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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Unreliable sources|date=August 2024}}

{{Indian name|Devika|Sanjay}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Devika Sanjay
| image = Devika Sanjay.jpg
| caption = Devika Sanjay in 2022
| birth_name = Devika
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Koyilandy]], [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2018{{endash}}present
}}

'''Devika Sanjay''' is an Indian actress who works mainly in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]]. Her first feature film was ''[[Njan Prakashan]]'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Devika Sanjay's impressive debut in Malayalam cinema|newspaper=The Hindu |date=21 December 2018 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/devika-sanjay-makes-an-impressive-debut-in-malayalam-cinema/article25858271.ece|access-date=23 August 2024 |last1=M |first1=Athira }}</ref> She is best known for her role in the film ''[[Makal]]'' (2022).

==Early life==
Devika was born to Sanjay and sreelath[[koyilandi|Koyilandy]], in Kozhikode district.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} She was educated at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kozhikode.<ref>{{cite web|title=Devika Sanjay scored goodmark in sslc|url=https://www.vanitha.in/celluloid/gossips/devika-sanjay-scored-good-mark-in-sslc.|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>

==Career==
Devika made her screen debut as an actress, her 2018 film "[[Njan Prakashan]]", where she plays Teenamol a girl suffering from a cancerous brain cyst and facing death. At one point in the film, Prakashan, portrayed by [[Fahadh Faasil]], joins Teenamol in her house as a home nurse.

There is a rumor that she was going to play the female lead in [[Panja Vaisshnav Tej]]’s [[Uppena]], but [[Krithi Shetty]] ended up playing that role.<ref>{{cite news|title=Teenage Beauty Devika Sanjay in talks for Vaishnav Tej's film|newspaper=The Times of India |date=17 April 2019 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/teenage-beauty-devika-sanjay-in-talks-for-vaishnav-tejs-film/articleshow/68922388.cms|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>

Later in 2022, Devika played a prominent role in [[Sathyan Anthikkad]]'s Makal as the daughter of [[Meera Jasmine]] and [[Jayaram]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ചിരിക്കാനും ചിന്തിപ്പിക്കാനും മീരയും ജയറാമും; മകള്‍ ട്രെയ്‌ലര്‍| date=14 April 2022 |url = https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/makal-movie-trailer-sathyan-anthikkad-jayaram-meera-jasmine-devika-sanjay-naslen-1.7434107|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref> In 2024, she did the female lead in [[Once Upon a Time in Kochi]] written by Raffi and directed by [[Nadirshah]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Once Upon a Time in Kochi' hit theatres today| date =31 May 2024| url =https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/once-upon-a-time-in-kochi-hit-theatres-today-1.9600673|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{{Pending films key}}
*''All films are in Malayalam unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Njan Prakashan]]'' || Teenamol || Debut ||<ref>{{cite web|title=മോഹിച്ചത് ഫഹദിനെ കാണാൻ മാത്രം; പക്ഷേ, ദേവിക നായികയായി|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2018/12/28/devika-sanjay-heroine-of-the-film-njan-prakashan.|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2022 ||''[[Makal]]''|| Aparna (Appu) || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Sathyan Anthikad's next to star Jayaram, Meera Jasmine and Devika|date=14 April 2021 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/Apr/14/sathyan-anthikads-next-to-star-jayaram-meera-jasmine-anddevika-2289694.html|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Devika Sanjay turns emotional as 'Makal' opens to positive reviews|newspaper=The Times of India |date=30 April 2022 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/devika-sanjay-turns-emotional-as-makal-opens-to-positive-reviews/articleshow/91202563.cms|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Once Upon a Time in Kochi]]'' || Janaki Jayan || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Prakashan's Tina Mol is now the heroine; Devika Sanjay gained attention in 'Once Upon a Time in Kochi| date =3 June 2024| url =https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/once-upon-a-time-in-kochi-devika-sanjay-njan-prakashan-1.9608861|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="'Once Upon A Time In Kochi' teaser: Arjun Ashokan's cop investigates Devika Sanjay, Mubin M Rafi in a drug case"|newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 May 2024 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/once-upon-a-time-in-kochi-teaser-arjun-ashokans-cop-investigates-devika-sanjay-mubin-m-rafi-in-a-drug-case/article68220656.ece|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2026 || ''Sukhamano Sukhamanu'' || Charu|| ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=From ‘Sukhamano Sukhamanu’ to ‘Pennum Porattum’: What’s releasing in theatres this Friday |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2026/02/11/movies-hitting-theatres-this-weekend-febrary-13-malayalam-hindi-english-films.html |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=@onmanorama |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==

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