Born | Sushma Jayadev 22 June 1974 (age 45)[1] |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse(s) | Rajakumaran (2001–present) |
Children | Iniya, Priyanka |
Relatives | Nakul (brother) Mayur (brother), |
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Sushma Jayadev, known professionally as Devayani, is an Indian actress who predominantly acts in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu along with a few Kannada,Hindi and Bengali films.
She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in the films Surya Vamsam (1997) and Bharathi (2000) and a Special Award for Kadhal Kottai (1996).[2][3]
She was the leading actress from 1996 to 2003 in Tamil. She has also appeared in other commercially successful films, including Ninaithen Vandhai (1998), Nee Varuvai Ena (1999), Thenali (2000), Friends (2001), Aanandham (2001) and Azhagi (2002) as well as in the Sun TV's huge successful serial Kolangal where she win the Best Television Actress for her performance.
Devayani was born as Sushma Jayadev, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her father Jayadev is from Mangalore, Karnataka and mother Lakshmi Ammal is from Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. She has two younger brothers Nakul and Mayur. The former is working as an actor and singer in the Tamil film industry,[4] while the latter would also make his acting debut in an upcoming film.[5]
She dated director Rajakumaran, with whom she had worked on a few films for several years. Both their parents did not approve of their relationship, which led the couple to elope,[6] and marry privately on 9 April 2001.[7][8] They have two daughters, Iniya and Priyanka.[9] Currently, she is teaching at Church Park School at Anna Salai, Chennai for class four students.[10][11]
Devayani began her career as Koyal in the Hindi film Koyal, which was later cancelled during its production stage.[12] She appeared in a Bengali film Shaat Ponchomi.She also acted in a Marathi film before debuting and rising to fame in Tamil cinema. Her earliest films were released in the early and middle 90's including Kadhal Kottai.
From 1996 to 2000, Devyani acted as heroine in over 35 films and acted alongside all the top actors such as Kamal Hassan (Thenali, Panchathantiram), Prashanth (Appu), Ajith (Kadhal Kottai), Vijay (Friends, Ninaithen Vandhai) , Vikram (Vinnukkum Mannukkum), Sarath Kumar (Suryavamsam), Parthiban (Azhagi). She moved into supporting roles in Thenali though she still acted commercially until 2004–2005. Dell service tag utility v5.1.
Devayani began acting in the teleserial Kolangal as Abinaya, which has had over 1500 episodes on Sun Television. It was later dubbed into Malayalam also in the same name on Surya TV. She has completed a Teacher Training course and is now a teacher at Church Park Convent, Chennai. Currently, she is judging a popular reality show on Mazhavil Manorama titled Ugram Ujwalam. She has acted in some advertisements also.
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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1993 | Koyal | Sushma | Hindi | Cancelled |
Shaat Ponchomi | - | Bengali | Credited as Sushma | |
Dhusar Godhuli | Moulika | Bengali | Credited as Koel (with Prosenjit Chatterjee) | |
1994 | Kinnaripuzhayoram | Indhu | Malayalam | |
1995 | Thotta Chinungi | Ramya | Tamil | |
Dil Ka Doctor | Dolly | Hindi | Credited as Koyal | |
Achan Rajavu Appan Jethavu | Alice | Malayalam | ||
Three Men Army | Shubha | Malayalam | ||
Kakkakum Poochakkum Kalyanam | Latha .S.Pillai | Malayalam | ||
1996 | Kalloori Vaasal | Nivetha | Tamil | |
Chhota Sa Ghar | Vidya | Hindi | Credited as Koyal | |
Kaadhal Kottai | Kamali | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | |
Poomani | Vijaya | Tamil | ||
Sivasakthi | Guest Appearance | Tamil | ||
