iblis Fida Malayalam [24]
2019 Virus Dr. Sara Yakub Malayalam [7]
Brother's Day Jema George Malayalam [25]
2020 Vaanam Kottatum Preetha George Tamil [8]
2021 Kotigobba 3Films that have not yet been released TBA Kannada Completed; Kannada debut [9]
Kombu Vatcha SingamdaFilms that have not yet been released TBA Tamil Completed [26]
Shyam Singa Roy dagger TBA Telugu Filming [27]
TBA Humans Of Someone dagger Sarah English Delayed [13]

Discography

Year Film Song Music Director Language
2016 Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti Pularkalam Pole Sooraj S. Kurup Malayalam
2019 Virus Spread Love Sushin Shyam Malayalam


Awards and nominations

Year Award Language(s) Category Film(s) Result
2016 5th South Indian International Movie Awards Malayalam Best Debut Actress Premam Nominated
IIFA Utsavam Performance In A Supporting Role - Female Nominated
2017 6th South Indian International Movie Awards Tamil Best Debut Actress Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum Nominated
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Debut Actress Won

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Soman, Deepa (3 June 2015). "While acting, I let myself go, says Madonna". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Madonna Sebastian reprises her role in Telugu remake of Naga Chaitanya-starrer Premam". 20 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Kavan will be a hard-hitting film - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Power Paandi new trailer: Dhanush and Madonna Sebastian will charm their way into your heart. Watch video". The Indian Express. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Madonna Sebastian joins Vijay Sethupathi again - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Iblis is going to be very fresh and entertaining: Madonna Sebastian". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Meet Madonna from 'Virus' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mani Ratnam's Vaanam Kottattum starts rolling!". Sify. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Madonna Sebastian debuts in Kannada with Kotigobba 3". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ^ "This Malayalam Premam star is Sudeep's heroine in Kotigobba 3". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Madonna Sebastian joins Sasikumar's Kombu Vecha Singamda". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  12. ^ Telugu360 (10 December 2020). "Premam girl to romance Nani". Telugu360.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Madonna Sebastian aka Celine of Premam to star in English feature film Humans of Someone". International Business Times. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Madonna likes to take things slowly". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Madonna's band to go live". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  16. ^ "Premam' actress Madonna Sebastian releases her first music video". Daily News and Analysis. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ James, Anu (11 August 2015). "Watch 'Premam' Actress Madonna Sebastian's First TV Interview [VIDEO]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Mollywood girl Madonna is Vijay's pair - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Madonna Sebastian to play Dileep's heroine - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Madonna Sebastian in 'Premam' Telugu remake". The Indian Express. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi's film with KV Anand titled Kavan - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Premam heroine as Dhanushs love interest- News". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  24. ^ Agencies. "Madonna Sebastian signs her next Malayalam film". Telangana Today. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Another look from Brother's Day released to mark Brother's Day - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Sasikumar's 'Kombu Vecha Singamda' shooting completed - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  27. ^ Ravi, Murali (10 December 2020). "Premam girl roped in for Nani's next". Tollywood. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

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