{{short description|Indian singer and actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Rimi Tomy | image = Rimi Tomy cropped.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Rimi Tomy | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Pala, Kottayam]], India | occupation = {{hlist|[[Playback singer]], [[Carnatic music]]ian, [[television host]], actress}} | years_active = 1995–present}}
'''Rimi Tomy''' is an Indian [[playback singer]], [[Carnatic music]]ian, [[television host]] and 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 [[Shankar Mahadevan|Shanker Mahadevan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Talking heads |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/09/stories/2003060901590300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030819104557/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/09/stories/2003060901590300.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=19 August 2003 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=9 June 2003 |access-date=25 November 2010}}</ref>
She has anchored a number of television shows and has judged many [[reality shows]] of different genres throughout her career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/out-to-have-fun/article4605756.ece |title=Out to have fun |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 April 2013 |access-date=14 June 2013 |author=Athira M.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/quick-five-suresh-damodaran-musically-inclined/article4340331.ece/ |title=Quick Five: Suresh Damodaran — Musically inclined |newspaper=The Hindu |date=24 January 2013 |access-date=14 June 2013 |last1=George |first1=Liza}}</ref> 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 (film)|916]]''. She has also acted in many [[advertisement]]s.
==Early life== She was born to Tomy Joseph and Rani Tomy in a [[Syro-Malabar Church|Syro-Malabar Catholic]] family in [[Pala, Kottayam]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} She has a sister, Reenu Tomy, and a brother, Rinku Tomy. Her father died on 6 July 2014 due to cardiac arrest.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}
==Career== [[File:Rimi award show.jpg|thumb|]] She started her career as a singer with the 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 (composer)|Vidyasagar]]. It was from there that her singing career skyrocketed.
==Personal life== She married Royce Kizhakoodan on 27 April 2008 at Lourde Cathedral, [[Thrissur]]. In 2019, the couple filed for a mutual divorce petition after 11 years of marriage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article370596.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213211/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article370596.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 October 2013 |title=Rimi is a spontaneous person |work=The New Indian Express |date=2 April 2012 |access-date=14 June 2013 |author=Shevlin Sebastian}}</ref> She lives in Edapally, Kochi.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} Her brother Rinku Tomy is married to actress [[Muktha (actress)|Muktha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2015/aug/31/muktha-ties-knot-with-rinku-tomy-807287.html |title=Muktha Ties Knot with Rinku Tomy |website=The New Indian Express |date=31 August 2015}}</ref>
