Divya Unni

Divya Unni
Born	Kochi, Kerala, India
Other names	Divya
Occupation	Actress, Indian classical dance performer/teacher
Years active	1991,1993, 1996-2001, 2008, 2010
Spouse(s)	Sudhir Sekharan
Children	2
Parents	Unnikrishnan, Uma

Divya Unni in Kochi, India) is an Indian actress of Malayalam and Tamil films.^[1] She appeared in films like Pranayavarnangal and Bharathan's last movie Churam, in which she acted alongside Manoj K. Jayan. She migrated to the US after her marriage.^[2][3]

Dance career

Divya 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.

In addition, she has appeared in more than a dozen TV serials and TV films in a variety of roles, leaving an indelible impression upon fans. She received the Aravindaksha Memorial Award – the Abhinaya Tilaka Puraskaram for the best state dance performance. Recently, she received global recognition by earning The Mother Teresa Award for her contributions to the performing arts.

In addition to performing throughout India, Divya performs on international stages throughout North America, Europe and Persian Gulf countries.

In the pursuit of promoting Indian culture in the West, Divya is developing the artistic talents of young children in the U.S. With this goal, she is currently the Director of Sreepadam School of Arts in Houston, Texas, U.S.A., with a branch in Kochi, India.

As a trained classical dancer who has given many performances, she was given the Kalathilakam and Bhavans Jyothi titles and numerous other artistic awards.^[4]

Film career

She is a dancer and film artist recognized throughout South India. She has earned the devotion of her fans – not only through over 50 films – but also through her dance performances.

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 directed by Vinayan.

Divya's first feature film was Kalyana Sowgandhigam – one she did when she was in tenth standard. She had the opportunity to work with both Mohanlal and Mammootty.

Personal life

Divya Unni married Sudhir Sekharan, an NRI in the USA and the couple have a boy named Arjun and recently, she had a daughter named Meenakshi. She is also currently one of the anchors of a television show called American Jalakam on Asianet.^[5]

Filmography

Malayalam films

Year	Title	Role	Director	Cast
2013	Musafir	as Herself	Pramod Pappan	Rahman, Mamta Mohandas
2010	Upadesiyude Makan	Irin	Joshy Mathew	K. B. Ganesh Kumar
2008	Magic Lamp	Viji	Haridas	Jayaram, Meena, Rasika
2001	Nakshathragal Parayathirunnathu		C.S. Sudeesh	Mukesh, Lal, Innocent, Harisree Asokan
2000	Mark Antony		T.S. Suresh Babu	Suresh Gopi, Mala Aravindan, Indrans, KPAC Lalitha
1999	Aakasha Ganga	Daisy (Evil Spirit)	Vinayan	Mukesh, Jagadish, Sukumari, Jagathy
1999	Aayiram Meni	Mallika	I. V. Sasi	Manoj K Jayan, Jagadish, Urvashi, Lalu Alex
1999	Usthad	Padmaja	Sibi Malayil	Mohanlal, Vineeth, Saikumar, Indraja
1999	Friends	Uma	Siddique	Jayaram, Meena, Mukesh, Sreenivasan
1998	Sooryaputhran	Maya
1998	The Truth	Nimmi	Shaji Kailas	Mammootty, Murali, Vani Viswanath, Cochin Haneefa
1998	Ayushman Bhava		Suresh Vinu	Jayaram
1998	Oru Maravathoor Kanavu	Annie	Lal Jose	Mammootty, Biju Menon, Mohini, Sreenivasan
1998	Pranayavarnangal		Sibi Malayil	Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Biju Menon
1997	Varnapakittu	Nancy	I. V. Sasi	Mohanlal, Meena, Dileep, Jagadish
1997	Churam	Maya	Bharathan	Manoj K Jayan, Nedumudi Venu, Philomina, KPAC Lalitha
1997	Kadhanayakan	Gopika	Rajasenan	Jayaram, Kalamandalam Kesavan, Janardhanan, Kalabhavan Mani
1997	Karunyam	Indu	Lohithadas	Jayaram, Murali, Nedumudi Venu, Kalabhavan Mani
1997	Nee Varuvolam		Sibi Malayil	Dileep, Jagathy, Thilakan
1997	Sibiram		T.S. Suresh Babu	Manoj K Jayan
1996	Kalyana Sowgandhikam	Athira	Vinayan	Dileep, Jagadish, Chippy, Captain Raju, Kalabhavan Mani
1996	Soorya Puthrikal		Suresh Menon	Jayaram
1993	Soubhaghyam	Sunitha's Sister	sandhya mohan	Jagadeesh, Sunitha, Jagathy, Rajan P Dev, Sujithra
1991	Pookkalam Varavayi	School girl	Kamal	Jayaram, Baby Shamili, Sunitha, Jagathy, Murali, Geetha

Tamil films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Sabhash	Shanthi
	Kannan Varuvaan	Parvathi
	Palayathu Amman	Akshaya's Mother
2001	Vedham	Anitha Sanjay
	Aandan Adimai	Gayathri

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Divya Unni.

• Divya Unni at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Unni, Divya
Alternative names
Short description	Indian actor
Date of birth	1982
Place of birth	Kochi, Kerala, India
Date of death
Place of death