Devayani (actress)
| Devayani | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 June 1974 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | Devayani Rajakumaran |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Rajakumaran (2001–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives |
Nakul (brother) Mayur (brother) |
Devayani is an Indian actress who has predominantly starred in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, along with a few Kannada Hindi and Bengali films. 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.
Devayani was born as Devayani Jayadev, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her father, Jayadev is from Mangalore, Karnataka and mother Lakshmi Ammal is from Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. She has two younger brothers, Nakul and Mayur. The former is working as an actor and singer in the Tamil film industry, while the latter would also make his acting debut in an upcoming film.
She dated director Rajakumaran with whom she had worked on a couple films for several years. Both their parents did not approve of their relationship, which led to the couple elope, and marry privately at a temple on 9 April 2001. They have two daughters, Iniya and Priyanka. Currently she is teaching at Church Park School at Anna Salai, Chennai for class four students.
Devayani began her career as Sushma 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.
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