{{short description|Indian actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Divya Prabha | image = Divya Prabha at All We Imagine As Light Press Conference at 2024 Cannes Film Festival (cropped 2).jpg | caption = Prabha in 2024 | image_size = | birth_date = | birth_place = Thrissur, Kerala, India
| occupation = Actress | parents = | years_active = 2013{{Endash}}present | awards = }}
'''Divya Prabha''' is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam films and television serials. She has starred in the independent films ''Ariyippu'' (2022) and ''All We Imagine as Light'' (2024).
==Career== Prabha's acting career started with small roles in movies before transitioning to television serials. She gained wider attention for her roles in the films ''Take Off''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Vidya |date=27 April 2017 |title=The Best 'Take Off' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/270417/the-best-take-off.html |access-date=8 July 2021 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> and ''Thamaasha''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Mythily Ramachandran |title='Thamaasha' stars on bringing unlikely heroes into the spotlight |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/thamaasha-stars-on-bringing-unlikely-heroes-into-the-spotlight-1.64849436 |access-date=29 June 2019 |work=Gulf News |date=26 June 2019}}</ref> In 2015, she won Kerala State Television Award for Best Second Actress for her performance in the TV serial ''Eswaran Sakshiyayi''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-06-11 |title='Eswaran Sakshiyayi' wins five State Awards |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/eswaran-sakshiyayi-wins-five-state-awards/articleshow/52701545.cms |access-date=2023-07-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival in the international competition section for the movie ''Ariyippu'' directed by Mahesh Narayanan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kunchacko-boban-mahesh-narayanan-locarno-ariyippu-1235330457/ |title=Kunchacko Boban, Mahesh Narayanan on Locarno Competition Title 'Ariyippu' (EXCLUSIVE) |date=3 August 2022}}</ref> The film premiered in the Concorso internazionale (international competition section) of the 75th Locarno Film Festival on 4 August 2022, where it was nominated for the Golden Leopard. The film had a worldwide release on Netflix on 16 December 2022. She plays one of the lead roles in ''All We Imagine as Light'', directed by Payal Kapadia, which competed for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prix.<ref name="ramachandran">{{cite news |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Naman |last2=Keslassy |first2=Elsa |title=Cannes Winner 'All We Imagine as Light' at Center of Oscar Entry Battle Between France and India (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/asia/all-we-imagine-as-light-oscar-france-india-1236143009/ |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=Variety |date=13 September 2024}}</ref>
==Acting credits== === Filmography === {{Pending films key}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col"| Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | rowspan=4 | 2013 || ''Lokpal'' || Marketing staff || || |- | ''Mumbai Police'' || Journalist || || |- | ''Cold Storage'' || Princy || || |- | ''SIM'' || Komalam || || |- | rowspan=4 | 2014 || ''Ithihasa'' || Aan || || |- | ''Kayal'' || Divya || Tamil film || |- | ''Bhaiyya Bhaiyya'' || Korah's daughter |||| |- | ''Pianist'' || Lekshmi || || |- | 2016 || ''Vettah'' || Asha || || |- | 2017 || ''Take Off'' || Jincy || || |- | rowspan=2 | 2018 || ''Kammara Sambhavam'' || Kamala || || |- | ''Nonsense'' || Nurse || || |- | rowspan=2 | 2019 || ''Prathi Poovankozhi'' || Jolly || || |- | ''Thamaasha'' || Babitha teacher || || |- | rowspan=3 | 2021 || ''Nizhal'' || Dr. Shalini || || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nizhal: Trailer of Kunchacko Boban - Nayanthara film out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/videos/trailers/2021/mar/29/nizhal-trailer-of-kunchacko-boban-nayanthara-film-out-23665.html |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Cinema Express |date=29 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Malik'' || Ayeesha || || |- | ''Kodiyil Oruvan'' || Arulmozhi || Tamil film || |- | 2022 || ''Ariyippu'' || Reshmi || || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mahesh-narayanan-s-ariyippu-selected-locarno-film-festival-contest-165631?amp |title=Mahesh Narayanan's Ariyippu selected for Locarno Film Festival contest |date=7 July 2022}}</ref> |- | 2023 || ''Family'' || Rani || || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-13 |title=Family movie review: Don Palathara's stellar film exposes how family, religious institutions and society create a safe space for predators |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/family-movie-review-don-palathara-stellar-film-exposes-family-religious-institutions-society-safe-space-predators-9067250/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> |- |2024 || ''All We Imagine as Light'' || Anu || || <ref>{{Cite web |title=All We Imagine As Light: Indian Film To Compete For Palme D'Or At The Cannes Film Festival |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/lifes/all-we-imagine-as-light-indian-film-to-compete-for-palme-dor-at-the-cannes-film-festival/92551/1 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref> |- | 2025 || ''Sarkeet'' || Steffi || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-03-31 |title=Asif Ali’s Sarkeet gets a new release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Mar/31/asif-alis-sarkeet-gets-a-new-release-date |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | 2026 || ''Masthishka Maranam'' || Destimona || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-09 |title=Krishand’s Masthishka Maranam gets a release date, teaser out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2026/Feb/09/krishands-masthishka-maranam-gets-a-release-date-teaser-out |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- |}
===TV series=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- !scope="row"| 2014 |''Pattu Saree''||||Debut |- !scope="row"| 2014–2015 | ''Amma Manasam'' | | |- !scope="row"| 2015 | ''Parasparam'' | Roma IPS | |- !scope="row"| 2015–2016 | ''Eswaran Sakshiyayi'' | Aparna Balachandran | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandy |date=2019-10-18 |title=Divya Prabha – Malayalam film and television actress |url=https://mywordsnthoughts.com/myworld/divya-prabha-malayalam-film-and-television-actress/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=My Words & Thoughts |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 2016 | ''Manassariyathe'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandy |date=2019-10-18 |title=Divya Prabha – Malayalam film and television actress |url=https://mywordsnthoughts.com/myworld/divya-prabha-malayalam-film-and-television-actress/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=My Words & Thoughts |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |}
==Award and nominations== ;Kerala State Television Awards * 2015: Kerala State Television Award for Best Second Actress– ''Eswaran Sakshiyayi'' (Malayalam Soap Opera - Flowers TV)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-06-11 |title='Eswaran Sakshiyayi' wins five State Awards |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/eswaran-sakshiyayi-wins-five-state-awards/articleshow/52701545.cms |access-date=2023-07-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
;Locarno International Film Festival * Nomination for the Best Actress at the Locarno International Film Festival in the International Competition Session for the Movie Ariyippu (2022).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kunchacko-boban-mahesh-narayanan-locarno-ariyippu-1235330457/ |title=Kunchacko Boban, Mahesh Narayanan on Locarno Competition Title 'Ariyippu' (EXCLUSIVE) |date=3 August 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Divya Prabha}} * {{IMDb name|8113643}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Prabha, Divya}} Category:Living people Category:Actresses from Thrissur Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema Category:Indian film actresses Category:Actresses in Malayalam television Category:Indian television actresses Category:21st-century Indian actresses Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema Category:1991 births Category:Artists from Kerala