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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Divya Padmini
| image =
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| other_names = Divya Vishwanath
| father =
| mother =
| spouse = [[Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval ]]
| children = Varadhakshina<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://theprimetime.in/actress-divya-vishwanath-blessed-with-a-baby-girl/ |title=Actress Divya Vishwanath blessed with a baby girl |date=22 April 2020}}</ref>
| relatives =
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
|years_active= 2006-2018,2022
| birth_place = [[Kattappana]], [[Idukki district|Idukki]], [[Kerala]], India
| citizenship = [[India]]n
}}

'''Divya Vishwanath''', also known as '''Divya Padmini''', is an actress in [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] television series. She made her television debut on Manapporuttam serial alongside [[Prem Prakash]].

==Career==
While Padmini was studying at NSS College, [[Changanacherry]], she was selected by her teachers to play the central character in a telefilm titled ''Anakha'', which was to be produced by the college's newly formed theatre club.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/People-advise-me-not-to-be-so-sweet-says-Divya/articleshow/28584252.cms |title=People advise me not to be so sweet: says Divya |work=The Times of India |date=28 January 2014 }}</ref> The telefilm was aired in Asianet on Valentine's Day in 2006. Director Biju Varkey, who has made films like ''Phantom'', noticed her and invited her to act in a non-commercial film titled ''Chandranilekkulla Vazhi''. She acted as a village girl from a {{lang|ml|[[pulluvan]]}} background in the film.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/People-advise-me-not-to-be-so-sweet-says-Divya/articleshow/28584252.cms |title=People advise me not to be so sweet: says Divya |work=The Times of India |date=28 January 2014 }}</ref> She was also part of the Malayalam film ''Indrajith''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/People-advise-me-not-to-be-so-sweet-says-Divya/articleshow/28584252.cms |title=People advise me not to be so sweet: says Divya |work=The Times of India |date=28 January 2014 }}</ref>

Padmini was spotted by director [[P. Vasu]] and got her Tamil film debut in the 2011 film ''[[Puli Vesham]]'', for which she was asked to change her name to Divya Padmini, adding her mother's [[maiden name]] to her name.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/People-advise-me-not-to-be-so-sweet-says-Divya/articleshow/28584252.cms |title=People advise me not to be so sweet: says Divya |work=The Times of India |date=28 January 2014 }}</ref> Since then she was seen in few more Tamil films, like the [[Ilaiyaraaja]] musical ''Ayyan''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ayyan-review-tamil-14965173.html |title=Movie Review : Ayyan |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307044450/http://www.sify.com/movies/ayyan-review-tamil-14965173.html |archive-date=7 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/article455981.ece?pageToolsFontSize=100%25 |title=Ayyan |access-date=28 December 2013 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305203839/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/article455981.ece?pageToolsFontSize=100%25 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''[[Vilayada Vaa]]'' a film that focussed on [[carrom]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A film on the game of carom |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/film-game-carom-021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723171528/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/film-game-carom-021 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 July 2012 |access-date=14 February 2012 |newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=1 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-27/news-interviews/29478560_1_carrom-film-aishwarya |title=Vilaiyaada Vaa: A film on carrom |website=The Times of India |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106230751/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-27/news-interviews/29478560_1_carrom-film-aishwarya |archive-date=6 November 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2007, she acted in her first serial ''Manapporutham''. She was also part of a few other serials like ''Ammathottil'' and ''[[Sthreedhanam]]''. She also acted in Tamil serials. She made her Tamil debut in [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]'s serial ''[[Pillai Nila (TV series)|Pillai Nila]]'' and she also acted in ''Kayitham'', in which she plays a school teacher called Parvathy, produced by Samuthirakani.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/People-advise-me-not-to-be-so-sweet-says-Divya/articleshow/28584252.cms |title=People advise me not to be so sweet: says Divya |work=The Times of India |date=28 January 2014 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Padmini is from [[Kattappana]] in [[Idukki district]]. She is married to Ratish, an art director, and has settled in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/People-advise-me-not-to-be-so-sweet-says-Divya/articleshow/28053487.cms |title=People advise me not to be so sweet: Says Divya |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 December 2013 }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date= July 2020}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
!Role
! Language
|-
|2006
| ''Chandranilekkoru Vazhi'' || Indira ||[[Malayalam]]
|-
|2007
| ''Indrajith'' || Lakshmi||Malayalam
|-
|2011
| ''[[Puli Vesham]]'' ||Thamarai ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|2011
| ''[[Ayyan (film)|Ayyan]]'' ||Selvi ||Tamil
|-
|2011
| ''[[Kasethan Kadavulada (2011 film)|Kasethan Kadavulada]]'' || Mamtha ||Tamil
|-
|2012
| ''[[Vilayada Vaa]]'' ||Divya ||Tamil
|-
|2012
| ''[[Husbands in Goa]]'' || Rita ||Malayalam
|-
|2015
| ''[[Rockstar (2015 film)|Rock Star]] '' ||Vani ||Malayalam
|}

