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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Divya Prabha
| image = Divya Prabha at All We Imagine As Light Press Conference at 2024 Cannes Film Festival (cropped 2).jpg
| caption = Prabha in 2024
| image_size =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India

| occupation = Actress
| parents =
| years_active = 2013{{Endash}}present
| awards =
}}

'''Divya Prabha''' is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in [[Malayalam]] films and television serials. She has starred in the independent films ''[[Ariyippu]]'' (2022) and ''[[All We Imagine as Light]]'' (2024).

==Career==
Prabha's acting career started with small roles in movies before transitioning to television serials. She gained wider attention for her roles in the films ''[[Take Off (2017 film)|Take Off]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Vidya |date=27 April 2017 |title=The Best 'Take Off' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/270417/the-best-take-off.html |access-date=8 July 2021 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> and ''[[Thamaasha]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Mythily Ramachandran |title='Thamaasha' stars on bringing unlikely heroes into the spotlight |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/thamaasha-stars-on-bringing-unlikely-heroes-into-the-spotlight-1.64849436 |access-date=29 June 2019 |work=[[Gulf News]] |date=26 June 2019}}</ref> In 2015, she won Kerala State Television Award for Best Second Actress for her performance in the TV serial ''Eswaran Sakshiyayi''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-06-11 |title='Eswaran Sakshiyayi' wins five State Awards |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/eswaran-sakshiyayi-wins-five-state-awards/articleshow/52701545.cms |access-date=2023-07-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2022 [[Locarno Film Festival]] in the international competition section for the movie ''[[Ariyippu]]'' directed by [[Mahesh Narayanan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kunchacko-boban-mahesh-narayanan-locarno-ariyippu-1235330457/ |title=Kunchacko Boban, Mahesh Narayanan on Locarno Competition Title 'Ariyippu' (EXCLUSIVE) |date=3 August 2022}}</ref> The film premiered in the Concorso internazionale (international competition section) of the [[75th Locarno Film Festival]] on 4 August 2022, where it was nominated for the [[Golden Leopard]]. The film had a worldwide release on [[Netflix]] on 16 December 2022. She plays one of the lead roles in ''[[All We Imagine as Light]]'', directed by [[Payal Kapadia (filmmaker)|Payal Kapadia]], which competed for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the 77th [[Cannes Film Festival]] and won the [[Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)|Grand Prix]].<ref name="ramachandran">{{cite news |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Naman |last2=Keslassy |first2=Elsa |title=Cannes Winner 'All We Imagine as Light' at Center of Oscar Entry Battle Between France and India (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/asia/all-we-imagine-as-light-oscar-france-india-1236143009/ |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=13 September 2024}}</ref>

==Acting credits==
=== Filmography ===
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Notes
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2013 || ''[[Lokpal (film)|Lokpal]]'' || Marketing staff || ||
|-
| ''[[Mumbai Police (film)|Mumbai Police]]'' || Journalist || ||
|-
| ''Cold Storage'' || Princy || ||
|-
| ''[[SIM (film)|SIM]]'' || Komalam || ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2014 || ''[[Ithihasa]]'' || Aan || ||
|-
| ''[[Kayal (film)|Kayal]]'' || Divya || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ||
|-
| ''[[Bhaiyya Bhaiyya]]'' || Korah's daughter ||||
|-
| ''Pianist'' || Lekshmi || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Vettah]]'' || Asha || ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Take Off (2017 film)|Take Off]]'' || Jincy || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2018 || ''[[Kammara Sambhavam]]'' || Kamala || ||
|-
| ''[[Nonsense (film)|Nonsense]]'' || Nurse || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2019 || ''[[Prathi Poovankozhi]]'' || Jolly || ||
|-
| ''[[Thamaasha]]'' || Babitha teacher || ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2021 || ''[[Nizhal (2021 film)|Nizhal]]'' || Dr. Shalini || || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nizhal: Trailer of Kunchacko Boban - Nayanthara film out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/videos/trailers/2021/mar/29/nizhal-trailer-of-kunchacko-boban-nayanthara-film-out-23665.html |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=29 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Malik (film)|Malik]]'' || Ayeesha || ||
|-
| ''[[Kodiyil Oruvan]]'' || Arulmozhi || Tamil film ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Ariyippu]]'' || Reshmi || || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mahesh-narayanan-s-ariyippu-selected-locarno-film-festival-contest-165631?amp |title=Mahesh Narayanan's Ariyippu selected for Locarno Film Festival contest |date=7 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Family (2023 film)|Family]]'' || Rani || || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-13 |title=Family movie review: Don Palathara's stellar film exposes how family, religious institutions and society create a safe space for predators |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/family-movie-review-don-palathara-stellar-film-exposes-family-religious-institutions-society-safe-space-predators-9067250/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2024 || ''[[All We Imagine as Light]]'' || Anu || || <ref>{{Cite web |title=All We Imagine As Light: Indian Film To Compete For Palme D'Or At The Cannes Film Festival |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/lifes/all-we-imagine-as-light-indian-film-to-compete-for-palme-dor-at-the-cannes-film-festival/92551/1 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Sarkeet]]'' || Steffi || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-03-31 |title=Asif Ali’s Sarkeet gets a new release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Mar/31/asif-alis-sarkeet-gets-a-new-release-date |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2026 || ''[[Masthishka Maranam]]'' || Destimona || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-09 |title=Krishand’s Masthishka Maranam gets a release date, teaser out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2026/Feb/09/krishands-masthishka-maranam-gets-a-release-date-teaser-out |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

===TV series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
!scope="row"| 2014
|''[[Pattu Saree]]''||||Debut
|-
!scope="row"| 2014–2015
| ''Amma Manasam''
|
|
|-
!scope="row"| 2015
| ''[[Parasparam (TV series)|Parasparam]]''
| Roma IPS
|
|-
!scope="row"| 2015–2016
| ''Eswaran Sakshiyayi''
| Aparna Balachandran
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandy |date=2019-10-18 |title=Divya Prabha – Malayalam film and television actress |url=https://mywordsnthoughts.com/myworld/divya-prabha-malayalam-film-and-television-actress/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=My Words & Thoughts |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2016
| ''Manassariyathe''
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandy |date=2019-10-18 |title=Divya Prabha – Malayalam film and television actress |url=https://mywordsnthoughts.com/myworld/divya-prabha-malayalam-film-and-television-actress/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=My Words & Thoughts |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Award and nominations==
;Kerala State Television Awards
* 2015: Kerala State Television Award for Best Second Actress– ''Eswaran Sakshiyayi'' (Malayalam Soap Opera - [[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-06-11 |title='Eswaran Sakshiyayi' wins five State Awards |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/eswaran-sakshiyayi-wins-five-state-awards/articleshow/52701545.cms |access-date=2023-07-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

;Locarno International Film Festival
* Nomination for the Best Actress at the [[Locarno Festival|Locarno International Film Festival]] in the International Competition Session for the Movie [[Ariyippu]] (2022).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kunchacko-boban-mahesh-narayanan-locarno-ariyippu-1235330457/ |title=Kunchacko Boban, Mahesh Narayanan on Locarno Competition Title 'Ariyippu' (EXCLUSIVE) |date=3 August 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Divya Prabha}}
* {{IMDb name|8113643}}

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LucretiaGoldhar at 19:35, 3 March 2026