Abhirami (actress, born 1983)

Abhirami
Abhirami in 2023
Born
Divya Gopikumar

July 1983 (age 41)[1]
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Alma mater
Occupations
Years active1995–2004
2014–present
Spouse
Rahul Pavanan
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(m. 2009)​
Children1

Divya Gopikumar, professionally known as Abhirami (born July 1983) is an Indian actress and reality show judge. She has acted predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films and few credits in Telugu and Kannada films.[2] Abhirami went on to establish herself as an leading actress in the 2000s across the Malayalam and Tamil language industries.

Abhirami went on to establish herself as a leading actress in the 2000s across the Malayalam and Tamil language industries after appearing in films such as Sradha (2000), Middle Class Madhavan (2001), Charlie Chaplin (2002), Raktha Kanneeru (2003) and Virumaandi (2004).

Early life and education

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She was born as Divya Gopikumar[1] in July 1983, Gopikumar and Pushpa whom living in Kerala. She attended Christ Nagar English High School and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, in Thiruvananthapuram and did predegree training from Mar Ivanios College, before graduating in programs for psychology and communications from the College of Wooster in Ohio.[3]

Her family migrated to the United States in 2004 when she got a job there. Her parents are yoga instructors in Ohio.[4]

Career

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Abhirami made her debut in director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's film Kathapurushan.[5] While in college, Abhirami worked as a TV anchor for the program Top Ten which aired on the Asianet channel,[6] which according to Abhirami was "quite popular" and got her a film offer.[5] She also appeared in the 100-episode Malayalam serial Akshaya Pathram, directed by Sreekumaran Thampi.[5] She changed her screen name to Abhirami, the character name of the heroine of the film Gunaa, being "obsessed with the role and the name".[7]

She had a small role in the Malayalam film Pathram in 1999 and in the series Mercara directed by Jude Attipetty. Later she acted in the films Millennium Stars, Njangal Santhushtaranu, and Sradha before shifting to Tamil cinema. Her first Tamil film was Vaanavil (2000) opposite Arjun, which was a "big hit"[6] and was followed by Middle Class Madhavan (2001), as well as Dost (2001), Samudhiram (2001) and Samasthanam (2001) with R. Sarathkumar. A notable film in her career was Virumaandi (2004), in which she appeared as a Tamil village girl from Madurai opposite Kamal Haasan.[1] Besides Tamil and Malayalam, she has appeared in Telugu and Kannada films and was a notable Tollywood actress.[8] In 2003, she appeared opposite Upendra in the film Raktha Kanneeru[9] and opposite Shiva Rajkumar in Sri Ram. In 2004, she retired from the film industry and settled in the United States for her studies. She went on to work as the marketing director of an MNC there.[10]

She went on to host Rishimoolam, a talk show on the Tamil television channel Puthuyugam.[3][11]

After a 10 year hiatus, she returned back to the film industry in 2014 and acted in multiple films as a supporting actress until 2021 when she got a role as one of lead actresses in the film Maara after 17 years. She also became a reality show judge through the show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs (2023).[12] She was cast in the supporting role in the action drama film Vettaiyan (2024) with Rajinikanth.[13][14] Shen then appeared in the black comedy Jolly O Gymkhana (2024) as well as hyperlink thriller, Once Upon A Time in Madras (2024).[15][16]

Personal life

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Abhirami is married to Rahul Pavanan, grandson of writer Pavanan.[3][10][17] The couple have an adopted daughter named Kalki.[18]

Filmography

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As actress

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of films and roles
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
1995 Kathapurushan Child Artist Malayalam
1999 Pathram Shilpa Mary Cherian
Njangal Santhushtaranu Geethu Sanjeevan
2000 Millennium Stars Radha
Sradha Swapna
Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal Devika Variyar (Devu)
Vaanavil Priya Tamil
2001 Megasandesam Kavitha Malayalam
Middle Class Madhavan Abhirami Tamil
Dosth Anamika
Samudhiram Lakshmi
Thank You Subba Rao Susi Telugu
2002 Charlie Chaplin Mythili Ramakrishnan Tamil
Karmegham Maheswari
Samasthanam Aisha
2003 Laali Haadu Sangeetha Kannada
Sri Ram Vasundhara
Charminar Keerthi Telugu
Raktha Kanneeru Chandra Kannada
2004 Cheppave Chirugali Radha Telugu
Virumaandi Annalakshmi Tamil
2014 Apothecary Dr. Nalini Nambiar Malayalam [19]
2015 36 Vayadhinile Susan Tamil Special appearance [20]
2016 Ithu Thaanda Police Arundhati Varma Malayalam
Ore Mukham Prof.Latha
2017 Chowka Indira Sharma Kannada
2018 Amar Akbar Anthony Amar's mother Telugu Special appearance
Ottakoru Kaamukan Meera Malayalam
2019 Dasharatha Krutika Kannada
Aniyan Kunjum Thannalayathu Bincy Malayalam
2020 Marjara Oru Kallu Vacha Nuna Chithira
2021 Maara Selvi Tamil Amazon Prime film
Sulthan Annalakshmi Cameo Appearance
Kotigobba 3 IAS Durga Kannada
2022 Nitham Oru Vaanam Dr.Krishnaveni Tamil
2023 Baba Black Sheep Eshwari
Are You Ok Baby? Vidhya [21]
Garudan Sreedevi Malayalam [22]
2024 Maharaja Kokila Srilakshmi Selvam Tamil [23]
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram Chayadevi Telugu
Bhale Unnade Gouri [24]
Vettaiyan Swetha Dhakshinamoorthy Tamil
Jolly O Gymkhana Chellamma Tamil [25]
Once Upon A Time in Madras Savitri Tamil [26]
2025 Eleven † TBA Tamil
Telugu 		Filming [27]
Thug Life † TBA Tamil Filming [28]

