Divya Prabha

Divya Prabha (born 18 May 1991) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She is best known for her role in the 2017 film Take Off. In 2015, she won the Kerala State Television Award for Best Second Actress for her performance in the TV serial Eswaran Sakshiyayi.

Divya Prabha
Born (1991-05-18) 18 May 1991
Thrissur, Kerala, India
OccupationActress
Years active2014 – present
AwardsKerala State Television Awards

Early Life

Divya Prabha was born as the youngest daughter of P. S. Ganapathy Iyer and Leelamani in Thrissur, Kerala, India. She has two sisters—Vidyaprabha and Sandhyaprabha. She did her schooling in Government Higher Secondary School in Cherpu and completed her graduation from T.K.M. College of Arts and Science in Kollam. She hold a postgraduate master's degree in business administration in human resource management.

Acting Career

Divya made her screen debut with the 2013 film Lokpal directed by Joshiy. She was cast in the film unexpectedly, Lokpal was filming in Subhash Park, Kochi when she was taking her morning jog and Joshiy and writer S. N. Swamy approached her with a role.[1] Her television debut was with the serial Amma Manasam directed by K. K. Rajeev. Her first Tamil film was Kayal directed by Prabhu Solomon, in which she played the character role of Divya. She also performed notable roles in films such as Nadan, Pianist, and Ithihasa. It was after her role in Ithihasa she got public recognition. She played a character role in the film Vettah directed by Rajesh Pillai. Her role in Take Off as a nurse got wide appreciations.[2] Divya became more popular among the small screen spectators through the character role of Aparna in the serial Eshwaran Sakshiyayi aired on Flowers TV. In 2018, she played supporting roles in the period film Kammara Sambhavam and sports thriller Nonsense. In 2019, she played the role of Molly in the dark comedy A Very Normal Family, a theatre play directed by Roshan Mathew.[3] She was lauded for her performance as a Malayali teacher named Babitha in the comedy Thamaasha.[4]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Lokpal
2013Cold StoragePrincy
2013Mumbai Police
2013KayalDivyaTamil film
2013NadanHaseena
2014IthihasaAnn
2016VettahMrs. Rony
2017Take OffJincy
2018Kammara SambhavamKamala
2018NonsenseNurse
2019ThamaashaBabitha
2019Prathi PoovankozhiJolly
2020Maalikaisha

TV Serials
YearTitleChannelNotes
2015ManasariyatheSurya TVLeft the show
2015-2016Eswaran Sakshiyayiflowers tvRole- Aparna Balachandran
2015Amma ManasamSurya TV
2015ParasparamAsianetRole- Roma IPS

Theatre
  • 2019: A Very Normal Family (Mollyamma)

Award
Kerala State Television Awards
  • 2015: Kerala State Television Award for Best Second Actress– Eswaran Sakshiyayi (Serial)[5]

References
  1. Sajin Shrijith (11 June 2019). "Rehearsals are so comforting: 'Thamaasha' actor Divyaprabha". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. Nair, Vidya (27 April 2017). "The Best 'Take Off'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. Cris (4 February 2019). "'A Very Normal Family' at Mathrubhumi Lit Fest: Meet the fun cast and crew". The News Minute. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. Mythily Ramachandran (26 June 2019). "'Thamaasha' stars on bringing unlikely heroes into the spotlight". Gulf News. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. James, Anu (3 June 2016). "Kerala State Television Awards 2015 announced; Flowers TV bags maximum awards [Winners' list]". International Business Times. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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