Devayani (Tamil தேவயானி) is a Tamil actress who was born on June 22,1974 in Mumbai (Bombay), India. Her real name is Sushma. Besides Tamil, she has done films in Bengali, Malayalam, Hindi and Telugu.She started her career with a Hindi film called Koyal which was cancelled followed by a few Malayalam films. In one part, when she was interviewed by Anu Haasan, she said, My friend who knew my first film (Hindi) was cancelled, she said it was good! Her first Tamil film is Thottaa Chinungi where she played her only glamorous role to date.She got her big breakthrough in Kadhal Kottai opposite Ajith which was a super hit making her a top heroine in Kollywood and one of the most successful in South Indian Cinema. Devayani has a screen image of a sari clad virtuous family based women unlike the bare clothed modern. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.
The actress is famously known for playing lead roles in Kannada films. Hrudaya Hrudaya, Chandu,Pakka Chukka, Darshan, Kadhalae En Kadhalae, Uppi Dada M.B.B.S, Aishwarya, Kalasipalya, Hatavadiv are some of her movies. Chitra will soon be seen alongside actress.
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Personal lifeDevayani was born as Devayani Jayadev, in,. Her father, Jayadev is from, and mother Lakshmi Ammal is from,. She has two younger brothers, and Mayur. The former is working as an and in the, while the latter would also make his acting debut in an upcoming film.She dated director 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, Iniya and Priyanka. Currently she is teaching at Church Park School at, for class four students.
CareerDevayani began her career as Koyal in the Hindi film Koyal, which was later cancelled during its production stage. She appeared in a Shaat Ponchomi. She also acted in a 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 (, Panchathantiram), Prashanth ( ), Ajith ( ), Vijay ( ), Vikram ( ), Sarath Kumar ( ), 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.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 titled Ugram Ujwalam.
She has acted in some advertisements also. Awards. 1996 – –. 1997 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress –. 2000 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress – Bharathi. 2000 – Kalaimamani.
2002 – – Azhagi. 2004 – Pace Awards Best Television Actress for Kolangal. 2008 – Frontrunner – Vivel Chinna Thirai Awards Best Actress for. 2010 – Nominated – for Kolangal. 2010 –. 2011 – Big FM Tamil Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Television Actress for Kodi MullaiReferences.