Sri Divya
Sri Divya at Eetti film audio launch
Born (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 30)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
OccupationActress
Years active2000-2017
2022-present
RelativesSri Ramya

Sri Divya (born 1 April 1993) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Tamil and Telugu films.

Early life

Sri Divya was born in Hyderabad of present-day Telangana on 1 April 1993.[1] Divya has an elder sister, Sri Ramya who also acts in Telugu and Tamil films.[2][3] Sri Divya studied in the Kendriya Vidyalaya.[4]

Career

Sri Divya started her career at the age of three. She played the lead in the children's film Bharati (2006).[5] She has also acted in Telugu television serials.[6][7]

She made her debut as a heroine in the 2010 Telugu romance film Manasara, directed by Ravi Babu, but the film was a failure.[4] Then she featured in the film Bus Stop (2012) directed by Maruthi, co-starring Prince, which was successful at the box office.[8] It was followed by Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu in which she played a lonely wife who falls in love with a writer.[citation needed] About her performance, The Hindu wrote, "she looks very charming; the cotton saris bring out the grace in her".[9] Idlebrain.com wrote, "Sri Divya epitomizes the character of an idealistic and independent woman. She did well and deserves applause".[10]

She shot for her first Tamil film Nagarpuram in 2011,[11] but the delay of the film meant that her Tamil debut was Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam opposite Sivakarthikeyan, which was directed by Ponram. Sri Divya received very positive reviews from critics for her performance.[citation needed] Baradwaj Rangan wrote, "the actress is good. She knows the language, knows how to work a reaction shot, and she looks like she belongs in this milieu. It will be interesting to see what Tamil cinema makes of her".[12] The Times of India wrote, "But the real surprise is debutant Sri Divya, who, is expressive, and can lip-sync very well, which isn't the case with most of our heroines today".[13] The New Indian Express wrote, "As Latha, debutant Sridivya emotes well, infusing the character with innocence, charm and naughtiness".[14]

In 2014 she appeared in two Tamil films, Suseenthiran's Jeeva[15] and Vellaikaara Durai. She starred in several films in 2015 and 2016. After 2017, she made a brief hiatus and returned in 2022 with Jana Gana Mana , which marked her Malayalam debut.[16]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
2000 Hanuman Junction Young Devi Telugu Child artiste
Yuvaraju Kalpana Child artiste
2003 Veede Scared girl in Kamadhenu Silks Child artiste
2006 Bharati Bharati Child artiste
Won - Nandi Award for Best Child Actress		 [17]
2010 Manasara Anjali
2012 Bus Stop Sailaja
2013 Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu Lakshmi
Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam Latha Pandi Tamil Won – SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress [18]
2014 Jeeva Jenny
Vellaikaara Durai Yamuna
2015 Kaaki Sattai Divya
Varadhi Aradhana Telugu
Kerintha Manaswini
Inji Iduppazhagi / Size Zero Herself Tamil/Telugu Cameo appearance
Eetti Gayathri Venugopal Tamil
2016 Bangalore Naatkal Divya Raghavan
Pencil Maya
Marudhu Bhagyalakshmi
Remo Divya Cameo appearance
Kaashmora Yamini
Maaveeran Kittu Gomathi
2017 Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae Swetha
2022 Jana Gana Mana Padma Malayalam [16]
Mofussil Priya Tamil [19]
2023 Raid Venba

Television

Year Show Role Language Network
2007 Sravana Meghalu Meghana Telugu ETV
2008 Thoorpu Velle Railu Radha Telugu ETV

References

  1. ^ "Not only her acting but also with the pictures, Sri Divya wins the heart of her fans". News Track. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Sri Divya' sister Sri Ramya to make waves in Kollywood". tamilwire.net. Tamil Cinema News. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Sri Ramya | Myna". CineGoer.com. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Sri Divya in Tamil flick". The Hindu. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Bharati to develop patriotic spirit". Filmibeat. 18 December 2006.
  6. ^ Gupta, Rinku (7 August 2013). "Kollywood's new pretty young thing". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Ravi Babu interview – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film director". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  8. ^ Sashidhar AS (20 November 2012). "Maruthi to direct Sunil". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  9. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (6 July 2013). "Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu: Fresh and dignified". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Mallela Theeramlo Sirimalle puvvu review – Telugu cinema – Kranti, Sri Divya, Jorge, Rao Ramesh, TV Raju, Soumya etc". Idlebrain.com. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Akhil plays a doting brother". The Times of India. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  12. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (7 September 2013). "Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam: Jest cause". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  13. ^ "Varuthapadatha Vaalibar Sangam movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". The Times of India. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  14. ^ Mannath, Malini (8 September 2013). "Varuthapadatha Vaalibar Sangam: Karthikeyan's splendid take". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  15. ^ "Sri Divya in Suseenthiran's next film with Vishnu". The Times of India. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  16. ^ a b "Sri Divya is making her debut in Malayalam » Jsnewstimes". 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  17. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
  18. ^ SIIMA Awards 2014 Tamil winners list. The Times of India (15 September 2014)
  19. ^ "Mofussil - Full Movie | NP Sarathy | Arul Dev | Akhil Farook | Sri Divya | Yogi Babu | Tamil Movie" – via YouTube.

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SIIMA Award for Best Female Débutante
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