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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1974)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Devayani Jayadev
| image = Renowned Tamil Film Director, Shri Bharathiraja lighting the lamp to inaugurate the 13th Mumbai International Film Festival, in Chennai. Actress, Smt. Devayani Rajakumaran, the Vice Consul of Consulate General of Russia (cropped).jpg
| caption = Devayani at [[Mumbai International Film Festival]], 2014
| birth_name = Devayani Jayadev
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|06|22}}<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spDs_gjCTNM</ref>
| birth_place = [[Bombay, Maharashtra]], India
| othername =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1993–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Rajakumaran (director)|Rajakumaran]]|2001}}
| relatives = [[Nakul (actor)|Nakul]] (brother)
| children = 2
| awards = [[Kalaimamani]]
| website =
}}

'''Devayani''' is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language films

She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in the films ''[[Suryavamsam (1997 film)|Surya Vamsam]]'' (1997) and ''[[Bharathi (2000 film)|Bharathi]]'' (2000) and a Special Award for ''[[Kadhal Kottai]]'' (1996).<ref>[http://www.srikumar.com/movies/tamil/devayani.htm Devayani biography]</ref><ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/31931.html Big Day for Devayani]</ref>

She was the leading actress from 1996 to 2003 in Tamil. She has also appeared in other commercially successful films, including ''[[Ninaithen Vandhai]]'' (1998), ''[[Nee Varuvai Ena]]'' (1999), ''[[Thenali]]'' (2000), ''[[Friends (2001 film)|Friends]]'' (2001), ''[[Aanandham]]'' (2001) and ''[[Azhagi (2002 film)|Azhagi]]'' (2002) as well as in the [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]'s huge successful serial ''[[Kolangal (TV series)|Kolangal]]''.

==Personal life==
Devayani was born in [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra. She has two younger brothers [[Nakul (actor)|Nakul]] and Mayur. The former is working as an actor and singer in the Tamil film industry,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140202182424/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-05/news-interviews/28177104_1_nakul-devayani-film-industry I never gave her a gift: Nakul – The Times of India]</ref> while the latter would also make his acting debut in an upcoming film.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140202182420/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-18/news-interviews/28133701_1_nakul-kollywood-chennai I want to earn a good name: Nakul – The Times of India]</ref>

She dated director [[Rajakumaran (director)|Rajakumaran]], with whom she had worked on a few films for several years. Both their parents did not approve of their relationship, which led the couple to elope,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040530153818/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/06/stories/2003120600050200.htm The Hindu: Tinsel to TV]</ref> and marry privately on 9 April 2001.<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Slideshows/slideshows2/tamil-movie-lovestars/tamil-movie-rajakumaran-devayani.html devayani Tamil actress devayani devyani devayani rajakumaran thotta chininki kathal kottai suryavamsam Nee varuvai ena azhagi thenali music director s a rajkumar Tamil kollywo...]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamilmovies.com/cgi-bin/news/archives.cgi?category=1&view=4-01|title=Devayani's wedding |work=Tamil Movies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011030205/http://tamilmovies.com/cgi-bin/news/archives.cgi?category=1&view=4-01 |archive-date=11 October 2008 |date=19 Apr 2001}}</ref> They have two daughters, Iniya and Priyanka.<ref>[http://chennaionline.com/movies/star-track/20123119113155/Taking-care-of-children-my-first-priority-Devayani.col Taking care of children, my first priority: Devayani | StarTrack – Movies – ChennaiOnline]</ref><ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/devayaniinto-teacher-profession-malayalam-news-120313</ref><ref>http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/former-south-actress-devayani-is-now-a-school-teacher-709001</ref>

==Career==
Devayani began her career as Koyal in the Hindi film ''Koyal'', which was later cancelled during its production stage.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080413002507/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/04/11/stories/2008041150521600.htm The Hindu: Cinema Plus / Columns: My first break – Devayani]</ref> She appeared in a Bengali film ''Shaat Ponchomi''.She
also acted in a Marathi film before debuting and rising to fame in Tamil cinema. Her earliest films were released in the early and middle 90's including ''[[Kadhal Kottai]]''.

From 1996 to 2000, Devyani acted as heroine in over 35 films and acted alongside all the top actors such as Kamal Hassan (''[[Thenali]]'', ''[[Panchathantiram]]''), Prashanth (''[[Appu (2000 film)|Appu]]''), Ajith (''[[Kadhal Kottai]]'','Nee Varuvai Ena'), Vijay (''[[Ninaithen Vandhai]]'', ''[[Friends (2001 film)|Friends]]''), Vikram (''[[Vinnukkum Mannukkum]]''), Sarath Kumar (''[[Suryavamsam (1997 film)|Suryavamsam]]''), Parthiban (''[[Azhagi (2002 film)|Azhagi]]''). She moved into supporting roles in ''[[Thenali]]'' though she still acted commercially until 2004–2005.

Devayani began acting in the teleserial ''Kolangal'' as Abinaya, which has had over 1500 episodes on Sun Television. It was later dubbed into Malayalam also in the same name on [[Surya TV]]. She has completed a Teacher Training course and is now a teacher at Church Park Convent, Chennai. Currently, she is judging a popular reality show on [[Mazhavil Manorama]] titled ''Ugram Ujwalam''. She has acted in some [[advertisements]] also. She is now acting in [[Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (TV series)|Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal]] , a Tamil serial of [[Zee Tamil]] in which she again paired with his [[Kolangal (TV series)|Kolangal]] Pair which is a her big comeback to Television.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1993 || ''Shaat Ponchomi'' || - || [[Bengali language|Bengali]]|| Credited as Sushma
|-
| ''Dhusar Godhuli'' || Moulika || Bengali || Credited as Koel
|-
| 1994 ||''[[Kinnaripuzhayoram]]''||Indhu || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|1995 || ''[[Achan Rajavu Appan Jethavu]]''||Alice || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Three Men Army]]''|| Shubha || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''Kakkakum Poochakkum Kalyanam''||Latha.S.Pillai || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''Dil Ka Doctor'' ||Dolly || [[Hindi]]|| Credited as Koyal
|-
| ''[[Thotta Chinungi]]'' || Ramya || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="10"|1996 || ''[[Kalloori Vaasal]]'' || Nivetha || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Chhota Sa Ghar'' || Vidya || Hindi || Credited as Koyal
|-
| ''[[Kaadhal Kottai]]'' || Kamali || Tamil || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize]]<br />Nominated-[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil]]
|-
| ''[[Poomani (film)|Poomani]]'' || Vijaya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Sivasakthi]]'' || Guest Appearance || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Mahathma]]'' || Saraswathi || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''Kinnam Katta Kallan''||Anju || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Mr. Clean (film)|Mr. Clean]]''||Nirmala || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Kaathil Oru Kinnaram]]''||Megha || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Ajay_(1996_film)|Ajay]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|1997 || ''[[Vivasaayi Magan]]'' ||Jyothi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kaadhali]]'' ||Soubhagyavathi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Periya Idathu Mappillai]]'' || Lakshmi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Suryavamsam (1997 film)|Surya Vamsam]]'' || Nandhini || Tamil || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress]]<br />Nominate- [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil]]
|-
| rowspan="12"|1998 || ''[[Suswagatham]]'' || Sandhya || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Kizhakkum Merkkum]]'' || Malli || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Maru Malarchi|Marumalarchi]]'' || Jayanthi || Tamil ||Nominated-[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil]]
|-
| ''[[Udhavikku Varalaamaa]]'' || Mythili || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Swarnamukhi (film)|Swarnamukhi]]'' || Swarnamukhi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ninaithen Vandhai]]'' || Savithri || Tamil || Nominated-[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil]]
|-
| ''[[Moovendhar]]'' || Vaidehi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Poonthottam]]'' || Sundari || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Senthooram]]'' || Otta Rosa (Megala) || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[En Uyir Nee Thaane]]'' || Janaki || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Pudhumai Pithan (1998 film)|Pudhumai Pithan]]'' || Aarthi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Srimathi Vellostha]]'' || Archana || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="9"|1999 || ''[[Thodarum]]'' || Seetha Anand || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kummi Paattu]]'' || Amaravathi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Nee Varuvai Ena]]'' || Nandhini || Tamil ||Nominated-[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil]]
|-
| ''[[Oruvan (1999 film)|Oruvan]]'' ||Nandhini || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Premotsava]]'' || Chandana || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ||
|-
| ''[[Nilave Mugam Kaattu]]'' || Kasthuri || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Paattali]]'' || Sakunthala || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Manikyam'' || Meenakshi || Telugu ||
|-
