Devayani (actress)

Devayani, is an Indian actress who predominantly acts in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu-language along with a few Kannada, Hindi-language and Bengali films.

Devayani Rajakumaran
Devayani at 13th Mumbai International Film Festival, in Chennai
Born (1974-06-22) 22 June 1974[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2001)​
ChildrenIniya, Priyanka
RelativesNakul (brother)
Mayur (brother),

She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in the films Surya Vamsam (1997) and Bharathi (2000) and a Special Award for Kadhal Kottai (1996).[2][3]

She was the leading actress from 1996 to 2003 in Tamil. She has also appeared in other commercially successful films, including Ninaithen Vandhai (1998), Nee Varuvai Ena (1999), Thenali (2000), Friends (2001), Aanandham (2001) and Azhagi (2002) as well as in the Sun TV's huge successful serial Kolangal where she win the Best Television Actress for her performance.

Personal life

Devayani was born , in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her father Jaidev is from Mangalore, Karnataka and mother Lakshmi is from Alapuzha, Kerala. She has two younger brothers Nakul and Mayur. The former is working as an actor and singer in the Tamil film industry,[4] while the latter would also make his acting debut in an upcoming film.[5]

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,[6] and marry privately on 9 April 2001.[7][8] They have two daughters, Iniya and Priyanka.[9] [10][11]

Career

Devayani began her career as Koyal in the Hindi film Koyal, which was later cancelled during its production stage.[12] 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 such as Kamal Hassan (Thenali, Panchathantiram), Prashanth (Appu), Ajith (Kadhal Kottai), Vijay (Ninaithen Vandhai, 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 has completed a Teacher Training course and is now a teacher at 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
1993Shaat Ponchomi-BengaliCredited as Sushma
Dhusar GodhuliMoulikaBengaliCredited as Koel
1994KinnaripuzhayoramIndhuMalayalam
1995Thotta ChinungiRamyaTamil
Dil Ka DoctorDollyHindiCredited as Koyal
Achan Rajavu Appan JethavuAliceMalayalam
Three Men ArmyShubhaMalayalam
Kakkakum Poochakkum KalyanamLatha.S.PillaiMalayalam
1996Kalloori VaasalNivethaTamil
Chhota Sa GharVidyaHindiCredited as Koyal
Kaadhal KottaiKamaliTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
PoomaniVijayaTamil
SivasakthiGuest AppearanceTamil
MahathmaSaraswathiMalayalam
Kinnam Katta KallanAnjuMalayalam
Mr. CleanNirmalaMalayalam
Kaathil Oru KinnaramMeghaMalayalam
1997Vivasaayi MaganJyothiTamil
KaadhaliSoubhagyavathiTamil
Periya Idathu MappillaiLakshmiTamil
Surya VamsamNandhiniTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1998SuswagathamSandhyaTelugu
Kizhakkum MerkkumMalliTamil
MarumalarchiJayanthiTamil
Udhavikku VaralaamaaMythiliTamil
SwarnamukhiSwarnamukhiTamil
Ninaithen VandhaiSavithriTamilNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
MoovendharVaidehiTamil
PoonthottamSundariTamil
SenthooramOtta Rosa (Megala)Tamil
En Uyir Nee ThaaneJanakiTamil
Pudhumai PithanAarthiTamil
Srimathi VellosthaArchanaTelugu
1999ThodarumSeetha AnandTamil
Kummi PaattuAmaravathiTamil
Nee Varuvai EnaNandhiniTamil
OruvanNandhiniTamil
PremotsavaChandanaKannada
Nilave Mugam KaattuKasthuriTamil
PaattaliSakunthalaTamil
ManikyamMeenakshiTelugu
SuyamvaramParvathiTamil
2000VallarasuAnjali VallarasuTamil
AppuSeethaTamil
Ennammaa KannuGayathriTamil
BharathiChellamal BharathiTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
ThenaliJalaja KailashTamil
Kannukku KannagaDeviTamil
2001FriendsPadminiTamil
En Purushan Kuzhandhai MaathiriMaheswariTamil
Vinnukum MannukumDevayaniTamil
AanandhamBharathiTamilNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Ninaikkaadha NaalillaiKavithaTamil
Sundara PurushanJyothika MenonMalayalam
2002Vivaramana AaluPappuTamil
AzhagiValarmathi ShanmughamTamilWinner, ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award
Kottai MariammanRajeswariTamil
PanchathantiramNirmalaTamil
Thenkasi PattanamSangeethaTamil
GuruvammaGuruvammaTamil
SamasthanamDivyaTamil
Padai Veetu AmmanSamundiTamil
Chennakesava ReddyChennakesava Reddy's sisterTelugu
2003KadhaludanKavithaTamilAlso producer
BheeshmarGowri BheeshmarTamil
BalettanRadhikaMalayalam
2004NaaniIndira DeviTelugu
NewIndiraTamil
Sivaram–Telugu
GiriSuryaprakash's wifeTamil
Sema RagalaiDeviTamil
Senthalam Poovae–Tamil
Soumyam–Malayalam
2005NaranJanakiMalayalam
2009Aiyantham PadaiKalpanaTamil
2010Oru Naal VarumRajalekshmiMalayalam
2011Sarkar ColonyPadminiMalayalam
2013Thirumathi ThamizhJothiTamilAlso producer
2015SagapthamLakshmiTamil
StrawberryShanthiTamil
2016Janatha GaragePrabha SathyamTelugu
2017My SchoolMahalakshmiMalayalam
2018Aravinda Sametha Veera RaghavaSugunaTelugu
EzhuminBharathiTamil
Kalavani MappillaiRajeswariTamil
2019N.T.R: KathanayakuduAkkineni AnnapurnaTelugu
2020Love StoryTeluguFilming

