# Shabana Shajahan Aryan
**Shabana Shajahan Aryan** (née Shajahan; born 1993) is an Indian actress who works in Tamil and Malayalam television.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Television debut | Malayalam serial *Vijayadashami* on Surya TV, 2016[1](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-serial-actress-shabana-shajahan-life-story-in-tamil-358711/) |
| Breakthrough role | Parvati in *Sembaruthi*, Zee Tamil, 2017–2022, 1,695 episodes[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10595249/) |
| Reality television | First finalist and first runner-up of *Cooku with Comali* season 6, Star Vijay, 2025[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-6-shabana-shajahan-wins-the-ticket-to-finale-becomes-the-first-finalist-of-the-season/articleshow/123758799.cms) • [4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-6-shabana-shajahan-becomes-the-first-runner-up-of-the-show/amp_articleshow/124207523.cms) |
| Spouse | Actor Aryan (Velu Lakshmanan), married November 2021[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/television-actors-shabana-and-aryan-get-hitched/amp_articleshow/87659748.cms) |
| Upcoming work | *Police Police* (Lalithambika) and *Marriage Story* (Kavi), both 2026[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10595249/) |
## Early life and education
Her father died when she was young, and she grew up in Mumbai with her mother and younger brother.[1](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-serial-actress-shabana-shajahan-life-story-in-tamil-358711/) She completed her schooling at Holy Cross Convent in Kalyan, Maharashtra, and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Sikkim Manipal University.[6](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/sembaruthi-parvathi-shabana-shajahan-thalapathy-vijay-zee-tamil/)
She began her career as a model and appeared in several television commercials before moving into acting.[6](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/sembaruthi-parvathi-shabana-shajahan-thalapathy-vijay-zee-tamil/) Her interest in dance led to performances at birthday events and other programs in Mumbai.[1](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-serial-actress-shabana-shajahan-life-story-in-tamil-358711/)
## Television career
**Debut and Sembaruthi.** Shabana made her acting debut in the Malayalam serial *Vijayadashami*, broadcast on Surya TV in 2016.[1](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-serial-actress-shabana-shajahan-life-story-in-tamil-358711/) Her breakthrough came with the Tamil serial *Sembaruthi* on [Zee Tamil](https://www.edgepedia.org/zee-tamil), which premiered on 16 October 2017, in which she played the female lead Parvati, a poor girl who marries Adithya, the son of the wealthy and domineering Akhilandeshwari.[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/sembaruthi-completes-1000-episodes-actress-shabana-thanks-fans-for-the-love/amp_articleshow/81966490.cms) • [8](https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/sembaruthis-shabana-aka-parvathy-and-her-friends-are-squadgoals-heres-why/) The serial crossed 1,000 episodes in April 2021 and ran to 1,695 episodes before ending in 2022.[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/sembaruthi-completes-1000-episodes-actress-shabana-thanks-fans-for-the-love/amp_articleshow/81966490.cms) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10595249/) Her on-screen pairing with Karthik Raj, and later VJ Agni, was central to the show's popularity; the serial became one of Zee Tamil's all-time hits.[9](https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/sembaruthi-serial-actress-shabana-acting-in-new-serial-mister-manaivi-going-to-be-aired-in-sun-tv-details-104749)
**Mr. Manaivi and later serials.** After *Sembaruthi* ended, Shabana took the role of Anjali in the Sun TV serial *Mr. Manaivi*, which ran from 2023 to 2024 across 535 episodes.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10595249/) In 2025 she joined the cast of the serial *Police Police* as Lalithambika.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10595249/)
**Film appearances.** IMDb credits her with a special appearance in the 2026 Tamil political satire film *TTT: Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil*, in which she plays Divya, and with a role as Kavi in *Marriage Story*, which is in post-production for 2026.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10595249/) • [10](https://www.thenamesdictionary.com/references-for/shabana-shajahan-aryan)
## Cooku with Comali season 6
She won the "Ticket to Finale" round in September 2025, becoming the first finalist of the season, having earlier secured an immunity band that kept her safe from elimination.[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-6-shabana-shajahan-wins-the-ticket-to-finale-becomes-the-first-finalist-of-the-season/articleshow/123758799.cms) In the grand finale on 28 September 2025, actor Raju Jeyamohan won the season and Shabana finished as first runner-up, ahead of Umair Ibn Lateef and [Lakshmy Ramakrishnan](https://www.edgepedia.org/lakshmy-ramakrishnan).[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-6-shabana-shajahan-becomes-the-first-runner-up-of-the-show/amp_articleshow/124207523.cms) Her participation drew a large following; she had more than 1.1 million Instagram followers during the season.[11](https://filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2025/who-is-shabana-shajahan-cooku-with-comali-season-6-contestant-name-profile-cwc-6-first-episode-458443.html)
