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​From Kamalesh to Manasvi Kottachi: Most popular child artists on Tamil television​

etimes.in | Last updated on - Apr 1, 2023, 10:00 IST
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​From Kamalesh to Manasvi Kottachi: Most popular child artists on Tamil television​


Tamil television has a bunch of talented artists who made a mark at an early age. From Kamalesh to Manasvi Kottachi, there are a number of child artists who stole the hearts of the Tamil audience

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​​Kamalesh​


Kamalesh Jagan aka Rockstar Kamalesh impressed the audience with his singing performances in the show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Season 2. Later, he acted in the movie Raatchasi (as Kathir, a school student) along with Jyothika, and also he acted in Kathuvakkula Rendu Kadhal.

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​​Zaara​


Zaara Vineet is the daughter of popular host-actress Archana Chandhoke of Bigg Boss Tamil 4 fame. Zaara, along with her mom Archana, co-hosted Super Mom Seasons 1 and 2. Zaara made her movie debut with the film Doctor featuring Siva Karthikeyan.

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​​Ashwanth Ashokkumar​


Ashwanth Ashokkumar is a popular face of the Tamil entertainment industry. On the TV front, he is known for his performances in the shows Junior Super Stars, Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu, and Junior Senior. Besides this, he did a number of films like Sandakozhi 2, Super Deluxe, Airaa, Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu 2, and Godfather, to name a few.

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​​Riya Manoj​


Riya Manoj is well-known for his role as Abhirami in the show Abhiyum Naanum. She made her debut with the show Junior Super Stars. She also played Kayal's role in Senthoora Poove.

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​​Aazhiya​


Aazhiya made her small-screen debut with the show Idhayathai Thirudathey (as Aishwarya). She has done movies too. Aazhiya, popularly known as 'Rowdy Baby' is also a Youtuber.

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​​Kritika​


Kritika Iyer is one of the most popular child artists. She played the lead characters in Velammal and Mouna Raagam season 1. Mouna Raagam was an instant hit and had a successful run of 860 episodes. She also acted in the show Velammal.

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​Lisha​


Lisha is a well-known child actor for her best performance in Bharathi Kannamma. This is her debut television serial too. She is undoubtedly a good dancer probably as you have seen on Instagram reels. In addition, the little actress also participated in some TV shows such as Junior Super Star, Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu, and Zee Dance League.

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​​Manasvi Kottachi​


Manasvi Kottachi made her debut in the TV show Super Daddy. The little actress made a film debut with Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018) playing Nayanthara's daughter, garnering high popularity before starring in Suttu Pidikka Utharavu (2019). She played one of the lead roles in the Malayalam film My Santa (2019) with Dileep. Recently she appeared in the movie Legend and several other films. She will play the lead role in the horror film Kanmani Pappa directed by Sree Mani.

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