Divyabharathi

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Divyabharathi
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Divyabharathi in Dec 2021 at Bachelor Pre-Release Event
Born
Alma mater Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
Occupations
Years active2021–present

Divyabharathi is an Indian actress, who predominantly works in Tamil-language films. [1] She was a model who acted in several Television Advertisements and got into Acting and rose to fame with the romantic drama Bachelor . She garnered notice for her role in the film. [2] winning several accolades in her debut film itself and won Woman Entertainer of the year for 2021. [3] She also was won Miss Ethnic Face of Madras, [4] Princess of Coimbatore 2016. [5] and Popular New Face Model in the fields of modelling and advertising. She won the Female Rising Star of Kollywood in 2022 [6] [7] for her acting and stardom.

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Early life and education

Divyabharathi was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. She completed her school education in Coimbatore, India and pursued her engineering degree in B.Tech. Information Technology in Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam. [8] [9] In college, she was blessed and appreciated for her attractive face and amazing personality. After completing her education, she started modelling for fashion shows and designer events. She also started acting in ad films, modelling photoshoots and Television commercials. She made fortunes in modelling and emerged as the winner of Miss Ethnic Face of Madras [10] in 2015. In the same year, Divya Bharathi was also crowned as the Popular New Face Model. She continued her stint in the modelling career and pursued the title Princess of Coimbatore 2016. [11] After a good success in the modelling field, she finally decided to pursue Acting as a Full-time profession. [12] [13]

Career

Before entering into Tamil film industry, she was a model and won the Miss Ethnic Face of Madras in 2015 and Popular New Face Model in the same year. In 2016, she bagged the title 'Princess of Coimbatore 2016'. [14]

Divyabharathi She got various offers in modelling and started appearing in many television advertisements. She finally landed up in the lead role by auditioning for the feature film Bachelor [ citation needed ] film co starring G. V. Prakash Kumar [15] [16] and underwent workshop sessions to transform from acting in ads to acting in full-length feature films. The film was finally started in September 2019 with her playing the protagonist in this heroine centric film with G. V. Prakash Kumar as the main antagonist. The film was produced by Axess Film Factory. After being under production for 2 years it was finally released on 3 December 2021. It was initially met with mixed reviews, but her performance in the film as Subbu garnered huge attention and appreciation for her bold portrayal, and carrying the entire film on her shoulders. Her performance was widely regarded as one of the best performances by a debut actress. She was appreciated that it did not appear as her debut film, but she performed like an experienced actress. She was also awarded the Rising Star Female in Edison Awards 2022. Her performance in the character Subbulakshmi was heavily praised as she carried the whole film as a protagonist in her debut film itself and she won several awards for the same. [17]

She acted in Madhil Mel Kaadhal paired up with Mugen Rao directed by Anjana Ali Khan [18] and a movie titled Aasai with Kathir directed by Shiv Mohaa, while both the movies remain unreleased.[ citation needed ] In October 2023, she was announced to appear in the 25th film of G. V. Prakash Kumar titled Kingston making her second collaboration with him after Bachelor (2021). [19]

In 2024, she appeared in the webseries called Cheran's Journey (2024) alongside veteran actor R. Sarathkumar, Prasanna, Kalaiyarasan which was directed by Cheran, released in OTT Platform, SonyLIV. [20] and also made cameo appearance in Maharaja (2024) as Maharaja's wife which emerged to be one of the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2024. [21]

In the same year, she debuted in a Telugu movie G.O.A.T alongside Sudigali Sudheer which is yet to be released. [22]

Filmography

Films

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Divyabharathi Film Credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Mupparimanam Anusha's friend
2021 Bachelor Subbulakshmi "Subbu" [23]
2024 Maharaja Maharaja's wifeCameo appearance [24]
TBAG.O.A.TTBATelugu film [25]
TBAMadhil Mel KaadhalTBA [26]
TBAAasaiTBA
TBA Kingston TBA [27]

Web Series

List of Divyabharathi television series credits
YearTitleRoleNote
2024 Cheran's Journey Latha Vijayakumar Reddy [28]
TBA Lingam Ponmalar a.k.a. "Malar

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2022 Edison Awards Best Female Rising Star Bachelor Won [29] [30]
Techofes AwardsBest Debut ActressWon [31]
Radio City Awards Woman Entertainer of the year - CinemaWon [32]
Behindwoods Gold MedalsBest Debut Actor - FemaleWon [33]
She India AwardsSensational Star of the yearWon

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