Devi S.

Devi is an Indian film actress and dubbing artist in Malayalam movies. She became popular through the main character Kunjipengal she played in Oru Kudayum Kunju Pengalum, a serial in Doordarshan. She has dubbed for around 500 movies and acted in more than 25 movies.^[1] She received National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Narration / Voice Over in Non Feature Film Category in 2014 for Nithya Kalyani – Oru Mohiniyattam Patham.^[2]

Personal life

She is born at Cherukodu Peyad, Thiruvananthapuram. She has a brother. She is married to Alwin, an engineer who is doing business now. The couple has a daughter, Athmaja.^[3]

Awards

• 2009 - Kerala State Television Dubbign artist Award - Aranazhikaneram serial, dubbed for Lena
• 2010 - Film Critist Award for the film Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram - for Dhanya Mary Varghese
• 2011 - Youth Rathna Award for Traffic (Lena) and Beautiful (Meghana Raj)
• 2013 - Asianet Television award for the best dubbing artist
• 2014 - National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Narration / Voice Over (Non Feature Film Category) shared with Ambootty for Nithya Kalyani – Oru Mohiniyattam Patham^[4]
• 2016 - Asianet Television award for the best dubbing artist

Career

She started her career as a child artist in Kadhasangamam, a serial directed by Vijayakrishnan. Later she acted in Oru Kudayum Kunju Pengalum, a serial in Doordarshan, in which grabbed the best child artist State Award in 1993. She also lent her voice for other children in films and serials. Minnaram, Swaroopam, Sammohanam, Swam, Thalolam, My Dear Kuttichathan, Johny are some of them.The Salute directed by the cameraman Azhagappan was the first film in which she gave voice for a heroin, When she was of 13 years old. She lent her voice to heroins like Padmapriya, Meena, Raai Laxmi, Roma Asrani, Gopika, Meghana Raj, Kavya Madhavan, Genelia, Kaniha, Bhavana etc. She had completed more than 100 films by now. Some of her notable films are Veruthe Oru Bharya for Gopika in Swantham Lekhakan, for Padmapriya in Kana Kanmani, Yes Your Honour and Poppins, for Meghana Raj in Beautiful, Namukku Parkkan, for Genelia in Urumi, for Lena in Traffic, for Meena in Drishyam and Katha Parayumpol, Kaniha in Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja etc. She is also a voice artist in All India Radio. Besides She gives voice for serial heroins like Aswathy (Amala) in Kumkumapoovu, Archana (Glory) in Manasaputhri, Rasana in Nandanam, Divya in Sthreedhanam,Seena Antony in Sarayu, Sujitha in Kanakkinavu, Harichandanam and Indira. she also gave voice for various cartoon characters in Jungle Book, a Malayalam Cartoon series, is one of her noted works. She has given voice for two characters simultaneously in serial Innale

Filmography

As an actress

• Arayannangalude Veedu (2000)
• Kottaram Veettile Apputtan (1998)
• Saadaram (1996)
• Samooham (1993)

As a Dubbing artist

Television career

References

• http://cinema-ormmakal.blogspot.in/2011/05/dubbing-artists-1.html