Devadarshini

Devadarshini
Devadarshini
	Devadarshini in 2019
Born	Devadarshini Sukumaran; Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Chetan
Children	Niyathi Kadambi
Honours	Kalaimamani (in 2020)
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Devadarshini Sukumaran is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil films, in addition to few Telugu, Malayalam films and television series. She began her career as a television anchor and entered cinema playing supporting and comedic roles.^[1] She is a recipient of three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. She has performed in television serials including Marmadesam and Athipookal.^[2]

Career

While still in college, she began anchoring television shows. She was then offered an opportunity to act in the Doordarshan serial Kanavugal Ilavasam, which led to her landing a role in the mystery series Marmadesam by Naga. She was introduced in Ramany vs Ramany Part 02, which was also directed by Naga. Devadarshini became part of the series' second installment, Vidathu Karuppu, which she considers a "big turning point" in her life as it established her in the industry.^[1]

She won her the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian for Parthiban Kanavu (2003). She played the lead role in Sakthi Pirakuthu (2010), a film made by an NGO.^[3] She is still on the small screen with Athipookal and Idhayam.^[4]

Pointing out the difference between films and serials, she says, “Our performance would be lauded in films despite a poor performance by the co-star, whereas the entire scene would be criticised in such a scenario in serials as timing is more important on the small screen.^[5]

After Muni 2: Kanchana (2011), she was continuously doing humorous characters.^[6] In 2015, she won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian for 36 Vayadhinile and Thiruttu Kalyanam.^[7] She received a lot of recognition and positive feedback for her role in '96 (2018).^[8]

Devadarshini’s smart casting in The Family Man (Season 2) worked wonders, in which she played a Tamil-speaking cop in Chennai. Beyond the well-written role, the actress made the most of the show’s reach and won applause from several critics and the fraternity alike for her performance.^[9]

Personal life

Devadarshini was born in Chennai to a Tamil-speaking family.^[10] She studied commerce in college and later gained a master's degree in Applied Psychology.^[1]

In 2002, Devadarshini married Chetan, a television actor.^[11] They first worked together on Marmadesam - Vidathu Karuppu, and then went on to act several projects together like Athipookal.^[1] Her daughter, Niyati Kadambi, made her debut in 96 portraying the younger version of her mother's character.^[12]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2003	Tamil Nadu State Film Awards	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian	Parthiban Kanavu	Won	^[13]
2011	Tamil Nadu State Film Awards	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian	Muni 2: Kanchana	Won	^[14]
2011	Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards	Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress	Mahaan Kanakku	Won	^[15]
2015	Tamil Nadu State Film Awards	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian	36 Vayadhinile, Thiruttu Kalyanam	Won	^[16]

Filmography

Tamil films

Key
†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Parthiban Kanavu	Amudha	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian
	Kaakha Kaakha	Swathi Srikanth
	Enakku 20 Unakku 18	Sridhar's sister
	Kadhal Kirukkan	Psychiatrist
2004	Azhagiya Theeye	Sandhya
2005	Gurudeva	Deva's friend
	6'2	Meenakshi
	Ponniyin Selvan	Venu's sister
	Mazhai	Arjun's sister
	Kanda Naal Mudhal	Krishna's sister
2006	Saravana	Saravana's sister-in-law
2006	Rendu	Madhavan's sister
2007	Deepavali	Sumathi
	Kireedam
	Manase Mounama	Gowri
	Vel	Sarala
	Evano Oruvan	Vetri Maran's wife
	Puli Varudhu	Sudha	Special appearance
2008	Pirivom Santhippom	Natesan's sister-in-law
2008	Saroja	Herself	Guest appearance
2009	Padikathavan	Kousalya Gowtham
	Pudhiya Payanam	Devi
	Solla Solla Inikkum	Bhadri Narayanan's wife
2010	Kola Kolaya Mundhirika	Jamindar's wife
	Enthiran	Latha
	Kanagavel Kaaka	Kanagavel's sister
	Shakti Pirakkudhu
2011	Muni 2: Kanchana	Kamakshi	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian
	Mahaan Kanakku	Janaki	Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Yuvan Yuvathi	Nisha's sister
2012	Saguni	Sathyamoorthy's daughter
2012	Naan Ee	Bindhu's sister-in-law
2013	Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya	Maami (Neighbour)
	Karuppampatti	Sivagami
	Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru	Kumar's sister
	Thillu Mullu 2	Bank Officer
	Ya Ya	Aishwarya
	Kolagalam	Ramya's sister-in-law
	Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham	Parvati
2014	Veeram	District Collector Subbu's wife
	Tenaliraman	Eating Joint Owner's Sister
	Irumbu Kuthirai	Mary Narayanan
	Murugaatrupadai
	Amma Ammamma
	Vaanga Pazhagalam	Alwarpet Anjalai	Singaporean television film
	Vingyani
	Azhagiya Pandipuram
2015	36 Vayadhinile	Girija	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
	Aavi Kumar	Patient's wife
	Kadhal Agadhi
	Thiruttu VCD
	Thiraipada Nagaram
	Pallikoodam Pogamale	Vijay's mother
2016	Saagasam	Lalitha
	Vaaliba Raja	Devadarshini
	Nambiar	Ramachandran's sister in law
	Achamindri	Chellam
2017	Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva	Banu
	Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae	Swetha's mother
	7 Naatkal	Gautham's sister
	Mersal	Nurse
2018	Titanic Kadhalum Kavundhu Pogum	Unknown	Unreleased
	Bhaagamathie	Kanchana
	Semma Botha Aagathey	Devi
	Itly	Sub-Inspector
	Roja Maaligai
	96	Subhashini
	Johnny	Prema
2019	90ML	Doctor
	Muni 4: Kanchana 3	Kamakshi
	Ayogya	Sindhu's mother
	Thiruttu Kalyanam		Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian
	Gurkha	Gayathri
	Jackpot	Rahul's mother
	Bigil	Elizabeth
	Market Raja MBBS	Kalavathy
	Capmaari	Priya
	Thirupathi Samy Kudumbam
2021	Calls	Sangeetha
	Annabelle Sethupathi	Kumari
	Thanne Vandi
2022	Etharkkum Thunindhavan	Anjumani
2022	The Legend	Thirupathi's wife
2023	Bakasuran	Inspector Radhika
	Ghosty
	Theerkadarishi	Hema
2024	Yaavarum Vallavare	Athaachi
	Udhir @ Poomara Kathu
	PT Sir	Eswari
	Raayan	Doctor
	Raghu Thatha	Alamelu
	Lubber Pandhu	Vijaya
	Meiyazhagan	Hema Arul
2025	Badava	Selvi	^[17]
	Phoenix		^[18]
	Bun Butter Jam		^[19]

