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Robin Radhakrishnan

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Robin Radhakrishnan
Born (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 34)
CitizenshipIndian
OccupationDoctor

Robin Radhakrishnan, (born 26 October 1990), popularly known as Doctor Machaan is an Indian medical doctor, internet personality, entrepreneur, businessman. He went viral by showing and gained social media attention after the participation in Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 4.[1][2]

Early life

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Robin Radhakrishnan was born to S. Radhakrishnan and Beena Radhakrishnan in 1990, in Thiruvananthapuram. He pursued his education at the International Indian School in Riyadh, followed by MGM Model School in Varkala,[3] and SN Public School in Thiruvananthapuram.[4]

Career

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He commenced his medical practice at GG Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram in 2015,[5] as the Duty Medical Officer and IP Night In charge at GG Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, where he worked for over seven years.[6]

In 2019, he hosted an online talk show "Chat with Doctor Machaan," which was aired on Kaumudy TV; he started gaining popularity from the show among young and older audiences.[7] Later, he started creating motivational video content on social media, receiving the title “Doctor Machaan” from fans.[8][9]

In 2022, he appeared as a participant in Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 4 where he got ejected due to physical violence but he gained large audience from the show .[1][10] In May 2023, he and Rajith Kumar were invited as guests to the Big Boss Malayalam Season 5 and got ejected from that season also,which makes him the only person in the history of the entire Bigg Boss show who got ejected multiple times.[11][12]

In March 2023, Robin announced his debut Malayalam film, "Ravanayuddham," a project he wrote and produced under his production company, DRR Film Productions.[13][14]

Awards and nominations

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In 2020, he received the Global Youth Achievement Award in the ‘motivational and inspiring youth’ category and Indian Star Icon Award.[15][16]

In 2023 he received the ”Popular Face Of The Year” Award after Big Boss Malayalam Season 4 from Einstein World Records, for selfies and pictures with over 1 Lakh fans (100,000+).[17] Robin is the first Indian celebrity who has taken pictures and selfies with more than one lakh (100,000+) fans.[18][19]

Personal life

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In February 2022, Robin got engaged to Arati Podi, an actress and fashion designer who appears in Tamil, Telugu & Malayalam film industry.[20][21] They announced that their marriage will happen in June 2024.[22][23]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bigg Boss Malayalam fame Robin Radhakrishnan shares a throwback video of him before entering the show says 'It's show time'". The Times of India. 2022-06-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ Desk, Entertainment. "റോബിൻ നായകനാവുന്നു;". malayalam.indianexpress.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2024-03-08. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ nithya. "ഇതാണ് ഹീറോയിസം; മാർക്ക് കുറഞ്ഞതിന്റെ പേരിൽ പടിയിറങ്ങേണ്ടി വന്ന സ്കൂളിൽ റോബിന്റെ മാസ് എൻട്രി". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  4. ^ "Alumnus". Sree Narayana Public School. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  5. ^ R, Nyshma (2019-06-02). "Smile that is going miles". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  6. ^ kerala (2022-04-03). "Robin Radhakrishnan (Doctor Machaan) Bigg Boss Malayalam Contestant". Keralam, Kerala Tourism, Kerala. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  7. ^ kerala (2022-04-03). "Robin Radhakrishnan (Doctor Machaan) Bigg Boss Malayalam Contestant". Keralam, Kerala Tourism, Kerala. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  8. ^ Das, Steena (2019-08-07). "Best of both worlds". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  9. ^ R, Nyshma (2019-06-02). "Smile that is going miles". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  10. ^ "Mallika Sukumaran says 'Bigg Boss' fame Robin is Mollywood's next superstar". Onmanorama. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  11. ^ "Bigg Boss Malayalam 5: Former contestant Rajith Kumar steals the show with his signature one-liners and thug dialogue". The Times of India. 2023-05-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  12. ^ Admin, B4 (2023-05-15). "Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 5: Dr. Robin Radhakrishnan and Rajith Kumar to Enter as Wildcards, Bringing New Excitement". theprimetime.in. Retrieved 2024-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "ഇനി ചോരക്കളി..! രാവണയുദ്ധവുമായി റോബിൻ, ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്ത്". India Today Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  14. ^ "Dr Robin Movie : രണ്ട് കൈകളിലും വാച്ച്; സോൾട്ട് ആൻഡ് പെപ്പെർ ലുക്കിൽ ഡോ. റോബിൻ; പുതിയ ഫസ്റ്റ്ലുക്ക് പുറത്ത്". Zee News Malayalam (in Malayalam). 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  15. ^ archive, From our online (2020-08-12). "Dr Robin Radhakrishnan aka 'Doctor Machaan' gets Global Youth Achievement Award 2020". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  16. ^ archive, From our online (2020-04-16). "Showing the way". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  17. ^ "Einstein | World Records". www.einsteinworldrecords.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  18. ^ "Bigg Boss Malayalam fame Robin Radhakrishnan sets an Einstein World Record for taking selfies with over 1 lakh fans in seven months". The Times of India. 2023-01-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  19. ^ nirmal. "ആരാധകര്‍ക്കൊപ്പം ഒരു ലക്ഷം ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍; റെക്കോര്‍ഡ് നേട്ടവുമായി റോബിന്‍ രാധാകൃഷ്ണന്‍". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  20. ^ "Bigg Boss fame Robin Radhakrishnan, model Arathi to tie the knot next February". Onmanorama. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  21. ^ "Popular Fashion Designer In Kerala: Arati Podi | STORYVOGUE". storyvogue.com. 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  22. ^ "Bigg Boss fame Robin Radhakrishnan to tie the knot with Arati Podi soon; here's the wedding date". The Times of India. 2024-02-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  23. ^ "ആരതിയുമായി ഒന്നിക്കാന്‍ പോവുകയാണ്; സന്തോഷവാര്‍ത്ത പങ്കുവെച്ച് റോബിന്‍ രാധാകൃഷ്ണന്‍". www.mangalam.com. Retrieved 2024-02-22.