Personal details of Actress Devayani
Other Details
Other Works:
Became a thorough professional with the movie Kadhal Kottai(1995).
Height:
5.70 in Feet Inches
Full Biography of Actress Devayani
Devayani (born Sushma Jayadev on 22 June 1973) is an Indian film actress. She starred in numerous Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, along with a few Hindi films and one Bengali film. She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for her performances in the films Kadhal Kottai and Surya Vamsam. She has also appeared in the films Bharathi, Friends and Azhagi as well as in the Sun TV series Kolangal and Muthaaram.
Devyani began her career as \'Devayani\' in the Hindi film Koyal, which was later cancelled during its production stage. She appeared in a Bengali film Shaat Ponchomi. She also acted in a Marathi film 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 (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 considers actress Roja Selvamani as her mentor and close friend in film industry. Having helped Devayani to improve her hair styles in movies, Roja had also been her moral support during her marriage with Rajakumaran. Devayani began acting in the teleserial Break Kolangal as Abinaya which has had over 1500 episodes on Sun Television.
Name |
Devayani |
Native Place |
Mumbai |
Mother Tongue |
Malayalam |
Birth Date and Month |
22nd June |
Educational Qualification |
B.Com. National College, Mumbai |
Entry into Tamil filmfield |
Through \"Kaathal Kottai\". |
What did you do before that? |
Did act in one Hindi film |
Turning Point? |
\"Kaathal Kottai\". |
Known Arts |
Stitching, Painting, Acting |
Guru in Life? |
Jaya Bhaduri |
First picture experience? |
I was bold and confident |
What have you achieved so far? |
Have earned the name that I\'m a good, character role artist, performing well in family type of roles. |
What would you like to achieve in the future? |
To win National Award for acting. |
The most favourite thing? |
Acting. |
That you hate completely? |
Hypocrisy. |
What is it that you would like to appreciate most? |
Peoples\' good-nature and the encouragement offered by them and also by my parents and friends. |
That you tried to accomplish but failed |
While I was a student I tried to become a good volleyball player but failed to achieve that. |
The person you like most? |
Mother, father. |
Favourite friend |
Farnaz, Rekha and Prabu (all girls). |
One of the happiest moments? |
When I got State Award for \"Kathal Kottai\" and \"Surya Vamsam\". |
The bitter event that you have experienced? |
I feel bad when the film for which I have worked hard doesn\'t do well in theatres! |
Any interest in politics? |
Not that much interested. |
Your interest in sports? |
Like to play Badminton. Enjoy seeing lawn tennis. |
The unforgettable cinema episode? |
It was the time while the climax scene of \"Kaathal Kottai\" was being shot. In it I had to jump out of the running train. |
The person you would like to meet? |
Michael Jackson. |
The country you would like to visit most? |
U.S.A. |
The service you would like to render? |
Interested in helping the under-privileged. |
Favourite colour of your dress material? |
All light, pastal colours, pink, white etc. |
The film you enjoyed seeing recently? |
\"Titanic\" |
The song that touched your heart very much? |
The songs of \"Sound of Music\'. They greatly appeal to me if I see the film even now! |
Favourite pastime? |
I like to cook, like to see old, Hindi films. At free times I want to be at home chatting with friends. |
Your current films? |
\"Nee Varuvaay Yena\", \"Kannukku Kannaaga\", one Kannada film etc. |
Favourite hero, heroine? |
Sanjeev Kumar, Kamalhassan, Sree Devi |
The director you respect most? |
All my directors |
Your message to your fans? |
Please love to watch me, I will work upto your expectations. |
Any love experience? |
Nil. |
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