==Discography== ''Following is a partial discograph''y: {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |- ! width=5%|'''Year''' ! width=30%|'''Film''' ! width=20%|'''Song''' ! width=25%|'''Music''' ! width=25%|'''Co-singer(s)''' |- | 2002 | ''[[Meesa Madhavan]]'' | Chingamaasam | [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] | [[Shankar Mahadevan]] |- | rowspan="1" style="text:#FFF8DC; textcolor:#000;" | 2003 | ''Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu'' | Pennaayaal | Shakeer | |- | 2003 | ''[[Pattanathil Sundaran]]'' | Kannanaayal | [[Mohan Sithara]] | K J yesudas |- | 2004 | ''Freedom'' | Chandramukhi | [[Rinil Jones]] | [[Pradeep Babu]] |- | 2004 | ''Udayam'' | Asaam Kallasamy | [[Kaithapram]] | [[Afsal]] |- | 2004 | ''Pass Pass'' | Illibaru | [[Job Kuruvilla]] | [[Sabari K Ayyappan, Sudhi Nambiar]] |- | 2004 | ''[[Nammal Thammil]]'' | Kabadi Kabadi | [[M. Jayachandran]] | [[Afsal]] |- | 2004 | ''[[Chathikkatha Chanthu]]'' | Minnaminunge | [[Alex Paul]] | [[Jyotsna Radhakrishnan]] |- | 2004 | ''Students'' | Thenkasikkiliye | [[SP Balasubrahmanyam]] | M.G. Sreekumar |- | 2005 | ''Kalyana Kurimanam'' | Mindattam Venda | Ronnie Raphael | Madhu Balakrishnan |- | | ''Fast Track'' | | | |- | 2005 | ''[[Udayananu Tharam]]'' | Karale Karalinte | [[Deepak Dev]] | [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] |- | 2005 | ''[[Bus Conductor (film)|Bus Conductor]]'' | | [[M. Jayachandran]] | |- | 2006 | ''[[Balram vs. Tharadas]]'' | Mathapoove | [[Jassie Gift]] | |- | 2006 | ''[[Chakkara Muthu]]'' | Kakke Kakke | [[M. Jayachandran]] | |- | 2006 | ''[[Vaasthavam]]'' | Ara Pavan | [[Alex Paul]], Rajamani | |- |2006 |[[Ashwaroodan|Aswaroodan]] | | | |- | 2007 | ''[[Athisayan]]'' | Ennomale | [[Alphons Joseph|Alphonse]] | [[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] |- | 2007 | ''[[Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan]]'' | | [[Berny-Ignatious]] | |- | | ''Abraham Lincoln'' | | [[M. Jayachandran]] | |- | | ''Tantra'' | | | |- | 2007 | ''[[Chotta Mumbai]]'' | Vasco da Gama | [[Rahul Raj]] | Vipin Xavier, Nish thathappilly |- | 2007 | ''[[Chocolate (2007 film)|Chocolate]]'' | Kalkanda Malaye, Chocolate | [[Alex Paul]], Saji Ram | |- | 2007 | ''[[Romeoo]]'' | | | |- | | ''Kanalkannadi'' | | | |- | | ''Thulasi'' | | | |- | 2008 | ''[[Mulla (film)|Mulla]]'' | Aarumukhan, Katteda | [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] | Tippu, Manicka Vinayagam, Gemon, Reshmi |- | | ''Kabaddi Kabaddi'' | | | |- | | ''Speed'' | | | |- | 2008 | ''[[Twenty:20 (film)|Twenty:20]]'' | Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa | [[Berny-Ignatius]] | Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Madhu Balakrishnan, Afsal, Franco, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Jassie Gift, K. S. Chithra, Sujatha Mohan, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Rimi Tomy, Anitha |- | 2008 | ''[[LollyPop]]'' | | [[Alex Paul]] | |- | 2009 | ''[[Nammal Thammil]]'' | "Kabadi Kabadi" | [[M. Jayachandran]] | [[Afsal]] |- | 2009 | ''[[2 Harihar Nagar]]'' | | [[Alex Paul]] | |- | 2009 | ''[[Chemistry (2009 film)|Chemistry]]'' | | [[M. Jayachandran]] | |- | 2009 | ''[[Vellathooval]]'' | | [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] | |- | 2009 | ''[[Chattambinadu]]'' | Chenkatali | [[Alex Paul]] | |- | 2009 | ''[[My Big Father]]'' | Mohichille | [[Alex Paul]] | [[M. G. Sreekumar]] |- | 2010 | ''[[Elsamma Enna Aankutty]]'' | "Kannadi Chirakulla" | Rajamani | [[Achu Rajamani|Achu Ranjamani]] |- | 2010 | ''[[Marykkundoru Kunjaadu]]'' | Enttadukke | [[Berny-Ignatius]] | [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Pappukutty Bhagavathar, Subhalaxmi |- | 2010 | ''[[Christian Brothers (film)|Christian Brothers]]'' | Karthaave, Mizhikalil Naanam | [[Deepak Dev]] | [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Nikhil Mathew, Ranjith |-
