Devi S.
Devi | |
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Born | India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress, voice artist |
Years active | 1988-present |
Devi is an Indian film actress and dubbing artist in Malayalam movies. She became popular through the main character Kunjipengal she played in Oru Kudayum Kunju Pengalum, a serial in Doordarshan. She has dubbed for around 500 movies and acted in more than 25 movies.[1]
Personal life
She is born at Cherukodu Peyad, Thiruvananthapuram. She has a brother. She is married to Alwin, an engineer who is doing business now. The couple has a daughter, Athmaja.[2]
Awards
- State Award 2009 serial Aranazhikaneram for Lena,
- Youth Rathna Award for Traffic (Lena) and Beautiful (Meghana Raj)
- Film Critist Award for the film Karayilekkoru Kadal Dooram For Dhanya Mary Vargeez
- National Award 2015 for Narration (non Film Category
Career
She started her career as a child artist in Kadhasangamam, a serial directed by Vijayakrishnan. Later she acted in Oru Kudayum Kunju Pengalum, a serial in Doordarshan, in which grabbed the best child artist State Award in 1993. She also lent her voice for other children in films and serials. Minnaram, Swaroopam, Sammohanam, Swam, Thalolam, My Dear Kuttichathan, Johny are some of them.The Salute directed by the cameraman Azhagappan was the first film in which she gave voice for a heroin, When she was of 13 years old. She lent her voice to heroins like Padmapriya, Meena, Raai Laxmi, Roma Asrani, Gopika, Meghana Raj, Kavya Madhavan, Genelia, Kaniha, Bhavana etc. She had completed more than 100 films by now. Some of her notable films are Veruthe Oru Bharya for Gopika in Swantham Lekhakan, for Padmapriya in Kana Kanmani, Yes Your Honour and Poppins, for Meghana Raj in Beautiful, Namukku Parkkan, for Genelia in Urumi, for Lena in Traffic, for Meena in Drishyam and Katha Parayumpol, Kaniha in Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja etc. She is also a voice artist in All India Radio. Besides She gives voice for serial heroins like Aswathy (Amala) in Kumkumapoovu, Archana (Glory) in Manasaputhri, Rasana in Nandanam, Divya in Sthreedhanam, Sujitha in Kanakkinavu, Harichandanam and Indira. she also gave voice for various cartoon characters in Jungle Book, a Malayalam Cartoon series, is one of her noted works. She has given voice for two characters simultaneously in serial Innale
Filmography
As an actress
As a Dubbing artist
Film | Dubbed for |
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Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha | Child character |
Minnaram | Child character |
Swaroopam | Child character |
Sammohanam | Child character |
Swam | Child character |
Thalolam | Child character |
My Dear Kuttichathan | Child character |
Johny | Child character |
Swantham Lekhakan | Gopika |
Kana Kanmani | Padmapriya |
Chanthupottu | Gopika |
In Ghost House Inn | Radhika |
Yes Your Honour | Padmapriya |
Happy Husbands | Bhavana |
Bombay March 12 | Roma |
Poppins | Padmapriya |
Beautiful | Meghana Raj |
Namukku Parkkan | |
Urumi | Genelia |
Traffic | Lena |
Drishyam | Meena |
Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram | Dhanya Mary Varghese |
Katha Parayumpol | Meena |
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja | Kaniha |
Television Career
Serial | Dubbed for | Character |
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Kumkumapoovu | Aswathy | Amala |
Manasaputhri | Archana | Glory |
Bhagyadevatha | Sruthilaya | Bhagyaleksmi |
Chandanamazha | Shalu Kurian | Varsha |
Nandanam | Rasana | |
Sthreedhanam | Divya | |
Kanakkinavu | Sujitha | |
Harichandanam | Sujitha | |
Indira | Sujitha | |
Makal | Janaki | |
Innale | Mother, daughter | |
References
- ↑ "Proile of Devi in Dubbing Artists Association for Film & Tv". daaft.in. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ Shilu Gopinath (Dec 2013). "25ന്റെ തിളക്കത്തില്". malayalamemagazine.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.