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Devayani Born Sushma Jayadev
June 22, 1973
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaOther names Devayani Rajakumaran Occupation Actress Years active 1995–present Spouse Raja Kumaran (2001–present) Devayani (born Sushma Jayadev on 22 June 1973) is an Indian film actress. She starred in numerous Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, along with a few Hindi films and one Bengali film. She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for her performances in the films Kadhal Kottai and Surya Vamsam.[1][2] She has also appeared in the films Bharathi, Friends and Azhagi as well as in the Sun TV series Kolangal.
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Career
Devyani began her career as 'Sushma' in the Hindi film Koyal, which was later cancelled during its production stage.[3] 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 considers actress Roja Selvamani as her mentor and close friend in film industry. Having helped Devayani to improve her hair styles in movies, Roja had also been her moral support during her marriage with Rajakumaran. Devayani began acting in the teleserial Break Kolangal as Abhinaya which has had over 1500 episodes on Sun Television.
Personal life
Devayani's father's name is Jayadev and her mother's name is Lakshmi. She has two brothers, Mayur Jaidev and Nakul.
She studied Bachelor of Commerce in National College at the Mumbai University. She married Rajakumaran on 9 April 2001. Devayani first met her husband when she was acting in Suryavamsham, when Rajakumaran was assistant director. She starred in Nee Varuvai Ena, Rajakumaran's debut film. A daughter was born to the couple in 2006 and a daughter in 2008 (which was the reason for her trip to America written in to the script of the Tamil Serial Kolangal) She recently built a house named Kadhal Kottai.[4]
Filmography
Films
Year Film Role Language Notes 1994 Kinnaripuzhayoram Malayalam 1995 Thotta Chinungi Ramya Tamil Dil Ka Doctor Hindi Achan Rajaavu Appan Jethaavu Malayalam Three Men Army Malayalam Kakkakum Poochakkum Kalyanam Malayalam 1996 Kalloori Vaasal Nivetha Tamil Chhota Sa Ghar Hindi Kaadhal Kottai Kamali Tamil Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress Poomani Tamil Sivasakthi Tamil Mahathma Saraswathi Malayalam Kinnam Katta Kallan Malayalam Mr. Clean Malayalam Kaathil Oru Kinnaram Malayalam 1997 Vivasaayi Magan Tamil Kaadhali Tamil Periya Idaththu Maappillai Tamil Surya Vamsam Nandhini Tamil Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress 1998 Suswagatham Sandhya Telugu Udhavikku Varalaamaa Mythili Tamil Kizhakkum Merkkum Tamil Marumalarchi Tamil Sornamugi Sornamugi Tamil Ninaithen Vandhai Savithri Tamil Moovendhar Tamil Poonthottam Tamil Senthooram Tamil Unakkum Enakkum Kalyanam Tamil En Uyir Nee Thaane Tamil Puthumai Pitthan Tamil Srimathi Vellostha Telugu 1999 Thodarum Seetha Anand Tamil Kummipattu Tamil Nee Varuvai Ena Nandhini Tamil Oruvan Nandhini Tamil Nilave Mugam Kaattu Kasthuri Tamil Paattaali Sakunthala Tamil Manikyam Telugu 2000 Vallarasu Anjali Vallarasu Tamil Appu Seetha Tamil Ennammaa Kannu Gayathri Tamil Bharathi Chellamal Bharathi Tamil Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Thenali Jalaja Kailash Tamil 2001 Kannukku Kannaga Devi Tamil En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri Tamil Vinnukum Mannukum Devayani Tamil Aanandham Bharathi Tamil Friends Padmini Aravind Tamil Sundarapurushan Malayalam Ninaikkaadha Naalillai Kavitha Tamil 2002 Vivaramana Aalu Pappu Tamil Azhagi Valarmathi Shanmugham Tamil Winner,ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award Kottai Mariamman Tamil Panchathantiram Nirmala Tamil Thenkasi Pattanam Sangeetha Tamil Guruvamma Guruvamma Tamil Samasthanam Divya Tamil Padai Veetu Amman Samundi Tamil Chennakeshava Reddy Telugu 2003 Kaadhaludan Kavitha Tamil Bheeshmar Gowri Bheeshmar Tamil Balettan Radhika Malayalam 2004 Naani Telugu New Tamil Giri Tamil Sema Ragalai Tamil Senthalam Poovae Tamil 2005 Naran Janaki Malayalam 2009 Aiyantham Padai Kalpana Tamil 2010 Oru Naal Varum Rajalekshmi Malayalam 2011 Sarkar Colony Malayalam - Bengali films
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Television
Year Film Role Language Notes 2003–2009 Kolangal Abhinaya Tamil 2007-08 Manjal Magimai Soundarya Tamil 2011 Muthaaram Tamil 2011 Kodi Mullai Tamil 2011 Malikai Tamil 2011 Ammavum Nanum Tamil References
External links
- Devayani at the Internet Movie Database
1967-1980 K. R. Vijaya (1967) · Padmini (1968) · Sowcar Janaki (1969) · K. R. Vijaya (1970) · no award (1971) · no award (1972) · no award (1973) · no award (1974) · no award (1975) · no award (1976) · Latha (1977) · Lakshmi (1978) · Saritha (1979) · Suhasini (1980)
1981-2000 Sridevi (1981) · Saritha (1982) · no award (1983) · no award (1984) · no award (1985) · no award (1986) · no award (1987) · Saritha (1988) · Raadhika (1989) · Revathy (1990) · Kushboo (1991) · Sukanya (1992) · Meena (1993) · Raj Shri (1994) · Kushboo (1995) · Shruti (1996) · Meena & Devayani (1997) · Roja (1998) · Simran (1999) · Devayani (2000)
2001-present Categories:- Indian actors
- Indian film actors
- Tamil film actors
- Living people
- University of Mumbai alumni
- Telugu film actors
- 1974 births
- Non Malayali actors acted in Malayalam-language films
- Malayalam film actors
- Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners
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