Divyadarshini Neelakandan, known mononymously as Divyadarshini, is an Indian actress and television host who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. She is best known for her acting in Sun TV’s TV serials “Selvi” (2005) and “Aarasi” (2007). She is also popular for hosting the TV shows “Coffee with DD” (2013) and “Ambudan DD” (2017).
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Divyadarshini “DD” Neelakandan was born on Sunday, 17 February 1985 (age 36 years; as in 2021) in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. Their zodiac sign is Aquarius. His hometown is Chennai. She attended Our Lady’s Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai and later studied part-time at Anna Adarsh College.
Divyadarshini’s school days photo
Dhivyadarshini is also an alumnus of Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye colour: brown
Family
parents and siblings
Dhivyadarshini Neelkandan K. Neelakandan and N. She is the daughter of Srilata. Her elder sister, Priyadarshini Kishore Neelakandan, is an actress and TV host. He also has a younger brother, Sudarshan Neelakandan, who is an airline pilot.
Divyadarshini’s father
Divyadarshini with her mother
Divyadarshini and her brother
Divyadarshini with her siblings
Husband
Divyadarshini Neelakandan tied the knot with her longtime friend and assistant director Srikanth Ravichandran on 29 June 2014. Their marriage did not last long and the couple announced their separation in 2017.
Divyadarshini with Srikanth Ravichandran
livelihood
movies
Divyadarshini Neelakandan started her acting career as a child actress in 1990 with the Malayalam film “Shubhayathra”. In 2003, she debuted in Tamil film with the film “Julie Ganapathy”. Subsequently, she appeared in the Tamil films ‘Naala Damayanti’ (2003), ‘Whistle’ (2003), ‘Power Paandi’ (2017), and ‘Sarvam Thala Mayyam’ (2019).
Television
Dhivyadarshini Neelakandan made her television debut in 1995 with Sun TV’s show “Siruvar Nigaazchi”. The show was a quiz show for children and Neelakandan hosted about 20-25 episodes of it. In 1999, she appeared as a host in the TV show “Ungal Theerpu”. Subsequently, she did TV shows like “Jodi Number One” (2006), “Boys vs Girls” (2009), “Coffee with DD” (2013), “Accham Thavir” (2016), “Anbudan DD” (2017) Hosted. and “Speed Get Set Go!” (2019).
Neelakandan has also appeared in TV serials such as ‘Thadayam’ (2003), ‘Ahalya’ (2004), ‘Selvi’ (2005), ‘Kolangal’ (2006), and ‘Aarasi’ (2007).
Dhivyadarshini in Selvi
In 2019, she appeared as a judge on the dancing TV reality show “Dancing Super Stars” (2019).
Divyadarshini on the sets of Dancing Super Stars
Other work
Divyadarshini has acted in TV commercials for brands like Myntra and Cadbury Dairy Milk.
Divyadarshini in Myntra advertisement
She has also worked as a voiceover artist for actresses-
- Vega Tamotiya for the Tamil film “Saroja” (2008)
- Piya Bajpayee for the Tamil films “Goa” (2010), and “Bale Pandiya” (2010)
- Aparna Bajpayee for the Tamil film “Isaan” (2010)
- Preeti for the Tamil film “Appa” (2016)
controversies
kissing controversy
Divyadarshini asked Kamal Haasan to kiss her during an episode of the TV show “Neengalam Vellalam Oru Kodi Program” and received a kiss from him. His action was criticized on social media.
Suchi leaked sex scandal
Dhivyadarshini became a victim of the popular Suchi Leaks sex scandal. This was considered the reason for her divorce from her husband. However, DD remained silent and did not respond to any of the allegations. Scandal leaks also revealed that she was a victim of casting couch and was addicted to drugs.
award
- “Television’s Fashion Icon” by South Indian Fashion Awards (2019)
Divyadarshini posing with her SIFA Award
- “TV’s Glittering Dynamite” (2019) by Galata Media
- “Darling of Television” (2019) by Gasu Designer Studio
Favourite Things
- Cuisine: Southeast Asian cuisine
- Fashion Designer: Sidney Sladen
- Song: You’re So Beautiful (To Me) by Westlife.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Divyadarshini likes to travel and do adventure sports in her free time.
- Her friends and family members fondly call her DD.
- Divyadarshini is an avid animal lover and has a pet dog.
Divyadarshini with her pet dog
- She takes great care of her physical fitness and goes to the gym daily.
Divyadarshini inside the gym
- Dhivyadarshini is an ardent follower of Lord Ganesha.
Divyadarshini praying to Lord Ganesha
- He has a BMW 7 series.
Divyadarshini posing with her car
- In 2017, Dhivyadarshini ranked first in the ‘Chennai Times Most Desirable Women on Television’ list.
- As of 2021, he has more than 2 million followers on his Instagram account.
- Once Divyadarshini had revealed during an interview that she did not know how to cross the road alone.
- In an interview, Neelakandan revealed that she only knows how to ride a bicycle and has never attempted to ride a scooter or drive a car.
- Dhivyadarshini avoids alcohol and smoking. Talking about this in an interview he said,
When I was 13-14 years old, I promised my father that I would never drink or smoke. “Even though I can sit with people who drink, I never have the urge to drink.”
- During an interview, Divyadarshini told that she does not have any credit card. He said,
As a matter of policy, I don’t have a credit card. This also has a story… When I was young, I asked my father about the purpose of using a credit card, and he said that it is money that is not ours.
- Despite hosting many TV shows and programs, Divyadarshini still has stage fright. In an interview, he confessed that he sometimes felt nauseous before going on stage.
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