Mahathma | Saraswathi | Malayalam | ||
Kinnam Katta Kallan | Anju | Malayalam | ||
Mr. Clean | Nirmala | Malayalam | ||
Kaathil Oru Kinnaram | Megha | Malayalam | ||
1997 | Vivasaayi Magan | Jyothi | Tamil | |
Kaadhali | Soubhagyavathi | Tamil | ||
Periya Idathu Mappillai | Lakshmi | Tamil | ||
Surya Vamsam | Nandhini | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | |
1998 | Suswagatham | Sandhya | Telugu | |
Kizhakkum Merkkum | Malli | Tamil | ||
Marumalarchi | Jayanthi | Tamil | ||
Udhavikku Varalaamaa | Mythili | Tamil | ||
Swarnamukhi | Swarnamukhi | Tamil | ||
Ninaithen Vandhai | Savithri | Tamil | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | |
Moovendhar | Vaidehi | Tamil | ||
Poonthottam | Sundari | Tamil | ||
Senthooram | Otta Rosa (Megala) | Tamil | ||
Unakkum Enakkum Kalyanam | - | Tamil | ||
En Uyir Nee Thaane | Janaki | Tamil | ||
Pudhumai Pithan | Aarthi | Tamil | ||
Srimathi Vellostha | Archana | Telugu | ||
1999 | Thodarum | Seetha Anand | Tamil | |
Kummi Paattu | Amaravathi | Tamil | ||
Nee Varuvai Ena | Nandhini | Tamil | ||
Oruvan | Nandhini | Tamil | ||
Premotsava | Chandu | Kannada | ||
Nilave Mugam Kaattu | Kasthuri | Tamil | ||
Paattali | Sakunthala | Tamil | ||
Manikyam | Meenakshi | Telugu | ||
2000 | Vallarasu | Anjali Vallarasu | Tamil | |
Appu | Seetha | Tamil | ||
Ennammaa Kannu | Gayathri | Tamil | ||
Bharathi | Chellamal Bharathi | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | |
Thenali | Jalaja Kailash | Tamil | ||
Kannukku Kannaga | Devi | Tamil | ||
2001 | Friends | Padmini | Tamil | |
En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maathiri | Maheswari | Tamil | ||
Vinnukum Mannukum | Devayani | Tamil | ||
Aanandham | Bharathi | Tamil | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | |
Ninaikkaadha Naalillai | Kavitha | Tamil | ||
Sundara Purushan | Jyothika Menon | Malayalam | ||
2002 | Vivaramana Aalu | Pappu | Tamil | |
Azhagi | Valarmathi Shanmugham | Tamil | Winner, ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award | |
Kottai Mariamman | Rajeswari | Tamil | ||
Panchathantiram | Nirmala | Tamil | ||
Thenkasi Pattanam | Sangeetha | Tamil | ||
Guruvamma | Guruvamma | Tamil | ||
Samasthanam | Divya | Tamil | ||
Padai Veetu Amman | Samundi | Tamil | ||
Chennakesava Reddy | Chennakesava Reddy's Sister | Telugu | ||
2003 | Kadhaludan | Kavitha | Tamil | Also producer |
Bheeshmar | Gowri Bheeshmar | Tamil | ||
Balettan | Radhika | Malayalam | ||
2004 | Naani | Indira Devi | Telugu | |
New | Indira | Tamil | ||
Giri | Suryaprakash's wife | Tamil | ||
Sema Ragalai | Devi | Tamil | ||
Senthalam Poovae | – | Tamil | ||
Soumyam | - | Malayalam | ||
2005 | Naran | Janaki | Malayalam | |
2009 | Aiyantham Padai | Kalpana | Tamil | |
2010 | Oru Naal Varum | Rajalekshmi | Malayalam | |
2011 | Sarkar Colony | Padmini | Malayalam | |
2013 | Thirumathi Thamizh | Jothi | Tamil | Also producer |
2015 | Sagaptham | Lakshmi | Tamil | |
Strawberry | Shanthi | Tamil | ||
2016 | Janatha Garage | Prabha Sathyam | Telugu | |
2017 | My School | Mahalakshmi teacher | Malayalam | |
2018 | Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava | Suguna | Telugu | |
Ezhumin | Bharathi | Tamil | ||
Kalavani Mappillai | Rajeswari | Tamil | ||
2019 | N.T.R: Kathanayakudu | Akkineni Annapurna | Telugu |
Year | Serial | Role | Language | Notes |
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2003–2009 | Kolangal | Abninaya(Abhi) | Tamil | Sun TV |
2007–2008 | Manjal Magimai | Soundarya/Neeraja | Kalaignar TV | |
2010–2011 | Kodi Mullai | Malar | Raj TV | |
2011–2013 | Muthaaram | Ranjini Devi / Sivaranjini | Sun TV | |
2015–2016 | Ugram Ujjwalam season 2 | Judge | Malayalam | Mazhavil Manorama |
2016–2017 | Jodi Number One | Judge | Tamil | Vijay TV |
2019–Present | Rasaathi | Illavarasi Soundaravalli | Sun TV |