Devayani | |
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 Devayani at Mumbai International Film Festival, 2014 | |
| Born | Devayani Jayadev 22 June 1974 Bombay, Maharashtra, India (now Mumbai) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Nakul (brother) |
| Awards | Kalaimamani |
Devayani (born 22 June 1974) is an Indian actress known for her works primarily in Tamil, and Telugu films, in addition to Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Bengali and television. She won the Tamil Nadu state award for best actress for her roles in Kadhal Kottai (1996), Suryavamsam (1997), and Bharathi (2000). She was a part of several successful films, including Ninaithen Vandhai (1998), Suswagatham (1998), Nee Varuvai Ena (1999), Thenali (2000), Friends (2001), Aanandham (2001) and Azhagi (2002) as well as in the Sun TV's serial Kolangal. She was honoured with a Kalaimamani award in 2000. She won the ITFA award for the movie Azhagi (2002). She also won the Tamil Nadu state award for best actress for her role in the serial Kolangal (2003-2009).
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Personal life
Devayani was born on 22 June 1974[1] in Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Konkani father from Mangalore, Karnataka and a Malayali mother. She has two younger brothers Nakkhul and Mayur. The former is working as an actor and singer in the Tamil film industry,[2] while the latter would also make his acting debut in an upcoming film.[3]
She dated director Rajakumaran, with whom she had worked on a few films for several years. Both their parents did not approve of their relationship, which led the couple to elope,[4] and marry privately on 9 April 2001.[5][6] They have two daughters, Iniya and Priyanka.[7][8][9]
Career
Devayani began her career as Koyal in the Hindi film Koyal, which was later cancelled during its production stage.[10] She appeared in a Bengali film, Shaat Ponchomi. She also acted in a Marathi film before debuting in the South with lead roles in Malayalam films. Kinnaripuzhayoram is the first film in Malayalam. Her first movie in tamil is Aasai movie but she unable do that movie . Next year she did Tamil and Telugu film also. She started as a glam doll, she has done item number in a Tamil movie called Sivashakthi. Her earliest films were released in the early and middle 90's including Kadhal Kottai. She worked with top directors like Agathiyan, Vikraman, Bhimanei srinivasan rao, K.ragavendra rao, Dinesh babu, K.S ravikumar, Gana rajasekar, Vasanth, Rama narayana, Siddque, Lingusamy, Thangarbachan, P.vasu(screen sharing in two movies), V.V Vinayak, sundar.c, S.j Surya, Joshi, T.k Rajeev Kumar, koratala siva, Trivakram srinivas, krish jagarlamudi, Sekar kamula.
From 2003-2009 Devayani acted in the teleserial Kolangal as Abinaya, for 1,533 episodes on Sun TV. It was later dubbed into Malayalam also in the same name on Surya TV. In the late 2010s she was a judge on a reality show on Mazhavil Manorama titled Ugram Ujwalam. In 2021 she acted in Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal, a Tamil serial of Zee Tamil.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Shaat Ponchomi | Bengali | Credited as Sushma | |
| Dhusar Godhuli | Moulika | Credited as Koel | ||
| 1994 | Kinnaripuzhayoram | Indhu | Malayalam | Malayalam Debut |
| 1995 | Achan Rajavu Appan Jethavu | Alice | ||
| Three Men Army | Shubha | |||
| Kakkakum Poochakkum Kalyanam | Latha.S.Pillai | |||
| Dil Ka Doctor | Dolly | Hindi | Credited as Koyal and Hindi cinema debut | |
| Thotta Chinungi | Ramya | Tamil | Tamil Debut | |
| 1996 | Kalloori Vaasal | Nivetha | ||
| Chhota Sa Ghar | Vidya | Hindi | Credited as Koyal | |
| Kadhal Kottai | Kamali | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | |
| Poomani | Vijaya | |||
| Sivasakthi | Guest Appearance | |||
