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Rimi Tomy
Born	Rimi Tomy Pala, Kottayam, India
Occupations	Playback singer Carnatic Hindustani television host actress in Various Industries.
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Royce Kizhakoodan ​ ​(m. 2008; div. 2019)​
Relatives	Muktha (Sister-in-law)

Rimi Tomy is an Indian playback singer, Carnatic Musician, television host, and an actress. She started her career by anchoring music programs in television and sang her first song "Chingamasam Vannu Chernnal" in the 2002 film Meesa Madhavan with co-singer Shanker Mahadevan.

She has anchored a number of television shows and has judged many reality shows of different genres throughout her career. She made her debut as actress in the Aashiq Abu film 5 Sundarikal. She enacted her first lead role opposite Jayaram in the 2015 film Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare.

She has also appeared in the song sequences of films like Balram Vs Tharadas, Kaaryasthan, and 916. She has also acted in many advertisements.

Early life

She was born to Tomy Joseph and Rani Tomy in a Syro-Malabar Catholic family in Pala, Kottayam. She has a sister, Reenu Tomy, and a brother, Rinku Tomy. Her father died on 6 July 2014 due to cardiac arrest.

Career

She started her career as a singer with the well known troupe, Angel Voice. It was during a show with Angel Voice that Mimicry artist, composer and lyricist Nadirshah spotted her and recommended her to Meesa Madhavan film director Lal Jose and film composer Vidyasagar. It was from there that her singing career skyrocketed.

Personal life

She married Royce Kizhakoodan on 27 April 2008 at Lourde Cathedral church, Thrissur. In 2019, the couple filed for a mutual divorce petition after 11 years of marriage. She lives in Edapally, Kochi. Her brother Rinku Tomy is married to actress Muktha.

Discography

Following is a partial discography:

Filmography

Television

Films

Albums

References

1. "Royce gets engaged to Sonia after divorce from Rimi Tomy". Malayala Manorama. 22 February 2020.
2. "Talking heads". The Hindu. 9 June 2003. Archived from the original on 19 August 2003. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
3. Athira M. (11 April 2013). "Out to have fun". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
4. George, Liza (24 January 2013). "Quick Five: Suresh Damodaran — Musically inclined". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
5. Shevlin Sebastian (2 April 2012). "Rimi is a spontaneous person". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
6. "Muktha Ties Knot with Rinku Tomy". The New Indian Express. 31 August 2015.
7. "Midumidukkan from Rajadhi Raja - Malayalam Songs Raaga.com - Raaga.com - A World Of Music". raaga.com.
8. M, Athira (11 April 2013). "Out to have fun". The Hindu.
9. "The Rimi Magic continues - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 February 2014.
10. "Rimi's film titled Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare". The Times of India.

External links

• Rimi Tomy at IMDb

• Malayalam playback singers
• Living people
• People from Pala, Kerala
• Actresses in Malayalam cinema
• Actresses in Malayalam television
• Indian film actresses
• Actresses from Kerala
• Indian women television presenters
• Indian television presenters
• Television personalities from Kerala
• Singers from Kerala
• 20th-century Indian actresses
• 21st-century Indian actresses
• Indian women playback singers
• 20th-century Indian singers
• 21st-century Indian singers
• 20th-century Indian women singers
• Film musicians from Kerala
• 21st-century Indian women singers
• Women musicians from Kerala