Divya Parameshwaran is an Indian film actress and a model who has appeared in a Tamil film

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

 and several notable commercials. Beginning her career by appearing in several prominent advertisements, Divya has gone on to appear in a critically acclaimed period film, Ponnar Shankar

Ponnar Shankar (film)

Ponnar Shankar is a 2011 Indian epic film directed by Thiagarajan. It is a fictionalised account of the Ponnar Shankar epic, adapted from M. Karunanidhis novel of the same name. It features Thiagarajan's son Prashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes, portraying the titular characters, with...

, winning praise for her portrayal.

Early career and modelling

Divya Parameshwaran graduated from the Sri Kumaran Children's Home, Bangalore

Sri Kumaran Children's Home, Bangalore

Sri Kumaran Children's Home, Bangalore is a prestigious group of institutions in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, and might refer to the following: It is also called as SKCH....

, before undertaking junior college at Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College

Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College

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 in Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

. Furthermore in 2008, she completed an engineering degree at the B.M.S. College of Engineering

B.M.S. College of Engineering

B.M Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering is an engineering and management college in Bangalore, India. The engineering college, started in 1946, was one of the first private sector initiatives in technical education in India. It is located on the Bull Temple Road, opposite to the Bull Temple...

. Later in 2008, Divya finished second place as First Runner up in the beauty pageant, Miss India Worldwide India 2008, losing out to Shagun Sarabhai at the event in Gurgaon

Gurgaon

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. Divya then gained recognition for her advert for the saree brand, Kalamandir, after pictures of her in a saree, had created curiosity about who the model was. Subsequently in 2010, she won a national poll revealing that she was India's most recognisable face on television.. It was during this period that she shot for several major brands like Dove

Dove

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, Rin

Rin

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, Hamam

Hamam

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, etc.

Breakthrough in films

In early 2010, she was selected after an audition to portray the historical figure of Pavalaagi in Thyagarajan

Thyagarajan

Thiagarajan is an actor, director and producer of Tamil films. He is the father of Tamil actor Prashanth.-Selected filmography:* John Janni Janardhan* Neengal ketavai* Alaigal Oivathillai* Manu Uncle * Adholokam * Oru Muthassi Katha...

's epic drama Ponnar Shankar

Ponnar Shankar (film)

Ponnar Shankar is a 2011 Indian epic film directed by Thiagarajan. It is a fictionalised account of the Ponnar Shankar epic, adapted from M. Karunanidhis novel of the same name. It features Thiagarajan's son Prashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes, portraying the titular characters, with...

, portraying the love interest of Ponnar played by Prashanth

Prashanth

Prashanth is an Indian film actor who appeared in several Tamil films, as well as a few Telugu films, Hindi and Malayalam films.The son of noted actor-director Thyagarajan, Prashanth began his career at 17 by appearing in Vaigasi Poranthachu and went on to feature in other acclaimed films...

. The movie was released in April 2011 to positive reviews from critics with Divya being described as to have made "a solid debut" and praised for being "cheerful-looking".

Despite reports that she would abandon her career in adverts to prolong her film stint, she refuted the rumor and claimed she was happy to juggle between the professions.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2011	Ponnar Shankar Ponnar Shankar (film) Ponnar Shankar is a 2011 Indian epic film directed by Thiagarajan. It is a fictionalised account of the Ponnar Shankar epic, adapted from M. Karunanidhis novel of the same name. It features Thiagarajan's son Prashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes, portraying the titular characters, with...	Pavalaayi	Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...