Divyadarshan

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Divyadarshan
Born (1987-10-26) 26 October 1987 (age 36)
OccupationActor
Years active2012 2017
2020-Present
Parent(s)E. A. Rajendran
Sandhya Rajendran
Relatives Mukesh (uncle)

Divyadarshan (born 26 October 1986) is an actor and Producer from Kerala, India. Divyadarshan made his debut in Malayalam through the movie Hide n' Seek in 2012 and has acted in eight movies since then. [1]

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Personal life

Divyadarshan was born in Pattathanam Kollam, Kerala as the only son of actor E. A. Rajendran and Sandhya Rajendran. He is the grandson of theater artist and writer O. Madhavan and Vijayakumari, who is also an actress. He is also the nephew of actor Mukesh.

Career

The actor made his entry into the Malayalam cinema industry in a lead role through Anil's Hide n' Seek , which was also his home production. He also acted in the movies Mr. Bean, Teens and Kootathil Oral. [2] In 2014, Divyadarshan played the lead in Jahangir Shams's Karanavar .

The actor will be seen in Anil Radhakrishnan Menon's upcoming movie Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi , a comical fantasy film.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirector
2012 Hide n' Seek NaveenAnil
2013Teens Jahangir Shamz
Mr BeanReji Paul
2014Kootathil OralK.Padmakumar
Karanavar [3] Jahangir Shamz
2015 Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi The tribal Engineer Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
2017 Masterpiece Deepan Ajai Vasudev
2020 Shylock Ajai Vasudev
2021Nabikka
SwpanangalkkumappuramPrem R Nambiar

Television

YearTitleProducerActorChannelNotesRef.
2020-2021Anna KareenaYesNo Flowers TV
2020Bottle LockdownYesYesAlso director [4]
2021Moodal ManjuYesNo
2021-present Kanyadanam YesYes Surya TV Cameo appearance in promo
,uncredited role in episode 665
2021-2023 Pranayavarnangal YesYes Zee Keralam As Balu Shankar [5]
2021-present Sundari YesNo Surya TV also Director

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