As a dubbing artist

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Year Title For whom Language Director Ref.
2013 Vishwaroopam Pooja Kumar Tamil Kamal Haasan [29]
2015 Uttama Villain Ramesh Aravind
2018 Vishwaroopam 2 Kamal Haasan

Television

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "A chat with Abhirami". The Hindu. 14 May 2003. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Actress Abhirami and her husband adopt a baby girl; introduce their Kalki on Mother's Day!". The Times of India. 14 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257.
  3. ^ a b c "Abhirami makes a bold reentry into tinseltown". The Times of India. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  4. ^ "അഭിരാമി തിരിച്ചുവരാന്കാരണം കമലഹാസനാണ്‌". Mangalam.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Abhirami on acting in Kamal Haasan's Sandhiyar". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Welcome to". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Welcome To". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Abhirami gets a new Telugu film". Music India Online. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008.
  9. ^ "Telugu cinema Review - Rakta Kanneeru - Upendra, Abhirami, Ramya Krishna". Idlebrain.com. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Mangalam Varika 10-Mar-2014". mangalam.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ Jeyanthan, R. C. (8 December 2013). "அறிவும் அழகுதான்". The Hindu (in Tamil). Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs returns for third season on Zee Tamil". medianews4u.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  13. ^ "വെച്ച കുറി തെറ്റിയോ? വേട്ടയ്യന്റെ നഷ്ടം നികത്താൻ മറ്റൊരു സിനിമ, രജനികാന്തിന് നിബന്ധനയുമായി ലൈക്ക?". Reporter. 19 October 2024.
  14. ^ "2.0, ദര്‍ബാര്‍, ലാല്‍ സലാം ദേ ഇപ്പോള്‍ വേട്ടൈയനും... ലൈക്കയുടെ നഷ്ടം നികത്താന്‍ അഞ്ചാമത്തെ സിനിമയും കമ്മിറ്റ് ചെയ്ത് രജിനികാന്ത്". DoolNews. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Jolly O Gymkhana movie review: Prabhudeva, Abhirami-lead ensemble shoulder this slightly funny but sloppy comedy".
  16. ^ "Once Upon a Time in Madras Movie Review: A missed opportunity for a narrative with explosive potential".
  17. ^ "വിവാഹം ആരെയും അറിയിക്കാതെ..." Mangalam.com. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  18. ^ "Actress Abhirami and her husband adopt a baby girl; introduce their Kalki on Mother's Day!". The Times of India. 14 May 2023.
  19. ^ C Palicha, Paresh. "Review: Apothecary could have been better". Rediff.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  20. ^ "Abhirami is back, plays Jyothika's friend". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  21. ^ "Ilaiyaraaja completes work on Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's next". The Times of India. 4 January 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  22. ^ "'Garudan' teaser: Suresh Gopi bashes up goons with a motorbike helmet". The Hindu. 26 June 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi's 50th film titled 'Maharaja'". The Times of India. 12 July 2023. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  24. ^ Sistu, Suhas (11 September 2024). "Abhirami makes a strong comeback with 'Bhale Unnade'". The Hans India.
  25. ^ M, Narayani (6 November 2023). "Prabhu Deva to play a dead person in Sakthi Chidambaram's next". Cinema Express.
  26. ^ "Bharath's Once Upon A Time In Madras gets a release date". Cinema Express. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  27. ^ Features, C. E. (19 June 2024). "Eleven teaser: Naveen Chandran plays a baffled cop probing a series of clueless murders". Cinema Express. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  28. ^ "'Thug Life' is the title of Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam's 'KH234'; Trisha, Dulquer Salmaan, Jayam Ravi join cast". The Hindu. 6 November 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  29. ^ Galatta Tamil | கலாட்டா தமிழ் (11 September 2024). எல்லா Heroine Voice-கும் இவங்களை தான் Dub பண்ண சொல்லுவேன் | Kamal about Abirami | Virumandi. Retrieved 24 September 2024 – via YouTube.
  30. ^ "I don't want to settle for a bland akka or anni character: Abhirami". The New Indian Express. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  31. ^ "சினிமாவில் பெண்களுக்கு மட்டும் ஏன் இந்த பாகுபாடு நடிகை அபிராமி கேள்வி". ETV Bharat News (in Tamil). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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