Divyadarsan Rajendran Engoor(born 26 October 1986), known mononymously as Divyadarsan is an Indian actor and producer from

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

, India. He made his debut in

Malayalam cinema 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 ...

through ''

Hide n' Seek ''Hide n' Seek'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Anil. The film stars Mukesh, Divyadarshan, Sonia Mann and Shankar in pivotal roles. Kalidasa Kalakendram, a renowned drama company founded by O. Madhavan, ventured in ...

'' (2012) and has acted in eight movies since then.

Personal life

Divyadarsan was born in Pattathanam,

Kollam Kollam (;), is an ancient seaport and the List of cities and towns in Kerala, fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake ...

as the only son of actor E. A. Rajendran and Sandhya Rajendran. He is the grandson of theater artist and writer O. Madhavan and

Vijayakumari Vijayakumari is an Indian stage, television and film actress. She was a stage actress at Kerala People's Arts Club and Kalidasa Kalakendra. She is the winner of the Kerala State award for best stage actress. She received the Kerala Sangeetha Nat ...

, who is also an actress. He is also the nephew of actor and politician

Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It is commonly used as a male given name in India. People with the name Mukesh include: * Mukesh (singer) (1923–1976), Indian playback singer from ...

Career

Divyadarsan made his entry into the

industry in a lead role through Anil's ''

'', which was also his home production. He also acted in the movies ''Mr. Bean'', ''Teens'' and ''Kootathil Oral''. In 2014, Divyadarshan played the lead in Jahangir Shams's ''

Karanavar Karanavar or Karanavan or Karanava, parsimoniously speaking, was used as a title or to denote the male head in Malayali, Tulu and Coorg society. Karnavar is also a title for some aristocratic Nair families in and around Budhanur, Chenganoor, ...

''.

Filmography

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Divyadarshan 1986 births Living people Male actors from Kollam Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors