Devayani Biography

Devayani  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 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.





 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!. 




She laughed. Her first Tamil film is Thottaa Chinungi where she played her only glamorous role to date. In 1995, she made her Bollywood debut in Dil Ka Doctor and first gained acclaim for her role as Kamali in the Tamil feature Kaadhal Kottai, for which she won the Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress. 



Devyani began her career as Sushma in a Bengali Film Shaat Ponchomi. She also acted in a Marathi Film before going to Tamil Nadu. Her earliest movies were released in the early and middle 90s including Kadhal Kottai.From 1996 to 2000 Devyani acted as heroine in over 35 films and acted with Prashanth (Appu), Ajith (Kadhal Kottai), Vijay (Friends), Sarath Kumar (Suryavamsam), Parthiban (Azhagi).




She moved into supporting roles in Thenali though she still acted commercially until 2004-2005.She began acting in the teleserial Break Kolangal as Abhinaya which has had over 1500 episodes on Sun Television.. 



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!. She laughed. Her first Tamil film is Thottaa Chinungi where she played her only glamorous role to date.[citation needed] 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 heroine after Kadhal Kottai. She has become a virtual cult figure in Tamil Nadu after the success of the Mega Serial Kolangal in which she plays the role of Abhinaya, the eldest daughter. Kolangal is arguably the best ever serial in Tamil Television industry, and has the highest viewership for any Tamil serial ever.



She won Tamilnadu Government's Best Actress award for Kadhal Kottai and Surya Vamsam.Nakul is a Tamil film actor whereas Mayur is aspiring to become one. She is a primary school teacher in Chennai teaching Std IV students.Hence they eloped and got married in a temple in Tamil Nadu in 2001. 



She has two lovely daughters through Rajakumaran.Devayanis fathers name is Jayadev and her mothers name is Lakshmi. She has two brothers, Mayoor and Nakul, also an actor.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, Rajakumarans 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. A daughter was born to the couple in 10 January 2006 named Eniya. 



She recently built a house named Kadhal Kottai after her first big hit film in Chennai (Madras). Devayani is an expert in cooking, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian items and her favourite dish is Madras 69. Popular actress Roja & Meena are her close friends. Devayani first met her husband when she was acting in Suryavamsham, directed by Vikraman when her husband, Rajakumaran was assistant director. She was the leading lady in Nee Varuvai Ena, the debut film of Rajakumaran. 




She was again the heroine in Vinnukum Mannukum, in which she played the role Devayani, the actress. 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 studied B.Com in National College in Mumbai University. 



Devayani is a polyglot who speaks Tamil, English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, and Malayalam. Her father's name is Jayadev and her mother's name is Lakshmi. She has 2 brothers, Mayoor and Nakul. She married Director Rajakumaran on April 9, 2001 at a temple in Tiruttani near Chennai (Madras). Devayani is a chirpy actress from the southern part of India. She has the perfect face with beautiful features.
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