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Quick Info
Date of birth12 December 1995
Age30 years
BirthplaceThiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
ProfessionActress, Television Presenter
NationalityIndian
Marital statusUnmarried
FamilyFather - K Padikkal; Mother - Bindu Philipose; One sister
Alina Padikkal Biography
Alina Padikkal is an Indian television presenter and actress from Thiruvananthapuram known for anchoring and Malayalam TV roles.
Early life and backgroundAlina Padikkal was born on 12 December 1995 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, into a middle-class family. Her parents are K Padikkal and Bindu Philipose, and she has one sister. Raised in Thiruvananthapuram, she attended Holy Angels’ I.S.C. School before moving to Bangalore for higher education, where she studied at Christ University and later at Oxford College. Her formal education includes a B.A. in Psychology and English Literature followed by an MBA.
Career
Alina began working in television as a child. At around ten years old she started hosting TV programs, making her anchoring debut on the children’s show Butterflies on Asianet. Her early work as a presenter earned recognition: she received the Kerala State Television Award in 2005 for best anchor for that program. Over the years she has hosted shows across several Malayalam channels, including Kiran TV, Surya TV, Asianet Plus, Flowers TV, Mazhavil Manorama and ACV.
Her presenting credits include a mix of formats such as reality and entertainment shows. Notable hosting roles listed include Smart Show on Flowers TV, Komady Circus on Mazhavil Manorama, the cookery program Hot n’ Spicy on ACV, and the dance reality program D4Dance Junior vs Senior on Mazhavil Manorama. In addition to regular TV work, she has appeared in television advertisements for brands such as Sunita Furniture.
Alina expanded into acting in 2016 when she made her television acting debut in the Malayalam serial Bharya, portraying the character Nayna. She continued to balance presenting and acting and later participated in Bigg Boss Malayalam 2 as a contestant in 2020.
Personal interests and pursuits
Outside of on-screen work, Alina has pursued internships and interests connected to media and beyond. After finishing her undergraduate studies she completed a journalism internship with The Hindu. She has expressed an interest in the automobile industry and has said she would consider a career in the Indian Police Service if she succeeded in civil service examinations.
Alina is an animal lover and keeps a pet dog named Suie. She also enjoys travelling, dancing and shopping. She has mentioned preferences such as pizza as a favorite food and pink as a favorite color. Her hobbies extend to a fondness for bikes and cars; reported vehicles associated with her include a Royal Enfield Bullet and a KTM Duke, while car models mentioned are Hyundai i20 and Skoda Rapid.
Public profile
Physically, published details list her height as approximately 168 cm (about 5'6"), with brown eyes and brown hair. She is identified as Indian by nationality and as Hindu by religion, and the published profile notes her caste as Brahmin. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Alina has faced public attention beyond her work. In 2018 a fan-edited video that sarcastically mixed an interview with film dialogues gained traction on social media; she later addressed the situation directly in a live social media video.
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Alina’s on-screen trajectory spans child hosting, award-winning anchoring, serial acting and reality TV participation. Her career reflects steady engagement with Malayalam television both in front of the camera as a presenter and as an actress, and she has supplemented that with internships and public appearances.
She continues to be identified in media profiles as an unmarried public figure from Thiruvananthapuram who balances entertainment work with broader interests in journalism, automobiles and public service.
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Recent Work
Television serial in which she played the role of Nayna.
2016Contestant on the reality TV show.
2020Host of various reality and entertainment television shows across Malayalam channels.
Career Highlights
- Started hosting television shows as a child, debuting on Butterflies (Asianet).
- Won the Kerala State Television Award for Best Anchor (2005) for Butterflies.
- Acting debut in the Malayalam serial Bharya (2016) as Nayna.
- Participated as a contestant in Bigg Boss Malayalam 2 (2020).
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