Ambili Devi is an actress from Kerala, India. She won the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress in 2005.
Acting career
She started as a young Malayalam serial artist and got her break with the serial Samayam. Later, she entered the movie industry after she became 'Kalathilakam' in the Kerala State School Youth Festival in 2001. Her notable role in Malayalam was Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum, where she played Meera the disabled sister of the protogonist, Muthu played by Prithvi Raj.
Personal life
Ambili is the daughter of Balachandran Pillai and Maheswari Amma of Gigi Bhavan at Chavara, Kottamkulangara near Kollam district. She has an elder sister Anjali Devi. She had her education from vidyarambham nursery school, Government vocational higher secondary school kottamkulangara, Govt HSS Chavara. She pursued BA literature from Fatima Mata National College, Kollam. She gained a diploma and MA in Bharathanatyam from Kalai Kaviri College of Finearts, Trichy.
Ambili was first married to film-serial cameraman Lovel, hailing from Thiruvananthapuram on 27 March 2009 at Kollam Bank Auditorium and the couple has a son, Amarnath born on 27 January 2013. However, The couple got divorced in 2018. She got married for the second time to serial actor Adithyan Jayan on 25 January 2019. They have a son born on 20 November 2019. However, Adithyan and Ambili got divorced on 2021.
She is a trained dancer in Bharatanyatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam and Folk dance. She runs a dance school, named Nrityodaya School of Dance and Music.
Filmography Year Film Role Language Notes 2000 Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam Saji's sister Malayalam 2003 Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum Meera Malayalam Critics Award & National Film Academy Award Hariharan Pillai Happy Aanu Latha Malayalam Ente Ammakku Anuradha Malayalam Short movie 2004 Vishwa Thulasi Young Thulasi Tamil 2005 Kalyana Kurimanam Kollus Malayalam 2016 Chodhyam Stranger Malayalam Short movie 2018 Amma Karayaruthu Young mother Malayalam Short movie Neer Neha's mother Malayalam Short movie TBA Thalavara - Malayalam Short movie
Television serials Year Serial ChannelNotes 1996 1998 Thaazhvarappakshikal(Children's Serial) DoordarshanChild artistAkshayapathram AsianetChild artist1999 Samayam as Thulasi2001Innale Anju Aravind daughter2000 Sthree as Devu2000-2001Alakal Doordarshanas Thara2000-2001Jwalayayi DD Malayalamas Raziya2001SthreejanmamSurya TVas Ajitha 2002Jalamohini 2002Vasundhara Medicals Asianet Midhunam Pettamma DD Malayalamas Krishna Priya Pradakshinam Sugandhi 2002-2003AkkarapachaAsianet 2002 Chakkaravava Surya TV as Minakshi 2004 Sthree Janmam Mizhi Thurakkumbol 2004-2005Pavithra BandhamAsianet 2005AmmaAmrita TVas Sita Lakshmi, , Kerala State Television Award-Best Actress2005 Kayamkulam Kochunni Surya TVas Kochalu2006SagaramDD Malayalam as Maya2006Vikramadithyan Asianetas Kumari 2006KalyaniSurya TVas Meera2006-2007 Sthree 2 Asianetas Devu 2007 Mounanombaram Kairali TV2007Velankani Mathavu Surya TV Madhyamaratna award for Best Actress2008 Manassariyathe2008 Sreeguruvayoorappan2008ShrikrishnaleelaAsianet 2008-2010 Snehathooval as Anjali Sree Maha Bhagavatham as Sathyabhama 2009 Kadamattathachan Surya TV as Mollykutty2009Ente Alphonsamma Asianet2010 Adiparasakthi Chottanikkarayamma Surya TV as Devi bhaktha 2011 Devi Mahatmyam Asianet Veera Marthanda Varma Surya TV as Thanka2011-2012 Paattukalude Paattu as Varsha 2014-2015 Njangal Santhushtarannu Asianet Plus as Shalini Ente Pennu Mazhavil Manorama as Meera 2015 Sreekrishnavijayam Janam TV Kalyani Kalavani Asianet Plusas Rani 2016 Sathyam Sivam Sundaram Amrita TV Sagaram SakshiSurya TVas Sivakami2016-2017KrishnathulasiMazhavil ManoramaReplaced Lekshmipriya as Thara 2016Amme Mahamaye Surya TV2017– 2019SthreepadhamMazhavil ManoramaReplaced by Indulekha S as PreethiSeethaFlowers as Janaki2019Sabarimala Swami AyyappanAsianetReplaced by Arathi Ajith as Lakshmi Devi2021– 2023ThumbapooMazhavil Manoramaas Maya2022 - 2024KanalpoovuSurya TVas Kaveri Parameshwaran2022Manassinakkareas Herself in 350th episode promo2024–presentAkaleZee Keralamas Padmavati
Albums
Fathima Beevi Sulthan Sree Bhadrakali Manathe Ambili Kairali Sravanam Amme Kaithozham Mrithyunjayam Ponmaninadham Moovanthipottu Kairali Sravanam Kodungallur Punya Darshanam Hara Hara Shambo Devi Kripa Chakkulathu Punya Darsanam Devimalarukal Kadampuzha Punya Darsanam
TV shows
As a host Fresh'n'Hits (Kairali TV) Shoot and show (Kairali TV) Nalla Paatukkal (Doordarshan) Shubharathri (Jeevan TV) Hridayaragam (Asianet Plus) Dance Dance (Asianet Plus) Sindooram (Surya TV) Ambili's World (YouTube)
Other shows
Madhuram Shobhanam Oruchiri Iruchiri Bumperchiri Aaghosham Urvashi Theaters Laughing Villa JB Junction Fast Track Super Challenge Saphalameeyathra Don't Do Don't Do Annies Kitchen Asianet News Manassiloru Mazhavillu Onnum Onnum Moonnu Ruchimelam Tamaar Padaar Chat with Star Marunadan Malayali Malayali Life Lal Salam December Mist Aram + Aram = Kinnaram - promo FAQ Day with a Star Thararasakoottu Athithikkoppam Swapnaveedu Manoramaonline Celebrity Chats Manoramaonline Astrology Flowers Award Nite Onam Vanne Ponnonam Vanne Marhaba
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