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Devayani (actress)
Indian actress

Devayani (actress)

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Indian actress
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Mumbai
Age
50 years
Family
Siblings:
Nakul
Spouse:
Rajakumaran
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Biography

Devayani is an Indian actress who has predominantly starred in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, along with a few Kannada Hindi and Bengali films. She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for her performances in the films Kadhal Kottai, Surya Vamsam and Bharathi. She has also appeared in other commercially successful films, including Aanandham and Friends as well as in the Sun TV series Kolangal and Muthaaram.

Personal life

Devayani was born as Devayani Jayadev, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her father, Jayadev is from Mangalore, Karnataka and mother Lakshmi Ammal is from Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. She has two younger brothers, Nakul and Mayur. The former is working as an actor and singer in the Tamil film industry, while the latter would also make his acting debut in an upcoming film.

She dated director Rajakumaran with whom she had worked on a couple films for several years. Both their parents did not approve of their relationship, which led to the couple elope, and marry privately at a temple on 9 April 2001. They have two daughters, Iniya and Priyanka. Currently she is teaching at Church Park School at Anna Salai, Chennai for class four students.

Career

Devayani began her career as Sushma in the Hindi film Koyal, which was later cancelled during its production stage. She appeared in a Bengali film Shaat Ponchomi. She also acted in a Marathi film before debuting and rising to fame in Tamil cinema. Her earliest films were released in the early and middle 90's including Kadhal Kottai.

From 1996 to 2000 Devyani acted as heroine in over 35 films and acted alongside all the top actors like Kamal Hassan (Thenali, Panchathantiram), Prashanth (Appu), Ajith (Kadhal Kottai), Vijay (Friends), Vikram (Vinnukkum Mannukkum), Sarath Kumar (Suryavamsam), Parthiban (Azhagi). She moved into supporting roles in Thenali though she still acted commercially until 2004–2005.

Devayani began acting in the teleserial Kolangal as Abinaya which has had over 1500 episodes on Sun Television.It was later dubbed into Malayalam also in the same name on Surya TV. She completed Teacher Training course and is now a teacher in Church park convent- Chennai. Currently she is judging a popular reality show on Mazhavil Manorama titled Ugram Ujwalam. She has acted in some advertisements also.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1993Thushor Kho ThuliBengali
KoyalSushmaHindiCancelled
Shaat PonchomiBengaliCredited as Sushma
Dhusar GodhuliBengaliCredited as Koel
1994KinnaripuzhayoramIndhuMalayalam
1995Thotta ChinungiRamyaTamil
Dil Ka DoctorHindiCredited as Koyal
Achan Rajavu Appan JethavuAliceMalayalam
Three Men ArmyShubhaMalayalam
Kakkakum Poochakkum KalyanamLatha .S.PillaiMalayalam
1996Kalloori VaasalNivethaTamil
Chhota Sa GharHindiCredited as Koyal
Kaadhal KottaiKamaliTamilWinner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
PoomaniVijayaTamil
SivasakthiGuest AppearanceTamil
MahathmaSaraswathiMalayalam
Kinnam Katta KallanAnjuMalayalam
Mr. CleanNirmalaMalayalam
Kaathil Oru KinnaramMeghaMalayalam
1997Vivasaayi MaganTamil
KaadhaliTamil
Periya Idathu MappillaiLakshmiTamil
Surya VamsamNandhiniTamilWinner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
1998SuswagathamSandhyaTelugu
Udhavikku VaralaamaaMythiliTamil
Kizhakkum MerkkumMalliTamil
MarumalarchiJayanthiTamil
SwarnamukhiSwarnamukhiTamil
Ninaithen VandhaiSavithriTamil
MoovendharVaidehiTamil
PoonthottamSunthariTamil
SenthooramOtta Rosa (Megala)Tamil
Unakkum Enakkum KalyanamTamil
En Uyir Nee ThaaneJanakiTamil
Pudhumai PithanAarthiTamil
Srimathi VellosthaTelugu
1999ThodarumSeetha AnandTamil
Kummi PaattuTamil
Nee Varuvai EnaNandhiniTamil
OruvanNandhiniTamil
PremotsavaKannada
Nilave Mugam KaattuKasthuriTamil
PaattaliSakunthalaTamil
ManikyamTelugu
2000VallarasuAnjali VallarasuTamil
AppuSeethaTamil
Ennammaa KannuGayathriTamil
BharathiChellamal BharathiTamilWinner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
ThenaliJalaja KailashTamil
2001Kannukku KannagaDeviTamil
En Purushan Kuzhandhai MaathiriMaheswariTamil
Vinnukum MannukumDevayaniTamil
AanandhamBharathiTamilNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
FriendsPadmini AravindTamil
Sundara PurushanJyothika MenonMalayalam
Ninaikkaadha NaalillaiKavithaTamil
2002Vivaramana AaluPappuTamil
AzhagiValarmathi ShanmughamTamilWinner, ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award
Kottai MariammanTamil
PanchathantiramNirmalaTamil
Thenkasi PattanamSangeethaTamil
GuruvammaGuruvammaTamil
SamasthanamDivyaTamil
Padai Veetu AmmanSamundiTamil
Chennakeshava ReddyChennakesava Reddy's SisterTelugu
2003KadhaludanKavithaTamil
BheeshmarGowri BheeshmarTamil
BalettanRadhikaMalayalam
2004NaaniIndiraTelugu
NewIndiraTamil
GiriTamil
Sema RagalaiTamil
Senthalam PoovaeTamil
SoumyamMalayalam
2005NaranJanakiMalayalam
2009Aiyantham PadaiKalpanaTamil
2010Oru Naal VarumRajalekshmiMalayalam
2011Sarkar ColonyPadminiMalayalam
2013Thirumathi TamizhJothiTamil
2015SagapthamLakshmiTamil
StrawberryShanthiTamil
2016Janatha GaragePrabha SathyamTelugu
2017My SchoolMahalakshmi teacherMalayalam

Television

YearSerialRoleLanguageNotes
2003–2009KolangalAbinayaTamilSun TV
2007–08Manjal MagimaiSoundaryaTamilKalaingnar TV
2010–11Kodi MullaiTamilRaj TV
2011–13MuthaaramRanjini Devi / SivaranjiniTamilSun TV
2015-2016Ugram Ujjwalam season 2JudgeMalayalamMazhavil Manorama
2016-PresentJodi Number OneJudgeTamilVijay TV

Awards

  • 1996 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress – Kaadhal Kottai
  • 1997 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress – Surya Vamsam
  • 2000 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress – Bharathi
  • 2000 – Kalaimamani
  • 2002 – ITFA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Azhagi
  • 2004 – Pace Awards Best Television Actress for Kolangal
  • 2008 – Frontrunner – Vivel Chinna Thirai Awards Best Actress for Kolangal
  • 2010 – Nominated – Sun Kudumbam Best Actress Award for Kolangal
  • 2010 – Kalaimamani
  • 2011 – Big FM Tamil Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Television Actress for Kodi Mullai

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