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{{Infobox person
| name = Madonna Sebastian
| image = Actress Madonna Sebastian.png
| caption = Sebastian in 2020
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|05|19}}
| birth_place = [[Cherupuzha (Kannur)|Cherupuzha]], [[Kerala]], India
| alma_mater = [[Christ University]], [[Bangalore]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|television presenter}}
| years_active = 2015–present
| notable_works =
| relatives =
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'''Madonna Sebastian''' (born 19 May 1992) is an Indian actress and singer who works predominantly in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]] films. She made her acting debut in 2015 [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film ''[[Premam]],''<ref name=TOI>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/While-acting-I-let-myself-go-says-Madonna/articleshow/47514822.cms |last=Soman |first=Deepa |title=While acting, I let myself go, says Madonna |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 June 2015 |access-date=18 May 2016 |archive-date=26 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826032940/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Malayalam/Movies/News/While-acting-I-let-myself-go-says-Madonna/articleshow/47514822.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] debut with ''[[Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum]]'' (2016) and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] debut with ''[[Premam (2016 film)|Premam]]'' (2016).

== Personal life ==
Sebastian was born to Babycd Devasia and Shyla Babycd at [[Cherupuzha (Kannur)|Cherupuzha]], [[Kannur]], India and raised in [[Angamaly]]. She did her higher studies at St Peter's Senior Secondary School, [[Kadayiruppu]].<ref name="TOI" /> She did a one year Master Training course at START [[Kozhikode]]. She graduated with a [[Bachelor of Commerce]] from [[Christ University]], [[Bangalore]].<ref name="TOI" />

== Career ==
=== Films ===
Sebastian has sung tracks for composers like [[Deepak Dev]] and [[Gopi Sunder]].<ref name="TOI" /> Her participation in Malayalam musical program ''Music Mojo'', After seeing her host a program for [[Surya TV]], ''[[Premam]]'' director [[Alphonse Putharen]] called her to audition for his upcoming project.<ref name="TOI" /> Even though she was not interested in acting, she auditioned and was considered for the role of Mary. However, on her insistence that she related more with Celine, Mary's role was given to [[Anupama Parameswaran]].<ref name="TOI" />

After ''[[Premam]]'', she then made her Tamil debut opposite [[Vijay Sethupathi]] in ''[[Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum]]'' (2016). Her second Malayalam movie ''[[King Liar]]'', in which she starred opposite [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]. Sebastian then reprised her role for the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] remake of ''[[Premam]]'' with [[Naga Chaitanya]] and [[Shruti Hassan]] replacing [[Nivin Pauly]] and [[Sai Pallavi]], respectively, and marking her debut in Telugu cinema.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ibtimes.co.in/premam-telugu-remake-madonna-sebastian-reprise-her-role-naga-chaitanya-starrer-667684| title = Madonna Sebastian reprises her role in Telugu remake of Naga Chaitanya-starrer Premam| date = 20 February 2016| access-date = 19 February 2017| archive-date = 26 December 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191226144424/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/premam-telugu-remake-madonna-sebastian-reprise-her-role-naga-chaitanya-starrer-667684| url-status = live}}</ref>

In 2017, Sebastian has also paired up with [[Vijay Sethupathi]] again after her [[Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum|debut]] with him in the Tamil film [[Kavan (film)|''Kavan'']] directed by [[K.V. Anand]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kavan will be a hard-hitting film - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kavan-will-be-a-hard-hitting-film/articleshow/57826729.cms|access-date=2021-05-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> She also appeared in [[Dhanush]]'s directorial debut ''[[Power Paandi]]'' where she played the role of Poonthendral.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|date=2017-04-01|title=Power Paandi new trailer: Dhanush and Madonna Sebastian will charm their way into your heart. Watch video|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/power-paandi-new-trailer-dhanush-and-madonna-sebastian-will-charm-their-way-into-your-heart-watch-video-4595510/|access-date=2021-05-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, Sebastian's first release is a Tamil movie ''[[Junga (film)|Junga]]'', opposite [[Vijay Sethupathi]], marking collaboration with him for the third time,<ref name=":9" /> directed by [[Gokul (director)|Gokul]]. Her second release is a Malayalam film ''[[Iblis (film)|Iblis]]'', opposite [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] directed by Rohit VS.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iblis is going to be very fresh and entertaining: Madonna Sebastian|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/jul/16/iblis-is-going-to-be-very-fresh-and-entertaining-madonna-sebastian-6980.html|access-date=2021-05-31|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, her first release is a multi-starrer [[Science fiction film]] titled ''[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]'', played the role of Dr.Sara Yakub, directed by [[Aashiq Abu]].<ref name=":2" /> And second release ''[[Brother's Day]]'', opposite [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], directed by [[Kalabhavan Shajohn]]. Her only release in 2020 was ''[[Vaanam Kottattum|Vaanam Kottatum]]'', opposite [[Vikram Prabhu]], directed by Dhana Sekaran.<ref name=":3" />

