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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Deepa Shankar
| image = Deepa Shankar.jpg
| image_upright = yes
| birth_name = Deepa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|06|10}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| caption = Deepa in 2021
| other_names = Deepa Akka<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/vijay-tvs-deepa-akka-opens-up-about-sivakarthikeyans-wife-4735478.html |title=Vijay TV's Deepa Akka Opens Up About Sivakarthikeyan's Wife |date=4 February 2022 |website=News18 |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217203220/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/vijay-tvs-deepa-akka-opens-up-about-sivakarthikeyans-wife-4735478.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/television-sivakarthikeyan-wife-aarthi-aaradhana-vijay-tv-deepa-akka-about-actor-sivakarthikeyan-wife-viral-video-sk-aarthi-sre-683301.html |title=நான் நினைச்ச மாறி அவங்க இல்லை... சிவகார்த்திகேயன் மனைவி பற்றி விஜய் டிவி தீபா அக்கா சொன்ன உண்மை! |date=3 February 2022 |website=News18 Tamil |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203104820/https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/television-sivakarthikeyan-wife-aarthi-aaradhana-vijay-tv-deepa-akka-about-actor-sivakarthikeyan-wife-viral-video-sk-aarthi-sre-683301.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|Television personality|YouTuber|Dance teacher}}
| education = Kumaraguru College of Arts and Science
| years_active = 2002-present
| spouse = Shankar
| children = 2
| relatives = 
| website =
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'''Deepa Shankar''' is an Indian actress who works in the Tamil film and television industries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/television-actress-deepa-shankar-in-modern-dress-with-her-husband-1-vin-ghta-545551.html |title=கணவருடன் சேர்ந்து மாடர்ன் டிரெஸ்ஸில் கலக்கும் குக் வித் கோமாளி புகழ் நடிகை தீபா! |date=27 August 2021 |website=News18 Tamil |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523062458/https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/television-actress-deepa-shankar-in-modern-dress-with-her-husband-1-vin-ghta-545551.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life and career ==
She moved on from Thoothukudi to Coimbatore for her higher education at Kumaraguru College of Arts and Science. She auditioned for ''[[Metti Oli]]'' in which she was selected for a supporting role, which was her first on-screen role. After working in television, she was noticed for her role in ''[[Doctor (2021 film)|Doctor]]'' (2021) for which one critic wrote that she had "imppecable comic timing".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/nelson-dilipkumar-character-sivakarthikeyan-doctor-7568111/ |title=Doctor: From Redin Kingsley to Yogi Babu, 6 actors who shine in Sivakarthikeyan-starrer |date=12 October 2021 |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012132933/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/nelson-dilipkumar-character-sivakarthikeyan-doctor-7568111/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/doctor/movie-review/86887365.cms |title=Doctor Movie Review: Doctor is a deliciously dark comedy |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207074311/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/doctor/movie-review/86887365.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> Another critic opined that "Then, there is Deepa Shankar, who gets some of the film’s funniest lines, and is great with physical comedy".<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thefederal.com/entertainment/ott-crazy-surreal-tamil-film-doctor-chasing-cleopatras-eggs-wild-adventure/ |title=OTT: Crazy, surreal Tamil film Doctor, chasing Cleopatra's eggs & wild adventure |date=12 November 2021 |website=The Federal |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716105256/https://thefederal.com/entertainment/ott-crazy-surreal-tamil-film-doctor-chasing-cleopatras-eggs-wild-adventure/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On the TV front, Deepa made a mark with her appearance on the reality show ''[[Cooku with Comali season 2]]''. She also participated in another reality show ''[[Mr and Mrs Chinnathirai]]'' along with her husband Shankar. She is playing a guest role in the popular romantic TV show ''[[Abhi Tailor]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Deepa Shankar plays a cameo in Abhi Tailor |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/deepa-shankar-plays-a-cameo-in-abhi-tailor/articleshow/87605972.cms |access-date=2021-09-09 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009 ||''[[Mayandi Kudumbathar]]'' || Mayakka Sonakkarupu ||
|-
|''[[Vedigundu Murugesan]]'' || Ponni ||
|-
|2016 || ''[[Kidaari]]'' || Ponnamma ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2018 || ''[[Semma]]'' || Muthupechi ||
|-
|''[[Kadaikutty Singam]]'' || Velunachiar Rani ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2019 || ''[[Magamuni]]'' || Gomathy ||
|-
|''[[Sillu Karuppatti]]'' || Cashier ||
|-
|''[[Sangathamizhan]]'' || Murugan's sister ||
|-
|2020 || ''[[Pon Manickavel (film)|Pon Manickavel]]'' || Victim's mother ||
|-
| rowspan="8"| 2021 || ''[[Aelay]]'' || Village school teacher ||
|-
|''[[Mandela (2021 film)|Mandela]]'' || Rathnam's wife ||
|-
|''[[Paramapadham Vilayattu]]'' || Chezhiyan's supporter ||
|-
| ''[[Devadas Brothers]]'' || Jegathesh's mother ||
|-
|''[[Rudra Thandavam (2021 film)|Rudhra Thandavam]]'' || Maaran's mother ||
|-
|''[[Doctor (2021 film)|Doctor]]'' || Preethi || Won, [[10th South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Comedian]]
|-
|''[[Udanpirappe]]'' || Vairavan's sister-in-law ||
|-
|''[[Jango (2021 film)|Jango]]'' || Servant ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2022 || ''[[Veetla Vishesham]]'' || Deepa ||
|-
|''[[Ward 126]]'' || Neighbour ||
|-
|''[[The Legend (2022 film)|The Legend]]'' || Volunteer's wife ||
|-
|''[[DSP (film)|DSP]]'' || Pandiyamma ||
|-
| rowspan="10" |2023 ||''[[Soppana Sundari]]'' || Selvi Amma ||
|-
|''[[Rudhran]]'' || Karpagam ||
|-
| ''[[Deiva Machan]]'' || Manjula ||
|-
| ''[[Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Raavana Kottam]]'' || Deepa ||
|-
| ''[[Thandatti]]'' || Thangaponnu's daughter ||
|-
|''[[DD Returns]]'' || Mallika ||
|-
|''[[Let's Get Married (2023 film)|Let's Get Married]]'' || Selvi ||
|-
| ''[[License (film)|License]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Va Varalam Va]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=10 | 2024 || ''[[Aalakaalam]]'' || Amudha ||
|-
| ''[[Pon Ondru Kanden]]'' || Karpagam ||
|-
| ''[[Ninnu Vilayadu]]'' || Velu's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Nodi]]'' || Ponnuthayi ||
|-
| ''[[Saamaniyan]]'' || Lakshmi ||
|-
| ''[[Haraa (film)|Haraa]]'' || Judge ||
|-
| ''[[Indian 2]]'' || Thambesh's sister ||
|-
| ''[[Veerayi Makkal]]'' || Vadivu ||
|-
| ''[[Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai]]'' || Avudaiyammal ||
|-
| ''[[Rajakili]]'' || Deivanai ||
|-
| rowspan="15" | 2025 || ''Kalan'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Madraskaaran]]'' || Sathya's aunt ||
|-
| ''[[Kaadhal Enbadhu Podhu Udamai]]'' || Mary ||
|-
|''[[Dragon (2025 film)|Dragon]]'' || Maid ||
|-
|''[[Perusu]]'' || Sundari ||
|-
|''[[Robber (film)|Robber]]'' || Sathya's mother ||
|-
|''[[Pei Kottu]]'' || Deepa ||
|-
| ''[[Test (2025 film)|Test]]'' || Karpagam ||
|-
|''[[Vallamai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Peranbum Perungobamum]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Aakkiramippu'' || ||
|-
|''[[Thalaivan Thalaivii]]'' || Pottu ||
|-
| ''[[Vaanaran]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Aan Paavam Pollathathu]]'' || Maid ||
|-
| ''[[Madharas Mafia Company]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2026 || ''[[Vadam]]'' || || <ref>{{Cite web |last=|date=2026-03-09 |title=“வடம்” திரைப்பட விமர்சனம் |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/cinema/movie-review/vadam-movie-review |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=Daily Thanthi |language=ta}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[TN 2026]]'' || Andalamma ||
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
! Title
! Role
!Channel
!Notes
|-
|2002–2003
|''[[Metti Oli]]''
|Meena
|rowspan="8"|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|Acting Debut
|-
|2005–2006
|''Muhurtham''
|
|
|-
|2005–2007
|''[[Malargal]]''
|Revathy
|
|-
|2006–2009
|''[[Kolangal (TV series)|Kolangal]]''
|Sundhari Rajesh
|
|-
|2007–2010
|''[[Megala (TV series)|Megala]]''
|Thamarai
|
|-
|2012–2013
|''[[Karthigai Pengal]]''
|
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Vani Rani (TV series)|Vani Rani]]''
|Muthupechi
|
|-
|2014–2017
|''[[Maragatha Veenai (TV series)|Maragatha Veenai]]''
|Sundari
|
|-
|2016–2018
|''[[Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3)|Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2)]]''
|Pazhaniyammal
|[[Star Vijay|Vijay TV]]
|
|-
|2018–2020
|rowspan="2"|''[[Lakshmi Stores]]''
|Ponnamma
|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|Bilingual TV series
|-
|2019
|Shanthamma
|[[Gemini TV]]
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Bharathi Kannamma (2019 TV series)|Bharathi Kannamma]]''
|Shenbagam
|[[Star Vijay]]
|Photo appearance only
|-
|2019–2020
|''[[Nachiyarpuram|Nachiyapuram]]''
|Saraswathi
|[[Zee Tamil]]
|
|-
|2020–2022
|''[[Senthoora Poove (TV series)|Senthoora Poove]]''
|Mariamma
|[[Star Vijay]]
|
|-
|2020–2021
|''[[Anbudan Kushi]]''
|Rajeshwari
| rowspan="5" style=" text-align:center;" | [[Star Vijay]]||
|-
| 2020-2021 ||''[[Cooku with Comali (season 2)|Cooku With Comali Season 2]]''|| Contestant
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Mr and Mrs Chinnathirai]] season 3''
|Contestant
|
|-
| 2021
|''[[Comedy Raja Kalakkal Rani]]''
|2nd Runner-up
|
|-
|2022
|''Raju Vootla Party''
|Raju's mother
|
|-

