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Rohini Mariam Idicula
Rohini Mariam Idicula
Born	Neerattupuram, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Government Law College, Ernakulam
Occupation(s)	Model, actress, television anchor
Years active	2013–present
Parent(s)	Idicula Mathew; Beena Mathew
Awards	Miss Kerala 2007 ; 2nd Runners Up : Miss Navy Queen 2002

Rohini Mariam Idicula is an Indian film actress, anchor and model known for her work in Malayalam films.^[1]

She was crowned as 2nd runner up Navy Queen in 2002, in the same year she passed the state level law entrance exams with the 10th rank. She was later crowned as Miss Kerala 2007^[2] along with subtitle Miss Perfect 10 for both the beauty pageants.

She played the lead role in the critically acclaimed South Indian Avant Garde film ‘Karma Cartel’ which was screened in several renowned film festival across the US, Canada and Italy. It picked up awards in the excellence in film-making in the Canadian International Film Festival and the Debut Director Award at the American Movie Awards in Nevada.

Her debut in the Malayalam suspense-thriller ‘Nee Ko Njaa Cha’ where she played the role of Alice, was also noticed.^[3]

Early life

Rohini Mariam Idicula was born in 1984. She hails from Southern Kerala from a place named Neerattupuram in Thiruvalla, Kerala. She was born to Idicula Mathew and Beena Mathew as the youngest daughter. Her father served as Chief Accountant for Lee plastics in Nigeria while, her mother managed the home.

Education

She was raised in the city of Cochin and went to Chinmaya Vidyalaya. She holds bachelor's degree in Law and Legal Studies and pursued masters in Human Rights from University of Warwick, UK. She bagged 10th rank in state level law entrance exams in 2002.

Career

She is a model, emcee, VJ by profession and a lawyer by educational qualification. She proved to be a successful model by bagging the 2nd runner-up position at the Navy Queen 2002 and the title of Miss Kerala 2007 along with Perfect 10 for both the beauty pageants.

She appeared on small screen by acting in TV commercials and hosting chat shows. The first ever show she emceed for was Tata Motors corporate event.

She has also marked her name as a successful VJ by hosting a chat show named ‘Star Jam’ in Kappa TV.The show received immense attention for its candid feel. She has interviewed many celebrities such as Rahman (actor), Lena (actress), Neeraj Madhav etc. She acted in the critically acclaimed ‘Karma Cartel’ and a Malayalam movie ‘Nee Ko Njaa Cha’.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Language
2013	Nee Ko Njaa Cha	Gireesh	Malayalam
2015	Karma Cartel	Vinodh Bharathan	Malayalam

Personal life

She says that, “I realized that I have the potential to be a successful model and an emcee after when I was crowned the title Miss Kerala”. She continues, “I find my job as an emcee more exciting, challenging and versatile and which is why I opted to be an emcee rather than a lawyer, though I loved law as a subject".^[4]