| 2010 | ''[[Oru Naal Varum]]'' | Naathoone Naathoone | [[M. G. Sreekumar]] | [[Mohanlal]] |- | 2010 | ''[[Body Guard (2010 film)|Body Guard]]'' | Enneyano | [[Ouseppachan]] | [[M. G. Sreekumar]], Biju Narayanan |- | 2011 | ''Kottarathil Kutty Bhootham'' | Mayaavi Thennale | Shamej Samad, Samad Priyadarsini | |- | 2011 | ''[[Koratty Pattanam Railway Gate]]'' | Kannu Randum | Gayoz Johnson | Pradeep Palluruthi |- | 2011 | ''[[Oru Marubhoomikkadha]]'' | Manassu Mayakki | [[M. G. Sreekumar]] | Sudeep Kumar |- | 2011 | ''[[Theja Bhai &Family]]'' | Punjirikku | [[Deepak Dev]] | Benny Dayal |- | 2012 | ''[[Mayamohini]]'' | Avani | [[Berny-Ignatius]] | |- | 2012 | ''[[Mayamohini]]'' | Avani | [[Berny-Ignatius]] | |- | 2012 | ''[[Simhasanam (2012 film)|Simhasanam]]'' | O Mayo | Ronnie Raphael | |- | 2012 | ''[[Husbands in Goa]]'' | Mounam Mazhayude | [[M.G. Sreekumar]] | [[Najim Arshad]] |- | 2012 | ''[[My Boss]]'' | Kuttanadan Punchaneele | [[Sejo John]] | Rahul Nambiar |- | 2013 | ''[[Sound Thoma]]'' | Kanni Penne | [[Gopi Sundar]] | [[Shankar Mahadevan]] |- | 2013 | ''[[Maad Dad]]'' | Kilukile Chirikana | [[Alex Paul]] | [[Jassie Gift]], Pradeep Babu, Ramesh Babu, [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] |- | 2013 | ''[[Nadodimannan]]'' | Macha Enne Marannidalley | [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] | [[Jyotsna Radhakrishnan|Jyotsna]], [[Ranjini Jose]], [[Udit Narayan]] |- | 2014 | ''[[Angry Babies in Love]]'' | Mayatheeram | [[Bijibal]] | [[Nikhil Mathew]] |- | 2014 | ''[[Avatharam (2014 Malayalam film)|Avatharam]]'' | Konji Konji | [[Deepak Dev]] | [[Shankar Mahadevan]] |- | 2014 | ''[[Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu]]'' | Puthanilanjikk | [[Afsal Yusuf]] | Anwar Sadat, [[Yazin Nizar]] |- | 2014 | ''[[Rajadhi Raja (2014 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]'' | Midumidukkan | [[Berny-Ignatius]] | Madhu Balakrishnan, Kumari Nandha J Devan<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.raaga.com/malayalam/songs/midumidukkan-455384 |title=Midumidukkan from Rajadhi Raja - Malayalam Songs Raaga.com - Raaga.com - A World Of Music |website=raaga.com}}</ref> |- | 2014 | ''[[Villali Veeran]]'' | Cindrella | [[S. A. Rajkumar]] | [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] |- | 2014 | ''[[Aamayum Muyalum]]'' | Kaanakombile | [[Priyadarshan]] | |- | 2014 | ''[[Swaasam]]'' | Kalla Chekka | [[Kannan Suraj Balan]] | [[KG Markose]] |- | 2015 | ''[[Kaattumaakkan]]'' | Thaalam | [[Murali Guruvayoor]] | Hariharan |- | 2015 | ''[[Rudra Simhasanam]]'' | Kanne Kannare Kannave | | [[G.Venugopal]] |- | 2015 | ''[[8th March (film)|8th March]]'' | Akkara Kaavile | [[M.G. Sreekumar]] | |- | 2015 | ''[[John Honai]]'' | Onnu Parayille | [[Alex Paul]] | [[Vidhu Prathap]] |- | 2016 | ''[[Aadupuliyattam]]'' | Chillum Chillum | [[Ratheesh Vegha]] | [[Najim Arshad]] |- | 2016 | ''[[Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan]]'' | Parudaya Mariyame | [[Bijibal]] | [[Vaikom Vijayalakshmi]] |- | 2017 | Rowspan=2|''[[Honey Bee 2:Celebrations]]'' | Jillam Jillala |Rowspan=2| [[Deepak Dev]] | [[Anwar (singer)|Anwar]] |- |2017||Kinavano||Afzal |- |2017||''[[Achayans]]''||Kaanaa Chiraku||[[Ratheesh Vegha]]||[[Najim Arshad]] |- |2017||''[[Akashamitayee]]''||Kiya Kiya||Manzoor|| |- |2018||''[[Oru Kuprasidha Payyan]]''||Pranayapoo||Ousepachan||Devanand |- |2018||''Yours Lovingly''||Vinn Megham||[[Alex Paul]]||Franco |- |2018||[[Vikadakumaran|''Vikatakumaran'']]||Nakshatrangal||[[Rahul Raj]]|| |- |2018||''[[Oru Kuttanadan Blog]]''||Mangalyam||Sreenath||[[Haricharan]] |- |2018||''Ennalum Sarath''||Sasiyane||Ousepachan||Niranj Suresh |- |2019||''[[Oru Yamandan Premakadha]]''||Kothiyoorum Balyam||[[Nadirshah]]||rowspan=2|[[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] |- |2019||''KaliKootukkar''||Mylanchy Chopane||Vinu |- |2019||''[[Pathinettam Padi]]''||Hemantha Pournami||Rakesh Brahmanandan|| |- |2019||''Childrens Park''||Kannam Thumbi||Arun Raj||[[Vijay Yesudas]] |- |2019||''March Randam Vyazham''||Kili Kili||Anwar |- |2020||''Varkki''||Kalyanam Nale||Francis, Sumesh||Zia Ul Haq |- |2022||''[[Regina (2023 film)|Regina]]''||Evide Mannil||Sathish Nair|| |- |}
==Filmography== ===Television===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Show !! Role !! Channel!! Notes |- | 1997 || ''Gaanaveedhi: Interview with KP Udayabhanu''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/out-to-have-fun/article4605756.ece |title=Out to have fun |first=Athira |last=M |newspaper=The Hindu |date=11 April 2013 }}</ref>|| Anchor || [[Doordarshan]] | |- | 1998-2000|| ''Dum Dum Dum Pi Pi Pi''|| Anchor||[[Kairali TV]] | |- | 2000 || ''Music Live'' ||Anchor|| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] | |- | 2001-2004|| ''Silver Storm Safari''||Anchor|| [[Asianet News]] | |- | 2006 || [[Star Singer]] ||Co- Host || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] | |- | 2006-2007 || ''Rim Jhim''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/The-Rimi-Magic-continues/articleshow/30553231.cms |title=The Rimi Magic continues - Times of India |website=The Times of India|date=17 February 2014 }}</ref>|| Anchor|| [[Asianet Plus]] | |- | 2008 || [[Idea Star Singer]] 2008|| Celebrity Singer || rowspan=5|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] | |- | 2009 || ''Music Live'' || Anchor|| |- |2009-2010||''[[Idea Star Singer]] Season 4''||Team Ambassador|| |- |2011||''Comedy Stars ''||Judge|| |- |2012||''[[Asianet Film Awards]] coutdown''|| Host||Special show |- | rowspan=1|2013 -2015|| ''Rhythm'' || Host || [[Kairali TV]] | |- | rowspan=2|2013||Junior idol || Judge || Jaihind TV | |- | 2012 ''Veruthe alla Bharya Season 2'' || Host|| rowspan=2|[[Mazhavil Manorama]]|| Replacing [[Shweta Menon]] |- | 2013 - 2017 || ''[[Onnum Onnum Moonu]]'' || Host | |- | 2014 || ''[[Star Singer]]'' Season 7 || Anchor & Judge || rowspan=2|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] | |- | 2014–2020 || ''Comedy Stars Season 2''|| Judge ||{{Won}}: 2nd [[Asianet Comedy Awards]] for Top Television Entertainer of the Year |- |2015||''Mazhavilazhakil Amma : Boeing Boeing''||Host||Mazhavil Manorama||Special show |- | 2016 || Smart Show 60 || Host || [[Flowers (TV channel)]] || Replacing Sreekandan Nair |- | 