Sri Divya

Sri Divya
Residence Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Occupation Actress
Years active 2010–present

Sri Divya is an Indian film and television actress, who acts in Tamil and Telugu films.

Early life

Sri Divya was born in Hyderabad, India. She has one sister, Sri Ramya, who also acts in Telugu and Tamil films.[1] Sri Divya has studied in the Kendriya Vidyalaya.[2]

Career

Sri Divya started her career at the age of three and has acted as a child artist in nearly ten Telugu films.[2] She has also acted in Telugu television serials.[3][4]

She made her debut as a heroine in the 2010 Telugu romance film Manasara, directed by Ravi Babu, but the film was a failure.[2] Then she featured in the film Bus Stop (2012) directed by Maruthi, co-starring Prince, which was successful at the box office.[5] It was followed by Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu in which she played a lonely wife who falls in love with a writer.[6] About her performance, The Hindu wrote, "she looks very charming; the cotton saris bring out the grace in her".[7] Idlebrain.com wrote, "Sri Divya epitomizes the character of an idealistic and independent woman. She did well and deserves applause".[8] Postnoon wrote, "Sri Divya is a wonderful actress and she suits the role of Lakshmi".[9]

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.[10] 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".[11] 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".[12] The New Indian Express wrote, "As Latha, debutant Sridivya emotes well, infusing the character with innocence, charm and naughtiness".[13]

2014 she was seen in two Tamil films, Suseenthiran's Jeeva [14] and Vellaikaara Durai.

Her upcoming films are Kaatu Malli, which was her first Tamil film,[15] and Nagarpuram.[16] She has also been signed up for the films Pencil,[17] and Eetti.[18]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2000 Hanuman Junction Telugu Child artiste
Yuvaraju Kalpana Telugu Child artiste
2003 Veede Telugu Child artiste
2010 Manasara Anjali Telugu
2012 Bus Stop Sailaja Telugu
2013 Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu Lakshmi Telugu
Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam Latha Pandi Tamil Won—SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress[19]
Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2014 Jeeva Jenny Tamil
Vellaikaara Durai Yamuna Tamil
2015 Kaaki Sattai Divya Tamil
Varadhi Aradhana Telugu
Pencil Films that have not yet been released Tamil Post-production [20]
Eetti Films that have not yet been released Tamil Post-production [20]
Bangalore Days Films that have not yet been released Tamil filming

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Ramya | Virodhi Movie | 1940 Lo Oka Gramam | Neelakanta | Myna". CineGoer.com. 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Sri Divya in Tamil flick". The Hindu. 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  3. ↑ Gupta, Rinku (2013-08-07). "Kollywood's new pretty young thing". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  4. ↑ "Ravi Babu interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film director". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  5. ↑ Sashidhar AS, TNN 20 Nov 2012, 11.19AM IST (2012-11-20). "Maruthi to direct Sunil - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  6. ↑ "‘Bus Stop’ heroine bags a biggie in Tamil". 123telugu.com. 1998-01-01. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  7. ↑ Y. Sunita Chowdhary (2013-07-06). "Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu: Fresh and dignified". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  8. ↑ "Mallela Theeramlo Sirimalle puvvu review - Telugu cinema - Kranti, Sri Divya, Jorge, Rao Ramesh, TV Raju, Soumya etc". Idlebrain.com. 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  9. ↑ "Movie review: Poetry in slow motion". Postnoon. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  10. ↑ : Shekhar. "Sri Divya's Performance In VPVS Bags Rave Reviews - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  11. ↑ Baradwaj Rangan (2013-09-07). "Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam: Jest cause". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  12. ↑ "Varuthapadatha Vaalibar Sangam movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  13. ↑ Mannath, Malini (2013-09-08). "Varuthapadatha Vaalibar Sangam: Karthikeyan's splendid take". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  14. ↑ "Sri Divya in Suseenthiran’s next film with Vishnu - Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  15. ↑ Venkadesan S. "Telugu actress to play tribal girl". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  16. ↑ y.s.c (2012-09-23). "Earning respect". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  17. ↑ "Sri Divya is GV Prakash’s heroine!". Sify.com. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  18. ↑ "Sri Divya turns hot, signs her next film!". Sify.com. 2013-11-23. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  19. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/SIIMA-Awards-2014-Tamil-winners-list/articleshow/42514726.cms
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Nikhil Raghavan (Jan 10, 2015). "The next big thing?". The Hindu.

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