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Abhirami (actress, born 1983)

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.[1] Abhirami went on to establish herself as an leading actress in the 2000s across the Malayalam and Tamil language industries.

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Born
Divya Gopikumar

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

She was born as Divya Gopikumar in July 1983,[2] to Gopikumar and Pushpa who were living in Kerala. Her mother tongue is Tamil. 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.

Her family migrated to the United States in 2004 when she got a job there. Her parents are yoga instructors in Ohio.[3]

Career

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Abhirami made her debut in director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's film Kathapurushan.[4] While in college, Abhirami worked as a TV anchor for the program Top Ten which aired on the Asianet channel,[5] which according to Abhirami was "quite popular" and got her a film offer.[4] She also appeared in the 100-episode Malayalam serial Akshaya Pathram, directed by Sreekumaran Thampi.[4] 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".[6]

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"[5] 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.[2] Besides Tamil and Malayalam, she has appeared in Telugu and Kannada films and was a notable Tollywood actress.[7] In 2003, she appeared opposite Upendra in the film Raktha Kanneeru[8] 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.[9]

She went on to host Rishimoolam, a talk show on the Tamil television channel Puthuyugam.[10][11]

After a 10 year hiatus, she returned 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

Abhirami is married to Rahul Pavanan, grandson of writer Pavanan.[10][9][17] The couple have an adopted daughter.[18]

Filmography


As actress

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YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
1995KathapurushanChild ArtistMalayalam
1999PathramShilpa Mary Cherian
Njangal SanthushtaranuGeethu Sanjeevan
2000Millennium StarsRadha
SradhaSwapna
Melevaryathe MalakhakkuttikalDevika Variyar (Devu)
VaanavilPriyaTamil
2001MegasandesamKavithaMalayalam
Middle Class MadhavanAbhiramiTamil
DosthAnamika
SamudhiramLakshmi
Thank You Subba RaoSusiTelugu
2002Charlie ChaplinMythili RamakrishnanTamil
KarmeghamMaheswari
SamasthanamAisha
2003Laali HaaduSangeethaKannada
Sri RamVasundhara
CharminarKeerthiTelugu
Raktha KanneeruChandraKannada
2004Cheppave ChirugaliRadhaTelugu
VirumaandiAnnalakshmiTamil
2014ApothecaryDr. Nalini NambiarMalayalam[19]
201536 VayadhinileSusan DavidTamilSpecial appearance[20]
2016Ithu Thaanda PoliceArundhati VarmaMalayalam
Ore MukhamProf.Latha
2017ChowkaIndira SharmaKannada
2018Amar Akbar AnthonyAmar's motherTeluguSpecial appearance
Ottakoru KaamukanMeeraMalayalam
2019DasharathaKrutikaKannada
Aniyan Kunjum ThannalayathuBincyMalayalam
2020Marjara Oru Kallu Vacha NunaChithira
2021MaaraSelviTamilAmazon Prime film
SulthanAnnalakshmiCameo Appearance
Kotigobba 3 IAS DurgaKannada
2022Nitham Oru VaanamDr.KrishnaveniTamil
2023Baba Black SheepEshwari
Are You Ok Baby?Vidhya[21]
GarudanSreedeviMalayalam[22]
2024MaharajaKokila Srilakshmi SelvamTamil [23]
Saripodhaa SanivaaramChayadeviTelugu
Bhale UnnadeGouri[24]
VettaiyanSwetha DhakshinamoorthyTamil
Jolly O Gymkhana Chellamma Tamil [25]
Once Upon A Time in MadrasSavitriTamil[26]
2025 Aghathiyaa Vaideeshwari Tamil Cameo appearance
Thug Life † TBA Tamil Filming [27]
Eleven † TBA Tamil
Telugu		 Filming [27]
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As a dubbing artist

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Year Title For whom Language Director Ref.
2013 Vishwaroopam Pooja Kumar Tamil Kamal Haasan [28]
2015 Uttama Villain Ramesh Aravind
2018 Vishwaroopam 2 Kamal Haasan
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