{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{Unreliable sources|date=August 2024}}
{{Indian name|Devika|Sanjay}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Devika Sanjay | image = Devika Sanjay.jpg | caption = Devika Sanjay in 2022 | birth_name = Devika | birth_date = | birth_place = Koyilandy, Kozhikode, Kerala, India | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2018{{endash}}present }}
'''Devika Sanjay''' is an Indian actress who works mainly in Malayalam films. Her first feature film was ''Njan Prakashan'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Devika Sanjay's impressive debut in Malayalam cinema|newspaper=The Hindu |date=21 December 2018 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/devika-sanjay-makes-an-impressive-debut-in-malayalam-cinema/article25858271.ece|access-date=23 August 2024 |last1=M |first1=Athira }}</ref> She is best known for her role in the film ''Makal'' (2022).
==Early life== Devika was born to Sanjay and sreelathKoyilandy, in Kozhikode district.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} She was educated at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kozhikode.<ref>{{cite web|title=Devika Sanjay scored goodmark in sslc|url=https://www.vanitha.in/celluloid/gossips/devika-sanjay-scored-good-mark-in-sslc.|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
==Career== Devika made her screen debut as an actress, her 2018 film "Njan Prakashan", where she plays Teenamol a girl suffering from a cancerous brain cyst and facing death. At one point in the film, Prakashan, portrayed by Fahadh Faasil, joins Teenamol in her house as a home nurse.
There is a rumor that she was going to play the female lead in Panja Vaisshnav Tej’s Uppena, but Krithi Shetty ended up playing that role.<ref>{{cite news|title=Teenage Beauty Devika Sanjay in talks for Vaishnav Tej's film|newspaper=The Times of India |date=17 April 2019 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/teenage-beauty-devika-sanjay-in-talks-for-vaishnav-tejs-film/articleshow/68922388.cms|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
Later in 2022, Devika played a prominent role in Sathyan Anthikkad's Makal as the daughter of Meera Jasmine and Jayaram.<ref>{{cite web|title=ചിരിക്കാനും ചിന്തിപ്പിക്കാനും മീരയും ജയറാമും; മകള് ട്രെയ്ലര്| date=14 April 2022 |url = https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/makal-movie-trailer-sathyan-anthikkad-jayaram-meera-jasmine-devika-sanjay-naslen-1.7434107|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref> In 2024, she did the female lead in Once Upon a Time in Kochi written by Raffi and directed by Nadirshah.<ref>{{cite web|title=Once Upon a Time in Kochi' hit theatres today| date =31 May 2024| url =https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/once-upon-a-time-in-kochi-hit-theatres-today-1.9600673|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Films=== {{Pending films key}} *''All films are in Malayalam unless otherwise noted.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | Ref. |- | 2018 || ''Njan Prakashan'' || Teenamol || Debut ||<ref>{{cite web|title=മോഹിച്ചത് ഫഹദിനെ കാണാൻ മാത്രം; പക്ഷേ, ദേവിക നായികയായി|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2018/12/28/devika-sanjay-heroine-of-the-film-njan-prakashan.|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref> |- | 2022 ||''Makal''|| Aparna (Appu) || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Sathyan Anthikad's next to star Jayaram, Meera Jasmine and Devika|date=14 April 2021 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/Apr/14/sathyan-anthikads-next-to-star-jayaram-meera-jasmine-anddevika-2289694.html|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Devika Sanjay turns emotional as 'Makal' opens to positive reviews|newspaper=The Times of India |date=30 April 2022 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/devika-sanjay-turns-emotional-as-makal-opens-to-positive-reviews/articleshow/91202563.cms|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref> |- | 2024 || ''Once Upon a Time in Kochi'' || Janaki Jayan || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Prakashan's Tina Mol is now the heroine; Devika Sanjay gained attention in 'Once Upon a Time in Kochi| date =3 June 2024| url =https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/once-upon-a-time-in-kochi-devika-sanjay-njan-prakashan-1.9608861|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="'Once Upon A Time In Kochi' teaser: Arjun Ashokan's cop investigates Devika Sanjay, Mubin M Rafi in a drug case"|newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 May 2024 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/once-upon-a-time-in-kochi-teaser-arjun-ashokans-cop-investigates-devika-sanjay-mubin-m-rafi-in-a-drug-case/article68220656.ece|access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref> |- | 2026 || ''Sukhamano Sukhamanu'' || Charu|| ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=From ‘Sukhamano Sukhamanu’ to ‘Pennum Porattum’: What’s releasing in theatres this Friday |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2026/02/11/movies-hitting-theatres-this-weekend-febrary-13-malayalam-hindi-english-films.html |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=@onmanorama |language=en}}</ref> |- |}
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