Dhivyadharshini Neelakandan, popularly known as Dhivyadharshini, is an Indian actress and television host who works primarily in the Tamil film industry. She is known for her performances in Sun TV’s television series “Selvi” (2005) and “Arasi” (2007). She is also popular for hosting the TV shows “Koffee with DD” (2013) and “Anbudan DD” (2017).
Wiki/Biography
Dhivyadharshini “DD” Neelakandan was born on Sunday, February 17, 1985, in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India (36 years old; as of 2021). Her zodiac sign is Aquarius. Her hometown is Chennai. She attended Our Lady’s Matriculation High School, Chennai and later pursued part-time education at Anna Adarsh College.
Dhivyadarshini’s student days photos
Dhivyadarshini is also an alumnus of Ethiraj Women’s College, Chennai.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: brown
Eye color: brown
family
Parents and siblings
Dhivyadharshini Neelakandan is the daughter of K. Neelakandan and N. Srilatha. Her sister Priyadharshini Kishore Neelakandan is an actor and television host. She also has a younger brother Sudharshan Neelakandan who is an airline pilot.
Divya Darshini’s father
Divya Darshini and her mother
Dhivyadarshini and her brother
Dhivyadarshini and her siblings
husband
Dhivyadharshini Neelakandan tied the knot with her long-time friend and assistant director Srikanth Ravichandran on June 29, 2014. Their marriage didn’t last long and the two announced their split in 2017.
Dhivyadharshini and Srikanth Ravichandran
Profession
Movie
Dhivyadharshini Neelakandan started her acting career as a child actor in 1990 with the Malayalam film “Shubhayathra”. In 2003, she made her debut in a Tamil film with the movie “Julie Ganapathy”. Thereafter, she appeared in the Tamil films “Nala Damayanthi” (2003), “Whistle” (2003), “Power Paandi” (2017) and “Sarvam Thaala Mayam” (2019).
television
Dhivyadharshini Neelakandan made her television debut in 1995 on Sun TV’s show “Siruvar Nigazhchi”. The show is a quiz show for children and Neelakandan hosted it for around 20 to 25 episodes. In 1999, she appeared in the TV series Ungal Theerpu as a host. Subsequently, she hosted TV shows such as “Jodi Number One” (2006), “Boys Vs Girls” (2009), “Koffee with DD” (2013), “Achcham Thavir” (2016), “Anbudan DD” (2017) , and “Let the Speed Begin!” (2019).
Neelakandan has also appeared in television serials such as “Thadayam” (2003), “Ahalya” (2004), “Selvi” (2005), “Kolangal” (2006) and “Arasi” (2007).
Dhivyadarshini of Selvi
In 2019, she served as a judge on the dance reality TV show Dancing Superstars (2019).
Dhivyadharshini on the set of Dancing Superstar
Other jobs
Dhivyadarshini has appeared in TV commercials for brands like Myntra and Cadbury Dairy Milk.
Dhivyadarshini in Myntra advertisement
She also worked as a voice artist for actresses——
- Tamil film “Saroja” (2008) starring Vega Tamotia
- Tamil films Goa (2010) and Bale Pandiya (2010) starring Piaa Bajpai
- Tamil film Easan (2010) starring Aparna Bajpai
- Preethi for the Tamil film “Appa” (2016)
dispute
kiss scene controversy
Dhivyadharshini asked Kamal Haasan to kiss her in an episode of the TV show ‘Neengalum Vellalaam Oru Kodi Program’ and got a kiss from him. Her behavior was criticized on social media.
Suchi leaks sex scandal
Dhivyadarshini became a victim of the popular Suchi Leaks sex scandal. This is believed to be the reason for her divorce from her husband. However, DD remained silent and did not respond to any of the allegations. The scandal leak also revealed that she was a victim of the casting couch and was addicted to drugs.
Awards
- South India Fashion Awards “Television Fashion Icon” (2019)
Dhivyadarshini poses with Sifa Awards
- “Dazzling TV Dynamite” by Galatta Media (2019)
- Gasu Design Studio “TV Darling” (2019)
favorite thing
- Cuisine: Southeast Asian style
- Fashion designer: Sidney Sladen
- Song: “You’re So Beautiful” (To Me) by Westlife
Facts/Trivia
- Dhivyadarshini enjoys traveling and doing adventure sports in her free time.
- Her friends and family affectionately call her DD.
- Dhivyadarshini is an avid animal lover and owns a pet dog.
Dhivyadarshini and her pet dog
- She pays great attention to her physical fitness and goes to the gym every day.
Dhivyadharshini in the gym
- Dhivyadarshini was an ardent follower of Lord Ganesha.
Dhivyadarshini Prayers to Lord Ganesha
- She owns a BMW 7 Series.
Dhivyadarshini poses with her car
- In 2017, Dhivyadarshini ranked first in the list of “Chennai Times Most Anticipated Women on Television”.
- As of 2021, she has over 2 million followers on her Instagram account.
- At one point, Dhivyadarshini revealed in an interview that she didn’t even know how to cross the road.
- Neelakandan revealed in an interview that she only knew how to ride a bicycle and had never tried riding a scooter or driving a car.
- Dhivyadarshini quit drinking and smoking. In an interview, she said of the incident,
When I was 13-14 years old, I promised my father that I would never drink or smoke. Even though I could sit with people who were drinking, I never thought about drinking. ”
- In an interview, Dhivyadarshini said she did not have a credit card. she says,
Per policy, I don’t have a credit card. This also has a story… When I was a child, I asked my father the purpose of using credit cards, and he said it was money that did not belong to us.
- Despite hosting many TV shows and events, Dhivyadarshini still suffered from stage fright. In an interview, she admitted that she sometimes feels like vomiting before going on stage.
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