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{{short description|Indian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Lavanya
| name = Lavanya
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|12|01|df=y}}
| birth_date =
| birth_name = A. Lavanya Devi
| birth_name = Lavanya Devi
| othername = Lavanya Neelima
| othername = Lavanya Devi Prasanna
| yearsactive = 1997–2016
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
}}
}}
'''Lavanya''' (born December 1, 1979) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films and serials. Lavanya rose to fame portraying supporting roles in Tamil films during the 1990s, before moving on to work in television in the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moviegalleri.net/2017/01/nisaptham-audio-launch-stills.html?pid=1153161 |title=Picture 1153161; Tamil TV Serial Actress Lavanya; New Movie Posters |publisher=Moviegalleri.net |date=2017-01-31 |accessdate=2017-11-14}}</ref>
'''Lavanya''' is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films and serials. Lavanya is a child artist. Started acting from the age of 4. She rose to fame portraying supporting roles in Tamil films during the 1990s, before moving on to work in television in the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moviegalleri.net/2017/01/nisaptham-audio-launch-stills.html?pid=1153161 |title=Picture 1153161; Tamil TV Serial Actress Lavanya; New Movie Posters |publisher=Moviegalleri.net |date=31 January 2017 |accessdate=14 November 2017}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Lavanya studied at M. A. Krishnaswamy Higher Secondary School in Chennai and then Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Hosur, Tamil Nadu before embarking on a career in films. Early notable roles she appeared in includes her character in [[K. S. Ravikumar]]'s ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999), where she played the wife of [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]'s character, ''[[Jodi (1999 film)|Jodi]]'' (1999), ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'' (1999), ''[[Sangamam]]'' (1999) and ''[[Thenali]]'' (2000), where she portrayed an interviewer. She also did some roles as the lead actress, notably in the Malayalam film, ''Aram Indriyam'' (2001). She subsequently went on to appear in over one hundred films, mainly in supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O71jW2y2XZI |title=Star Kitchen 120; Actress Lavanya Special Cooking |publisher=YouTube |date=2015-12-14 |accessdate=2017-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDPra2swzw |title=Star Kitchen 121; Actress Lavanya Special Cooking |publisher=YouTube |date=2015-12-16 |accessdate=2017-11-14}}</ref> She has been as a supporting actress in ''[[Naan Than Bala]]'' (2014), a tale of Dharma’s triumph over evil that has received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/naan-than-bala/naan-than-bala-review.html |title=Naan Than Bala movie review |publisher=Behindwoods |accessdate=2017-11-14}}</ref>
Lavanya studied at M. A. Krishnaswamy Higher Secondary School in Chennai and then Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Hosur, Tamil Nadu before embarking on a career in films. Early notable roles she appeared in includes her character in [[K. S. Ravikumar]]'s ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999), where she played the wife of [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]'s character, ''[[Jodi (1999 film)|Jodi]]'' (1999), ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'' (1999), ''[[Sangamam]]'' (1999) and ''[[Thenali]]'' (2000), where she portrayed an interviewer. She also did some roles as the lead actress, notably in the Malayalam film, ''Aram Indriyam'' (2001). She subsequently went on to appear in over one hundred films, mainly in supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O71jW2y2XZI |title=Star Kitchen 120; Actress Lavanya Special Cooking |via=YouTube |date=14 December 2015 |accessdate=14 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DDPra2swzw |title=Star Kitchen 121; Actress Lavanya Special Cooking |via=YouTube |date=16 December 2015 |accessdate=14 November 2017}}</ref> She has been as a supporting actress in ''[[Naan Than Bala]]'' (2014), a tale of Dharma's triumph over evil that has received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/naan-than-bala/naan-than-bala-review.html |title=Naan Than Bala movie review |website=Behindwoods |accessdate=14 November 2017}}</ref>


