Dhivyadharshini

Dhivyadharshini "DD" Neelakandan is an Indian television host and actress from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1] Initially making her debut as an actress, she featured in supporting roles in films including Kamal Haasan's production Nala Damayanthi (2003), before going on to work in television serials, drawing attention for her performances in the Raadan Media ventures Selvi and Arasi. Since 2007, she has regularly been a host for shows on Vijay TV and in 2014, began hosting Koffee with DD, her own show.

Dhivyadharshini
DD at Frozen II Indian press conference in 2019
Born
Dhivyadharshini Neelakandan

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesDD
Alma materOur Lady's Matriculation School, Ethiraj College for Women
OccupationActress
TV anchor
Asst Professor
Known forKoffee with DD
Anbudan DD
Jodi Number One
Spouse(s)
Srikanth Ravichandran
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(m. 2014; div. 2017)​

Career

Dhivyadharshini made her debut as a television anchor in 1999, when she successfully auditioned to be the child anchor for Vijay TV's Ungal Theerpu. She made a breakthrough as an actress, portraying a serious character in K. Balachander's television serial Rekkai Kattiya Manasu, shown on Raj TV, and subsequently, her performance helped her to popularity and gain further acting assignments.[2][3] After a few more cameo appearances in films, Dhivyadharshini moved back to television, where she played notable roles in the Raadan Media ventures Selvi and Arase. She has also contributed as a dubbing artiste in films, notably voicing Vega Tamotia in Saroja (2008) and Piaa Bajpai in Goa (2010).

Since 2007, Dhivyadharshini has become one amongst the leading TV anchors as featured on Tamil television and has notably continued to host several reality TV shows on Vijay TV. She hosted the initial seasons of Jodi Number One alongside Deepak and Aravind Akash, as well being the initial host of Boys Vs. Girls.

Personal life

Dhivyadharshini was born to K. Neelakandan and N. Srilatha. Her sister Priyadarshini is also a television host, while her younger brother is an airline pilot.[4] She attended Our Lady's Matriculation Higher Secondary School and has since has continued part-time education at Anna Adarsh College, Chennai.[5] She married her long time friend & assistant director Srikanth Ravichandran. But the couple announced their split in 2017.now they have filed for divorce in a family court in Chennai.[6]


Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1990ShubhayathraRaman's Child MalayalamChild actor
2003Julie GanapathiWriterTamil
Nala DamayanthiBhagyamTamil
WhistleSaravathyTamil
Five by FourNamithaEnglish
2008SarojaSpecial appearance in the song "Aaja Meri Soniye"TamilGuest appearance
2017Power PaandiPoonthendral's daughterTamilGuest appearance
2019Sarvam Thaala MayamAnjanaTamil
2022 Untitled Sundar C's next TBA Tamil Filming[7]
TBADhruva NatchathiramTBATamilDelayed
Joshua Imai Pol KaakhaTBATamilDelayed

Voice Artist

Television
Year Title Role Channel Notes
1999Ungal TheerpuHostSTAR Vijay
2002Rekkai Kattiya ManasuRaj TV
2002Irandavathu KadaimaiUshaRaj TV
2003–2005ThadayamSubhaSun TV
2004–2005AhalyaGowri
2005–2006SelviMadhuvanthi
2006–2007KolangalAnjali Replacing Ishwarya Ganesh
2007ArasiMadhuvanthi
2007Kanavugal AayiramBharathiJaya TV
2006–2014Jodi Number OneHost (Season 1,2,3,5,6,7)STAR Vijay
2009Boys Vs GirlsHost (Season 1,2)
2012Jodi Number OneParticipant (Season 4)
2012Airtel Super Singer T20Host
2013–2017Koffee with DDHostSTAR Vijay
2016Achcham ThavirHost
2017Anbudan DDHost
2018Jodi Fun UnlimitedJudge
2018Bigg Boss Tamil 2Guest
2018–2019Enkitta ModhaadeHost (Season 1,2)
2019–presentDancing Super StarsJudge
2019–2020Speed Get Set Go!Host
2021 Bigg Boss Tamil 4 Kondattam Host Special episode
2021 6th annual Vijay Television Awards Host

Awards

Vikatan Award

Ananda Vikatan, one of the leading weeklies of Tamil Nadu has been awarding the films, actors and technicians on various criteria.[8]

Year Work Category Outcome
2011 Home Sweet Home
( Vijay Tv)		 Best Anchor - Female Won[9]

References
  1. Penchant for the past. The Hindu (29 May 2004). Retrieved on 1 January 2014.
  2. "GoerGo – Most Trusted Training Partner". Goergo.in. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. "Five by Four – Yuvan Shankar Raja | Yuvan Shankar Raja (Yuvan World) – The Music Director's Blog | Yuvan Shankar Raja Official Website". Theyuvanshankarraja.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. "Divyadarshini wishes her sister – Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. "Did you know Vijay TV Anchor DD's Sister Son?". PakkaTv. 5 June 2018.
  6. P Kirubhakar. "Dhivyadharshini and husband Srikanth Ravichandran file for divorce – Movies News". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  7. "DhivyaDharshini joins the cast of Sundar C's film with Jiiva, Jai and Srikanth - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. http://kollywoodz.com/exclusive-results-of-ananda-vikatan-awards-2010/
  9. "Vikatan awards 2011".
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