Many actors and actresses step on the ladder of success in a short amount of time in the film industry. Divya Unni is one such former Malayali actress, who started her career as a child artist. Then she became one of the leading actresses down South. She was last seen in the movie Musafir, in which she had a cameo. It was released in 2013. Divya Unni has quit the film industry ever since. Let us take a look at her career and what she is up to now.
Divyaa Unni has acted as lead in over 50 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies. She started her career as a child artist with the Malayalam movie Neeyethra Dhanya. It was released in 1987. After establishing her name as a child artist, the actress decided to step forward in the Malayalam film industry by playing lead roles with the superstars of that time.
Divya Unni debuted as the lead actress in the movie Kalyana Sowgandhikam. It was directed by Vinayan. Actor Dileep and Divya Unni played the lead roles in the movie. It was released in 1996. She played a lead role in the movie Nee Varuvolam opposite actor Dileep. It was directed by Sibi Malayil and was theatrically released in 1997. The actress gained fame in the Tamil film industry with the Palayathu Amman. The movie was directed by Rama Narayanan. Actress Meena played the lead role in the movie, while Divya Unni essayed the role of the supporting character in the film. Divya Unni’s performance in the film was widely appreciated by movie critics and audiences.
Divya Unni is also a well-known classical dancer in India. She has received numerous awards for her dance including the Aravindaksha Memorial Award. She has presented a variety of Indian dance art forms such as Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam and Indian folk dance on Doordarshan.
Divya Unni married Sudheer Shekaran in 2002. Later, the couple got separated in 2017. Divya remarried the following year to a US-based engineer Arun Kumar. The actress is currently living in America and is teaching Bharatanatyam there.
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