Sri Divya (born 1 April 1993) is an Indian actress who works primarily in
Tamil and
Telugu
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films. She won
Nandi Award for Best Child Actress for ''Bharati'', a Telugu film in 2006.
Early life
Sri Divya was born in
Hyderabad of present-day
Telangana on 1 April 1993. Divya has an elder sister,
Sri Ramya
Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific.
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who also acts in Telugu and Tamil films.
Sri Divya studied in the
Kendriya Vidyalaya.
Career
Sri Divya started her career at the age of three. She has also acted in Telugu television serials.
She made her debut as a heroine in the 2010 Telugu romance film ''Manasara'', directed by
Ravi Babu
Ravi Babu is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer in the Telugu film industry. He has written and directed 15 films and starred in over 75 films.
Career
His work earned an invitation to participate in a course at the Sony Institute ...
, but the film was a failure.
Then she featured in the film ''
Bus Stop
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'' (2012) directed by Maruthi, co-starring Prince, which was successful at the box office. It was followed by ''
Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu
''Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu'' is a 2013 Telugu film directed by GV Rama Raju starring Kranthi and Sri Divya in the lead roles. The film was produced by G Umadevi on Godavari Cinema Banner. The film was released on 5 July 2013.
Cast
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'' in which she played a lonely wife who falls in love with a writer. About her performance, ''
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...
'' wrote, "she looks very charming; the cotton saris bring out the grace in her". Idlebrain.com wrote, "Sri Divya epitomizes the character of an idealistic and independent woman. She did well and deserves applause".
Her Tamil debut was ''
Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam'' opposite
Siva Karthikeyan, which was directed by Ponram. Sri Divya received very positive reviews from critics for her performance.
Baradwaj Rangan wrote, "the actress is good. She knows the language, knows how to work a reaction shot, and she looks like she belongs in this milieu. It will be interesting to see what Tamil cinema makes of her". ''
The Times of India'' wrote, "But the real surprise is debutant Sri Divya, who, is expressive, and can lip-sync very well, which isn't the case with most of our heroines today". ''
The New Indian Express'' wrote, "As Latha, debutant Sridivya emotes well, infusing the character with innocence, charm and naughtiness".
In 2014 she appeared in two Tamil films,
Suseenthiran's ''
Jeeva''
and ''
Vellaikaara Durai
''Vellakkaara Durai'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Ezhil. The film stars Vikram Prabhu, Sri Divya, Soori, and John Vijay. The film commenced shoot from May 2014. The film opened to mostly mixed-to-negative ...
''.
Filmography
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
Indian film actresses
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses from Hyderabad, India
Actresses in Telugu television
Indian television actresses
South Indian International Movie Awards winners