Lavanya (actress)

Lavanya is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films and serials. Lavanya rose to fame portraying supporting roles in Tamil films during the 1990s, before moving on to work in television in the 2000s.[2]

Lavanya
Born
A. Lavanya Devi

(1979-12-01) December 1, 1979[1]
OccupationActress

Career

Lavanya studied at M. A. Krishnaswamy Higher Secondary School in Chennai and then Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Hosur, Tamil Nadu before embarking on a career in films. Early notable roles she appeared in includes her character in K. S. Ravikumar's Padayappa (1999), where she played the wife of Nassar's character, Jodi (1999), Sethu (1999) and Thenali (2000), where she portrayed an interviewer. She also did some roles as the lead actress, notably in the Malayalam film, Aram Indriyam (2001). She subsequently went on to appear in over one hundred films, mainly in supporting roles.[3][4]

In the 2000s, Lavanya moved into work in television roles and notably portrayed a princess in the historical drama series, Romapuri Pandian.[5] A recent role has been as a supporting actress in Naan Than Bala (2014), a tale of Dharma’s triumph over evil that has received mixed reviews from critics.[6]

Selected filmography
YearFilmRoleNotes
1997SuryavamsamSwapna
1998Uyirodu UyiragaAnjali's friend
1999PadayappaSuryaprakash's wife
1999SuyamvaramPallavan's sister
1999SangamamSelvam's sister
1999JodiUma
1999Kannupada PoguthaiyaThe bride
1999SethuAbitha's sister
2000ThenaliRaj TV reporter
2000Kannaal PesavaaSandhya
2001Aram Indriyam
200112BPreethi
2002Kamarasu
2002Sundhara TravelsTV reporter
2002ArputhamVasanthi
2002SamasthanamSudha
2003AethirreePriya's friend
2003MilitaryNandhini
2003Sindhamal Sitharamal
2003ThirumalaiUma
2003AlaiMeera's friend
2003Anbe Un Vasam
2004Gajendra
2006Iyappa Saamy
2006ThalaimaganAbhirami
2007ManikandaManikanda's sister
2009Sindhanai SeiMadhu
2010Pen SingamSivakami
2010Naane Ennul IllaiVaani
2010Anandhapurathu VeeduRaadhika
2011Uchithanai MuharnthaalMrs. Charles Antony
2013Machinichi
2014Naan Thaan Bala

References
  1. "A.Lavanya Devi: South Indian Artists Association, Nadigar Sangam, Tamil Nadigar Sangam". Nadigarsangam.org. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. "Picture 1153161; Tamil TV Serial Actress Lavanya; New Movie Posters". Moviegalleri.net. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. "Star Kitchen 120; Actress Lavanya Special Cooking". YouTube. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. "Star Kitchen 121; Actress Lavanya Special Cooking". YouTube. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. Share on FacebookShare on Twitter (12 March 2016). "Lavanya to don a new avatar — Times of India". Times of india. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  6. "Naan Than Bala movie review". Behindwoods. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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