Television
YearSerialRoleLanguageNotes
2003–2009KolangalAbinaya(Abi)TamilSun TV
2007–2008Manjal MagimaiSoundarya/NeerajaKalaignar TV
2010–2011Kodi MullaiMalarRaj TV
2011–2013MuthaaramRanjini Devi / assistant commissioner of police, ACP SivaranjiniSun TV
2015–2016Ugram Ujjwalam season 2JudgeMalayalamMazhavil Manorama
2016–2017Jodi Number OneJudgeTamilVijay TV
2019–2020RasaathiIllavarasi SoundaravalliSun TV

Awards and honours
Year Award Category Work Result
1996Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best ActressKaadhal KottaiWon[13]
1997Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best ActressSurya VamsamWon[14]
2000Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best ActressBharathiWon[15]
2000Kalaimamani Award by Tamil Nadu GovernmentContribution to Tamil CinemaWon[16]
2002ITFA Best Supporting Actress AwardAzhagiWon[17][18]
2004Pace Awards Best Television ActressKolangalWon[19]
2004Vivel Chinna Thirai Awards Best ActressKolangalNominated[20]
2010Sun Kudumbam Best Actress AwardKolangalNominated[21]
2010Kalaimamani Award by Tamil Nadu GovernmentContribution to Tamil CinemaWon[22]

References
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  2. Devayani biography
  3. Big Day for Devayani
  4. I never gave her a gift: Nakul – The Times of India
  5. I want to earn a good name: Nakul – The Times of India
  6. The Hindu: Tinsel to TV
  7. devayani Tamil actress devayani devyani devayani rajakumaran thotta chininki kathal kottai suryavamsam Nee varuvai ena azhagi thenali music director s a rajkumar Tamil kollywo...
  8. "Devayani's wedding". Tamil Movies. 19 April 2001. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008.
  9. Taking care of children, my first priority: Devayani | StarTrack – Movies – ChennaiOnline
  10. http://www.indiaglitz.com/devayaniinto-teacher-profession-malayalam-news-120313
  11. http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/former-south-actress-devayani-is-now-a-school-teacher-709001
  12. The Hindu: Cinema Plus / Columns: My first break – Devayani
  13. "Tamilnadu Government Cinema Awards". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 3 February 1999. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  14. "Tamilnadu Government Cinema Awards". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 3 February 1999. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  15. "Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  16. Kalaimamani Awards Announced
  17. http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/dec/dec103.htm
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. Devayani, Venu Aravind get awards
  20. Winners List of Vivel Chinna Thirai Awards 2008
  21. Devayani, Venu Aravind get awards
  22. "Kalaimamani Award Winners Gallery". reviews.in.88db. 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013.
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