Abhirami Suresh is an Indian actress, singer, musician, composer, and video jockey. Abhirami and her sister Amritha Suresh are the lead vocalists of their music band Amrutam Gamaya. They are also known for vlogging.
Early and personal life She was born to P. R. Suresh and Laila. She has an elder sister, singer-composer Amrutha Suresh. She used to perform mimicry and monoact in her schools and "never missed out on a chance to be on the stage". In an interview, Abhirami said she always wanted to be an actress and although she is from a family of musicians she never saw herself as a singer or thought of pursuing music until Amrutam Gamay was formed. After completing class eleven, she did a diploma in acting. She has directed a short film as part of her undergraduate course. She runs a jewelry brand, Aamindo. Abhirami is also into modelling. She has walked the ramp in Kerala Fashion Runway 2018. She was also featured on the cover page of Vanitha Magazine along with her sister.She has featured in magazines including Kanyaka and Manorama Arogyam.
Career Film and television Abhirami got her first acting offer after her impressions of host Ranjini Haridas and judge Sharreth on the music reality television show Idea Star Singer (2007) on Asianet in which her sister Amrutha Suresh was participating. This led to an offer to act in the children's television serial Hello Kuttichathan (2008 – 2009) on Asianet. She was 12 years old then and played the role of Nimmi. The show was well received by the audience. It was followed by roles in films such as Keralotsavam 2009 and Gulumaal: The Escape (both in 2009).
She made her Tamil acting debut with Kerala Nattilam Pengaludane (2014), a Malayalam-Tamil bilingual comedy in which she played a Malayali Muslim girl named Nisha who aspires to become Miss Kerala. She got the offer when she was in AVM Studios with Amrutha for recording a song, where director S. S. Kumaran met them who was looking for a newcomer for his film. Her first character as a female lead was in Beware of Dogs (2014). It was a comedy-drama and she played Meera in the film. It was followed by the romantic drama 100 Days of Love (2015) in which she played a supporting role as Pia George, the ex-girlfriend of Balan (Dulquer Salmaan). She played the female lead role in her second Tamil film, Kubera Rasi (2015), which revolves around a bank robbery.
In December 2018, Abhirami and Amrutha started a YouTube channel, Amrutam Gamay – AG, with the series AG Vlogs to publish their creative content. The content is related to their personal lives, travel, food, music, shopping among other things. In 2019, she acted in the teenage short film Viral. In 2020, Abhirami and Amrutha was invited to take part in the second season of Malayalam reality television game show Bigg Boss as contestants, however, they refused the offer because of other commitments. Later, they entered the Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 2) house as wildcard entrants on day 50.
Music Abhirami began composing at a young age, her debut composition came out when she was 14 years old. She is a keyboardist and plays the violin. She has composed several bhajans in her early stint. The music band Amrutam Gamay was launched in 2014 in which her sister Amrutha and herself are the lead vocalists. The band performed internationally at gigs within six months of its formation. Abhirami was initially not part of the band which was founded by her sister Amrutha, but Amrutha invited her after hearing her rendition of a song they were preparing to perform on their debut on Kappa TV. Their cover version of Israeli folk song "Hava Nagila" sung by Amrutha was popular among the global Jewish community. In 2015, Abhirami and Amrutha wrote and composed multiple original songs for their band, including "Katturumbu", "Ayyayo", and "Harps of Peace". In the same year, Abhirami began hosting (as VJ) the daily music show Dear Kappa on Kappa TV.
Abhirami and Amrutha composed and sang a single for the film Crossroad (2017); it was the title song of the film and was composed in a short notice. It was followed by a single in the film Aadu 2 (2017), titled "Aadu 2 – Success Song". Abhirami independently composed the soundtrack of the film Sullu (2019).