## Personal life
Shabana married Tamil television actor Aryan, whose birth name is Velu Lakshmanan, in November 2021 in an intimate ceremony in Chennai.[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/television-actors-shabana-and-aryan-get-hitched/amp_articleshow/87659748.cms) Aryan is known for playing Chezhiyan in the Vijay TV serial *[Baakiyalakshmi](https://www.edgepedia.org/baakiyalakshmi)* and won the Mr South India 2019 pageant.[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/television-actors-shabana-and-aryan-get-hitched/amp_articleshow/87659748.cms) • [12](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/tv-couple-aryan-and-shabana-celebrate-their-second-wedding-anniversary-the-former-says-thank-you-universe-for-giving-me-this-selfless-soul/articleshow/105127691.cms) The couple had announced their relationship in mid-2021 after dating rumors circulated; they married within months of the announcement.[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/television-actors-shabana-and-aryan-get-hitched/amp_articleshow/87659748.cms) After the wedding she adopted her husband's name and became known professionally as Shabana Shajahan Aryan.[11](https://filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2025/who-is-shabana-shajahan-cooku-with-comali-season-6-contestant-name-profile-cwc-6-first-episode-458443.html)
Two details in her biography are reported inconsistently across sources. Her birth year is given as 1993 in one profile and as 1997 in others.[10](https://www.thenamesdictionary.com/references-for/shabana-shajahan-aryan) • [13](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/tv-actress/shabana-shajahan) Her marriage is dated to November 2021 by the wedding report and one profile,[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/television-actors-shabana-and-aryan-get-hitched/amp_articleshow/87659748.cms) while a later anniversary article states November 2022.[12](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/tv-couple-aryan-and-shabana-celebrate-their-second-wedding-anniversary-the-former-says-thank-you-universe-for-giving-me-this-selfless-soul/articleshow/105127691.cms) A birthplace of [Coimbatore](https://www.edgepedia.org/coimbatore) also appears in one biography, against the Mumbai birthplace given by several other sources.[14](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/shabana-shahjahan.html)
## References
1. [நடிப்பதற்கு எதிர்ப்பு... அம்மா ஆதரவு... ஷாபனா ஷாஜகான் பார்வதி ஆன கதை, Tamil Indian Express](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-serial-actress-shabana-shajahan-life-story-in-tamil-358711/)
2. [Shabanaa Shahjahan, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10595249/)
3. [Cooku With Comali 6: Shabana Shajahan wins the 'Ticket to Finale', The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-6-shabana-shajahan-wins-the-ticket-to-finale-becomes-the-first-finalist-of-the-season/articleshow/123758799.cms)
4. [Cooku With Comali 6: Shabana Shajahan becomes the first runner-up of the show, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-6-shabana-shajahan-becomes-the-first-runner-up-of-the-show/amp_articleshow/124207523.cms)
5. [Television actors Shabana and Aryan get hitched, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/television-actors-shabana-and-aryan-get-hitched/amp_articleshow/87659748.cms)
6. [ஊரே செம்பருத்தி பார்வதிக்கு ஃபேனு, Tamil Indian Express](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/sembaruthi-parvathi-shabana-shajahan-thalapathy-vijay-zee-tamil/)
7. [Sembaruthi completes 1000 episodes; actress Shabana thanks fans for the love, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/sembaruthi-completes-1000-episodes-actress-shabana-thanks-fans-for-the-love/amp_articleshow/81966490.cms)
8. [Sembaruthi's Parvathy aka Shabana Shajahan and her friends are #Squadgoals, ZEE5 News](https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/sembaruthis-shabana-aka-parvathy-and-her-friends-are-squadgoals-heres-why/)
9. [செம்பருத்தி போயாச்சு... மிஸ்டர் மனைவி வந்தாச்சு, ABP Live Tamil](https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/sembaruthi-serial-actress-shabana-acting-in-new-serial-mister-manaivi-going-to-be-aired-in-sun-tv-details-104749)
10. [Reference for SHABANA SHAJAHAN-ARYAN, The Names Dictionary](https://www.thenamesdictionary.com/references-for/shabana-shajahan-aryan)
11. [Who Is Shabana Shajahan? Cooku With Comali Season 6 Contestant, Filmibeat](https://filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2025/who-is-shabana-shajahan-cooku-with-comali-season-6-contestant-name-profile-cwc-6-first-episode-458443.html)
12. [TV couple Aryan and Shabana celebrate their second wedding anniversary, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/tv-couple-aryan-and-shabana-celebrate-their-second-wedding-anniversary-the-former-says-thank-you-universe-for-giving-me-this-selfless-soul/articleshow/105127691.cms)
13. [Shabana Shajahan Biography, NETTV4U](https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/tv-actress/shabana-shajahan)
14. [Shabana Shahjahan: Height, Age, Husband, Biography, Filmibeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/shabana-shahjahan.html)
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