Biodata Meaning in Malayalam
Biodata Meaning in Malayalam — ബയോഡാറ്റ
In Malayalam, biodata is written ബയോഡാറ്റ. For a marriage it is വിവാഹ ബയോഡാറ്റ (vivaha biodata) — and it is not the same thing as jathakam.
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In Malayalam, "biodata" is ബയോഡാറ്റ — a one-page profile of a person's personal, family and education details. For marriage it is called വിവാഹ ബയോഡാറ്റ (vivaha biodata). The older Malayalam term is ജാതകം (jathakam), which literally means "horoscope, birth chart" and is not interchangeable with a biodata.
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What is a വിവാഹ ബയോഡാറ്റ?
ബയോഡാറ്റ is the Malayalam spelling of the English word "biodata", and it means what the English word means: a short written account of who someone is. In മലയാളം-speaking families it almost always refers to the one-page profile exchanged when a marriage is being arranged — വിവാഹ ബയോഡാറ്റ.
The part that causes confusion is ജാതകം (jathakam), which literally means "horoscope, birth chart". People searching for this often find the two words used near each other and assume they are synonyms. They are not, and the difference matters when a family asks you for one of them.
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What to include in your biodata
The words, in Malayalam
- ബയോഡാറ്റ — biodata
- വിവാഹ ബയോഡാറ്റ — marriage biodata (vivaha biodata)
- ജാതകം — jathakam, literally "horoscope, birth chart"
What goes on the page
- Name, date & place of birth, height
- Education and occupation
- Family details
- Horoscope fields where the community uses them
- Contact number and a photo
Heard in conversation
- ചെറുക്കന്റെ ബയോഡാറ്റ അയക്കൂ — "send the groom's biodata"
What ബയോഡാറ്റ means in Malayalam
ബയോഡാറ്റ is a direct transliteration, so it carries no separate Malayalam etymology — it is the English "biodata" written in മലയാളം script. What it refers to is a single page listing a person's personal details, education, occupation, family and contact information.
Where the marriage sense needs to be explicit, Malayalam speakers say വിവാഹ ബയോഡാറ്റ (vivaha biodata).
- ബയോഡാറ്റ — biodata
- വിവാഹ ബയോഡാറ്റ — marriage biodata
- ചെറുക്കന്റെ ബയോഡാറ്റ അയക്കൂ — "send the groom's biodata"
ജാതകം (jathakam) is not the same thing
In Kerala the ജാതകം carries the നക്ഷത്രം (birth star), which is what porutham matching runs on, so it is frequently the first thing shared. The biodata adds what the chart cannot: education, profession, the tharavadu (family house) and contact details. Among Kerala Christian and Muslim families, where jathakam matching is not used, the biodata is the only document — which is why the answer to this query differs by community as well as by language.
| Malayalam term | Romanised | What it refers to |
|---|---|---|
| ബയോഡാറ്റ | biodata | The one-page profile of a person |
| വിവാഹ ബയോഡാറ്റ | vivaha biodata | That profile, in the marriage sense specifically |
| ജാതകം | jathakam | Literally "horoscope, birth chart" — see above |
Biodata for marriage, or biodata for a job?
Malayalam speakers say resume or CV for employment. ബയോഡാറ്റ is the matrimonial profile in ordinary use.
The two documents overlap only in the name. A marriage biodata leads with family, community and often horoscope details and gives work a line or two. A job CV inverts that entirely and carries no family section at all — putting your father's occupation on a job application reads as odd, and leaving your family off a marriage biodata reads as evasive.
Making a Malayalam biodata without fighting the font
The practical problem with typing a biodata in Malayalam is not the words, it is the export. A Word file typed in മലയാളം renders correctly on your machine and can fall apart on someone else's if the script's font is missing — which is exactly the moment it matters, since the person opening it is the family deciding on the match.
Our maker embeds the Malayalam script in the PDF and image exports, so what you see is what the reader sees. Creating and previewing is free.
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| Image (PNG) | Fast WhatsApp sharing | No — share-ready |
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ജാതകം (jathakam) — literally "horoscope, birth chart", a different document
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What families say
“My aunt kept asking for the parichay patra and I thought she meant something different from a biodata. Turned out to be the same page.”
Sneha
Nashik
“The family asked for the jathagam, not the biodata. Knowing the difference saved a very awkward second phone call.”
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Coimbatore
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of biodata in Malayalam?
In Malayalam, biodata is written ബയോഡാറ്റ. It means a one-page account of a person — personal details, education, occupation, family and contact information.
How do you say "marriage biodata" in Malayalam?
വിവാഹ ബയോഡാറ്റ, romanised as vivaha biodata.
Is jathakam the same as a biodata?
In Kerala the ജാതകം carries the നക്ഷത്രം (birth star), which is what porutham matching runs on, so it is frequently the first thing shared. The biodata adds what the chart cannot: education, profession, the tharavadu (family house) and contact details. Among Kerala Christian and Muslim families, where jathakam matching is not used, the biodata is the only document — which is why the answer to this query differs by community as well as by language.
Does biodata mean a job CV in Malayalam?
Malayalam speakers say resume or CV for employment. ബയോഡാറ്റ is the matrimonial profile in ordinary use.
Can I make a biodata in Malayalam for free?
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