Divya Prabha

Divya Prabha
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
AwardsKerala State Television Awards

Divya Prabha is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam films. She gained wider attention for her roles in the films Take Off[1] and Thamaasha.[2] In 2015, she won Kerala State Television Award for Best Second Actress for her performance in the TV serial Eswaran Sakshiyayi.[3] She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival in the international competition section for the movie Ariyippu directed by Mahesh Narayanan.[4] The film premiered in the Concorso internazionale (international competition section) of the 75th Locarno Film Festival on 4 August 2022, where it was nominated for the Golden Leopard. The film had a worldwide release on Netflix on 16 December 2022. She plays one of the lead roles in All We Imagine as Light, directed by Payal Kapadia, which competed for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prix.[5]

  1. ^ Nair, Vidya (27 April 2017). "The Best 'Take Off'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ Mythily Ramachandran (26 June 2019). "'Thamaasha' stars on bringing unlikely heroes into the spotlight". Gulf News. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. ^ "'Eswaran Sakshiyayi' wins five State Awards". The Times of India. 11 June 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Kunchacko Boban, Mahesh Narayanan on Locarno Competition Title 'Ariyippu' (EXCLUSIVE)". 3 August 2022.
  5. ^ Ramachandran, Naman; Keslassy, Elsa (13 September 2024). "Cannes Winner 'All We Imagine as Light' at Center of Oscar Entry Battle Between France and India (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 22 September 2024.