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{{short description|Malaysian radio personality}}
{{Indian jockey
Thevandran|Ramanath}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2012}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Rueben Thevandran / Burn
| name = Born
| image = [[File:Burn rueben thevandran2.jpg|thumb]]
| image = Burn rueben thevandran2.jpg
| caption = Burn at Astro Arena 1st year anniversary
| caption = Burn at Astro Arena 1st year anniversary
| birth_name = Rueben Thevandran A/L Ramanath
| birth_name =Rueben thevandran

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1982|04|09}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1982|04|09}}
| death_date =
| death_date =???
| birth_place = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia
| birth_place = [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = Radio Announcer,Television Personality and Singer
| occupation = Radio Announcer,Television Personality and Singer
| years_active = 2002–present
| years_active = 2003–present
}}
}}


'''Rueben Thevandran / Burn''' (born April 9, 1982) is a Malaysian radio personality, television host, singer and voice Over. He is the host of ''[[Aktifdepia]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arena.my|title=Aktifpedia|publisher=Astro Arena|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> a sports educational show and ''[[Grandstand Ahad]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arena.my/Arena/ArenaAktifpedia/tabid/556/Default.aspx|title=Grandstand Ahad|publisher=Astro Arena|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref>, a live show review and update the latest sport happening in Malaysia on ''[[Astro Arena]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arena.my|title=Aktifpedia|publisher=Astro Arena|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> in Malaysia and throughout subscriber including Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei. On the radio, Burn used to be a radio announcer for ''[[X-Fresh]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xfresh.com|title=xFresh FM|publisher=xFresh |date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> before moved to ''[[Era FM]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.era.fm|title=Era FM|publisher=Era|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref>, Malaysia's No 1 most-listened to radio network with over 4 million loyal listeners in Bahasa Malayu
'''Rueben Thevandran s/o Ramanath''' (born April 9, 1982), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Burn''', is a Malaysian [[radio personality]], [[television host]], singer and [[voice-over]]. He is the host of ''Aktifpedia'',<ref name="arena.my">{{cite web|url=http://www.arena.my|title=Aktifpedia|publisher=Astro Arena|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> a sports educational show, and ''Grandstand Ahad'',<ref name="grandstand">{{cite web|url=http://www.arena.my/Arena/ArenaAktifpedia/tabid/556/Default.aspx|title=Grandstand Ahad|publisher=Astro Arena|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> a live review and update of the latest sport happenings in Malaysia, on ''[[Astro (Malaysian satellite television)|Astro Arena]]''<ref name="arena.my"/> and ''[[Forum (Malaysia)|Forum]]'' throughout Malaysia. On the radio, Burn used to be a radio announcer for ''X-Fresh'' before moving to ''[[Era FM]]''.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Burn was born on 9 April 1982 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, the son of Joyce John, a single mother. Burn has one sister name “Sharmila” and both have been raised by his mother alone. Burn’s first time in spotlight was in the age of 22 years old after completed a diploma from The Malaysian Institute Of Integerative Media. He joined a Malaysia's first reality television show in which a number of contestants called students competed for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry called ''[[Akadimi Fantasia]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akademi_Fantasia|title=Akademi Fantasia|publisher=AF|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> or widely known as ''AF'' in the first ever season. Even though he was not a winner, Burn managed to become a successful Malaysian artist in his singing and hosting career.
Burn was born on 9 April 1982 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, the son of Joyce John, a single mother. Burn has one sister, "Sharmila". Burn's first time in the spotlight was at the age of 22 after receiving a diploma from the Malaysian Institute Of Integerative Media. He joined Malaysia's first reality television show in which a number of contestants, called students, competed for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry. The show was called ''Akademi Fantasia'', widely known as ''AF''.


