Divya Pillai

Divya Pillai
Divya Pillai
Born	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	2015–present

Divya Pillai is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She debuted in the 2015 film Ayal Njanalla,^[2]^[3] followed by Oozham in 2016.^[4]^[5]

Early life

Divya was born in Dubai, UAE to a Malayali Nair family.^[6]^[7] She began her career as a Flydubai employee prior to entering the world of cinema.^[8]

Career

She made her film debut in 2015 with the romantic-comedy Ayal Njanalla opposite Fahadh Faasil, in the directorial debut of actor Vineeth Kumar. Her second project was under the direction of Jeethu Joseph in Oozham (2016), a revenge-drama starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. The film was a box office success.^[8]^[9]^[10] In 2019 she had a guest role as Jancy in the television serial Uppum Mulakum. She made her Telugu debut with Thaggedele^[11] followed by Mangalavaaram.

Filmography

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

List of film credits
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Ayal Njanalla	Heera
2016	Oozham	Gayathri
2017	Masterpiece	Sreedevi	Cameo
2019	My Great Grandfather	Delna
	Edakkad Battalion 06	Sameera
	Jimmy Ee Veedinte Aishwaryam	Jancy
	Safe	Nithya
2020	Easy Go	Anna	Short film
2021	Kala	Vidya
2022	Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal	Young Minah Kaif	Tamil film
	King Fish	Mehrin Marakkar
	Simon Daniel	Stella	Direct OTT release^[12]
	Louis	Divya
	Shefeekkinte Santhosham	Sainu
	Thaggedele	Devi	Telugu film
	Naalam Mura	Mini
2023	Jailer	Chembaka	^[13]
	Garudan	Haritha	^[14]
	Mangalavaaram	Rajeshwari Devi Zamindar	Telugu film
2024	Nadikar	David's mother	^[15]
	Raayan	Annam Sethuraman	Tamil film^[16]
	Bazooka †	TBA	^[17]
TBA	Ace †	TBA	Tamil film

Television

List of television credits
Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2019	Comedy Utsavam	Judge	Flowers	Reality show
2020	Uppum Mulakum	Jancy	Flowers	TV series
2020–2021	Mr.&.Mrs	Judge	Zee Keralam	Reality show
2021	Udan Panam 3.0	Participant	Mazhavil Manorama	Game show
2021	Let's Rock And Roll	Mentor	Zee Keralam	Game show
2021	Onam Ruchi Melam	Mentor	Asianet	Cookery show

Web series

List of web series credits
Year	Title	Role	Platform	Language
2020–2021	GP Stories	DP	YouTube	Malayalam
2023	Master Peace	Aparna	Disney+ Hotstar	Malayalam
2023	The Village	Neha	Amazon Prime Video	Tamil

References

^ "നിനച്ചിരിക്കാതെ ദിവ്യയെ തേടി അയാള്‍ ഞാനല്ല എത്തി". mathrubhumi.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
^ "Ayal Njanalla Malayalam Movie Trailer". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ "Ayal Njanalla Review". 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ "Prithviraj, Jeethu to team up for Oozham". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^ Suresh, Meera (23 May 2016). "'Thrilled to play Prithviraj's sister'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^ "Divya Pillai reveals she is dating someone; talks about former relationship". Onmanorama. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Divya Pillai; Dubai's homegrown talent who is making a name for herself in Malayalam Cinema". Gulf News. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "ReadMore -'Arc lights caught Divya Pillai unawares…'". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ Sanjith Sidhardhan (13 February 2016). "Divya Pillai in Jeethu Joseph's revenge tale". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ Sanjith Sidhardhan (3 August 2016). "Prithvi helps Divya Pillai shed her initial inhibitions". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ "Thaggedele Movie Review : This thriller is not for the faint-hearted". The Times of India. 4 November 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ "Divya Pillai does her own action scenes in Simon Daniel". The Times of India. 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ Ramachandran, Arjun (18 August 2023). "Review: Dhyan Sreenivasan's 'Jailer' works only in parts". The South First. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^ Bureau, The Hindu (26 June 2023). "'Garudan' teaser: Suresh Gopi bashes up goons with a motorbike helmet". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "'Nadikar' review: Tovino Thomas, Soubin Shahir shine in this fun flick". The Week. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "Rayaan on OTT When and Where to Watch". MSN. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
^ Madhu, Vignesh (10 May 2023). "Divya Pillai, Iswarya Menon to play the female leads in Mammootty's Bazooka". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

External links

Divya Pillai at IMDb

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[1] "നിനച്ചിരിക്കാതെ ദിവ്യയെ തേടി അയാള്‍ ഞാനല്ല എത്തി". mathrubhumi.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[2] "Ayal Njanalla Malayalam Movie Trailer". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[3] "Ayal Njanalla Review". 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[4] "Prithviraj, Jeethu to team up for Oozham". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[5] Suresh, Meera (23 May 2016). "'Thrilled to play Prithviraj's sister'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[6] "Divya Pillai reveals she is dating someone; talks about former relationship". Onmanorama. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[7] "Divya Pillai; Dubai's homegrown talent who is making a name for herself in Malayalam Cinema". Gulf News. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[mathrubhumi-8] "ReadMore -'Arc lights caught Divya Pillai unawares…'". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[9] Sanjith Sidhardhan (13 February 2016). "Divya Pillai in Jeethu Joseph's revenge tale". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[10] Sanjith Sidhardhan (3 August 2016). "Prithvi helps Divya Pillai shed her initial inhibitions". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[11] "Thaggedele Movie Review : This thriller is not for the faint-hearted". The Times of India. 4 November 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

[12] "Divya Pillai does her own action scenes in Simon Daniel". The Times of India. 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[13] Ramachandran, Arjun (18 August 2023). "Review: Dhyan Sreenivasan's 'Jailer' works only in parts". The South First. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[14] Bureau, The Hindu (26 June 2023). "'Garudan' teaser: Suresh Gopi bashes up goons with a motorbike helmet". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[15] "'Nadikar' review: Tovino Thomas, Soubin Shahir shine in this fun flick". The Week. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[16] "Rayaan on OTT When and Where to Watch". MSN. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[17] Madhu, Vignesh (10 May 2023). "Divya Pillai, Iswarya Menon to play the female leads in Mammootty's Bazooka". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

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