2016 -2018|| ''[[Onnum Onnum Moonu]] Season 2'' || Host|| [[Mazhavil Manorama]]|| |- |2018 ||''Comedy Stars Plus''||Judge||[[Asianet Plus]]|| |- |2018 – 2019||''[[Onnum Onnum Moonu]] Season 3'' || Host|| [[Mazhavil Manorama]]|| |- |2019–2020||''Comedy Stars Weekend challenge''||Judge||Asianet|| |- |2019||''Paadam Namuk Paadam''||Judge ||rowspan=4|[[Mazhavil Manorama]]|| |- |2019–2020||''[[Onnum Onnum Moonu]] Season 4'' || Host || |- |2020||''Snehathode Veetil Ninnu''||Host|| |- |2020 – 2021||''[[Super 4 (Indian TV series)|Super 4 Season 2]]''||Judge|| |- |2020 – present||''Rimi Tomy Official''||Host||[[YouTube]]||YouTube channel |- |2020||''Red Carpet''||Mentor||[[Amrita TV]]|| |- |2021||''Atham Pathu Ruchi''||Celebrity Presenter||Mazhavil Manorama|| |- |2021||''Comedy Masters''||Judge||[[Amrita TV]]|| |- |2021||''Parayam Nedam''||Participant||[[Amrita TV]]|| |- |2021–2022,2024||''Star Magic''||Mentor||[[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]]|| |- |2021–2022||''[[Super 4 (Indian TV series)|Super 4 juniors]]''||Judge||rowspan=4|[[Mazhavil Manorama]]|| |- |2021||''Oru Chiri Iru Chiri Bumper Chiri''||Celebrity Judge|| |- |2021||''[[Thumbapoo]]''||Reemi ( Veena's friend)||TV serial |- |2021||''Mazhavil Chiri awards''||Host||Award show |- |2021||''Anchinodu Inchodinchu''||Participant||[[Surya TV]]|| |- |2021–2022||''Super Power''||Mentor||[[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]]|| |- |2021||''Flowers Oru Kodi''||Participant||[[Flowers TV]]|| |- |2022||''Jayettans pooram''||rowspan=2|Herself||rowspan=2|[[Amrita TV]]|| |- |2022||'' Jananayakan''|| |- |2022||''Super Kudumbam''||Team Captain||rowspan=3|[[Mazhavil Manorama]]||replaced by [[Prayaga Martin]] |- |2022||''Panam Tharum Padam''||Participant|| |- |2022- 2023||''kidilam''||Judge|| |- |2023||''Rasakadhanayakan Jayaram''||rowspan=2|Herself||rowspan=2|[[Amrita TV]]||rowspan=2|onam special |- |2023||''Parayam Nedam'' |- |2023||''[[Star Singer]]'' Season 9 || rowspan=2|special Judge || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] | |- |2024||[[Top Singer (TV series)|Flowers top singer season 4]]||[[Flowers TV]]|| |- |2024||Mazhavil Entertainment awards||Host||Mazhavil Manorama||Awards show |- |2024||Super Star||rowspan=2|Judge||[[Amrita TV]]||Replaced [[Sayanora Philip]] |- |2024- present||[[Top Singer (TV series)|Flowers top singer season 4]]||[[Flowers TV]]|| |- |}
===Films=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes |- | 2006|| ''[[Balram Vs Tharadas]]''|| rowspan=3 | Herself as singer || rowspan="3" | Special appearance |- | 2010 || ''[[Kaaryasthan]]'' |- | 2012|| ''[[916 (film)|916]]'' |- | 2013 || ''[[5 Sundarikal]]'' (Segment ''Gauri'') || Gauri's friend || |- | rowspan=2 | 2015 || ''[[Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/Rimis-film-titled-Thinkal-Muthal-Velli-Vare/articleshow/46367460.cms |title=Rimi's film titled Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare |work=The Times of India}}</ref> || Pushpavalli || |- | ''[[Kunjiramayanam]]'' || Thankamani || Cameo role |- |2018 |''Ennalum Sarath..?''||Herself ||Special appearance |}
===Albums=== {| class = "sortable wikitable" !Year !! Song !! Album |- | 2009 || ''Othiri Othiri'' || [https://soundcloud.com/6thmodule 6th module] |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm1719174}}
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