Abhirami’s Inspiring Story, Career, Movies

Early Life & Education

Abhirami, who was originally named Divya, was born in Kerala in July 1983 to Gopikumar and Pushpa. She completed her schooling from Christ Nagar English High School and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, both of which are located in Trivandrum. After finishing her pre-degree studies at Mar Ivanios College, she pursued higher education in psychology and communications at the College of Wooster in Ohio. She later moved to the United States in 2004 for work, while her parents became yoga instructors in Ohio.

Abhirami’s Career

Abhirami, originally named Divya, began her acting career with a role in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s film Kathapurushan. Along with her studies, she also worked as a TV anchor for the popular program Top Ten on the Asianet channel, which helped her land a film offer. She also appeared in the Malayalam serial Akshaya Pathram directed by Sreekumaran Thampi. Later, she changed her screen name to Abhirami after becoming obsessed with the name of the heroine in the film Gunaa. Born in July 1983 to Gopikumar and Pushpa in Kerala, Abhirami completed her schooling from Christ Nagar English High School and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Trivandrum. She pursued her higher education in psychology and communications from the College of Wooster in Ohio, and currently resides in the United States.

Abhirami began her acting journey with a small role in the Malayalam movie Pathram and the TV series Mercara directed by Jude Attipetty. She acted in several other Malayalam films such as Millennium Stars, Njangal Santhushtaranu, and Sradha before entering the Tamil film industry. Abhirami made her Tamil debut with the movie Vaanavil (2001) opposite Arjun, which became a commercial success. She also appeared in other Tamil movies like Middle Class Madhavan and Samudhiram. One of her notable roles was in the Tamil film Virumaandi, where she played a village girl from Madurai opposite Kamal Haasan. She also acted in Telugu and Kannada films, gaining popularity in the Telugu film industry. Her notable movies in these languages include Raktha Kanneeru (2003) opposite Upendra and Sri Ram (2003) opposite Shiva Rajkumar. Abhirami retired from acting in 2004 and pursued a career in marketing. She worked as a marketing director for an MNC after settling in the United States for her studies.

After retiring from acting in 2004, Abhirami returned to the film industry as a voice artist in Kamal Haasan’s Vishwaroopam film series in 2013. She also hosted a talk show called Rishimoolam on the Tamil TV channel Puthuyugam. In 2014, she made a comeback to Malayalam cinema with the film Apothecary, where she played the role of a gynecologist. She later appeared in the movie Ithu Thaanda Police as Sub-Inspector Arundhati Varma. Additionally, Abhirami anchored the reality show Made For Each Other on Mazhavil Manorama. Moreover, her latest webseries called Oru Kodai Murder Mystery check it out.

Personal life

Abhirami is married to Rahul Pavanan, who is the grandson of the writer Pavanan.

Movies

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TV Shows

Throughout her career, Abhirami has been a part of various TV programs. She has hosted the popular musical program Top Ten on Asianet and acted in the telefilm Piyatha on the same channel. Abhirami has also acted in the serial Akshaya Pathram on Asianet and the telefilm Annie on Kairali TV. She has hosted the talk show Rishimoolam on Puthuyugam and the reality show “Made For Each Other on Mazhavil Manorama. Additionally, Abhirami has made a cameo appearance in the serial Kanakanmani on Surya TV as Radhika, participated in the show “Flowers Oru Kodi on Flowers TV, and acted as a mentor in “Red Carpet” on Amrita TV.

Abhirami Social Media 

Abhirami is an active user of social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Her Instagram account with the handle @abhiramiact has garnered over 163k followers. Abhirami frequently shares personal and professional updates, as well as her views on social issues and various causes on the platform. She also has a verified Facebook page with over 1.2 million followers, but appears to be less active on it compared to Instagram. Abhirami’s Twitter page is also verified, with a following of over 11.8k people.