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                Reddish complexion..Sociable, talkative nature...Family type appearance...Apple cheeks...Moon-like face....all these put together make Devayani..

                   Her native place is Mumbai. There, she was born on June 22, at a local hospital by name 'Sushma'. Her father's name is Jayadev. Mother is Lakshmi. Devayani has 2 brothers----Mayoor and Nakkul.

                  She studied B.Com. in a college in Mumbai. An astrologer used to visit their house in those days. He was telling that one day Devayani would shine in filmfield..Immediately Devayani had reacted saying: 'It isn't possible...Not even in dreams...' Also the comment came from their parents: 'The astrologer has lost his balance of mind!' 

                  But, just as the astrologer had said, a film chance from Hindi field had really come. That film was "Goyal". She was introduced as heroine in it. The director had changed the name 'Devayani' as 'Goyal' for the film. When the 1st shooting-schedule of this film was going on, the astrologer had again come to her house and predicted that the film won't get released at all! What a surprise? That film stopped half finished, because of financial problems!

               Devayani's parents got upset. They wandered helter-skelter in search of that astrologer. At last they met him. He told that definitely Devayani would be getting other language film chances and hence they should continually strive for those chances. After that Devayani gave up her studies. Later she began acting in Malayalam films.

              In Tamil, she acted in K.S.Athiyamaan's "Thottaa Chinungi". She teamed with Ajithkumar in "Kalloori Vaasal" and acted in "Sivasakthi" in which Sathyaraj and Prabu did main roles. After that, as there were no new film offers, she went back to Mumbai.

             A few months later, she was booked for Agathyan's "Kaathal Kottai". That film proved to be a new-record-creating, super-hit! "Surya Vamsam" became her next super-hit. She came to be treated as one of the leading Tamil film heroines.

              The habit has come to stay with her that whenever she experiences any mental tension, she uses to bite her finger nail! She hates politics as well as politicians! She is very pious that if she enters into the prayer room, she may indulge in prayer even for an hour long time!

              She's an expert in cooking. Whether it's vegetarian food or non-veg. items, her preparations excel in taste. She's a good eater too! She has belief in superstition and omens.

              When she was studying 1st std. in Mumbai, she's said to have gone missing one day, while she, along with her family members, had gone to Jugu Beach. But miraculously, she had found her way home. She knows Tamil, English, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Gujatathi very well. Her favourite artistes are Sanjeevkumar, Shammi Kapoor, Jayabadhuri, Sree Devi, Gemini Ganesan, Padmini and Savithri.
 
                She has received Tamilnadu Government's Best Actress award for her performance in "Kaathal Kottai", in 1997. She says that she's her own competitor.

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