Other language films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2003	Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu	Girija	Telugu	Bilingual film
2004	Love Today	Dharma's wife
2006	Amma Cheppindi	Saraswati's neighbor
2012	Eega	Bindhu's sister-in-law		Bilingual film
2016	Sarrainodu	Gana's aunt
2018	Bhaagamathie	Kanchana		Bilingual film
	Awe	Parvati
	Krishnarjuna Yudham	Dhinchak Roja
2019	Manmadhudu 2	Sangeetha
2021	Tuck Jagadish	Ganga Bhavani
2022	Shabaash Mithu	Leela Raj	Hindi
2023	The Kerala Story	Shalini's mother	Hindi
2025	Am Ah	Ammini Amma	Malayalam	^[20]
2025	Thalavara †	TBA	Malayalam	^[21]

Dubbing artist

Year	Title	Actor	Role
2004	Kanavu Meippada Vendum	Lakshmi Gopalaswamy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Language	Notes
1997	Kanavugal Ilavasam			Tamil
1997–1998	Vidathu Karuppu	Reena	Sun TV	Tamil
1997	Ethanai Manidhargal		DD Podhigai	Tamil
1998	Nimmathi Ungal Choice II			Tamil
2000–2001	Ramany vs Ramany II	Ramany	Raj TV	Tamil
2000–2001	Edhuvum Nadakkum	Varsha	Raj TV	Tamil
2002	Parvathy	Parvathy	Surya TV	Malayalam
2002–2005	Annamalai	Valliammai	Sun TV	Tamil
2004–2006	Chidambara Rahasiyam	Thulasi		Tamil
2004–2005	Kolangal	Sujatha		Tamil
2004–2006	Chinna Papa Periya Papa Season 2	Periya Papa		Tamil
	Penmanam			Tamil
	Uravugal Oru Thodarkadhai		DD Podhigai	Tamil
	Kannadi Kathavugal		Vijay TV	Tamil
2005–2006	Adhu Mattum Ragasiyam		Sun TV	Tamil
2006–2008	Anjali			Tamil
2006–2008	Lakshmi			Tamil
2006–2008	Ammayi Kapuram	Padmavati	Gemini TV	Telugu
2006	Jodi Number One	Contestant	Vijay TV	Tamil	Reality show
2007–2012	Athipookal	Padma Manohar	Sun TV	Tamil
2008	Paadhaigal		DD Podhigai	Tamil
2009–2012	Idhyam	Jeya	Sun TV	Tamil
2009–2011	Sollathan Ninaikkiren	Vidhya Shankar	Zee Tamil	Tamil
2010	Poovilangu		Star Vijay	Tamil
2013–2014	Sunday Galatta	Host	Sun TV	Tamil	Comedy show
2018	Genes	Host	Zee Tamil	Tamil	Game show
2018	Comedy Khiladis	Judge	Zee Tamil, Star Vijay	Tamil	Reality show
2019	Mr. and Mrs. Chinnathirai 1			Tamil
2020	Mr. and Mrs. Chinnathirai 2			Tamil
2021	Amman			Tamil
2021	Mr. and Mrs. Chinnathirai 3	Judge	Star Vijay	Tamil
2021	The Family Man	S I Umayaal	Amazon Prime Video	Hindi
2022	Mr. and Mrs. Chinnathirai 4	Judge	Star Vijay	Tamil	Reality show
2024	Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam		Prime Video	Tamil
2024	Aindham Vedham	Advocate Ketaki	ZEE5	Tamil

