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Fathima Babu (Bigg Boss Tamil) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 2 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth6 August 1968

Age51 Years

BirthplacePuducherry, India

ProfessionActress

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseBabu

FamilyChildren (names not known)

Fathima Babu (Bigg Boss Tamil) Biography

Fathima Babu is an Indian actress and former newsreader from Puducherry who has worked across Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films and appeared on television.

Early life and background

Fathima Babu was born on 6 August 1968 in Puducherry, India. She completed her higher education at Bharathidasan Government College for Women in Pondicherry and holds a degree in journalism. Raised in Puducherry, she is listed as having Indian nationality and her zodiac sign is Leo.

Career

Fathima Babu began her public-facing career as a newsreader for DD Podhigai, the Tamil service of Doordarshan. She transitioned from broadcasting into acting, making her Tamil film debut in 1996 with Kalki. After that, she built a steady career in Tamil cinema with roles in a number of films through the late 1990s and 2000s, including Ulavuthurai (1998), Ninaivirukkum Varai (1999), Mugavaree (2000), Minnale (2001), Alli Arjuna (2002), Indru (2003), Kannadi Pookal (2005), Adavadi (2007), Namma Gramam (2012) and Nee Naan Nizhal (2014).

Her work has not been confined to Tamil films. She also appeared in Malayalam and Telugu movies, with credits that include Ravanaprabhu (2001) in Malayalam and Kathanayakudu (2008) in Telugu, as well as other Malayalam titles such as Manasantha (2003), Ali Bhai (2007), My Big Father (2009), Oru Naal Varum (2010), The King & the Commissioner (2012) and Asha Black (2014).

On television, Fathima has acted in serials and appeared on TV shows. Her small-screen credits include Kadamattathu Kathanar (2004) and later serial and program appearances such as Swami Ayyappan (2006), Makkal (2018) and Genes (2018). She expanded her public profile further by participating as a contestant on Bigg Boss Tamil season 3 in 2019.

Public profile

Physical details listed for Fathima Babu include a height of approximately 163 cm (5 feet 4 inches), a weight around 60 kg (132 lbs), and black eyes and hair. Personal details noted in public profiles include a change in religious affiliation recorded as Islam before marriage and Hinduism after marriage. She is married to a man named Babu and is a mother; her children’s names are not publicly listed in the available information.

Outside of work, the interests attributed to her include shopping and cooking. Her stated favourite actor is Rajinikanth, favourite politician is Jayalalithaa, and preferred foods include green vegetables and fruits.

Latest updates

In 2019, Fathima Babu took part in Bigg Boss Tamil season 3 as a contestant, which brought renewed visibility to her career. Her film and television résumé spans more than two decades, with performances in regional cinema across Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages.

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Recent Work

Bigg Boss Tamil (Season 3)

Contestant on the reality television series

2019
Nee Naan Nizhal

Tamil film credit listed among later work

2014
Namma Gramam

Tamil film credit listed among later work

2012
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Career Highlights

  1. Film debut in Tamil with Kalki (1996)
  2. Worked across Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films
  3. Television work including Kadamattathu Kathanar (2004)
  4. Contestant on Bigg Boss Tamil season 3 (2019)
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

F4U profile pages are prepared from public career information, checked for readability, and updated when reliable correction sources are shared with the editorial team.

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Fathima Babu (Bigg Boss Tamil) is publicly listed as married to Babu.