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Maheshwari Chanakyan
Born (1985-02-17) 17 February 1985 (age 39)[1]
Chennai, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesV.J. Maheswari
Alma materUniversity of Madras
Occupations
Years active2010–present
Known for
SpouseChanakyan (m.2005 - div. 2010)[2]
Children1[3]

Maheshwari Chanakyan (born 17 February 1985) better known as V.J. Maheswari is an Indian actress and a former video jockey who predominately appears in Tamil television shows and films.[4] She is best known for playing the role of Kavya in Star Vijay's popular soap opera Puthu Kavithai. She also appeared in the blockbuster film Vikram in 2022.[5][6][7]

Early life

Maheshwari was born on the 17th February 1985 to her parents Sreenivasan and Latha in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Maheshwari did her schooling at Adarsh Vidyalaya, T.Nagar, and then finished her graduation from the University of Madras in Chennai.

Career

In 2010, Maheshwari made her debut in the film Kuyil which was a low budget film. As soon as she made her acting debut she also acted television advertisements shoots and modeling photo shoots. In this period Maheshwari developed interest in anchoring and hosting.[8]

In 2013, she made her television debut as an actress on TV, she appeared in the romantic serial Puthu Kavithai which aired on Star Vijay opposing actor Dinesh. She also appeared in the soap opera Thayumanavan playing the role as Mahalakshmi, the serial also aired on Star Vijay.[9] She later announced that she quitted doing serials for some personal reasons and moved on to anchoring.[10]

Maheswari also later anchored and hosted television shows such as Comedy Khiladis and Petta Rap which both aired on Zee Tamil.

In 2021, actor Kamal Haasan approached Maheshwari offering her a role in his film Vikram, she later agreed to the offer and was cast in the film opposite actor Vijay Sethupathi.[11][12]

Personal life

In the 2005, Maheshwari got married to Chanakyan, and the couple had a child. However later in 2010 the couple separated and got a legal divorce.[13] She is also a costume designer.[14]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Language Notes
2010 Kuyil Madhu Tamil
2010 Mandhira Punnagai Hemavathy Tamil
2016 Chennai 600028 II Stella Tamil
2018 Pyaar Prema Kaadhal Abhi Tamil
2021 Writer Thangaraj's second wife Tamil
2021 SOULMATE Amudha Tamil Short film
2022 Vishamakaran Paravthy Tamil
2022 Vikram Koushalya Tamil

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Asatha Povathu Yaaru? Guest
2013 - 2015 Puthu Kavithai Kavya
2013-2014 Thayumanavan Mahalakshmi
2015-2017 Isai Aruvi Host
2015-2018 Athirshtalaskhmi Host
2018–present Comedy Khiladis Host
2018–present Petta Rap Host
2021 Amman Sulakshana [15]
2022 Bigg Boss 6 Contestant Evicted Day 35[16]
2022 Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya Participant

References

  1. ^ "Tamil Actress Maheshwari Chanakyan". nettv4u.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Tamil Actress Maheshwari Opens Up About Her Second Marriage". www.news18.com. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Maheshwari, a single mother, will go through anything for her son!". tamil.indianexpress.com. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "VJ Maheswari Chanakyan has a suggestion; Take a look". Times Of India. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "VJ Maheswari joins the cast of Lokesh-Kamal film". Times Of India. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Playing with a bottle of wine in hand... the famous hostess!". tamil.filmibeat.com. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "VJ Maheswari is the new Ramya Pandian; Check out how". www.zoomtventertainment.com. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Fans are crying after Vj Maheshwari's glamor photo as if they won't let go of NNN". tamil.behindtalkies.com. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "VJ Maheswari: விவாகரத்துக்கு காரணம் இது தான்... மனம் திறந்த வி.ஜே.மகேஸ்வரி". tamil.news18.com. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "I don't want to do serials anymore: Maheshwari". Times Of India. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Hope does not come from above: VJ Maheshwari who was in tears!". tamil.samayam.com. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "In Kamal Haasan's Vikram, Audiences Impressed By 3 Actresses". 4 June 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "'Vikram' movie actress shares the painful details of her divorce - Exclusive video". 7 August 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "VJ Maheshwari turns costume designer". Times Of India. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "VJ-turned-actresses Vaigha and Maheshwari to join Mahasangamam episodes of Amman and Mangalya Sandhosham". Times Of India. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 6 Premiere: Comedian Amudhavanan and VJ Maheswari Chanakyan Enter the Controversial Show!". 9 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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