|rowspan="2"|2022
|''[[Abhi Tailor]]''
|Kamakshi
|rowspan="2"|[[Colors Tamil]]
|Cameo appearance<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/deepa-shankar-plays-a-cameo-in-abhi-tailor/articleshow/87605972.cms |title=Deepa Shankar plays a cameo in Abhi Tailor |website=The Times of India |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-date=7 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207211924/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/deepa-shankar-plays-a-cameo-in-abhi-tailor/articleshow/87605972.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Idhu Solla Marandha Kadhai]]''
|Chandrakala
|
|-
|2022–2024
|''[[Meenakshi Ponnunga]]''
|Shantha
|rowspan="2"|[[Zee Tamil]]
|
|-
|2023
|''Vidhya No.1''
|Deepa Laxmi
|Cameo Appearance
|-
|2023
|''[[Bharathi Kannamma 2]]''
|Bhakyalakshmi
|[[Star Vijay]]
|
|-
|2024
|''[[Seetha Raman]]''
|Sevappi
|[[Zee Tamil]]
|-
|2024
|''[[Top Cooku Dupe Cooku (season 1)]]''
|Dupe Cooku
|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|
|-
|2025
|''[[Parijatham (2025 TV series)|Parijatham]]''
|Pattammal
|rowspan="2"|[[Zee Tamil]]
|Cameo Appearance
|-
|2026
|''[[Gettimelam]]''
|Sakuntala
|Cameo Appearance
|}

