Divyabharathi
Born (1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 32)
NationalityIndian
EducationBannari Amman Institute of Technology B.Tech (Information Technology)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2021–present

Divya Bharathi is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films. She was model who acted in several Television Advertisements and got into Acting and rose to fame with the romantic drama Bachelor. She garnered huge critical acclaim and fan following with her performance in the role of Subbulakshmi..[1] winning several accolades in her debut film itself and won Woman Entertainer of the year for 2021. [2]. She also was won Miss Ethnic Face of Madras[3], Princess of Coimbatore 2016.[4] and Popular New Face Model in the fields of modelling and advertising. She won the Female Rising Star of Kollywood in 2022[5] for her acting and stardom.

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Divyabharathi was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. She completed her school education in Coimbatore, India and pursued her engineering degree in B.Tech. Information Technology in Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode. In college, she was blessed and appreciated for her attractive face and amazing personality. After completing her education, she started modelling for fashion shows and designer events. She also started acting in ad films, modelling photoshoots and Television commercials. She made fortunes in modelling and emerged as the winner of Miss Ethnic Face of Madras[6] in 2015. In the same year, Divya Bharathi was also crowned as the Popular New Face Model. She continued her stint in the modelling career and pursued the title Princess of Coimbatore 2016.[7] After a good success in the modelling field, she finally decided to pursue Acting as a Full-time profession.

She got various offers in modelling and started appearing in many television advertisements. She finally landed up in the lead role by auditioning for the feature film Bachelor [8] film co starring G. V. Prakash Kumar for the role of Subbu in Bachelor by debutant Debut Director Sathish Selvakumar,[9] [10] and underwent workshop sessions to transform from acting in ads to acting in full length feature films. The film was finally started in September 2019 with her playing the protagonist in this heroine centric film with G. V. Prakash Kumar as the main antagonist. The film was produced by Axess Film Factory. After being under production for 2 years it was finally released on 3 December 2021. It was initially met with mixed reviews, but her performance in the film as Subbu garnered huge attention and appreciation for her bold portrayal and carrying the entire film on her shoulders. Her performance was widely regarded as one of the best performances by a debut actress. She was appreciated that it did not appear as her debut film, but she performed like an experienced actress. She was also awarded the Rising Star Female in Edison Awards 2022. Her performance in the character Subbulakshmi was heavily praised as she carried the whole film as a protagonist in her debut film itself and she won several awards for the same.

After that she got various offers, but she was very particular in her choice of films. Later in 2024, she appeared in Director Cheran's web series Cheran's Journey[11] for Sony Liv in the role name Latha. She also appeared in a minor cameo in the blockbuster film Maharaja [12] . She has several upcoming releases like Madhil Mel Kaadhal[13] and Aasai with Kathir which is the remake of the Malayalam hit film Ishq [14] in which she reprises Ann Sheetal's role in Tamil and G.O.A.T with Sudheer [15] in Telugu respectively. She reunites with her Bachelor co star G. V. Prakash Kumar again in Kingston[16]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Language Notes Ref
2021 Bachelor Subbulakshmi Tamil Debut film [17]
2024 Maharaja Selvi Tamil Cameo [18]
Madhil Mel Kadhal TBA Tamil Filming
Aasai TBA Tamil Remake of Ishq (2019 film)
Post-Production
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G.O.A.T TBA Telugu Post-production [20]
Kingston TBA Tamil Filming [21]

Web Series

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Year Title Role Language Notes
2024 Cheran's Journey Latha Tamil Sony Liv release[22]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Result Ref.
Edison Awards 12 March 2022 Best Female Rising Star Won [23]
Techofes Awards 16 May 2022 Best Debut Actress Won [24]
Radio City Awards 17 May 2022 Woman Entertainer of the year - Cinema Won [25]
Behindwoods Gold Medals 21 May 2022 Best Debut Actor - Female Won
She India Awards 28 May 2022 Sensational Star of the year Won

References

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  1. ^ "GV Prakash and Divyabharathi overjoyed with the success of Bachelor". The Times of India. 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Divya is the woman entertainer of the year".
  3. ^ "Divya looked stunning at the Face of Madras awards at Savera in Chennai". The Times of India. 29 August 2015.
  4. ^ "All you need to know about the Bachelor star Divya Bharathi". 31 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Divya Bharathi grabs gold". 13 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Divya looked stunning at the Face of Madras awards at Savera in Chennai". The Times of India. 29 August 2015.
  7. ^ "All you need to know about the Bachelor star Divya Bharathi". 31 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Model Divyabharathi makes her debut". MovieCrow. 9 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Divyabharathi roped in as female lead for this romance". The Times of India. 11 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Actress Divya Bharathi turns emotional at Bachelor pre-release press meet". DT Next. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Divyabharathi as Latha in Journey". The Hindu. 30 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Divyabharathi cameo in Maharaja". The Times of India. 14 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Mugen Rao & Divya Bharathi's Mathil Mel Kadhal is a love story set in Chennai". The Times of India. 2 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Kathir to Star Opposite Divya Bharathi in Tamil Remake of Ishq". 30 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Divyabharathi telugu debut". Cinema Express. 11 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Divyabharathi reunites with GV Prakash". 23 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Model Divyabharathi makes her debut". MovieCrow. 9 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Divyabharathi cameo in Maharaja". The Times of India. 14 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Kathir to Star Opposite Divya Bharathi in Tamil Remake of Ishq". 30 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Divyabharathi telugu debut". Cinema Express. 11 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Kamal Haasan unveils the title of GV Prakash's 25th film; first look revealed". The Times of India. 11 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Divyabharathi as Latha in Journey". The Hindu. 30 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Divya Bharathi grabs gold". 13 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Divya Bharathi wins best debut". 16 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Divya is the woman entertainer of the year".


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