Dhivyadharshini

Dhivyadharshini is an Indian television host and actress from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1] Initially making her debut as an actress, she featured in supporting roles in films including Kamal Haasan's production Nala Damayanthi (2003), before going on to work in television serials, drawing attention for her performances in the Raadan Media ventures Selvi and Arasi. Since 2007, she has regularly been a host for shows on Vijay TV and in 2014, began hosting Koffee with DD, her own show.

Dhivyadharshini
DD at Frozen II Tamil press meet
Born
Dhivyadharshini Neelakandan

Thennagudi, Peravurani, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesDD
Alma materEthiraj College for Women
OccupationActress, TV anchor, Asst Professor
Known forKoffee with DD, Anbudan DD, Jodi No. 1, Jodi Fun Unlimited
Spouse(s)
Srikanth Ravichandran
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(m. 2014; div. 2017)​
FamilyPriyadharshini and Sudharshan (siblings)

Career

Dhivyadharshini made her debut as a television anchor in 1999, when she successfully auditioned to be the child anchor for Vijay TV's Ungal Theerpu. She made a breakthrough as an actress, portraying a serious character in K. Balachander's television serial Rekkai Kattiya Manasu, shown on Raj TV, and subsequently, her performance helped her to popularity and gain further acting assignments.[2][3] After a few more cameo appearances in films, Dhivyadharshini moved back to television, where she played notable roles in the Raadan Media ventures Selvi and Arase. She has also contributed as a dubbing artiste in films, notably voicing Vega Tamotia in Saroja (2008) and Piaa Bajpai in Goa (2010).

Since 2007, Dhivyadharshini has become one amongst the leading TV anchors as featured on Tamil television and has notably continued to host several reality TV shows on Vijay TV. She hosted the initial seasons of Jodi Number One alongside Deepak and Aravind Akash, as well being the initial host of Boys Vs. Girls.

Personal life

Dhivyadharshini was born to K. Neelakandan and N. Srilatha. Her sister Priyadarshini is also a television host, while her younger brother is an airline pilot.[4] She attended Our Lady's Matriculation Higher Secondary School and has since has continued part-time education at Anna Adarsh College, Chennai.[5] She married her long time friend & assistant director Srikanth Ravichandran. But the couple announced their split in 2017.[6]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1990ShubhayathraRaman's Child MalayalamChild actor
2003Julie GanapathiWriterTamil
Nala DamayanthiBhagyamTamil
WhistleSaravathyTamil
Five by FourNamithaEnglish
2008SarojaSpecial appearance in the song "Aaja Meri Soniye"TamilGuest appearance
2017Power PaandiPoonthendral's daughterTamilGuest appearance
2019Sarvam Thaala MayamAnjanaTamil
2020RomanticTBATeluguPost Production[7]
Dhruva NatchathiramTBATamilFilming

Voice Artist

Television
Year Title Role Channel Notes
1999Ungal TheerpuHostSTAR Vijay
2002Rekkai Kattiya ManasuRaj TV
2003–2005ThadayamSubhaSun TV
2004–2005AhalyaGowriSun TV
2005–2006SelviMadhuSun TV
2006–2007KolangalAnjaliSun TV Replacing Ishwarya Ganesh
2007ArasiMadhuSun TV
2007Kanavugal AayiramBharathiJaya TV
2006–2014Jodi Number OneHost (Season 1,2,3,5,6,7)STAR Vijay
2009Boys Vs GirlsHost (Season 1,2)STAR Vijay
2012Jodi Number OneParticipant (Season 4)STAR Vijay
2012Airtel Super Singer T20HostSTAR Vijay
2013–2017Koffee with DDHostSTAR Vijay
2016Achcham ThavirHostSTAR Vijay
2017Anbudan DDHostSTAR Vijay
2018Jodi Fun UnlimitedJudgeSTAR Vijay
2018Bigg Boss Tamil 2GuestSTAR Vijay
2018–2019Enkitta ModhaadeHost (Season 1,2)STAR Vijay
2019–presentDancing Super StarsJudgeSTAR Vijay
2019–presentSpeed Set Go!HostSTAR Vijay

References
  1. Penchant for the past. The Hindu (29 May 2004). Retrieved on 1 January 2014.
  2. "GoerGo – Most Trusted Training Partner". Goergo.in. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. "Five by Four – Yuvan Shankar Raja | Yuvan Shankar Raja (Yuvan World) – The Music Director's Blog | Yuvan Shankar Raja Official Website". Theyuvanshankarraja.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. "Divyadarshini wishes her sister – Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. "Did you know Vijay TV Anchor DD's Sister Son?". PakkaTv. 5 June 2018.
  6. P Kirubhakar. "Dhivyadharshini and husband Srikanth Ravichandran file for divorce – Movies News". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  7. Upadhyaya, Prakash (26 March 2019). "Dhivyadharshini forays into Telugu films with Puri Jagannadh's flick". International Business Times, India Edition.
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