The
brand
new
season
of
Bigg
Boss
5
Tamil
has
commenced.
Legendary
actor
Kamal
Haasan
who
is
hosting
the
show
has
so
far
introduced
contestants
including
Isaivani,
Raju,
Mathumitha,
Abishek,
Namitha
Marimuthu,
Priyanka
Deshpande
and
many
others.
Well,
the
latest
celebrity
to
join
the
league
is
none
other
than
Iykya
aka
Iykki
Berry,
the
first
Tamil
female
rapper.
Curious
about
the
name?
Well,
her
name
is
derived
from
the
work
Iyakkiyam
which
simply
means
Unity
in
Tamil.
Interestingly,
she
is
also
a
celebrity
cosmetic
surgeon
and
social
activist.
Iykki
rose
to
fame
after
her
music
videos
and
cover
songs
went
viral
on
social
media.
For
those
who
are
unaware,
she
was
initially
trained
by
popular
singer
and
Bigg
Boss
Tamil
2
fame
Ramya
NSK.
She
later
joined
AR
Rahman's
KM
Music
Conservatory
(KMMC).
She
signed
with
Dr.Dez
productions
and
recorded
her
debut
album
which
was
released
on
July
20,
2016.
In
2017,
she
collaborated
with
rapper
Jags
Esan
and
dropped
Tamil
single
'Pride
of
Thamizhan'
which
was
composed
for
the
pro-Jalikattu
movement.
She
has
also
penned
lyrics
for
several
Tamil
songs.
Her
first
hit
was
'Enna
Paathalum'
which
released
in
2019.
Her
first
English
album
is
Mesense
1991.
In
2018,
Iykki
featured
in
her
Tamil
short
film
iPhone
Kadhali
which
was
well-received
by
the
audience.
Iykki
Berry
has
also
been
conducting
awareness
programs
against
smoking
and
alcohol
addiction.
She
has
also
been
organizing
free
medical
camps.
In
2019,
Iykki
joined
hands
with
other
social
activists
to
support
the
tribal
children's
education
and
basic
necessities.
How
excited
are
you
about
Iykki
Berry's
inclusion
in
Bigg
Boss
5
Tamil?
Share
your
thoughts
in
the
comment
section
below.
Meanwhile,
Bigg
Boss
Tamil
has
returned
after
almost
8
months
of
its
fourth
season's
finale.
Actor
Aari
Arjunan
was
seen
bagging
the
trophy
in
the
finale
of
the
show
which
was
held
on
January
17,
2021.
Balaji
Murugadoss
was
the
first
runner-up.