Lavanya moved into work in television roles and notably portrayed a princess in the historical drama series, ''[[Romapuri Pandian]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Share on FacebookShare on Twitter |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Lavanya-to-don-a-new-avatar/articleshow/51369897.cms |title=Lavanya to don a new avatar&nbsp;— Times of India |publisher=Times of india |date=2016-03-12 |accessdate=2017-11-14}}</ref>
Lavanya moved into work in television roles and notably portrayed a princess in the historical drama series, ''[[Romapuri Pandian]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Lavanya-to-don-a-new-avatar/articleshow/51369897.cms |title=Lavanya to don a new avatar |work=The Times of India |date=12 March 2016 |accessdate=14 November 2017}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|- style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"
| '''Year''' || '''Film''' || '''Role''' || '''Notes'''
|-
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Suryavamsam (1997 film)|Suryavamsam]]'' || Swapna ||
| 1997 || ''[[Suryavamsam (1997 film)|Suryavamsam]]'' || Swapna ||
|-
| 1997 || ''Aaramthampuran'' || Dancer || Malayalam Movie
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Kondattam]]'' || Purushothaman's daughter ||
| 1998 || ''[[Kondattam]]'' || Purushothaman's daughter ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Jeans (film)|Jeans]]'' || Pechiappan's prospective bride || Uncredited role
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Hello Yama]]'' || || Kannada film
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Uyirodu Uyiraga]]'' || Anjali's friend ||
| 1998 || ''[[Uyirodu Uyiraga]]'' || Anjali's friend ||
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| 1999 || ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'' || Abitha's sister ||
| 1999 || ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'' || Abitha's sister ||
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Thenali]]'' || Raj TV reporter ||
| 2000 || ''[[Thenali]]'' || Raj TV reporter ||
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Kannaal Pesavaa]]'' || Sandhya ||
| 2000 || ''[[Kannaal Pesavaa]]'' || Sandhya ||
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''Aram Indriyam'' || ||
| 2001 || ''Aram Indriyam'' || ||
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Samudhiram]]'' || ||
| 2001 || ''[[Samudhiram]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[12B]]'' || ||
| 2001 || ''[[Poovellam Un Vasam]]'' || Chinna's sister ||
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Jagathy Jagadeesh in Town]]'' || Rasika || Malayalam film
| 2002 || ''[[Jagathy Jagadeesh in Town]]'' || Rasika || Malayalam film
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Kamarasu]]'' || ||
| 2002 || ''[[Kamarasu]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Run (2002 film)|Run]]'' || ||
| 2002 || ''[[Run (2002 film)|Run]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Seshu]]'' || Abithu's sister || Telugu film
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Sundhara Travels]]'' || TV reporter ||
| 2002 || ''[[Sundhara Travels]]'' || TV reporter ||
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| 2003 || ''[[Sindhamal Sitharamal]]'' || ||
| 2003 || ''[[Sindhamal Sitharamal]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Gajendra (film)|Gajendra]]'' || ||
| 2004 || ''[[Gajendra (2004 film)|Gajendra]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''Iyappa Saamy'' || ||
| 2006 || ''Iyappa Saamy'' || ||
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|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Saa Boo Thiri]]'' || Shanthi ||
| 2009 || ''[[Saa Boo Thiri]]'' || Shanthi ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Thunichal]]'' || Sakthi's elder sister ||
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Pen Singam]]'' || Sivakami ||
| 2010 || ''[[Pen Singam]]'' || Sivakami ||
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| 2014 || ''[[Naan Thaan Bala]]'' || Poochi's wife ||
| 2014 || ''[[Naan Thaan Bala]]'' || Poochi's wife ||
|-
|-
| 2014-2016 || ''[[Romapuri Pandian]]'' || ||
| 2023 || ''[[Bakasuran]]'' || ||
|-
| 2021–Present||''Aruvi''||Lakshmi
|-
|-
|}
|}

==TV Series==

* ''Aruvi'' (2021 - 2024)

* Suriyaputhiri (2012-2014)

* Romapuri Pandian

* Arasi (2007 - 2009)

* veppilai kaari

* Kathu Karuppu (2005)

