Divya Pillai

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In this Indian name, the name Pillai is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Divya.

Divya Pillai
Born
Dubai, United Arab Emirates[1]
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm actress
Years active2015–present

Divya Pillai is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She debuted in the 2015 film Ayal Njanalla,[2][3] it was followed by Oozham in 2016.[4][5]

Early life

Divya was born in Dubai, UAE to a Malayali Nair family. She began her career as a Flydubai employee prior to entering the world of cinema.[6]

Career

She made her film debut in 2015 with the romantic-comedy Ayal Njanalla opposite Fahadh Faasil, in the directorial debut of actor Vineeth Kumar. Her second project was under the direction of Jeethu Joseph in Oozham (2016), a revenge-drama starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. The film was a box office success.[6][7][8] In 2019 she had a guest role as Jancy in the television serial Uppum Mulakum. She made her Telugu debut with Thaggedele[9] followed by Mangalavaaram.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of film credits
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Ayal Njanalla Heera
2016 Oozham Gayathri
2017 Masterpiece Sreedevi Cameo
2019 My Great Grandfather Delna
Edakkad Battalion 06 Sameera
Jimmy Ee Veedinte Aishwaryam Jancy
Safe Nithya
2020 Easy Go Anna Short film
2021 Kala Vidya
2022 Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal Young Minah Kaif Tamil film
King Fish Mehrin Marakkar
Simon Daniel Stella Direct OTT release[10]
Louis Divya
Shefeekkinte Santhosham Sainu
Thaggedele Devi Telugu film
Naalam Mura Mini
2023 Jailer Chembaka [11]
Garudan Haritha [12]
Mangalavaaram Rajeshwari Devi Zamindar Telugu film
2024 Bazooka † TBA [13]

Television

List of television credits
Year Title Role Channel Notes
2019 Comedy Utsavam Judge Flowers Reality show
2020 Uppum Mulakum Jancy Flowers TV series
2020–2021 Mr.&.Mrs Judge Zee Keralam Reality show
2020–2021 GP Stories DP YouTube Web series
2021 Udan Panam 3.0 Participant Mazhavil Manorama Game show
2021 Let's Rock And Roll Mentor Zee Keralam Game show
2021 Onam Ruchi Melam Mentor Asianet Cookery show
2023 Master Peace Aparna Disney+ Hotstar Malayalam
2023 The Village Neha Amazon Prime Video Tamil

References

  1. ^ "നിനച്ചിരിക്കാതെ ദിവ്യയെ തേടി അയാള്‍ ഞാനല്ല എത്തി". www.mathrubhumi.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Ayal Njanalla malayalam Movie Trailer". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Ayal Njanalla Review". 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Prithviraj, Jeethu to team up for Oozham". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  5. ^ Suresh, Meera (23 May 2016). "'Thrilled to play Prithviraj's sister'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. ^ a b "ReadMore -'Arc lights caught Divya Pillai unawares…'". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  7. ^ Sanjith Sidhardhan (13 February 2016). "Divya Pillai in Jeethu Joseph's revenge tale". M.timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. ^ Sanjith Sidhardhan (3 August 2016). "Prithvi helps Divya Pillai shed her initial inhibitions". M.timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Thaggedele Movie Review : This thriller is not for the faint-hearted". The Times of India. 4 November 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Divya Pillai does her own action scenes in Simon Daniel". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  11. ^ Ramachandran, Arjun (18 August 2023). "Review: Dhyan Sreenivasan's 'Jailer' works only in parts". The South First. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  12. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (26 June 2023). "'Garudan' teaser: Suresh Gopi bashes up goons with a motorbike helmet". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  13. ^ Madhu, Vignesh (10 May 2023). "Divya Pillai, Iswarya Menon to play the female leads in Mammootty's Bazooka". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

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