Divya Prabha
Divya Prabha is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Tamil language films. She gained wider attention for her roles in the films Take Off[1] and Thamaasha.[2] In 2015, she won Kerala State Television Award for Best Second Actress for her performance in the TV serial Eswaran Sakshiyayi.[3] She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2022 Locarno International Film Festival in the international competition section for the movie Ariyippu directed by Mahesh Narayanan.[4]
Divya Prabha | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2013–present |
Awards | Kerala State Television Awards |
Acting career
Prabha made her screen debut with the 2013 film lokpal.[5][6] Her first Tamil film was Kayal directed by Prabhu Solomon. She played a character role in the film Vettah directed by Rajesh Pillai. In Take Off she played a nurse.[7] In 2018, she played supporting roles in the period film Kammara Sambhavam and sports thriller Nonsense. In 2019, she acted in A Very Normal Family, a theatre play directed by Roshan Mathew.[8] She then acted in the movie Thamaasha.[9]
Acting credits
Film
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
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2013 | Lokpal | Marketing staff | Malayalam | |
Mumbai Police | Journalist | Malayalam | ||
Cold Storage | Princy | Malayalam | ||
SIM | Komalam | Malayalam | ||
2014 | Ithihasa | Aan | Malayalam | |
Kayal | Divya | Tamil | ||
Bhaiyya Bhaiyya | Korah's daughter | Malayalam | ||
Pianist | Lekshmi | Malayalam | ||
2016 | Vettah | Asha | Malayalam | |
2017 | Take Off | Jincy | Malayalam | |
2018 | Kammara Sambhavam | Kamala | Malayalam | |
Nonsense | Nurse | Malayalam | ||
2019 | Prathi Poovankozhi | Jolly | Malayalam | |
Thamaasha | Babitha teacher | Malayalam | ||
2021 | Nizhal | Dr. Shalini | Malayalam | |
Malik | Ayeesha | Malayalam | ||
Kodiyil Oruvan | Arulmozhi | Tamil | ||
2022 | Ariyippu | Reshmi | Malayalam | [10] |
Family† | Raani | |||
Fado† | Rebbecca |
TV serials
Year | Title | Role | Channel | Language | Ref. |
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2016 | Manassariyathe | Surya TV | Malayalam | [11] | |
2015 | Eswaran Sakshiyayi | Aparna Balachandran | Flowers TV | Malayalam | |
2014 | Parasparam | Roma IPS | Asianet | Malayalam | |
2014 | Amma Manasam | Surya TV | Malayalam |
Theatre
- 2019: A Very Normal Family (Mollyamma)
Award and nominations
- Kerala State Television Awards
- 2015: Kerala State Television Award for Best Second Actress– Eswaran Sakshiyayi (Malayalam Soap Opera - Flowers TV)[12]
- Locarno International Film Festival
- Nomination for the Best Actress at the Locarno International Film Festival in the International Competition Session for the Movie Ariyippu (2022).[13]
References
- Nair, Vidya (27 April 2017). "The Best 'Take Off'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- Mythily Ramachandran (26 June 2019). "'Thamaasha' stars on bringing unlikely heroes into the spotlight". Gulf News. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- "'Eswaran Sakshiyayi' wins five State Awards". The Times of India. 11 June 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- "Kunchacko Boban, Mahesh Narayanan on Locarno Competition Title 'Ariyippu' (EXCLUSIVE)". 3 August 2022.
- Sandy (18 October 2019). "Divya Prabha – Malayalam film and television actress". My Words & Thoughts. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- Sajin Shrijith (11 June 2019). "Rehearsals are so comforting: 'Thamaasha' actor Divyaprabha". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- Nair, Vidya (27 April 2017). "The Best 'Take Off'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- Cris (4 February 2019). "'A Very Normal Family' at Mathrubhumi Lit Fest: Meet the fun cast and crew". The News Minute. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- Mythily Ramachandran (26 June 2019). "'Thamaasha' stars on bringing unlikely heroes into the spotlight". Gulf News. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- "Mahesh Narayanan's Ariyippu selected for Locarno Film Festival contest". 7 July 2022.
- Sandy (18 October 2019). "Divya Prabha – Malayalam film and television actress". My Words & Thoughts. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- "'Eswaran Sakshiyayi' wins five State Awards". The Times of India. 11 June 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- "Kunchacko Boban, Mahesh Narayanan on Locarno Competition Title 'Ariyippu' (EXCLUSIVE)". 3 August 2022.