# Devika Sanjay > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Devika_Sanjay > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Devika_Sanjay.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devika_Sanjay > Source revision: 1355425451 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Koyilandy), [Kozhikode](/source/Kozhikode_district), [Kerala](/source/Kerala), India | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2018{{endash}}present }} '''Devika Sanjay''' is an Indian actress who works mainly in [Malayalam films](/source/Malayalam_cinema). Her first feature film was ''[Njan Prakashan](/source/Njan_Prakashan)'' in 2018.{{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 }} She is best known for her role in the film ''[Makal](/source/Makal)'' (2022). ==Early life== Devika was born to Sanjay and sreelath[Koyilandy](/source/koyilandi), in Kozhikode district.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} She was educated at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kozhikode.{{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}} ==Career== Devika made her screen debut as an actress, her 2018 film "[Njan Prakashan](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Panja_Vaisshnav_Tej)’s [Uppena](/source/Uppena), but [Krithi Shetty](/source/Krithi_Shetty) ended up playing that role.{{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}} Later in 2022, Devika played a prominent role in [Sathyan Anthikkad](/source/Sathyan_Anthikkad)'s Makal as the daughter of [Meera Jasmine](/source/Meera_Jasmine) and [Jayaram](/source/Jayaram).{{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}} In 2024, she did the female lead in [Once Upon a Time in Kochi](/source/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Kochi) written by Raffi and directed by [Nadirshah](/source/Nadirshah).{{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}} ==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](/source/Njan_Prakashan)'' || Teenamol || Debut ||{{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}} |- | 2022 ||''[Makal](/source/Makal)''|| Aparna (Appu) || ||{{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}}{{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}} |- | 2024 || ''[Once Upon a Time in Kochi](/source/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Kochi)'' || Janaki Jayan || ||{{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}}{{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}} |- | 2026 || ''Sukhamano Sukhamanu'' || Charu|| ||{{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}} |- |} == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanjay, Devika}} Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Indian actresses --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Devika Sanjay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devika_Sanjay) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devika_Sanjay?action=history)). 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