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Divyaa Unni

Divyaa Unni
Born	Kochi, Kerala, India
Nationality	American
Occupations	Actress classical dance performer teacher
Years active	1987–2019
Children	3
Relatives	Vidhya Unni (sister) Meera Nandan (cousin) Remya Nambeesan (cousin)

Divyaa Unni is an Indian former actress and classical dancer of Indian origin who teaches various forms of dance such as Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattom. As an actress, she mainly appeared in Malayalam language films , in addition to few Tamil , Telugu and Kannada language films too.

Early life[edit]

Divyaa Unni was born to Ponnethmadhatil Unnikrishnan and Kizhkemadhatil Uma Devi at Kochi, Kerala, India.^{[citation needed]} Her mother Uma Devi, is a Sanskrit teacher and is the Head of Sanskrit Department; at Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Girinagar & was awarded the National Award for Teachers (India),^[1][2] in the year 2013 by the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee. She has a sister, Vidhya Unni, who has worked as a lead in couple of Malayalam movies. Divyaa completed her schooling in Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar.

She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communicative English from St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam.^{[citation needed]} Divyaa is related (cousin) to Malayalam actress Meera Nandan and Remya Nambeesan.^{[citation needed]}

The actress has two children in her first marriage.^[3]

Film career[edit]

Divyaa has acted as a lead in over 50 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.^{[citation needed]}

As a child, Divyaa got her first break in the film Neeyethra Dhanya (1987) when she was a student in second grade. It was followed by Pookkalam Varavayi (1991) directed by Kamal and O' Faby (1993). She also did a TV serial Iniyonnu Vishramikkatte directed by Vinayan.^{[citation needed]}

Divyaa's first feature film as a lead actress was Kalyana Sowgandhikam (1996) with actors like Dileep and Kalabhavan Mani in the lead roles - one she did when she was fourteen; studying in the tenth grade. Subsequently, she worked with the actors Mammootty, Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram and Dileep and directors Bharathan; I V Sasi; Sibi Malayil and Lohithadas.^{[citation needed]}

Dance career[edit]

Divyaa started her Bharatanatyam dance training at the age of three,^[4] thereafter she was trained in Kuchipudi, and Mohiniyattam. Subsequently, Divyaa Unni was crowned, in 1990 and 1991, ''Kalathilakom'' in Kerala School Kalolsavam statewide competitions. On India's premier Television Channel Doordarshan, she has presented a variety of Indian dance art-forms to such as Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, and Indian folk dance. She continues to perform at various Indian dance festivals^[5][6][7][8] in India^[9] and international stages throughout North America, Europe and Persian Gulf countries.

She has received many awards including the Aravindaksha Memorial Award – the Abhinaya Tilaka Puraskaram for the best state dance performance.^{[citation needed]}

In the pursuit of promoting Indian culture in the West, Divyaa is developing the artistic talents of young children in the United States, where she currently resides. With this goal, she is currently the Director of Sreepadam School of ArtsinHouston, Texas, United States.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography[edit]

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Television[edit]

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Serials

• Neeyum Njanum (Zee Keralam)
• Iniyonnu Vishramikkate (DD Malayalam)
• Shankupushpam (Asianet)
• Kunjikkoonan (DD Malayalam)
• Manassu (Surya TV)

Telefilm

• Pranayam (Surya TV)

TV shows as Host

• American Jalakam (Asianet)
• Asianet Film Awards (Asianet)
• America Today (Kairali TV)
• Pravaham
• Poomottukal (DD Malayalam)

TV shows as Judge

• Comedy Stars Season 3 (Asianet)
• Top singer season 2 (Flowers TV)
• Oru Chiri Iru chiri Bumper Chiri (Mazhavil Manorama)
• Star Magic (Flowers tv)

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