Paloma Rao

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Paloma Rao
Born (1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 (age 37)
Chennai, India
Other names
  • SS Paloma
  • VJ Paloma
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Paloma Rao (born 4 February 1986), is an Indian music VJ, RJ and actress. [1]

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Career

A graduate of B.Sc Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai, Paloma began her career as a theatre artist. In 2004 she became a VJ on SS Music, and hosted the popular shows First Frame, Autograph and Just Connect. She played a cameo role in Unnale Unnale , which became a hit at the box-office. She now hosts the Live Cafe On Radio Station Chennai Live 104.8 FM. She now hosts shows for Star Sports. In 2016 Paloma anchored the Tamil Nadu Premier League and in 2017 the ICC Champions Trophy.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleCo-starsLanguageNotes
2007 That Four-Letter Word SaraSudhish Kamath English
2007 Unnale Unnale Priya Vinay, Sadha, Tanisha Mukherjee Tamil

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References

  1. Manikandan, K. (4 May 2004). "New VJs on the block". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 27 August 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2011.