| Mahathma | Saraswathi | Malayalam | ||
| Kinnam Katta Kallan | Anju | |||
| Mr. Clean | Nirmala | |||
| Kaathil Oru Kinnaram | Megha | |||
| Ajay | Anjali | Hindi | ||
| 1997 | Vivasaayi Magan | Jyothi | Tamil | |
| Kaadhali | Soubhagyavathi | |||
| Periya Idathu Mappillai | Lakshmi | |||
| Surya Vamsam | Nandhini | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Nominate- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Suswagatham | Sandhya | Telugu | Telugu Debut |
| Kizhakkum Merkkum | Malli | Tamil | ||
| Marumalarchi | Jayanthi | |||
| Udhavikku Varalaamaa | Mythili | |||
| Swarnamukhi | Swarnamukhi | 25th Film | ||
| Ninaithen Vandhai | Savithri | |||
| Moovendhar | Vaidegi | |||
| Poonthottam | Sundari | |||
| Senthooram | Otta Rosa (Megala) | |||
| Srimathi Vellostha | Archana | Telugu | ||
| En Uyir Nee Thaane | Janaki | Tamil | ||
| Pudhumai Pithan | Aarthi | |||
| 1999 | Thodarum | Seetha Anand | ||
| Kummi Paattu | Amaravathi | |||
| Nee Varuvai Ena | Nandhini | Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | ||
| Oruvan | Nandhini | |||
| Premotsava | Chandana | Kannada | Kannada Debut | |
| Nilave Mugam Kaattu | Kasthuri | Tamil | ||
| Paattali | Sakunthala | |||
| Manikyam | Meenakshi | Telugu | ||
| Suyamvaram | Parvathi | Tamil | ||
| 2000 | Vallarasu | Anjali Vallarasu | ||
| Appu | Seetha | |||
| Ennamma Kannu | Gayathri | |||
| Bharathi | Chellamal Bharathi | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | ||
| Thenali | Jalaja Kailash | |||
| Kannukku Kannaga | Devi | 50th Film | ||
| 2001 | Friends | Padmini | ||
| En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri | Maheswari | |||
| Vinnukum Mannukum | Devayani | |||
| Aanandham | Bharathi | Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | ||
| Ninaikkaadha Naalillai | Kavitha | |||
| Sundara Purushan | Jyothika Menon | Malayalam | ||
| Kottai Mariamman | Rajeswari | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Vivaramana Aalu | Pappu | ||
| Azhagi | Valarmathi Shanmugham | ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | ||
| Varushamellam Vasantham | Dubbing artist for Anita Hassaanandani | |||
| Panchathantiram | Nirmala | |||
| Thenkasi Pattanam | Sangeetha | |||
| Guruvamma | Guruvamma | |||
| Samasthanam | Divya | |||
| Padai Veetu Amman | Samundi | |||
| Chennakesava Reddy | Chennakesava Reddy's sister | Telugu | ||
| 2003 | Kadhaludan | Kavitha | Tamil | Also producer |
| Bheeshmar | Gowri Bheeshmar | |||
| Balettan | Radhika | Malayalam | ||
| 2004 | Naani | Indira Devi | Telugu | |
| New | Indira | Tamil | Simultaneously shot with Naani | |
| Sivaram | Nandhini | Telugu | ||
| Giri | Suryaprakash's wife | Tamil | ||
| Sema Ragalai | Devi | |||
| Senthalam Poovae | ||||
| Soumyam | Malayalam | |||
| 2005 | Naran | Janaki | ||
| 2009 | Aiyantham Padai | Kalpana | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Oru Naal Varum | Rajalekshmi | Malayalam | |
| 2011 | Sarkar Colony | Padmini | ||
| 2013 | Thirumathi Thamizh | Jothi | Tamil | 75th Film and also producer |
| 2015 | Sagaptham | Lakshmi | ||
| Strawberry | Shanthi | |||
| 2016 | Janatha Garage | Prabha Sathyam | Telugu | |
| 2017 | My School | Mahalakshmi | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava | Suguna | Telugu | |
| Ezhumin | Bharathi | Tamil | ||
| Kalavani Mappillai | Rajeswari | |||
| 2019 | NTR: Kathanayakudu | Akkineni Annapurna | Telugu | |
| 2021 | Love Story | Mounica's mother | Telugu | |
| Madhagaja | Rathnamma | Kannada | ||
| 2023 | Anuragam | Mercy | Malayalam | [11] |
| 2024 | Genie † | TBA | Tamil | Filming[12] |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
Serials
| Year | Serial | Role | Language | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2009 | Kolangal | Abinaya(Abi) | Tamil | Sun TV |
| 2007–2008 | Manjal Magimai | Soundarya/Neeraja | Kalaignar TV | |