==Television==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!year
! Serial
! Channel
! Language
! Role
!Notes
|-
|2006||Anakha||||Malayalam|| Anakha||Telefilm
|-
|2007||Manaporutham|| [[Surya TV]]||Malayalam|| ||Television Debut
|-
|2008||Velankanni Mathavu||[[Surya TV]]||Malayalam||Reachal||
|-
|2008-2009||''Ammathottil''||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Malayalam||Seemanthini||
|-
| 2009|| ''Sthree Manassu'' ||[[Surya TV]]||Malayalam|| ||
|-
|2010||''Mattoruval''||[[Surya TV]]||Malayalam||Deepa||
|-
|2010||''Indhraneelam''||[[Surya TV]]||Malayalam||Amrutha||
|-
|2012-2014||''[[Pillai Nila (TV series)|Pillai Nila]]''||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||Tamil||Hema||Debut Tamil series
|-
|2012-2016||[[Sthreedhanam]]||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Malayalam||Divya Prashant MLA||
|-
|2013-2014||[[Kayitham]]||[[Puthuyugam TV]]||Tamil||Parvathy||
|-
|2015||Manassariyathe||[[Surya TV]]||Malayalam|| ||Cameo
|-
|2016-2017 ||Chandralekha||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||Tamil||Mangaiyakarasi Siddarth ||
|-
|2016||Mizhirandilum||[[Surya TV]]||Malayalam||Meera||
|-
|2017 || Maamattikutti ||Flowers TV ||Malayalam ||Sandra||
|-
|2018- 2019|| Gouri<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/sthreedhanam-actress-divya-viswanath-to-replace-navami-in-gouri/articleshow/64528007.cms |title=Sthreedhanam actress Divya Viswanath to replace Navami in Gouri |website=The Times of India |date=10 June 2018 |access-date=}}</ref> || Surya TV||Malayalam||Gouri||Replaced Navami
|-
|2018||Police|| ACV||Malayalam||Ganga ||
|-
|2022|| Kannathil Muthamittal || [[Zee Tamil]]||Tamil||Subathra ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/tv/kannathil-muthamittal-new-entertainment-serial-zee-5-tamil-audience-153155 |title=Kannathil Muthamittal New Entertainment Serial for ZEE Tamil Audience |website=English.sakshi.com |date=6 April 2022}}</ref>
|}

== Awards ==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date= August 2022}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Ceremony
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Serial
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Result
|-
|rowspan="1"|2012
| [[Sun Kudumbam Awards]]
| Best Jodi
|Pillai Nila
| Hema
|{{Nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|2013
|rowspan="7"| ''[[Asianet Television Awards]]''
|Most Popular Actress
|''[[Sthreedhanam]]''
|Divya
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Actress
|''[[Sthreedhanam]]''
|Divya
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best New Face
|''[[Sthreedhanam]]''
|Divya
|{{Nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2014
|Most Popular Actress
|''[[Sthreedhanam]]''
|Divya
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Actress
|''[[Sthreedhanam]]''
|Divya
|{{Nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2015
|Best Pair
|''[[Sthreedhanam]]''
|Divya
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Actress
|''[[Sthreedhanam]]''
|Divya
|{{Nom}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=5107267|name=Divya Padmini}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
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[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:People from Idukki district]]
[[Category:Actresses from Kerala]]
[[Category:1986 births]]

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