|''[[Suyamvaram]]'' || Parvathi || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="6"|2000 || ''[[Vallarasu]]'' || Anjali Vallarasu || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Appu (2000 film)|Appu]]'' || Seetha || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ennammaa Kannu]]'' || Gayathri || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Bharathi (2000 film)|Bharathi]]'' || Chellamal Bharathi || Tamil || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress]] <br /> Nominated-[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil]]
|-
| ''[[Thenali]]'' || Jalaja Kailash || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kannukku Kannaga]]'' || Devi || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="6"|2001 || ''[[Friends (2001 film)|Friends]]'' || Padmini || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maathiri]]'' || Maheswari || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Vinnukum Mannukum]]'' || Devayani || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Aanandham]]'' || Bharathi || Tamil ||Nominated-[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil]]
|-
| ''[[Ninaikkaadha Naalillai]]'' || Kavitha || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Sundara Purushan (2001 film)|Sundara Purushan]]''||Jyothika Menon || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="9"|2002 || ''[[Vivaramana Aalu]]'' || Pappu || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Azhagi (2002 film)|Azhagi]]'' || Valarmathi Shanmugham || Tamil || [[ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award]]
|-
| ''[[Kottai Mariamman]]'' || Rajeswari || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Panchathantiram]]'' || Nirmala || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Thenkasi Pattanam]]'' || Sangeetha || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Guruvamma]]'' || Guruvamma || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Samasthanam]]'' || Divya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Padai Veetu Amman]]'' || Samundi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Chennakesava Reddy]]'' || Chennakesava Reddy's sister || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2003 || ''[[Kadhaludan]]'' || Kavitha || Tamil || Also producer
|-
| ''[[Bheeshmar]]'' || Gowri Bheeshmar || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Balettan]]'' || Radhika || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="7"|2004 || ''[[Naani]]'' || Indira Devi || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[New (film)|New]]'' ||Indira || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Sivaram'' || – || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Giri (film)|Giri]]'' || Suryaprakash's wife || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Sema Ragalai]]'' ||Devi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Senthalam Poovae'' || – || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Soumyam]]'' || – || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Naran (film)|Naran]]'' || Janaki || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Aiyantham Padai]]'' || Kalpana || Tamil ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Oru Naal Varum]]'' || Rajalekshmi || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Sarkar Colony]]'' ||Padmini || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Thirumathi Thamizh]]'' || Jothi || Tamil || Also producer
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015 || ''[[Sagaptham]]'' || Lakshmi || Tamil ||
|-
| '' [[Strawberry (film)|Strawberry]]'' || Shanthi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Janatha Garage]]'' ||Prabha Sathyam || Telugu ||
|-
| 2017 || ''My School''|| Mahalakshmi || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018 || ''[[Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava]]''||Suguna || Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Ezhumin]]''|| Bharathi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Kalavani Mappillai]]''|| Rajeswari || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2019 || ''[[N.T.R: Kathanayakudu]]'' ||Akkineni Annapurna || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2021 || ''[[Love Story (upcoming film)|Love Story]]'' || || Telugu || Filming
|-
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2003–2009 || [[Kolangal (TV series)|''Kolangal'']]|| Abinaya(Abi) || rowspan="4" |[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]] || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-Ch
| 2007–2008 || ''Manjal Magimai'' || Soundarya/Neeraja || [[Kalaignar TV]]
|-
| 2010–2011 || ''Kodi Mullai'' ||Malar || [[Raj TV]]
|-
| 2011–2013 || ''[[Muthaaram (TV series)|Muthaaram]]'' ||Ranjini Devi / assistant commissioner of police, ACP Sivaranjini||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2015–2016 || ''Ugram Ujjwalam season 2'' || Judge || [[Malayalam]]|| [[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|-
|2016–2017 ||''[[Jodi Number One]]''||Judge||rowspan=2|[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]|| [[Vijay TV]]
|-
| 2017 || ''Junior Super Stars Season 2''||Judge|| [[Zee Tamil]]
|-
|2019–2020 ||''[[Rasaathi]]''||Illavarasi Soundaravalli||Tamil ||[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2021–present || ''[[Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (2021 TV series)|Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal]]'' || Lakshmi || Tamil || [[Zee Tamil]]
|}

