Dain Davis
Indian film actor and television host
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Dain Davis (born 20 January 1995) often known as DD[1] 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) telecasted by Mazhavil Manorama. He has hosted talent-hunt show Nayika Nayakan (2018)[2] and Udan Panam 3.O (2020-22).[3]
Early life and education
Dain 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.[4][5]
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 where 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.[6] In 2018 he had a part in the film Pretham 2, directed by Ranjith Sankar.[7]
In 2019 he co-hosted Super Singer, a television music reality show on Surya TV with Ranjini Haridas.[8]
From 2020 to 2022, he hosted Udan Panam 3.0 on the Mazhavil Manorama with Meenakshi Raveendran.[9]
Filmography
Films
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | E | Alex | [10] | |
| Chembarathipoo | Vinod's friend | |||
| 2018 | Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri | Vishakan | ||
| Kamuki | Jaffer | [11] | ||
| Ottakoru Kaamukan | Josekutty | [12] | ||
| Pretham 2 | Jofin T. Chacko | [13] | ||
| 2021 | Varthamanam | [14] | ||
| 2022 | Aviyal | Sajeash Kanadiparambil | [15] | |
| Veekam | Thomas | [16] | ||
| 2023 | Iru | [17] | ||
| Oh My Darling | Vineeth | [18] | ||
| Boomerang | Jerry | [19] | ||
| Kolla | Sugeeth | [20] | ||
| 2024 | Hunt | Kunjariya | [21] | |
| Thrayam | [22] | |||
| TBA | Pathimoonnam Rathri † | Filming | [23] |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1000 Babies | Suneer | Disney+ Hotstar | [24] |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Channel | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Komady Circus | Contestant | Mazhavil Manorama | Winner- Best actor award | [25] |
| 2018 | Nayika Nayakan | Host | Co-host with Pearle Maaney | [26] | |
| 2019 | Surya Super Singer | Surya TV | Co-host with Renjini Haridas | [27] | |
| Uppum Mulakum | Sidharth | Flowers TV | [28] | ||
| 2020 | Lockdown Please | Various roles | |||
| 2020-2022 | Udan Panam 3.0 | Host | Mazhavil Manorama | Co-host with Meenakshi Raveendran | [29] |
| 2022 | Kutti Kalavara Seniors | Flowers TV | |||
| 2022–2023 | Udan Panam: Chapter 4 | Mazhavil Manorama | Co-host with Meenakshi Raveendran | [30] | |
| 2023 | Mass Onam | Flowers TV | |||
| 2023 | Chill and Chat | ManoramaMax | |||
| 2023-2024 | Musical Wife Season 1 | Flowers TV | [31] | ||
| 2024-2025 | Flowers top Singer season 5 | Co-Host | Flowers TV | ||
| 2025-present | Musical Wife Season 2 | Host | Flowers TV | [32] |
Special appearances
| Year | Show | Role | Channel | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Comedy Utsavam | Guest | Flowers TV | ||
| 2019 | D5 Junior | Mazhavil Manorama | |||
| Day with a Star (Season 4) | Kaumudy TV | ||||
| 2020 | Immini Baliya Naavu | Surya Comedy | |||
| 2021 | Atham Pathu Ruchi | Mazhavil Manorama | [33] | ||
| 2022 | Super Fun Kudumbam | Contestant | |||
| 2023 | The Next Top Anchor | Himself | ManoramaMax | ||
| 2024 | Udan Panam 5 | Guest host | Mazhavil Manorama | 1000 episode celebration |