| 2010–2011 | Kodi Mullai | Anna Kodi/Malar Kodi | Raj TV | |
| 2011–2013 | Muthaaram | Ranjini Devi / Sivaranjani | Sun TV | |
| 2019–2020 | Rasaathi | Illavarasi Soundaravalli | ||
| 2021–2022 | Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal | Lakshmi | Zee Tamil | |
| 2021 | Sembaruthi | Amman (Cameo) | ||
| 2023 | Maari | Muthupechi (Cameo) |
Shows
| Year | Serial | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2016 | Ugram Ujjwalam season 2 | Judge | Malayalam | Mazhavil Manorama |
| 2016–2017 | Jodi Number One | Tamil | Vijay TV | |
| 2017 | Junior Super Stars Season 2 | Zee Tamil | ||
| 2022 | Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal Niraivu Vizha | Lakshmi |
Awards and honours
| Year | Award Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress | Kaadhal Kottai | Won[13] |
| 1997 | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress | Surya Vamsam | Won[14] |
| 2000 | Bharathi | Won[15] | |
| Kalaimamani Award by Tamil Nadu Government | Contribution to Tamil Cinema | Won[16] | |
| 2002 | ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award | Azhagi | Won[17][18] |
| 2004 | Pace Awards Best Television Actress | Kolangal | Won[19] |
| Vivel Chinna Thirai Awards Best Actress | Nominated[20] | ||
| 2007 | Tamil Nadu State Television Award for Best Actress | Won[21] |
References
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- ^ "I never gave her a gift: Nakul". The Times of India. 5 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
- ^ "I want to earn a good name: Nakul". The Times of India. 18 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
- ^ "The Hindu: Tinsel to TV". The Hindu. 6 December 2003. Archived from the original on 30 May 2004.
- ^ "Love couples in Tamil Cinema – Rajakumaran and Devayani". BehindWoods.
- ^ "Devayani's wedding". Tamil Movies. 19 April 2001. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008.
- ^ "Taking care of children, my first priority: Devayani | StarTrack – Movies – ChennaiOnline". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012.
- ^ "- Malayalam News - IndiaGlitz.com". Archived from the original on 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Former South Actress Devayani is Now a School Teacher". NDTV.com. 5 December 2014.
- ^ "The Hindu: Cinema Plus / Columns: My first break – Devayani". The Hindu. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008.
- ^ "Gautham Vasudev Menon's Malayalam Film Anuragam To Be Released On This Date". News18. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Jayam Ravi's next titled Genie: Krithi Shetty, Kalyani Priyadarshan, and Wamiqa Gabbi roped in for the project". The Indian Express. 5 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Tamilnadu Government Cinema Awards". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 3 February 1999. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ "Tamilnadu Government Cinema Awards". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 3 February 1999. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
- ^ "Kalaimamani Awards Announced". The Hindu. 8 October 2000. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
- ^ "Vijay TV to air International Tamil Film Awards on 14 Dec | Indian Television Dot Com". Indiantelevision.com. 9 December 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Best Malaysian Tamil DVD VCD AUDIO Tamil Movies selling portal veenaimovies.com". Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ "Devayani, Venu Aravind get awards". The Hindu. 20 September 2005. Archived from the original on 8 December 2006.
- ^ "Winners List of Vivel Chinna Thirai Awards 2008". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu State Television Awards Announced: Best Actress Devayani". Dinamani. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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