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Vandhana (19 May 2015). "Small Beginnings: The Devadarshini Interview". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ "Double impact". The Hindu. 5 April 2004. Archived from the original on 5 July 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ "Devadarshini is a possessive mother". The Times of India. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ "When Devadarshini became Aishwarya Rai's sister".
^ "Everyone is blessed with a sense of humour: Devadarshini Neelakandan".
^ "Devadarshini: It's easier to make viewers cry than make them laugh- Cinema express". Cinema Express.
^ "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for 2015 announced".
^ "Devadarshini: It's easier to make viewers cry than make them laugh".
^ "After The Family Man Season 2, Devadarshini set to wow Hindi audiences again in Shabaash Mithu".
^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (14 July 2012). "The big journey". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 July 2021. We are Tamil-speaking people from Chennai and my husband is a Kannadiga
^ "நாங்க ரெடி... நீங்க ரெடியா?". Kalki (in Tamil). 24 July 2005. pp. 72–75. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ "96 Actress Niyathi Kadambi Slays Traditional Look In Floral Saree".
^ "Tamilnadu State Film Awards – awards for Vikram, Jyotika". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
^ "TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "Vagai Sooda Vaa bags 7 awards at the Norway Fest - Indian Express".
^ "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for 2015 announced".
^ Kumar, Akshay (27 January 2025). "Vemal-Soori's Badava to get a Valentine's Day release". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
^ Mullappilly, Sreejith (5 July 2025). "Review praises Phoenix but offends its star Varalaxmi Sarathkumar; here is why". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
^ Features, C. E. (21 September 2024). "Second look poster of Raju Jeyamohan's Bun Butter Jam out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
^ "Dileesh Pothan and Jaffer Idukki's Am Ah gets a release date". Cinema Express. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
^ Mullappilly, Sreejith (26 July 2025). "Arjun Ashokan's Thalavara gets first look, release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 28 July 2025.

External links

Devadarshini at IMDb

[Deva-1] Vandhana (19 May 2015). "Small Beginnings: The Devadarshini Interview". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

[2] "Double impact". The Hindu. 5 April 2004. Archived from the original on 5 July 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

[3] "Devadarshini is a possessive mother". The Times of India. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

[4] "When Devadarshini became Aishwarya Rai's sister".

[5] "Everyone is blessed with a sense of humour: Devadarshini Neelakandan".

[6] "Devadarshini: It's easier to make viewers cry than make them laugh- Cinema express". Cinema Express.

[7] "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for 2015 announced".

[8] "Devadarshini: It's easier to make viewers cry than make them laugh".

[9] "After The Family Man Season 2, Devadarshini set to wow Hindi audiences again in Shabaash Mithu".

[10] Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (14 July 2012). "The big journey". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 July 2021. We are Tamil-speaking people from Chennai and my husband is a Kannadiga

[11] "நாங்க ரெடி... நீங்க ரெடியா?". Kalki (in Tamil). 24 July 2005. pp. 72–75. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[12] "96 Actress Niyathi Kadambi Slays Traditional Look In Floral Saree".

[cinesouth.com-13] "Tamilnadu State Film Awards – awards for Vikram, Jyotika". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2009.

[hindu.com-14] "TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[15] "Vagai Sooda Vaa bags 7 awards at the Norway Fest - Indian Express".

[16] "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for 2015 announced".

[17] Kumar, Akshay (27 January 2025). "Vemal-Soori's Badava to get a Valentine's Day release". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 March 2025.

[18] Mullappilly, Sreejith (5 July 2025). "Review praises Phoenix but offends its star Varalaxmi Sarathkumar; here is why". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

[19] Features, C. E. (21 September 2024). "Second look poster of Raju Jeyamohan's Bun Butter Jam out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 21 July 2025.

[20] "Dileesh Pothan and Jaffer Idukki's Am Ah gets a release date". Cinema Express. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

[21] Mullappilly, Sreejith (26 July 2025). "Arjun Ashokan's Thalavara gets first look, release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 28 July 2025.

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Devadarshini in 2019
Born	Devadarshini Sukumaran Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Chetan
Children	Niyathi Kadambi
Honours	Kalaimamani (in 2020)