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Dhivyadharshini

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Early life
Career
Personal life
Filmography
Voice artist
Television

Shows
Serial
Web series

Awards

Vikatan award
Vijay television awards

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Dhivyadharshini "DD" Neelakandan is an Indian television presenter, host and actress. She predominantly works in Tamil television and film industry especially in Kollywood entertainment. She has hosted numerous television shows such as Koffee with DD, Anbudan DD.

Initially making her debut as an actress, she featured in supporting roles in films including Kamal Haasan's production Nala Damayanthi (2003), before going on to work in television serials, drawing attention for her performances in the Raadan Media ventures Selvi and Arasi. Since 2007, she has regularly been a host for shows on Vijay TV and in 2014, began hosting Koffee with DD, her own show.

Early life

Dhivyadharshini was born to K. Neelakandan and N. Srilatha. Her sister Priyadarshini is also a television host, while her younger brother is an airline pilot. She attended Our Lady's Matriculation Higher Secondary School and has since has continued part-time education at Anna Adarsh College, Chennai.

Career

Dhivyadharshini made her debut as a television anchor in 1999, when she successfully auditioned to be the child anchor for Star Vijay's Ungal Theerpu. She made a breakthrough as an actress, portraying a serious character in K. Balachander's television serial Rekkai Kattiya Manasu, shown on Raj TV, and subsequently, her performance helped her to popularity and gain further acting assignments. After a few more cameo appearances in films, Dhivyadharshini moved back to television, where she played notable roles in the Raadan Media ventures Selvi and Arase. She has also contributed as a dubbing artist in films, notably voicing Vega Tamotia in Saroja (2008) and Piaa Bajpai in Goa (2010).

Since 2007, Dhivyadharshini has become one amongst the leading TV anchors as featured on Tamil television and has notably continued to host several reality TV shows on Vijay TV. She hosted the initial seasons of Jodi Number One alongside Deepak and Aravind Akash, as well being the initial host of Boys Vs. Girls.

Personal life

She married her longtime friend & assistant director Srikanth Ravichandran. But the couple announced their split in 2017. They filed for divorce in a family court in Chennai subsequently. Dhivyadharshini has rheumatoid arthritis, which prevents her from long-distance walking.

Filmography

Film

Malayalam film; child actor

English language film

Guest appearance

Unreleased, despite being completed in 2023.

Music Videos

+ List of music video credits as actor

Voice artist


	Goa
	Bale Pandiya
	Easan
	Appa
Tamil language dubbed version

Television

Shows

Star Vijay
	Host (Season 1–3, 5–7)
	Host (Season 1,2)
	Contestant (Season 4)
	Host
	Host
	Host
	Host
Astro Vinmeen HD
Star Vijay
	Guest
	Host
	Judge
	Host
	2021	Bigg Boss Tamil 4 Kondattam	Host
	2021	6th annual Vijay Television Awards	Host
	2022	RRR Special	Host
Galatta Nakshatara Awards		Host	Kalaignar TV
Guest		Star Vijay