* Nalla Neram

* Nee yenge yen Anbe


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:10, 4 January 2025

Lavanya
Born
Lavanya Devi
Other namesLavanya Devi Prasanna
OccupationActress

Lavanya is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films and serials. Lavanya is a child artist. Started acting from the age of 4. She rose to fame portraying supporting roles in Tamil films during the 1990s, before moving on to work in television in the 2000s.[1]

Career

[edit]

Lavanya studied at M. A. Krishnaswamy Higher Secondary School in Chennai and then Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Hosur, Tamil Nadu before embarking on a career in films. Early notable roles she appeared in includes her character in K. S. Ravikumar's Padayappa (1999), where she played the wife of Nassar's character, Jodi (1999), Sethu (1999), Sangamam (1999) and Thenali (2000), where she portrayed an interviewer. She also did some roles as the lead actress, notably in the Malayalam film, Aram Indriyam (2001). She subsequently went on to appear in over one hundred films, mainly in supporting roles.[2][3] She has been as a supporting actress in Naan Than Bala (2014), a tale of Dharma's triumph over evil that has received mixed reviews from critics.[4]

Lavanya moved into work in television roles and notably portrayed a princess in the historical drama series, Romapuri Pandian.[5]

Selected filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
1997 Suryavamsam Swapna
1997 Aaramthampuran Dancer Malayalam Movie
1998 Kondattam Purushothaman's daughter
1998 Jeans Pechiappan's prospective bride Uncredited role
1998 Hello Yama Kannada film
1998 Uyirodu Uyiraga Anjali's friend
1999 Padayappa Suryaprakash's wife
1999 Suyamvaram Pallavan's sister
1999 Sangamam Selvam's sister
1999 Jodi Uma
1999 Kannupada Poguthaiya The bride
1999 Sethu Abitha's sister
2000 Thenali Raj TV reporter
2000 Kannaal Pesavaa Sandhya
2001 Aram Indriyam
2001 Samudhiram
2001 Poovellam Un Vasam Chinna's sister
2002 Jagathy Jagadeesh in Town Rasika Malayalam film
2002 Kamarasu
2002 Run
2002 Seshu Abithu's sister Telugu film
2002 Sundhara Travels TV reporter
2002 Arputham Vasanthi
2002 Samasthanam Sudha
2002 Villain
2003 Military Nandhini
2003 Aethirree Priya's friend
2003 Indru Mudhal
2003 Alai Meera's friend
2003 Anjaneya
2003 Thirumalai Uma
2003 Anbe Un Vasam
2003 Joot Eashwaran's sister-in-law
2003 Sindhamal Sitharamal
2004 Gajendra
2006 Iyappa Saamy
2006 Thalaimagan Abhirami
2006 Aavani Thingal Rasathi
2007 Manikanda Manikanda's sister
2007 Mudhal Kanave Lavanya
2009 Sindhanai Sei Madhu
2009 Saa Boo Thiri Shanthi
2010 Thunichal Sakthi's elder sister
2010 Pen Singam Sivakami
2010 Naane Ennul Illai Vaani
2010 Anandhapurathu Veedu Raadhika
2011 Uchithanai Muharnthaal Mrs. Charles Antony
2013 Machinichi
2013 Thirumathi Thamizh
2014 Naan Thaan Bala Poochi's wife
2023 Bakasuran

TV Series

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  • Aruvi (2021 - 2024)
  • Suriyaputhiri (2012-2014)
  • Romapuri Pandian
  • Arasi (2007 - 2009)
  • veppilai kaari
  • Kathu Karuppu (2005)
  • Nalla Neram
  • Nee yenge yen Anbe

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Picture 1153161; Tamil TV Serial Actress Lavanya; New Movie Posters". Moviegalleri.net. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Star Kitchen 120; Actress Lavanya Special Cooking". 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2017 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Star Kitchen 121; Actress Lavanya Special Cooking". 16 December 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2017 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Naan Than Bala movie review". Behindwoods. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Lavanya to don a new avatar". The Times of India. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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