Divya Pillai is an Indian model and actor. She mainly works in Malayalam films and TV shows.
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Wiki/Biography
Divya Pillai was born on Wednesday, 23 November 1988 (age 35 years; as of 2023) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Divya Pillai’s childhood picture
She hails from Mavelikkara, Kerala. In Dubai, she did her schooling at The Indian High School and New Indian Model School. She then pursued B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Anna University in Chennai. [1]Gulf News
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
Figure Measurements (approx.): 32-28-34
Family
She belongs to a Malayali family.
Parents & Siblings
Her father, Narayan Pillai, owned a business in Dubai. Her mother, Chandrika Pillai, used to work as a nurse in Dubai and later, she started a clinic in Kerala, India. Her sister’s name is Pooja Pillai.
Divya Pillai’s father
Divya Pillai and her mother and sister Pooja
Husband & Children
While she was working at Emirates Airlines in Dubai, she met a British citizen Osama Al Banna, who was her co-worker. Soon, they became friends and later, fell in love with each other. After a few years of dating each other, the couple got married. However, Divya has not shared her husband’s pictures on her social media account.
Career
Corporate Jobs
After completing her graduation, she started working at Emirates Airlines in Dubai for cabin crew recruitment. Later, she worked at Flydubai as a senior administration officer.
Actor
Film
Malayalam
In 2015, she started her career as an actor with the Malayalam film ‘Ayal Njanalla’ in which she played the role of Heera.
Ayal Njanalla
She has appeared in various Malayalam films like ‘Oozham’ (2016), ‘My Great Grandfather’ (2019), ‘Jimmy Ee Veedinte Aishwaryam’ (2019), ‘Kala’ (2021), and ‘Garudan’ (2023).
My Great Grandfather
Other Languages
In 2022, she appeared in the Tamil film ‘Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal’ as Young Minah Kaif.
Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
She has also appeared in a few Telugu films like ‘Thaggedele’ (2022) and ‘Mangalavaaram’ (2023).
Thaggedele
Web Series
In 2022, she acted in the Tamil web series ‘The Village,’ which streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
The Village
In 2023, she played the role of Aparna in Disney+ Hotstar’s Malayalam web series ‘Masterpeace.’
Masterpeace
Model
She has also worked as a model in print advertisements for a few fashion brands.
Divya Pillai in a print advertisement
She has appeared in TV commercials for various brands like Chemmanur Jewellers.
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Other Work
She has lent her voice to a few songs in the Malayalam films ‘Puthiya Niyamam’ (2016) and ‘Jimmy Ee Veedinte Aiswaryam’ (2019).
Facts/Trivia
- Her nickname is Divii. [2]Instagram – Divya Pillai
- In an interview, she shared how she started her career as an actor. She said that while she was in Kerala to attend her childhood friend Ria Mithun’s marriage in Kerala, an Indian film director noticed her offered a role in the South Indian film.
- She is an avid animal lover and owns a pet cat named Snuggles. Earlier, she had a pet dog named Coco.
Divya Pillai with her pet cat
- In her leisure time, she loves to travel and ride motorcycles.
Divya Pillai riding a motorcycle
- Divya Pillai once shared a photo with the Indian actor Govind Padmasoorya wearing garlands hinting towards their marriage. However, they later, cleared that they were not married and it was probably for an acting project. [3]The Times of India
Divya Pillai with Govind Padmasoorya
References
| ↑1 | Gulf News |
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| ↑2 | Instagram – Divya Pillai |
| ↑3 | The Times of India |
