Tintumol Joseph

Some Lesser Known Facts About Tintumol Joseph

• Tintumol Joseph is an Indian voice-over artist and actor who is known for the Malayalam COVID-19 precaution caller tune.

• Joseph was born and raised in a middle-class family in Kerala. After her birth, her parents moved to Sullia Taluk in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka.

  

• Since childhood, she has shown interest in acting, dancing, and anchoring. She used to participate in various cultural events in school and college as an anchor and artist.

  

• After pursuing her graduation, Tintumol moved to New Delhi, where she prepared for the civil service examination and also pursued her post-graduation.

• In 2016, one of her professors at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, introduced her to a Kannada voice-over artist, Srikrishna Bhat. He helped her in getting voice-over assignments.

• She did voice-over assignments in Hindi, English, Malayalam, and Kannada languages.

• In an interview, Joseph said she wanted to do voice-over projects in Kannada, but she got more projects in Malayalam.

• In mid-March 2020, she got a call from the studio of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to give a voice-over to the COVID-19 precaution caller tune. She auditioned in both Kannada and Malayalam languages, but she was chosen for the Malayalam.

• She once revealed that her family and few friends knew that she was behind the Malalayam COVID-19 caller tune. Later, when a Kerala journalist came to know about the voice behind the Malalayam COVID-19 caller’s tune, he published it in his newspaper. She got great appreciation from Keralites across the world for her voice.

• Tintumol has worked in various government television commercials and radio programmes.

• During COVID-19, Joseph joined Deepalaya NGO in New Delhi, which worked for underprivileged and poor people during the pandemic and lockdown.

• Joseph once revealed that due to the lockdown, the second and third versions of COVID-19 caller tune recordings were done at her home.

• She is also one of the official hosts of the Delhi Malayalee Association (DMA), New Delhi.

  

• In 2022, film director Payal Kapadia met her during an event in Kerala and offered her the role of Nurse Shenat in All We Imagine as Light.

• Tintumol is a trained kuchipudi dancer.

  

• In 2024, she participated in the Delhi Pride Parade hosted by the LGBTQ+ community.

  

• Tintumol loves spending time with her friends and family during her free time.

  

• She also works as a model for various clothing and jewellery brands.