Divya Vishwanath, also known as Divya Padmini, is an actress in Malayalam and Tamil television series. She made her television debut on Manapporuttam serial alongside Prem Prakash.
Career While Padmini was studying at NSS College, Changanacherry, she was selected by her teachers to play the central character in a telefilm titled Anakha, which was to be produced by the college's newly formed theatre club. The telefilm was aired in Asianet on Valentine's Day in 2006. Director Biju Varkey, who has made films like Phantom, noticed her and invited her to act in a non-commercial film titled Chandranilekkulla Vazhi. She acted as a village girl from a background in the film. She was also part of the Malayalam film Indrajith.
Padmini was spotted by director P. Vasu and got her Tamil film debut in the 2011 film Puli Vesham, for which she was asked to change her name to Divya Padmini, adding her mother's maiden name to her name. Since then she was seen in few more Tamil films, like the Ilaiyaraaja musical Ayyan and Vilayada Vaa a film that focussed on carrom.
In 2007, she acted in her first serial Manapporutham. She was also part of a few other serials like Ammathottil and Sthreedhanam. She also acted in Tamil serials. She made her Tamil debut in Sun TV's serial Pillai Nila and she also acted in Kayitham, in which she plays a school teacher called Parvathy, produced by Samuthirakani.
Personal life Padmini is from Kattappana in Idukki district. She is married to Ratish, an art director, and has settled in Mumbai.
Filmography
Year FilmRole Language2006 Chandranilekkoru Vazhi Indira Malayalam2007 Indrajith LakshmiMalayalam2011 Puli Vesham Thamarai Tamil2011 Ayyan Selvi Tamil2011 Kasethan Kadavulada Mamtha Tamil2012 Vilayada Vaa Divya Tamil2012 Husbands in Goa Rita Malayalam2015 Rock Star Vani Malayalam
Television
year Serial Channel Language RoleNotes2006AnakhaMalayalam AnakhaTelefilm2007Manaporutham Surya TVMalayalam Television Debut2008Velankanni MathavuSurya TVMalayalamReachal2008-2009AmmathottilAsianetMalayalamSeemanthini 2009 Sthree Manassu Surya TVMalayalam 2010MattoruvalSurya TVMalayalamDeepa2010IndhraneelamSurya TVMalayalamAmrutha2012-2014Pillai NilaSun TV TamilHemaDebut Tamil series2012-2016SthreedhanamAsianetMalayalamDivya Prashant MLA2013-2014KayithamPuthuyugam TVTamilParvathy2015ManassariyatheSurya TVMalayalam Cameo2016-2017 ChandralekhaSun TVTamilMangaiyakarasi Siddarth 2016MizhirandilumSurya TVMalayalamMeera2017 Maamattikutti Flowers TV Malayalam Sandra2018- 2019 Gouri Surya TVMalayalamGouriReplaced Navami2018Police ACVMalayalamGanga 2022 Kannathil Muthamittal Zee TamilTamilSubathra
Awards
Year Ceremony Category Serial Role Result2012 Sun Kudumbam Awards Best JodiPillai Nila Hema2013 Asianet Television AwardsMost Popular ActressSthreedhanamDivyaBest ActressSthreedhanamDivyaBest New FaceSthreedhanamDivya2014Most Popular ActressSthreedhanamDivyaBest ActressSthreedhanamDivya2015Best PairSthreedhanamDivyaBest ActressSthreedhanamDivya
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