Dhivyadharshini

17 Feb, 1981 |

Actress

Biography

Dhivyadharshini (TV Anchor DD) is an South Indian television anchor and actress from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Initially making her debut as an actress, she featured in supporting roles in films including Kamal Haasan's production Nala Damayanthi (2003. She has regularly been a host for shows on Vijay TV and in 2014, began hosting Koffee with DD, her own show. Dhivyadharshini was born in Tamil family,to Neelakandan Thevar and Srilatha. Her sister Priyadarshini is also a television host, while her younger brother is an airline pilot. Before going on to work in television serials, drawing attention for her performances in Raadan Media ventures, Selvi and Arasi. She made a breakthrough as an actress, portraying a serious character in K. Balachander's television serial Rekkai Kattiya Manasu shown on Raj TV. Her feature film debut came in the form of Kamal Haasan's production venture, the 2003 comedy film Nala Damayanthi, where she played the sister of Madhavan's character. She followed it up with a serious role of a girl who commit suicide in the campus horror film Whistle (2004).  She married Srikanth Ravichandran, an assistant director of Gautham Menon, on 29 June 2014. The pair were friends for six years, after which their parents suggested the idea of having them married. They got separated and filed for divorce and divorce was granted in 2017.