Divyaa Unni
Divyaa Unni | |
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| Born | 22 October 1981 Kochi, Kerala, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, indian classical dance performer/teacher |
| Years active | 1991,1993, 1996–2001, 2008, 2010 |
| Children | Arjun,Meenakshi |
| Parent(s) | Unnikrishnan, Uma |
Biography
Divyaa Unni is an Indian actress of Malayalam and Tamil films.[1] She is a trained classical dancer and teaches various forms of dance like Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattom.
Personal Life
Divya Unni was born to Ponnothumadam Unnikrishnan and Uma on 2 September 1981 at Chilavannoor, Kochi. Malayalam actress Vidhya Unni is her younger sister. She had her primary education form Cherupushpam Secondary school and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. She pursued degree in Functional English from St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam.[2]
She has divorced her former spouse Sudhir Sekharan.
Film career
Divyaa has acted in over more that 60 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada and has appeared in films like Pranayavarnangal and Bharathan's last movie Churam. She is also classical dancer and film artist recognized throughout South India.
As a child, Divya got her first break in the film Nee Ethra Dhanya when she was a class II student. It was followed by Pookalam Varavayi directed by Kamal and Oh Faby by Srikuttan. She also did a TV serial Iniyonnu Vishramikkatte directed by Vinayan.
Divyaa's first feature film was Kalyana Sowgandhigam – one she did when she was only fifteen ; studying in the tenth grade. She had the opportunity to work with prominent actors like Mohanlal and Mammootty. She has also worked with prominent directors like Bharathan; I V Sasi; Sibi Malayil and Lohithadas.
Dance career
Divyaa Unni was crowned, in 1990 and 1991, Kalathilakom in statewide competitions. On India's premier Television Channel Doordarshan, she presented a variety of Indian dance art-forms to national audiences, such as Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, and folk dances.
She received the Aravindaksha Memorial Award – the Abhinaya Tilaka Puraskaram for the best state dance performance.
In addition to performing throughout India, Divyaa performs on international stages throughout North America, Europe and Persian Gulf countries.
In the pursuit of promoting Indian culture in the West, Divyaa is developing the artistic talents of young children in the US With this goal, she is currently the Director of Sreepadam School of Arts in Houston, Texas, US, with a branch in Kochi, India.
As a trained classical dancer with many performances, she was given the Kalathilakam and Bhavans Jyothi titles and numerous other artistic awards.[3]
Filmography
Hindi films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Traffic | Godbole's wife |
Telugu films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Illalu Priyuralu | Divya |
Kannada films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Baanallu Neene Bhuviyallu Neene | Lalitha |
Tamil films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Sabhash | Shanthi | |
| Kannan Varuvaan | Parvathi | ||
| Palayathu Amman | Akshaya's Mother | ||
| 2001 | Vedham | Anitha Sanjay | |
| Aandan Adimai | Gayathri |
Malayalam films
Television Career
- Iniyonnu Visramikkatte (Doordarshan)
- American Jalakam (Asianet)
- Shankupushpam (Asianet)
References
- ^ Divya Unni . IMDB.com
- ^ http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=2&no_of_displayed_rows=7&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=
- ^ I, Me, Myself – Divya Unni . The Hindu. 18 April 2003
External links
- Divya Unni at IMDb
- Indian emigrants to the United States
- Living people
- Actresses from Kochi
- 20th-century Indian actresses
- 21st-century Indian actresses
- Actresses in Tamil cinema
- Actresses in Malayalam cinema
- 1981 births
- Kuchipudi dancers
- Bharatanatyam exponents
- Indian dance teachers
- Actresses in Malayalam television
- American people of Malayali descent
- American actresses of Indian descent
- 20th-century Indian dancers
- 20th-century women artists
- Teachers of Indian classical dance
- Indian women educators
- 20th-century American dancers