Divya Pillai is an Indian actress who appears in
Malayalam films
Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...
. She debuted in the 2015 film ''
Ayal Njanalla'', followed by ''
Oozham'' in 2016.
Early life
Divya was born in
Dubai, UAE
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
to a
Malayali Nair family. She began her career as a Flydubai employee prior to entering the film industry.
Career
She made her film debut in 2015 with the romantic-comedy ''
Ayal Njanalla'' opposite
Fahadh Faasil
Abdul Hameed Mohammed Fahad Fazil (born 8 August 1982), professionally known as Fahadh Faasil, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Malayalam films. Noted for his diverse portrayals, Fahadh is among the highest-paid and most ...
, in the directorial debut of actor
Vineeth Kumar. Her second project was under the direction of
Jeethu Joseph
Jeethu Joseph (born 10 November 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also worked in a few Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu Cinema, Telugu films. Jeethu made his d ...
in ''
Oozham'' (2016), a revenge-drama starring
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj Sukumaran (Help:IPA/Malayalam, /pr̩t̪ʰʋiɾaːd͡ʒ/; born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, producer, director, and playback singer who primarily works in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil, Bollywood, Hin ...
. The film was a box office success.
In 2019 she had a guest role as Jancy in the television serial ''
Uppum Mulakum
''Uppum Mulakum'' () is an Indian Malayalam-language sitcom that has been airing on Flowers TV since December 14, 2015. R. Unnikrishnan created the sitcom and directed the first season (replaced by Rajesh Thalachira and Pradeep Madhav) and the ...
''. She made her Telugu debut with ''
Thaggedele''
followed by ''
Mangalavaaram''.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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Living people
1988 births
Actresses from Dubai
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Malayalam television
Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates
Indian film actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
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