Ambili Devi

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Ambili Devi
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Born
Nationality Indian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Anchor
Years active1996 – Present
Spouses
  • S. Loval
    (m. 2009;div. 2018)
    [1]
  • Adithyan Jayan
    (m. 2019;div. 2021)
    [2]
Parent(s)Balachandra Pillai
Maheswari Amma

Ambili Devi is an actress from Kerala, India. She won the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress in 2005.

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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. [3] 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. [4]

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. [5] However, The couple got divorced in 2018. [6] 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. [7] 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. [8] [9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2000 Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam Saji's sister Malayalam
2003 Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum MeeraMalayalamCritics Award & National Film Academy Award
Hariharan Pillai Happy Aanu LathaMalayalam
Ente AmmakkuAnuradhaMalayalamShort movie
2004 Vishwa Thulasi Young Thulasi Tamil
2005 Kalyana Kurimanam KollusMalayalam
2016ChodhyamStrangerMalayalamShort movie
2018Amma KarayaruthuYoung motherMalayalamShort movie
NeerNeha's motherMalayalamShort movie
TBAThalavara-MalayalamShort movie

Television serials

YearSerialChannelNotes
1996

1998

Thaazhvarappakshikal(Children's Serial) Doordarshan Child artist
Akshayapathram Asianet Child artist
1999Samayamas Thulasi
2001InnaleAnju Aravind daughter
2000Sthree as Devu
2000-2001Alakal Doordarshan as Thara
2000-2001JwalayayiDD Malayalamas Raziya
2001Sthreejanmam Surya TV as Ajitha
2002Jalamohini
2002Vasundhara Medicals Asianet
Midhunam
PettammaDD Malayalamas Krishna Priya
Pradakshinam
Sugandhi
2002-2003AkkarapachaAsianet
2002Chakkaravava Surya TV as Minakshi
2004Sthree Janmam
Mizhi Thurakkumbol
2004-2005Pavithra Bandham Asianet
2005Amma Amrita TV Won, Kerala State Television Award-Best Actress
2005Kayamkulam Kochunni Surya TV as Kochalu
2006SagaramDD Malayalamas Maya
2006 Vikramadithyan Asianet as Kumari
2006KalyaniSurya TVas Meera
2006-2007Sthree 2 Asianet as Devu
2007MounanombaramKairali TV
2007Velankani Mathavu Surya TV Won Madhyamaratna award for Best Actress
2008Manassariyathe
2008Shrikrishnaleela Asianet
2008-2010Snehathoovalas Anjali
Sree Maha Bhagavathamas Sathyabhama
2009Kadamattathachan Surya TV as Mollykutty
2009Ente Alphonsamma Asianet
2010Adiparasakthi Chottanikkarayamma Surya TV as Devi bhaktha
2011Devi Mahatmyam Asianet
Veera Marthanda Varma Surya TV as Thanka
2011-2012Paattukalude Paattuas Varsha
2014-2015Njangal Santhushtarannu Asianet Plus as Shalini
Ente Pennu Mazhavil Manorama as Meera
2015Sreekrishnavijayam Janam TV
Kalyani Kalavani Asianet Plus as Rani
2016Sathyam Sivam Sundaram Amrita TV
Sagaram Sakshi Surya TV as Sivakami
2016-2017 Krishnathulasi Mazhavil Manorama Replaced Lekshmipriya
as Thara
2016Amme Mahamaye Surya TV
2017– 2019 Sthreepadham Mazhavil Manorama Replaced by Indulekha S
as Preethi
Seetha Flowers as Janaki
2019 Sabarimala Swami Ayyappan AsianetReplaced by Arathi Ajith
as Lakshmi Devi
2021– 2023 Thumbapoo Mazhavil Manoramaas Maya
2022 - 2024 Kanalpoovu Surya TVas Kaveri Parameshwaran
2022 Manassinakkare as Herself in
350th episode promo
2024–presentAkale Zee Keralam as Padmavati

Albums

TV shows

As a host
Other shows

References

  1. "നടി അമ്പിളി ദേവിയുടെ വിവാഹം താരങ്ങള്‍ക്കൊപ്പം കേക്ക് മുറിച്ച് ആഘോഷിച്ച് ആദ്യ ഭര്‍ത്താവ്; വിമര്‍ശനം ശക്തം". 27 January 2019.
  2. "അമ്പിളി ദേവിയും ജയന്‍ ആദിത്യനും വിവാഹിതരായി. അമ്പിളി ദേവിയും ആദിത്യൻ ജയനും 2021-ൽ വിവാഹ മോചനം നേടി" (in Malayalam).
  3. dronapsc (20 January 2017). "Kerala School Kalolsavam". drona. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. RED LINK Online (26 January 2019), അമ്പിളി ദേവി | Seetha | Serial Actress | Ambili Devi | Chat with Star | Part 01 | Redlink Online , retrieved 14 February 2019
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Ambili Devi divorce". Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  7. "Ambili Devi makes shocking revelations about her marriage with Adithyan Jayan amidst divorce rumours". 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  8. "Inquiries came in regarding the dance class, and Ambili Devi about the new beginning - The Post Reader". 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  9. "Leaders Yellow Pages - largest online commercial business directory powered by fingertips for Ambili Devi Dancer, Pongummoodu, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala, India". leadersyellowpages.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.