== Career ==
== Career ==
In 2004, after his ''[[Akademi Fantasia]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akademi_Fantasia|title=Akademi Fantasia|publisher=AF|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> fame, Burn was called upon to make countless tv appearances either as a Host, Guest or Singer such as ''Era TV''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.era.fm|title=Era FM|publisher=Era|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref>, ''Fulus Mania'', ''Hitz.TV'',''Xfresh TV''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xfresh.com|title=xFresh FM|publisher=xFresh |date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> and many more. Apart from TV jobs, he is also had countless print publicity for his album ‘Ini Janjiku’ and ground events nationwide including, West Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak & Brunei. Burn’s hit single ''Kasih Ibu'' and ''I Can See Now'' earned him nominations for local award shows such as ''Muzik Muzik'' and ''Anugerah Era''. Burn eventually moved towards TV hosting and started off hosting ''Fulus Mania'' gameshow on ''Astro Ria'' and continued on with Era TV on Astro Ria as well before joining ''[[Astro Arena]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arena.my|title=Aktifpedia|publisher=Astro Arena|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> on an exclusive contract to host 2 programmes ''[[‘Aktifpedia’]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arena.my|title=Aktifpedia|publisher=Astro Arena|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> and ''[[‘Grandstand Ahad]]’''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arena.my/Arena/ArenaAktifpedia/tabid/556/Default.aspx|title=Grandstand Ahad|publisher=Astro Arena|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> and voice over another local soccer show ''[[‘Masa Tambahan Arena Bola’]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arena.my|title=Aktifpedia|publisher=Astro Arena|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref>.[[File:Burn rueben thevandran8.jpg|thumb|Burn and his co-host, Azura during Aktifpedia shoot]][[File:Burn rueben thevandran1.jpg|thumb|Burn in MUFORS Campaign Music Video]]
In 2004, after his ''[[Akademi Fantasia]]'' fame, Burn was called upon to make countless TV appearances either as a Host, Guest or Singer on shows such as ''Era TV'',<ref name="era.fm">{{cite web|url=http://www.era.fm|title=Era FM|publisher=Era|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> ''Fulus Mania'', ''Hitz.TV'', and ''Xfresh TV''.<ref name="xfresh">{{cite web|url=http://www.xfresh.com|title=xFresh FM|publisher=xFresh |date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> Apart from TV jobs, he has also had print publicity for his album ''Ini Janjiku''. Burn's hit singles "Kasih Ibu" and "I Can See Now" earned him nominations for local award shows such as ''Muzik Muzik'' and ''Anugerah Era''. Burn eventually moved towards TV hosting. He started off hosting the ''Fulus Mania'' gameshow on ''Astro Ria'' and continued with ''Era TV'' on Astro Ria before joining ''[[Astro (Malaysian satellite television)|Astro Arena]]''<ref name="arena.my"/> and '''Grandstand Ahad'''<ref name="grandstand"/> He voiced-over another local soccer show ''Masa Tambahan Arena Bola''.<ref name="arena.my"/>[[File:Burn rueben thevandran8.jpg|thumb|Burn and his co-host, Azura during Aktifpedia shoot]][[File:Burn rueben thevandran1.jpg|thumb|Burn in MUFORS Campaign Music Video]]


== Radio ==
== Radio ==
Burn’s radio career started earlier in 2004 with ''[[Xfresh Fm]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xfresh.com|title=xFresh FM|publisher=xFresh |date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> for a total of 4 years and then moved on with ''[[Era Fm]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.era.fm|title=Era FM|publisher=Era|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> for another 2 years before leaving for TV as Sports TV Host. Amongst the highlights of his radio career was the fact that he headed the prime time show on Xfresh Fm called ''Zon Planet X'' with hit segments like ''‘Panggilan Kena Burn’'' & ''‘Usha Usha’''. On Era, Burn teamed up with ''Cham'' former VE singer & also ''Adifashla'' former ‘AF’ partner on the drive show called ''Petang Era & Malam Era''. As a top radio announcer and TV host, Burn also received endorsements from ''[[NIKE]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nike.com|title= Nike|publisher=Nike|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> , ''[[HI-5]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hi5breadtown.com|title= hi5|publisher=hi5|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref>,''[[Listerine]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.listerine.com|title= Listerine|publisher=Listerine|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> & ''[[Revive Isotonic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/reviveisotonik|title= Revive Isotonik|publisher=facebook|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref>''.[[File:Burn rueben thevandran3.jpg|thumb|Burn with Dato' Lee Chong Wei at Era FM Studio]][[File:Burn rueben thevandran6.jpg|thumb|Burn as Radio Announcer]]
Burn's radio career started in 2004 with ''Xfresh FM''.<ref name="xfresh"/> After 4 years he quit in defeat and joined ''[[Era FM]]''<ref name="era.fm"/> for another 2 years before leaving for TV as a sports TV host. Amongst the highlights of his radio career was the fact that he headed the prime time show on Xfresh Fm called ''Zon Planet X'' with hit segments like "Panggilan Kena Burn" and "Usha Usha". On Era, Burn teamed up with "Cham" former VE singer and "Adifashla" his former "AF" partner on the drive show ''Petang Era & Malam Era''. As a top radio announcer and TV host, Burn received endorsements from ''[[NIKE]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nike.com|title= Nike|publisher=Nike|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> ''[[High 5 Bread Town|HI-5]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hi5breadtown.com|title= hi5|publisher=hi5|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref>''[[Listerine]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.listerine.com|title= Listerine|publisher=Listerine|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> & ''Revive Isotonic''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/reviveisotonik|title= Revive Isotonik|publisher=facebook|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref>[[File:Burn rueben thevandran3.jpg|thumb|Burn with Dato' Lee Chong Wei at Era FM Studio]][[File:Burn rueben thevandran6.jpg|thumb|Burn as Radio Announcer]]

