Lavanya (actress)

Lavanya (born 1 December 1979) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films and serials. Lavanya rose to fame portraying supporting roles in Tamil films during the 1990s, before moving on to work in television in the 2000s.[1]

Lavanya
Born
A. Lavanya Devi

(1979-12-01) 1 December 1979
Other namesLavanya Neelima
OccupationActress

Career

Lavanya studied at M. A. Krishnaswamy Higher Secondary School in Chennai and then Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Hosur, Tamil Nadu before embarking on a career in films. Early notable roles she appeared in includes her character in K. S. Ravikumar's Padayappa (1999), where she played the wife of Nassar's character, Jodi (1999), Sethu (1999), Sangamam (1999) and Thenali (2000), where she portrayed an interviewer. She also did some roles as the lead actress, notably in the Malayalam film, Aram Indriyam (2001). She subsequently went on to appear in over one hundred films, mainly in supporting roles.[2][3] She has been as a supporting actress in Naan Than Bala (2014), a tale of Dharma's triumph over evil that has received mixed reviews from critics.[4]

Lavanya moved into work in television roles and notably portrayed a princess in the historical drama series, Romapuri Pandian.[5]

Selected filmography
YearFilmRoleNotes
1997SuryavamsamSwapna
1997AaramthampuranDancerMalayalam Movie
1998KondattamPurushothaman's daughter
1998Uyirodu UyiragaAnjali's friend
1999PadayappaSuryaprakash's wife
1999SuyamvaramPallavan's sister
1999SangamamSelvam's sister
1999JodiUma
1999Kannupada PoguthaiyaThe bride
1999SethuAbitha's sister
2002SeshuAbithu's sisterTelugu film
2000ThenaliRaj TV reporter
2000Kannaal PesavaaSandhya
2001Aram Indriyam
2001Samudhiram
2001Poovellam Un Vasam
200112B
2002Jagathy Jagadeesh in TownRasikaMalayalam film
2002Kamarasu
2002Run
2002Sundhara TravelsTV reporter
2002ArputhamVasanthi
2002SamasthanamSudha
2002Villain
2003MilitaryNandhini
2003AethirreePriya's friend
2003Indru Mudhal
2003AlaiMeera's friend
2003Anjaneya
2003ThirumalaiUma
2003Anbe Un Vasam
2003JootEashwaran's sister-in-law
2003Sindhamal Sitharamal
2004Gajendra
2006Iyappa Saamy
2006ThalaimaganAbhirami
2006Aavani ThingalRasathi
2007ManikandaManikanda's sister
2007Mudhal KanaveLavanya
2009Sindhanai SeiMadhu
2009Saa Boo ThiriShanthi
2010Pen SingamSivakami
2010Naane Ennul IllaiVaani
2010Anandhapurathu VeeduRaadhika
2011Uchithanai MuharnthaalMrs. Charles Antony
2013Machinichi
2013Thirumathi Thamizh
2014Naan Thaan BalaPoochi's wife
2023Bakasuran

References
  1. "Picture 1153161; Tamil TV Serial Actress Lavanya; New Movie Posters". Moviegalleri.net. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. "Star Kitchen 120; Actress Lavanya Special Cooking". 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2017 – via YouTube.
  3. "Star Kitchen 121; Actress Lavanya Special Cooking". 16 December 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2017 – via YouTube.
  4. "Naan Than Bala movie review". Behindwoods. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. "Lavanya to don a new avatar". The Times of India. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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