Filmography Television Year Program Role NetworkNotes2007 Idea Star Singer Herself Asianet 2007 – 2008 Hello Kuttichathan Nimmy Asianet Malayalam TV Serial2014 Valentine's Corner Co-host We TV 2014 – 2017 Music Mojo (Season 3 and 4) Singer Kappa TV Representing band Amrutam Gamay, along with Amrutha Suresh2015 Star Jam Guest Kappa TV Along with Amrutha Suresh2015 Vartha Prabhatham Guest Asianet News Talk show; along with Amrutha Suresh2015 JB Junction Guest Kairali TV Along with Amrutha Suresh2015 – 2018 Dear Kappa Host Kappa TV 2016 D3 – D4 Dance Guest Mazhavil Manorama Along with Amrutha Suresh2016 Moodtapes Singer Kappa TV 2016 IFFK Kerala Talkies Herself Manorama Online 2016 Smart Show Participant Flowers Along with Amrutha Suresh Opposite Stephen Devassy & Merin Gregory2017 Varthakkappuram Guest Asianet News Along with Amrutha Suresh2017 Amruthamgamaya Guest News18 Kerala Along with Amrutha Suresh2017 Miss & Mrs Kerala Beauty Pageant 2017 Performer Kairali TV Alongside Amruthamgamaya band 2019 Paadaam Namukku Padaam Guest Mazhavil Manorama Along with Amrutha Suresh 2019 Tharangalude Onam Guest Surya TV 2019 Mazhavil Music Awards Guest Mazhavil Manorama Award ceremony2020 Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 2) Herself Asianet Reality TV competition; paired with Amrutha Suresh 2020 Stay Home Stay Happy Herself Mathrubhumi News Talk show 2020 Veendum Chila Veettu Visheshangal Herself Asianet Chat show 2021 10th South Indian International Movie Awards Red Carpet Host Surya TV Award show 2021 Bhima Jewellers Model Multi Endorsement 2022 Flowers Oru Kodi Participant Flowers TV Game show
Films YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes2009 Keralotsavam 2009 Sandeep Subramaniam's sister Malayalam 2009 Venalmaram Malayalam 2009 Gulumaal: The Escape Ravi Varma's sister Malayalam 2014 Beware of Dogs Meera Malayalam 2014 Kerala Nattilam Pengaludane Manju Tamil2015 100 Days of Love Pia George Malayalam 2015 Kubera Rasi Anitha Tamil 2017 Crossroad Herself Malayalam Title song performerTBA Kelvi College student TamilMalayalam Delayed2019 Viral Radhika Malayalam Short film
Discography Year Film Song Credit2017Crossroad"Veerangana"Composer Singer2018Aadu 2"Aadu 2 – Success Song"Composer Singer2019Sullu"Mariville""Mariville – Male Version""Mariville – Humming Version"Composer Singer
Online appearances Year Title Role Network Notes Sensations Entertainment Guest Online Talk show 2017 IndiaGlitz Malayalam Movies Interview Guest IndiaGlitz Online Chat show 2018 - Present Amrutam Gamay - AG Herself/host Online YouTube Channel 2019 Movie Man Herself Online Talk show 2019 Vanita Utsav Performer Youtube Stage show 2019 Red FM Red Carpet Herself Red FM Malayalam Online Talk show
2019 Candid Chat with Mammootty Interviewer Sillymonks Online Talk show
2019 Oppo Kerala 4th Anniversary Performer Youtube Stage show 2019 Ice Break with Veena Herself Behindwoods Ice Online Chat show 2020 Blindfold Games Herself Movie Man Broadcasting Blind Test 2020 Stops Here Herself Movie Man Broadcasting Chat show 2020 Tête-à-Tête w Toot HostYouTube 2022 Behindwoods Ice GuestYouTube 2022 Popper Stop Malayalam GuestYouTube 2022 Asiaville Theatre Malayalam GuestYouTube 2022 Indian Cinema Gallery GuestYouTube 2022 Mirchi Malayalam GuestYouTube
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