== Personal life ==
Burn is currently dating Petchlada Sopee, 27 or better known as ''‘Kate’'', who is from Thailand and they both met through a mutual friend who had introduced them in January 2010. Kate is currently working with ''‘AIG’'' a US international travel insurance firm branched in Malaysia.


== Credit ==
== Credit ==
;''Radio''
;''Radio''


* ''[[X-Fresh FM]]'': Radio Announcer
* ''X-Fresh FM'': Radio Announcer
* ''[[Era FM]]'': Radio Announcer
* ''[[Era FM]]'': Radio Announcer


;''Television''
;''Television''
* ''[[Aktifpedia]]'': Host
* ''Aktifpedia'': Host
* ''[[Grandstand Ahad]]'': Host
* ''Grandstand Ahad'': Host
* ''[[Era TV]]'': Host
* ''Era TV'': Host
* ''[[Hitz TV]]'': Host
* ''Hitz TV'': Host
* ''[[X-Fresh TV]]'': Host
* ''X-Fresh TV'': Host
* ''[[Fulus Mania]]'': Host
* ''Fulus Mania'': Host
* ''[[Era TV]]'': Host
* ''Era TV'': Host

⚫
;''Music''
⚫
* ''Ini Janjiku'': Album
* ''Neduvan'': Album
⚫
* ''I can see now'': Single
⚫
* ''Kasih Ibu'': Single
⚫
* ''MUFORS All Stars: Malaysians Unite for Road Safety'':<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZhqtSLlvn8|title= MUFORS ALL STARS |publisher=Youtube|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> Callaborate with other Artists
⚫
* ''BoBoiBoy'':<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Uqu-Ut38k|title= BoBoiBoy|publisher=Youtube|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> Soundtrack
⚫
* ''The call'':<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS5eqb2avgY|title= The call|publisher=Youtube|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> Theme song for Arthur's day 2011


⚫
;''Music''
⚫
* ''[[Ini Janjiku]]'': Album
⚫
* ''[[I can see now]]'': Single
⚫
* ''[[Kasih Ibu]]'': Single
⚫
* ''[[MUFORS All Stars: Malaysians Unite for Road Safety]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZhqtSLlvn8|title= MUFORS ALL STARS |publisher=Youtube|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref>: Callaborate with other Artists
⚫
* ''[[BoBoiBoy]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Uqu-Ut38k|title= BoBoiBoy|publisher=Youtube|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref>: Soundtrack
== References ==
== References ==
<references />
<references />


{{Commons category}}


{{Akademi Fantasia}}
== External links ==
* ''[[MUFORS Music Video]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZhqtSLlvn8|title= MUFORS ALL STARS |publisher=Youtube|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref>
⚫
* ''[[BoBoiBoy Music Video]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Uqu-Ut38k|title= BoBoiBoy|publisher=Youtube|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref>
* ''[[Facebook Fans page]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/BurnArena|title= Fans page|publisher=Facebook|date= |accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref>



