Methil Devika

Methil Devika
Devika in 2019
Born1976 (age 47–48)
Dubai, Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Performing artist
  • Researcher
Known forIndian classical dance, Mohiniyattam
Spouses
  • Rajeev Nair
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    (m. 2002; div. 2004)​
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    (m. 2013; div. 2021)​
    [1][2][3]
Parents
  • N. Rajagopalan
  • Methil Rajeswari
RelativesRadhika Pillai (sister)
Methil Renuka (sister)

Methil Devika is an Indian classical dancer and research supervisor.[4] She was a Senior Research Associate at ISRO's Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, in 2023 working on an arts-integrated-advance-science project ideated by her.[5]

She is currently doing Kerala Chief minister's Nava Kerala Post Doctoral Fellowship, conducting research on Temple Terrain as a New Performance Space for the Woman Dancer: A Study on How the Modern Woman Reinvents her Art in Esoteric Spaces.[6] She has made her feature film debut with the Malayalam film ‘Kadha Innuvare’ directed by Vishnu Mohan, a national film award winning director. [7]

  1. ^ "ഇത് ഞങ്ങള്‍ കാത്തിരുന്ന വിവാഹം - articles,infocus_interview". Mathrubhumi.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  2. ^ Radhika C. Pillai (9 November 2013). "My marriage with Mukesh is an arranged one: Methil Devika". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Dancer Methil Devika announces divorce from actor-MLA Mukesh, sends legal notice". The News Minute. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "methil devika". eShe. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Women have come a long way, but a little more improvement won't do harm: Kerala Minister Mridula Ramesh". India Today. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  6. ^ "GOVERNMENT OF KERALA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2023.
  7. ^ https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/dancer-methil-devika-makes-her-feature-film-debut-with-the-malayalam-film-kadha-innuvare/article68655177.ece#:~:text=Kadha%20Innuvare%20may%20be%20Devika's,2018%20short%20film%20documentary%2C%20Sarpatatwam.