Mani Megalai (TV Anchor) Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Anchor Superstar [1]News 18
Other Name	Manimegalai
Profession	• Television Anchor • Video Jockey
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	TV (Video Jockey): Super Hits (2009) on Sun TV
Awards	• 2010: Most Beautiful Hair Award at the Vivel Miss Chinnathirai Awards • 2016: Best Anchor at the World Human Integration Council Award of Excellence by then Governor of Tamil Nadu, Dr. K. Rosaiah • 2018: Best Anchor at the Alegria Awards • 2021: Entertaining Star Couple along with Hussain at the Blacksheep Awards • 2021: Best Digital Content Creator along with Hussain at the Behindwoods Gold Icon Awards • 2022: Favourite Star Couple Vlogger along with Hussain at the Blacksheep Awards
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 May 1992 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	32 Years
Birthplace	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
School	Shanthosh Vidyala Matriculation School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
College/University	SRM Institute of Science and Technology (Vadapalani Campus)
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics • MBA in Human Resources & Finance
Religion	Hinduism [2]The Times of India
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian [3]International Business Times
Hobby	Singing
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Hussain (Assistant Choreographer)
Marriage Date	6 December 2017
Family
Husband/Spouse	Hussain (Assistant Choreographer)
Parents	Father- Ramaayyappan (Businessman) Mother- Jothimani
Siblings	Brother- Gunamani (Athlete) Sister- None
Social Media
Instagram	Mani Megalai
Facebook	Mani Megalai
Twitter	Mani Megalai
YouTube	Hussain Manimegalai

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mani Megalai

• Mani Megalai pursued her schooling till third grade in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and later moved with her family to Chennai.
  

  Mani Megalai’s childhood picture with her mother and brother

• While pursuing her graduation, at the age of 17, Mani Megalai started working as a television anchor on a show titled Super Hits on the Sun Music channel.
  

  Mani Megalai during her college days

• Later, she hosted many live shows and reality shows for the Sun Music channel including Franka Sollata, Black, and Kollywood Diaries.

• Mani Megalai gained fame as a television anchor after she interviewed Kamal Haasan on a show for Sun Music.
  

  Mani Megalai with Kamal Haasan

• In 2017, Mani Megalai faced online trolling after she married her boyfriend Hussain as it was an inter-religion marriage.

• Mani Megalai announced her wedding on her social media accounts, revealing that she got married in court because her parents did not approve of the marriage.

Hussain & Me 💍
Got Married Today🤗
Sudden Register Marriage.
Failed to convince my Dad, went out of Hands, hence this decision. I strongly believe that he ll understand me 1 day.

LOVE HAS NO RELIGION
I Love You Hussain ❤️
Sri Rama Jayam
Allah pic.twitter.com/qta8meT5nm

— MANIMEGALAI (@iamManimegalai) December 6, 2017

• Many netizens also backlashed at her claiming that after marrying Hussain, she would also change her religion and name, but she refused such claims and said that she would not change her name or religion as her husband was very supportive.

• In January 2018, she hosted the audio launch of the Tamil fiction thriller film Tik Tik Tik (2018) starring Jayam Ravi, Aaron Aziz, and Nivetha Pethuraj.
  

  Mani Megalai during the audio launch of the Tamil film Tik Tik Tik

• In 2018, she was approached to play the role of Venba by the director of the Tamil language television show Bharathi Kannamma (2019) which she declined; however, she made a guest appearance in an episode of the show.
  

  Mani Megalai in a still from the Tamil television series Barathi Kannamma (2019)

• In 2019, after working as a television anchor for more than 9 years, she left Sun Music channel.

• In 2019, after leaving Sun Network, she, along with Hussain, participated in the reality show Mr. And Mrs. Chinnathirai on Vijay Television. She became a runner-up in the reality show.
  

  Mani Megalai and Hussain in a still from the reality show Mr And Mrs. Chinnathirai

• After Mr and Mrs Chinnathirai, Mani Megalai worked as a television host for Vijay Television, where she hosted many television shows and a reality show including Kalakka Povathu Yaaru. Champions 2 (2017), Idhu Enga Aattam with Comali (2021), and Super Singer 8 (2021).

• In 2020, she appeared as a Comalis (Comedian) on season 1 of the reality show Cooku with Comalis (CWC).
  

  Mani Megalai (right) in a still from season 1 of the reality show Cooku with Comali (2019)

• In November 2020, she was signed to appear in the second season of the reality show Cooku with Comalis, but due to an injury, she did not appear in the beginning of the show but appeared in the finale of the show.
  

  Mani Megalai in a still from the grand finale of season 2 of the reality show Cooku with Comali (2020)

• Mani Megalai has hosted audio launches and success meets of numerous Kollywood films like ’96.

• In 2021, she appeared on an IPL special show titled Idhu Enga Aattam on Star Sports Tamil.

• Mani Megalai has appeared in many comedy debate talk shows.

• In June 2020, Mani Megalai started her YouTube channel along with Hussain, where they regularly posts vlogs and comedy videos.

• She has more than one million subscribers on her YouTube channel and has won several accolades for the channel. In August 2020, she received a Silver Play Button from YouTube for her channel.
  

  Mani Megalai and Hussain posing with the Silver Play Button

• In 2021, she hosted a comedy special Enga Veetu Boss with the contestants of the reality show Big Boss Tamil.

• Mani Megalai has hosted many award shows including Tea Kadai Cinema Awards (2018), MaathareT20 (2020), and Behindwoods Gold Icon Awards (2021).

• In 2022, she appeared in the music video for the Tamil song Scene-u Singaari.
  

  Mani Megalai in a still from the music video of the Tamil song Scene-u Singaari

• Mani Megalai enjoys travelling and has travelled to many countries including Australia, Scotland, and London.