Divyabharathi (born 28 January 1992) is an Indian actress, who predominantly works in

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

-language films. She was a model who acted in several Television Advertisements and got into Acting and rose to fame with the romantic drama ''

Bachelor A bachelor is a man who is not and never has been married.Bachelors are, in Pitt & al.'s phrasing, "men who live independently, outside of their parents' home and other institutional settings, who are neither married nor cohabitating". (). Etymo ...

''. She garnered notice for her role in the film. winning several accolades in her debut film itself and won Woman Entertainer of the year for 2021. She also was won Miss Ethnic Face of Madras, Princess of Coimbatore 2016. and Popular New Face Model in the fields of modelling and advertising. She won the Female Rising Star of Kollywood in 2022 for her acting and stardom.

Early life and education

Divyabharathi was born in

Coimbatore Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...

, Tamil Nadu. She completed her school education in

, India and pursued her engineering degree in B.Tech. Information Technology in

Bannari Amman Institute of Technology Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (Autonomous) is an engineering college located in Sathyamangalam, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by the Bannari Amman Group in 1996 and is affiliated to Anna University. The institute offers 21 ...

Sathyamangalam Sathyamangalam (also known as Sathy) is a town and municipality in Erode district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the banks of the Bhavani River, Bhavani river, a tributary of the Cauvery River, Cau ...

. After completing her education, she started modelling for fashion shows and designer events. She also started acting in ad films, modelling photoshoots and Television commercials. She made fortunes in modelling and emerged as the winner of Miss Ethnic Face of Madras in 2015. In the same year, Divya Bharathi was also crowned as the Popular New Face Model. She continued her stint in the modelling career and pursued the title Princess of Coimbatore 2016. After a good success in the modelling field, she finally decided to pursue Acting as a Full-time profession.

Career

Before entering into Tamil film industry, she was a model and won the Miss Ethnic Face of Madras in 2015 and Popular New Face Model in the same year. In 2016, she bagged the title 'Princess of Coimbatore 2016'. Divyabharathi got various offers in modelling and started appearing in many television advertisements. She finally landed up in the lead role by auditioning for the feature film ''

'' film co starring G. V. Prakash Kumar and underwent workshop sessions to transform from acting in ads to acting in full-length feature films. The film was finally started in September 2019 with her playing the protagonist in this heroine centric film with G. V. Prakash Kumar as the main antagonist. The film was produced by ''Axess Film Factory''. After being under production for 2 years it was finally released on 3 December 2021. It was initially met with mixed reviews, but her performance in the film as ''Subbu'' garnered huge attention and appreciation for her bold portrayal, and carrying the entire film on her shoulders. Her performance was widely regarded as one of the best performances by a debut actress. She was appreciated that it did not appear as her debut film, but she performed like an experienced actress. She was also awarded the ''Rising Star Female'' in

Edison Awards Edison Awards is an American company that runs an annual competition honoring excellence in innovation in a broad range of categories. Company The Edison Awards were established by the American Marketing Association in 1987 and has been an i ...

2022. Her performance in the character ''Subbulakshmi'' was heavily praised as she carried the whole film as a protagonist in her debut film itself and she won several awards for the same. She acted in ''Madhil Mel Kaadhal'' paired up with Mugen Rao directed by Anjana Ali Khan and a movie titled ''Aasai'' with

Kathir Kathir is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Early life Kathir was born in kalkarai, a small village in the Radhapuram Taluk of Tirunelveli District, state of Tamil Nadu, India. Kathi ...

directed by Shiv Mohaa, while both the movies remain unreleased. In October 2023, she was announced to appear in the 25th film of G. V. Prakash Kumar titled ''

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

'' making her second collaboration with him after ''Bachelor'' (2021). In 2024, she appeared in the webseries called ''

Cheran's Journey ''Cheran’s Journey'' is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language limited series created and directed by Cheran for SonyLIV, which focuses on five applicants who are shortlisted for a job. It was produced by N. Gunasekar and K. Dhakshinamoorthy, under Co ...

'' (2024) alongside veteran actor

R. Sarathkumar Ramanathan Sarathkumar (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, politician and former bodybuilder who works predominantly in Tamil cinema in addition to Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. He has acted in more than 150 films and won two ...

, Prasanna,

Kalaiyarasan Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan (born 20 February 1986) is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry along with few Malayalam films. He has collaborated with directors Mysskin and Pa. Ranjith, with whom he worked in ''Madras'' (2014) for ...

which was directed by Cheran, released in OTT Platform,

SonyLIV Sony LIV is an Indian subscription video-on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Culver Max Entertainment. Sony LIV was introduced in 2013 as the first OTT service in India. As a streaming service, it provides live sports, origina ...

. and also made cameo appearance in ''

Maharaja Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a pri ...

'' (2024) as Maharaja's wife which emerged to be one of the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2024. In the same year, she debuted in a

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

movie ''G.O.A.T'' alongside

Sudigali Sudheer Sudheer Anand Bayana, professionally known as Sudigali Sudheer, is an Indian actor, comedian, and television presenter who works in Telugu films and television. He has appeared in TV shows '' Jabardasth'', '' Extra Jabardasth, Pove Pora'' and ...

which is yet to be released.

Filmography

Films

*''Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''

Web Series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{authority control Living people 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Tamil Nadu Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian television actresses Indian film actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema People from Coimbatore district People from Coimbatore Year of birth missing (living people)