In 2021, Sebastian is making her [[Kannada language|Kannada]] debut with ''[[Kotigobba 3|Kottigobba 3]],''<ref name=":6" /> opposite [[Sudeep]], directed by Shiva Karthik.<ref>{{Cite web|title=This Malayalam Premam star is Sudeep's heroine in Kotigobba 3|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/karnataka/this-malayalam-premam-star-is-sudeep-s-heroine-in-kotigobba-3-p9uhbc|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref> She has signed a Tamil film titled ''Kombu Vatcha Simgamada,'' opposite [[M. Sasikumar|Sasikumar]]'','' directed by [[S. R. Prabhakaran|S.R. Prabhakaran]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Madonna Sebastian joins Sasikumar's Kombu Vecha Singamda|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/oct/11/madonna-sebastian-joins-sasikumars-kombu-vecha-singamda-8282.html|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> She also signed the Telugu film ''[[Shyam Singha Roy|Shyam Singa Roy]],'' opposite [[Nani (actor)|Nani]]'','' directed by Rahul Sankrityan, marking her come back in the [[Telugu cinema]] after ''[[Premam (2016 film)|Premam]]'' (2016). The film also stars, [[Sai Pallavi]], [[Krithi Shetty]] and [[Rahul Ravindran]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Telugu360|date=2020-12-10|title=Premam girl to romance Nani|url=https://www.telugu360.com/premam-girl-to-romance-nani/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Telugu360.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Sebastian is due to star in an English featured film ''Humans Of Someone''.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|date=18 January 2016|title=Madonna Sebastian aka Celine of Premam to star in English feature film Humans of Someone|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/madonna-sebastian-aka-celine-premam-star-english-feature-film-humans-someone-663667|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504080343/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/madonna-sebastian-aka-celine-premam-star-english-feature-film-humans-someone-663667|archive-date=4 May 2016|access-date=18 May 2016|work=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

=== Music ===
From childhood, Sebastian had a strong interest in music. A trained singer in [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] and [[Western music (North America)|Western music]], she has performed for Music Mojo of [[Kappa TV]] and numerous popular Malayalam music directors and singers.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Madonna likes to take things slowly |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151003/entertainment-mollywood/article/madonna-likes-take-things-slowly |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-date=2 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302211342/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151003/entertainment-mollywood/article/madonna-likes-take-things-slowly |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, she sang a song titled ''Raavukalil'' for the movie ''[[You Too Brutus (film)|You Too Brutus]]'' with musical backing from Roby Abraham. The pair subsequently formed a band named '[[Everafter: From the Pages of Fables|Everafter]]'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Madonna's band to go live |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/Madonnas-band-to-go-live/articleshow/49881738.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-date=18 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318034951/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/Madonnas-band-to-go-live/articleshow/49881738.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2016, the band released online its first music video titled 'Veruthe'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-premam-actress-madonna-sebastien-releases-her-first-music-video-2163455 |title=Premam' actress Madonna Sebastian releases her first music video |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=8 January 2016 |access-date=18 May 2016 |archive-date=22 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322130039/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-premam-actress-madonna-sebastien-releases-her-first-music-video-2163455 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, she also sang a song for the film ''[[Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti]]'' titled 'Pularkalam Pole'. Sebastian has also sung the jingle composed by [[Deepak Dev]] for [[Hit 96.7]], a radio station based in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hit967.ae/hit967newjingle/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 September 2016 |archive-date=15 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915090423/http://hit967.ae/hit967newjingle/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Role(s)
! scope="col"| Language(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
!Ref.
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Premam]]'' || Celine George || [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]

