Divya Pillai

In this Indian name, the name Pillai is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Divya.

Divya Pillai
Divya in 2025
Born
Dubai, United Arab Emirates[1]
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm actress
Years active2015–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 film industry.[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 film or TV productions that have not yet been released
List of film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes
2015 Ayal Njanalla Heera Malayalam
2016 Oozham Gayathri
2017 Masterpiece Sreedevi Cameo appearance
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
King Fish Mehrin Marakkar Malayalam
Simon Daniel Stella [12]
Louis Divya
Shefeekkinte Santhosham Sainu
Thaggedele Devi Telugu
Naalam Mura Mini Malayalam
2023 Jailer Chembaka [13]
Garudan Haritha [14]
Mangalavaaram Rajeswari Devi Telugu
2024 Nadikar David's mother Malayalam [15]
Raayan Annam Sethuraman Tamil
2025 Thandel Chandra Telugu [16]
Bazooka Annie Benjamin Malayalam [17]
Ace Kalpana Tamil [18]
Bhairavam Purnima Telugu
Janaki v/s State of Kerala † TBA Malayalam [19]

Television

List of television credits
Year Title Role Network Notes
2019 Comedy Utsavam Judge Flowers
2020 Uppum Mulakum Jancy Flowers
2020–2021 Mr.&.Mrs Judge Zee Keralam
2020–2021 GP Stories DP YouTube
2021 Udan Panam 3.0 Participant Mazhavil Manorama
Let's Rock And Roll Mentor Zee Keralam
Onam Ruchi Melam Mentor Asianet
2023 Master Peace Aparna Disney+ Hotstar
The Village Neha Amazon Prime Video Tamil series

References

  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.
  8. ^ a b "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. ^ "Thandel box office collection Day 2: Naga Chaitanya, Sai Pallavi-starrer sees surge on Saturday, earns Rs 24.14 cr". The Indian Express. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  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.
  18. ^ Features, C. E. (21 May 2025). "'Ace Anthem' from Vijay Sethupathi's Ace is a fast-paced hype song". Cinema Express. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  19. ^ Features, C. E. (28 May 2025). "Suresh Gopi and Anupama Parameswaran's JSK gets release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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