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year
! Award Category
! Work
! Result
|-
| 1996 ||[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize|Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress]] || ''[[Kaadhal Kottai]]''|| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/1996awards.htm |title=Tamilnadu Government Cinema Awards |publisher=[[Dinakaran]] |access-date=11 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990203152338/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/1996awards.htm |archive-date=3 February 1999}}</ref>
|-
| 1997 || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress]] || ''[[Suryavamsam (1997 film)|Surya Vamsam]]''|| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/27-11-98/g_award.htm |title=Tamilnadu Government Cinema Awards |publisher=[[Dinakaran]] |access-date=11 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990203194036/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/27-11-98/g_award.htm |archive-date=3 February 1999}}</ref>
|-
| 2000 || Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress || ''[[Bharathi (2000 film)|Bharathi]]''|| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/10733.html |title=Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years |publisher=indiaglitz.com |access-date=19 October 2009}}</ref>
|-
|2000|| [[Kalaimamani|Kalaimamani Award by Tamil Nadu Government]] || ''Contribution to Tamil Cinema''|| {{won}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121015044347/http://hindu.com/2000/10/09/stories/04092234.htm Kalaimamani Awards Announced]</ref>
|-
|2002|| [[ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award]] || ''[[Azhagi (2002 film)|Azhagi]]''|| {{won}}<ref>http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/dec/dec103.htm</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.veenaimovies.com/CineAwardView.asp?Pfp=171540488&Ay=2003&Am=6 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704024933/http://www.veenaimovies.com/CineAwardView.asp?Pfp=171540488&Ay=2003&Am=6 |archive-date=2009-07-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2004 || [[Best Actress|Pace Awards Best Television Actress]] || ''[[Kolangal (TV series)|''Kolangal'']]''|| {{won}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061208162110/http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/20/stories/2005092012900200.htm Devayani, Venu Aravind get awards]</ref>
|-
|2004 || [[Best Actress|Vivel Chinna Thirai Awards Best Actress]] || ''[[Kolangal (TV series)|''Kolangal'']]''|| {{Nominated}}<ref>[http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/winners-list-of-vivel-chinna-thirai-awards-2008/ Winners List of Vivel Chinna Thirai Awards 2008]</ref>
|-
|2007 || [[Best Actress|Tamil Nadu State Television Award for Best Actress]] ||''[[Kolangal (TV series)|''Kolangal'']]''|| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dinamani.com/latest-news/2011/jan/25/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF-302800.html |title=Tamil Nadu State Television Awards Announced: Best Actress Devayani |publisher=[[Dinamani]] |date=20 September 2012 |access-date=10 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2010 || [[Sun Kudumbam Best Actress Award]] || ''[[Kolangal (TV series)|Kolangal]]''|| {{Nominated}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061208162110/http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/20/stories/2005092012900200.htm Devayani, Venu Aravind get awards]</ref>
|-
|2010 || [[Kalaimamani|Kalaimamani Award by Tamil Nadu Government]] || ''Contribution to Tamil Cinema''|| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reviews.in.88db.com/index.php/movie/cine-events/6964-kalaimamani-award-winners-gallery--stills?p=47 |title=Kalaimamani Award Winners Gallery|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130407154145/http://reviews.in.88db.com/index.php/movie/cine-events/6964-kalaimamani-award-winners-gallery--stills?p=47 |date=7 April 2013 |work=reviews.in.88db|archive-date=7 April 2013}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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