Sri Divya | |
|---|---|
 Sri Divya atEetti film audio launch | |
| Born | (1993-04-01)1 April 1993 (age 32) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997-present |
| Relatives | Sri Ramya (sister) |
Sri Divya (born 1 April 1993) is an Indian actress who works primarily inTamil andTelugu films.
Sri Divya was born inHyderabad of present-dayTelangana on 1 April 1993.[1] Divya has an elder sister,Sri Ramya who also acts in Telugu and Tamil films.[2][3] Sri Divya studied in theKendriya Vidyalaya.[4]
Sri Divya started her career at the age of three. She played the lead in the children's filmBharati (2006).[citation needed] She has also acted in Telugu television serials.[5][6]
She made her debut as a heroine in the 2010 Telugu romance filmManasara, directed byRavi Babu, but the film was a failure.[4] Then she featured in the filmBus Stop (2012) directed by Maruthi, co-starring Prince, which was successful at the box office.[7] It was followed byMallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu in which she played a lonely wife who falls in love with a writer.[citation needed] About her performance,The Hindu wrote, "she looks very charming; the cotton saris bring out the grace in her".[8] Idlebrain.com wrote, "Sri Divya epitomizes the character of an idealistic and independent woman. She did well and deserves applause".[9]
She shot for her first Tamil filmNagarpuram in 2011,[10] but the delay of the film meant that her Tamil debut wasVaruthapadatha Valibar Sangam oppositeSivakarthikeyan, which was directed byPonram. Sri Divya received very positive reviews from critics for her performance.[citation needed]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]
In 2014 she appeared in two Tamil films,Suseenthiran'sJeeva[14] andVellaikaara Durai. She starred in several films in 2015 and 2016. After 2017, she made a brief hiatus and returned in 2022 withJana Gana Mana, which marked her Malayalam debut.[15]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hanuman Junction | Young Devi | Telugu | Child artist | |
| Yuvaraju | Kalpana | ||||
| 2003 | Veede | Scared girl in Kamadhenu Silks | |||
| 2006 | Bharati | Bharati | Child artist Won -Nandi Award for Best Child Actress | [16] | |
| 2010 | Manasara | Anjali | Debut as lead role | ||
| 2012 | Bus Stop | Sailaja | |||
| 2013 | Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu | Lakshmi | |||
| Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam | Latha Pandi | Tamil | Won –SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress | [17] | |
| 2014 | Jeeva | Jenny | |||
| Vellaikaara Durai | Yamuna | ||||
| 2015 | Kaaki Sattai | Divya | |||
| Varadhi | Aradhana | Telugu | |||
| Kerintha | Manaswini | ||||
| Size Zero | Herself | Telugu | Cameo appearance | ||
| Inji Iduppazhagi | Tamil | ||||
| Eetti | Gayathri Venugopal | Tamil | |||
| 2016 | Bangalore Naatkal | Divya Raghavan | |||
| Pencil | Maya | ||||
| Marudhu | Bhagyalakshmi | ||||
| Remo | Divya | Cameo appearance | |||
| Kaashmora | Yamini | ||||
| Maaveeran Kittu | Gomathi | ||||
| 2017 | Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae | Swetha | |||
| 2022 | Jana Gana Mana | Padma | Malayalam | [15] | |
| Mofussil | Priya | Tamil | Delayed film; released onYouTube | [18] | |
| 2023 | Raid | Venba | |||
| 2024 | Meiyazhagan | Nandhini |
| Year | Show | Role | Language | Network | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–2000 | Ruthuragalu | Telugu | DD Saptagiri | [19] | |
| 2007 | Sravana Meghaalu | Meghana | ETV | ||
| 2008–2011 | Thoorpu Velle Railu | Radha |