Devadarshini is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in
Tamil
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films, in addition to few
Telugu,
Malayalam
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films and television series. She began her career as a television anchor and entered cinema playing supporting and comedic roles.
she is a recipient of three
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
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.
She has performed in
television
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serials including ''
Marmadesam'' and ''
Athipookal''.
Career
While still in college, she began anchoring television shows. She was then offered an opportunity to act in the
Doordarshan
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serial ''Kanavugal Ilavasam'', which led to her landing a role in the mystery series ''
Marmadesam'' by
Naga. She was introduced in ''
Ramany vs Ramany Part 02'', which was also directed by
Naga. Devadarshini became part of the series' second installment, ''Vidathu Karuppu'', which she considers a "big turning point" in her life as it established her in the industry.
She won her the
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian for ''
Parthiban Kanavu
'' Parthiban Kanavu '' (, , lit. Parthiban's dream) is a Tamil language, Tamil novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy.
Details
The story is a sequel to Sivagamiyin Sapatham and a curtain-raiser to Ponniyin Selvan. In 2004, Nirupama Raghavan p ...
'' (2003). She played the lead role in ''Sakthi Pirakuthu'' (2010), a film made by an
NGO. After ''
Muni 2: Kanchana'' (2011), she was continuously doing humorous characters. In 2015, she won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian for ''
36 Vayadhinile'' and ''Thiruttu Kalyanam''.
Personal life
Devadarshini was born in
Chennai
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to a Telugu-speaking family. She studied commerce in college and later gained a master's degree in
Applied Psychology
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.
In 2002, Devadarshini married
Chetan, a television actor. They first worked together on ''
Marmadesam - Vidathu Karuppu'', and then went on to act several projects together like
Athipookal.
Her daughter, Niyati Kadambi, made her debut in ''
96'' portraying the younger version of her mother's character.
Awards and nominations
Filmography
Tamil films
Other language films
Dubbing artist
Television
References
External links
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21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses from Chennai
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Tamil television
Indian film actresses
Indian television actresses
Indian television presenters
Indian women television presenters
Living people
Tamil actresses
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners
Year of birth missing (living people)