Lavanya Devi
Indian actor
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Career
She rose to fame portraying supporting roles in Tamil films during the 1990s, before moving on to work in television in the 2000s.
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]
Filmography
Tamil films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kumbakonam Gopalu | Uncredited role | |
| 1997 | Devathai | ||
| Surya Vamsam | Swapna | ||
| 1998 | Kondattam | Purushothaman's daughter | |
| Jeans | Pechiappan's prospective bride | Uncredited role | |
| Iniyavale | Latha | ||
| Uyirodu Uyiraga | Anjali's friend | ||
| 1999 | Padayappa | Suryaprakash's wife | |
| Suyamvaram | Pallavan's sister | ||
| Sangamam | Selvam's sister | ||
| Jodi | Uma | ||
| Kannupada Poguthaiya | The bride | ||
| Sethu | Abitha's sister | ||
| 2000 | Thenali | Raj TV reporter | |
| Kannaal Pesavaa | Sandhya | ||
| 2001 | Samudhiram | ||
| Poovellam Un Vasam | Chinna's sister | ||
| 2002 | Kamarasu | ||
| Run | |||
| Sundhara Travels | TV reporter | ||
| Arputham | Vasanthi | ||
| Samasthanam | Sudha | ||
| Villain | |||
| 2003 | Military | Nandhini | |
| Aethirree | Priya's friend | ||
| Indru Mudhal | Geetha's friend | ||
| Alai | Meera's friend | ||
| Anjaneya | |||
| Thirumalai | Uma | ||
| Anbe Un Vasam | |||
| Joot | Eashwaran's sister-in-law | ||
| Sindhamal Sitharamal | |||
| 2004 | Gajendra | ||
| 2006 | Iyappa Saamy | ||
| Thalaimagan | Abhirami | ||
| Aavani Thingal | Rasathi | ||
| 2007 | Manikanda | Manikanda's sister | |
| Mudhal Kanave | Lavanya | ||
| 2009 | Sindhanai Sei | Madhu | |
| Saa Boo Thiri | Shanthi | ||
| 2010 | Thunichal | Sakthi's elder sister | |
| Pen Singam | Sivakami | ||
| Naane Ennul Illai | Vaani | ||
| Anandhapurathu Veedu | Raadhika | ||
| 2011 | Uchithanai Muharnthaal | Mrs. Charles Antony | |
| 2013 | Machinichi | ||
| Thirumathi Thamizh | |||
| 2014 | Naan Thaan Bala | Poochi's wife | |
| 2023 | Bakasuran | ||
Other language films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Aaramthampuran | Dancer | Malayalam | |
| 1998 | Hello Yama | Kannada | ||
| 2001 | Aram Indriyam | Malayalam | ||
| 2002 | Jagathy Jagadeesh in Town | Rasika | ||
| Seshu | Abithu's sister | Telugu | ||
TV Series
- Aruvi (2021 - 2024)
- Suriyaputhiri (2012-2014)
- Romapuri Pandian
- Arasi (2008) as Yamuna Rani
- veppilai kaari
- Kathu Karuppu (2005)
- Nalla Neram
- Nee yenge yen Anbe