===Dubbing Artist===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Actress
! Title
! Notes
|-
|2008
|[[Poornima Indrajith]]
|''[[Kolangal (TV series)|Kolangal]]''
|Dubbed for Chellamma character
|-
|2019|| [[Rama (actress)|Rama]] || ''[[Namma Veetu Pillai]]'' ||
|-
|2025
|Radha
|''[[Ethirneechal (TV series)|Ethirneechal Thodargirathu]]''
|Dubbed for Sub-Inspector Thamaraiselvi character
|}

==Awards and nominations==

{| class="wikitable"
!scope="col" | Year
!scope="col" | Work
!scope="col" | Award
!scope="col" | Category
!scope="col" | Result
!scope="col" | Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
| rowspan="2" |''Anbudan Kushi''
| rowspan="2" |[[Vijay Television Awards]]
|Best Mother
|{{Nom}}
|
|-
|Best Mamiyar
|{{Nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |2022
| rowspan="1" |''[[Doctor (2021 film)|Doctor]]''
| rowspan="1" |[[10th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|Best Actor in a Comic Role (Tamil)
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/minnal-murali-and-doctor-win-big-in-siima-2022-check-out-the-details-here/articleshow/94145372.cms|title=‘Minnal Murali’ and ‘Doctor’ win big in ‘SIIMA 2022'. Check out the details here!|date=12 September 2022|work= The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|''Meenakshi Ponnunga''
|Zee Tamil Kudumba Virudugal 2022
|Best Comedian
|{{Nom}}
|
|-
|2023
|''Vidhya No.1''
|Zee Tamil Golden Moments Awards - 2023
|Best Comedian
|{{won}}
|
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|7211198}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil television]]
[[Category:Cooku with Comali contestants]]
[[Category:1978 births]]

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