Abhirami (actress)
| Abhirami | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Divya Gopikumar July 1983 (age 33) |
| Occupation | Actress, television host |
| Years active | 1995–2004; 2013–present |
| Spouse(s) | Rahul Pavanan (2009–present) |
Abhirami (born Divya Gopikumar in July 1983) is an Indian actress and television host. She has acted in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies. Her film career, which started in 1995, was interrupted in 2004 when she settled in the United States for her studies. She made a comeback in 2013.
Abhirami was born as Divya to Gopikumar and Pushpa. Although she is a Tamilian and her mother tongue is Tamil, she was born and grew up in Kerala as her parents were both bank officials settled in Trivandrum. She had her primary education from Christ Nagar English High School and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Trivandrum and predegree from Mar Ivanios College. She graduated in Psychology and Communications from the College of Wooster in Ohio. Her family migrated to the United States when she got a job there. Her parents are currently yoga instructors in Ohio.
Abhirami acted for the first time in director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's film Kathapurushan; it was her only film as a lead artiste. While in college, Abhirami worked as a TV anchor for the program Top Ten which aired on Asianet Channel, which according to Abhirami was "quite popular" and got her a film offer. She also appeared in the 100-episode Malayalam serial Akshaya Pathram (Malayalam: അക്ഷയപാത്രം), directed by Sreekumaran Thampi. She changed her screen name to Abhirami, the character name of the heroine of the film Guna, being "obsessed with the role and the name".
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