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Abhirami (
pronunciation (help·info)) (née Divya Gopikumar; July 1983[1]) is an Indian actress and television host. She has acted in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.
Abhirami | |
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| Born | Divya Gopikumar[1] July 1983 (age 39) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
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| Years active | 1995–2004 2014–present |
| Spouse | Rahul Pavanan (m. 2009) |
| Parent(s) | Gopikumar Pushpa |
Early life and education
She was born as Divya in July 1983, to Gopikumar and Pushpa[1][2] in Kerala.She attended Christ Nagar English High School and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, in Trivandrum and did predegree training from Mar Ivanios College, before graduating in programs for psychology and communications from the College of Wooster in Ohio.[3]
Her family migrated to the United States in 2004 when she got a job there. Her parents are yoga instructors in Ohio.[4]
Career
Abhirami made her debut in director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's film Kathapurushan.[5] While in college, Abhirami worked as a TV anchor for the program Top Ten which aired on the Asianet channel,[2] which according to Abhirami was "quite popular" and got her a film offer.[5] She also appeared in the 100-episode Malayalam serial Akshaya Pathram, directed by Sreekumaran Thampi.[5] She changed her screen name to Abhirami, the character name of the heroine of the film Gunaa, being "obsessed with the role and the name".[6]
She had a small role in the Malayalam film Pathram in 1999 and in the series Mercara directed by Jude Attipetty. Later she acted in the films Millennium Stars, Njangal Santhushtaranu, and Sradha before shifting to Tamil cinema. Her first Tamil film was Vaanavil (2001) opposite Arjun, which was a "big hit"[2] and was followed by Middle Class Madhavan and Samudhiram. A notable film in her career was Virumaandi, in which she appeared as a Tamil village girl from Madurai opposite Kamal Haasan.[1] Besides Tamil and Malayalam, she has appeared in Telugu and Kannada films and was a notable Tollywood actress.[7] In 2003, she appeared opposite Upendra in the film Raktha Kanneeru[8] and opposite Shiva Rajkumar in Sri Ram. In 2004, she retired from the film industry and settled in the United States for her studies. She went on to work as the marketing director of an MNC there.[9]
In 2013, Abhirami was the voice of Pooja Kumar in both parts of Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam[10] and she went on to host Rishimoolam, a talk show on the Tamil television channel Puthuyugam.[3][11] The following year, she returned to Malayalam films with Apothecary,[citation needed] in which she played the role of a gynaecologist.[12] She also appeared in Ithu Thaanda Police playing the role of Sub-Inspector Arundhati Varma.
She has also anchored the reality show Made For Each Other on Mazhavil Manorama.
Personal life
Abhirami is married to Rahul Pavanan, grandson of writer Pavanan.[3][9][13]
Filmography
As actress
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1995 | Kathapurushan | Child Artist | Malayalam | ||
| 1999 | Pathram | Shilpa Mary Cherian | |||
| Njangal Santhushtaranu | Geethu Sanjeevan | ||||
| Mercara | Mercara | ||||
| 2000 | Sradha | Swapna | |||
| Millennium Stars | Radha | ||||
| Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal | Devika Variyar (Devu) | ||||
| 2001 | Megasandesam | Kavitha | |||
| Vaanavil | Priya | Tamil | |||
| Middle Class Madhavan | Abhirami | ||||
| Dosth | Anamika | ||||
| Samudhiram | Lakshmi | ||||
| Charlie Chaplin | Mythili Ramakrishnan | ||||
| 2002 | Thank You Subbarao | Susi | Telugu | ||
| Karmegham | Maheswari | Tamil | |||
| Samasthanam | Aisha | ||||
| 2003 | Laali Haadu | Sangeetha | Kannada | ||
| Raktha Kanneeru | Chandra | ||||
| Charminar | Keerthi | Telugu | |||
| Sri Ram | Vasundhara | Kannada | |||
| 2004 | Cheppave Chirugali | Radha | Telugu | ||
| Virumaandi | Annalachmi | Tamil | |||
| 2014 | Apothecary | Dr. Nalini Nambiar | Malayalam | [14][15] | |
| 2015 | 36 Vayadhinile | Susan | Tamil | Special appearance | [16] |
| 2016 | Ithu Thaanda Police | Arundhati Varma | Malayalam | ||
| Ore Mukham | Prof.Latha | ||||
| 2017 | Chowka | Indira Sharma | Kannada | ||
| 2018 | Amar Akbar Anthony | Amar's mother | Telugu | Special appearance | |
| Ottakoru Kaamukan | Meera | Malayalam | |||
| 2019 | Charlie Chaplin 2 | Mythili Ramakrishnan | Tamil | ||
| Dasharatha | Krutika | Kannada | |||
| Aniyan Kunjum Thannalayathu | Bincy | Malayalam | |||
| 2020 | Marjara Oru Kallu Vacha Nuna | Chithira | |||
| 2021 | Maara | Selvi | Tamil | Amazon Prime film | |
| Sulthan | Annalakshmi | Cameo Appearance | |||
| Kotigobba 3 | IAS Durga | Kannada | |||
| Oru Thathvika Avalokanam | Sri | Malayalam | |||
| TBA | Are You Okay Baby? |
TBA | Tamil | Lakshmy Ramakrishnan movie | |
Television
- Top Ten, anchor of musical program (Asianet)
- Piyatha , telefilm (Asianet)
- Akshaya Pathram, serial (Asianet)
- Annie , telefilm (Kairali TV)
- Rishimoolam, host (Puthuyugam)
- Made For Each Other, host (Mazhavil Manorama)
- Kanakanmani, serial (Surya TV) as Radhika (Cameo)
- Flowers Oru Kodi (Flowers TV) as Participant
- Red Carpet (Amrita TV) as Mentor
References
- "A chat with Abhirami". The Hindu. 14 May 2003. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- "Welcome to". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- "Abhirami makes a bold reentry into tinseltown - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- "അഭിരാമി തിരിച്ചുവരാന്കാരണം കമലഹാസനാണ്". Mangalam.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- "Abhirami on acting in Kamal Haasan's Sandhiyar". Indiaabroad.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- "Welcome To". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- "Abhirami gets a new Telugu film". Music India Online. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008.
- "Telugu cinema Review - Rakta Kanneeru - Upendra, Abhirami, Ramya Krishna". Idlebrain.com. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- "Mangalam Varika 10-Mar-2014". mangalam.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Abhirami has dubbed the voice for Pooja Kumar in Vishwaroopam aka Viswaroopam". Behindwoods.com. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- Jeyanthan, R. C. (8 December 2013). "அறிவும் அழகுதான்". The Hindu (in Tamil). Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- Nita Sathyendran (8 August 2014). "Ace act". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- "വിവാഹം ആരെയും അറിയിക്കാതെ..." Mangalam.com. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- C Palicha, Paresh. "Review: Apothecary could have been better". Rediff.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- V.P, Nicy (7 August 2014). "'Apothecary' Movie Review Round up: Must Watch Film Starring Suresh Gopi, Jayasurya and Asif Ali". International Business Times. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- "Abhirami is back, plays Jyothika's friend". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
External links
- Abhirami at IMDb
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