| Malayalam debut
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=James|first=Anu|date=2015-08-11|title=Watch 'Premam' Actress Madonna Sebastian's First TV Interview [VIDEO]|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/watch-premam-actress-madonna-sebastians-first-tv-interview-video-642435|access-date=2021-06-06|website=www.ibtimes.co.in|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3|2016 || ''[[Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum]]'' || Yazhini Bhakthirajan || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Tamil debut
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mollywood girl Madonna is Vijay's pair - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/mollywood-girl-madonna-is-vijays-pair/articleshow/46945013.cms|access-date=2021-06-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[King Liar]]'' || Anjali ||Malayalam||
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Madonna Sebastian to play Dileep’s heroine - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/madonna-sebastian-to-play-dileeps-heroine/articleshow/48296350.cms|access-date=2021-05-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Premam (2016 film)|Premam]]'' || Sindhu || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Telugu debut
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-02-20|title=Madonna Sebastian in ‘Premam’ Telugu remake|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/madonna-sebastian-in-premam-telugu-remake/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[Kavan (film)|Kavan]]'' || Malar
|Tamil||
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Sethupathi's film with KV Anand titled Kavan - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathis-film-with-kv-anand-titled-kavan/articleshow/54938643.cms|access-date=2021-05-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Pa Paandi]]'' || Poonthendral ||Tamil
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Premam heroine as Dhanushs love interest- News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/madonna-sebastian-as-the-pair-of-dhanush-in-power-paandi-rajkiran-prasanna-chaaya-singh-tamil-_amp-news-169851|access-date=2021-06-05|website=IndiaGlitz|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018 || ''[[Junga (film)|Junga]]'' || Thoppuli || Tamil
|
|<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|title=Madonna Sebastian joins Vijay Sethupathi again - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/madonna-sebastian-joins-vijay-sethupathi-again/articleshow/63628352.cms|access-date=2021-05-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Iblis (film)|Iblis]]'' || Fida
|Malayalam||
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Agencies|title=Madonna Sebastian signs her next Malayalam film|url=https://telanganatoday.com/madonna-sebastian-signs-malayalam-film|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]'' ||Dr. Sara Yakub ||Malayalam||
|<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Meet Madonna from 'Virus' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/meet-madonna-from-virus/articleshow/69522554.cms|access-date=2021-05-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Brother's Day]]'' || Jema George || Malayalam||
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Another look from Brother's Day released to mark Brother's Day - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/another-look-from-brothers-day-released-to-mark-brothers-day/articleshow/69495217.cms|access-date=2021-05-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1"|2020
|| ''[[Vaanam Kottatum]]'' || Preetha George ||Tamil||
|<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Mani Ratnam's Vaanam Kottattum starts rolling!|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/mani-ratnams-vaanam-kottattum-starts-rolling-news-tamil-thulK4ehebdie.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Sify|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''[[Kotigobba 3]]''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}|| {{TBA}} || [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]]
| Completed; Kannada debut
|<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Madonna Sebastian debuts in Kannada with Kotigobba 3|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/jun/04/madonna-sebastian-debuts-in-kannada-with-kotigobba-3-6349.html|access-date=2021-05-17|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''Kombu Vatcha Singamda''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}|| {{TBA}} ||Tamil|| Completed
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sasikumar's 'Kombu Vecha Singamda' shooting completed - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sasikumars-kombu-vecha-singamda-shooting-completed/articleshow/69265140.cms|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[Shyam Singha Roy|Shyam Singa Roy]]'' {{Dagger}}
|{{TBA}}
|Telugu
|Filming
|<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Ravi|first=Murali|date=2020-12-10|title=Premam girl roped in for Nani's next|url=https://www.tollywood.net/premam-girl-roped-in-for-nanis-next/|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Tollywood|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|{{TBA}}
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Humans Of Someone'' {{Dagger}}
|Sarah
|[[English language|English]]
|Delayed
|<ref name=":1" />
|}

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Song
!Music Director
!Language
|-
|2016
|''[[Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti]]''
|Pularkalam Pole
|[[Sooraj S. Kurup]]
|Malayalam
|-
|2019
|''[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]''
|Spread Love
|[[Sushin Shyam]]
|Malayalam
|-
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Language(s)
!Category
!Film(s)
!Result
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|[[5th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Malayalam]]
|Best Debut Actress
| rowspan="2" |''[[Premam]]''
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[IIFA Utsavam]]
|Performance In A Supporting Role - Female
|{{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
|[[6th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Best Debut Actress
| rowspan="2" |''[[Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum]]''
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards]]
|Best Debut Actress
|{{Won}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|7371790}}
*{{Facebook|id=@madonnasebastianofficial|name=Madonna Sebastian}}

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