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Latest revision as of 13:46, 3 December 2023

{{Indian jockey Thevandran|Ramanath}}

Born
Burn at Astro Arena 1st year anniversary
Born
Rueben thevandran

(1982-04-09) April 9, 1982 (age 42)
Tamil Nadu, India
Died???
Occupation(s)Radio Announcer,Television Personality and Singer
Years active2003–present

Rueben Thevandran s/o Ramanath (born April 9, 1982), better known by his stage name Burn, is a Malaysian radio personality, television host, singer and voice-over. He is the host of Aktifpedia,[1] a sports educational show, and Grandstand Ahad,[2] a live review and update of the latest sport happenings in Malaysia, on Astro Arena[1] and Forum throughout Malaysia. On the radio, Burn used to be a radio announcer for X-Fresh before moving to Era FM.

Early life

[edit]

Burn was born on 9 April 1982 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, the son of Joyce John, a single mother. Burn has one sister, "Sharmila". Burn's first time in the spotlight was at the age of 22 after receiving a diploma from the Malaysian Institute Of Integerative Media. He joined Malaysia's first reality television show in which a number of contestants, called students, competed for the winning title and a chance to start their career in the entertainment industry. The show was called Akademi Fantasia, widely known as AF.

Career

[edit]

In 2004, after his Akademi Fantasia fame, Burn was called upon to make countless TV appearances either as a Host, Guest or Singer on shows such as Era TV,[3] Fulus Mania, Hitz.TV, and Xfresh TV.[4] Apart from TV jobs, he has also had print publicity for his album Ini Janjiku. Burn's hit singles "Kasih Ibu" and "I Can See Now" earned him nominations for local award shows such as Muzik Muzik and Anugerah Era. Burn eventually moved towards TV hosting. He started off hosting the Fulus Mania gameshow on Astro Ria and continued with Era TV on Astro Ria before joining Astro Arena[1] and Grandstand Ahad[2] He voiced-over another local soccer show Masa Tambahan Arena Bola.[1]

Burn and his co-host, Azura during Aktifpedia shoot
Burn in MUFORS Campaign Music Video

Radio

[edit]

Burn's radio career started in 2004 with Xfresh FM.[4] After 4 years he quit in defeat and joined Era FM[3] for another 2 years before leaving for TV as a sports TV host. Amongst the highlights of his radio career was the fact that he headed the prime time show on Xfresh Fm called Zon Planet X with hit segments like "Panggilan Kena Burn" and "Usha Usha". On Era, Burn teamed up with "Cham" former VE singer and "Adifashla" his former "AF" partner on the drive show Petang Era & Malam Era. As a top radio announcer and TV host, Burn received endorsements from NIKE,[5] HI-5,[6]Listerine[7] & Revive Isotonic.[8]

Burn with Dato' Lee Chong Wei at Era FM Studio
Burn as Radio Announcer

Credit

[edit]
Radio
  • X-Fresh FM: Radio Announcer
  • Era FM: Radio Announcer
Television
  • Aktifpedia: Host
  • Grandstand Ahad: Host
  • Era TV: Host
  • Hitz TV: Host
  • X-Fresh TV: Host
  • Fulus Mania: Host
  • Era TV: Host
Music
  • Ini Janjiku: Album
  • Neduvan: Album
  • I can see now: Single
  • Kasih Ibu: Single
  • MUFORS All Stars: Malaysians Unite for Road Safety:[9] Callaborate with other Artists
  • BoBoiBoy:[10] Soundtrack
  • The call:[11] Theme song for Arthur's day 2011

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d "Aktifpedia". Astro Arena. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  2. ^ a b "Grandstand Ahad". Astro Arena. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  3. ^ a b "Era FM". Era. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  4. ^ a b "xFresh FM". xFresh. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  5. ^ "Nike". Nike. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  6. ^ "hi5". hi5. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  7. ^ "Listerine". Listerine. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  8. ^ "Revive Isotonik". facebook. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  9. ^ "MUFORS ALL STARS". Youtube. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  10. ^ "BoBoiBoy". Youtube. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  11. ^ "The call". Youtube. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
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