Diya (actress)

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Diya
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actress, model, TV presenter
Years active2002–present

DiyaSiby is a former Indian actress who appeared in Tamil and Malayalam language serials.

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Career

Diya was born into a Brahmin family in Hyderabad, and her family settled in Chennai when she was two years old. She trained as a dancer through lessons at the Kalakshetra Foundation, while also completing a bachelor's degree in psychology, a course in fashion technology, and a postgraduate course in computer science. Her first lead role came through Vishnuvardhan's Kurumbu (2003), and she subsequently played a similar glamorous role alongside Dhanush in Dreams (2004). [1]

The actress was married in 2006 and subsequently opted out of the several unreleased projects she had committed to, including Seven, Sooravali and Century Raagam and thus ended her acting career. [2] She married software engineer Aravind. [3] [4]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2002 Youth Fashion show host Tamil Uncredited role
2003 Kurumbu RuchiTamil
2004 Dreams ShrutiTamil
2005 Karka Kasadara PaaruTamil
2006 Kodambakkam DhanamTamil
Asadhyudu Madhuri Telugu
2008 Vambu Sandai SwethaTamil
Kadhal Endral Enna KamalaTamil

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References

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  2. "11th is the last day of my film work – Diya". Cinesouth.com. 11 September 2006. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010.
  3. "Diya to get married - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 13 September 2006. Archived from the original on 30 April 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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