Abhirami
Known for: Acting
Abhirami (born July 26, 1983), born Divya Gopikumar, is an Indian actress and television host who works predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada cinema. She made her acting debut in the Malayalam film *Pathram* (1999), followed by *Njangal Santhushtaranu* (1999) and *Millennium Stars* (2000). She entered Tamil cinema with *Vaanavil* (2000), for which she won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress. During the early 2000s, Abhirami played leading roles across South Indian industries, appearing in *Meghasandesam* (2001), *Middle Class Madhavan* (2001), *Samuthiram* (2001), the comedy *Charlie Chaplin* (2002), and her Kannada debut *Laali Haadu* (2003). For her performance in the period drama *Virumaandi* (2004), she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil. She subsequently appeared in the Telugu release *Cheppave Chirugali* (2004) before taking an extended hiatus from acting. Abhirami returned to cinema with the medical thriller *Apothecary* (2014) and *36 Vayadhinile* (2015). In streaming, she appeared in *Oru Kodai Murder Mystery* (2023) and *Goli Soda Rising* (2024). Her subsequent releases included the action drama *Garudan* (2023), *Maharaja* (2024), *Saripodhaa Sanivaaram* (2024), *Vettaiyan* (2024), *Thug Life* (2025), *Bomb* (2025), *Blast* (2026), and *Karmakhya* (2026).
Filmography
Film
Blast
Neelaveni
2026
Film
Karmakhya
2026
Film
Maharaja
Kokila
2024
Family Pack
2027
Series
Oru Kodai Murder Mystery
Ananthalakshmi Varadarajan
2023
Film
L&O - Law and Order
2026
Chennai Crime Files
Film
12A Railway Colony
Shalini
2025
Film
Thug Life
Jeeva
2025
Film
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram
Chayadevi
2024
Series
Goli Soda Rising
2024
Film
36 Vayadhinile
Susan David
2015
Film
Samuthiram
Lakshmi
2001
Film
Sulthan
Annalakshmi
2021
Film
Nitham Oru Vaanam
2022
Film
Vishwaroopam II
Nirupama Wisam (Voice)
2018
Film
Eleven
Shanthi
2025
Film
Vishwaroopam
Dr. Nirupama (Voice)
2013
Film
Sradha
Swapna
2000
Film
Garudan
Sreedevi
2023
Film
Aghathiyaa
Agathiyaa Mother
2025
Film
Amar Akbar Anthony
Amar's Mother
2018
Film
Vettaiyan
Swetha
2024
Film
Middle Class Madhavan
Abhirami
2001
Film
Bomb
Krishnammal
2025
Film
Virumaandi
Annalakshmi
2004
Film
Maara
Selvi
2021
Sasikumar-Thangam Saravanan Untitled
Film
Samasthanam
Aisha
2002
Film
Njangal Santhushtaranu
Geethu
1999
Film
Ithu Thaanda Police
Arundhati Varma
2016
Film
Pathram
Shilpa Mary Cherian
1999
Film
Pathram
1999
Film
Charlie Chaplin
Mythili Ramakrishnan
2002
Film
Dosth
Anamika
2001
Film
Kotigobba 3
Durga
2021
Film
Cheppave Chirugali
Radha
2004
Film
Apothecary
Dr.Nalini Nambiar
2014
Film
Jolly O Gymkhana
Chellamma
2024
Film
Maarjaara Oru Kalluvacha Nuna
Chithira
2020
Film
Ore Mukham
Prof.Latha
2016
Film
Rambo
Rambo's Mother
2025
Film
Meghasandesam
Kavitha
2001
Film
Vaanavil
Priya
2000
Film
Aniyankunjum Thannalayathu
Bincy
2019
Film
Are You Ok Baby?
Vidhya
2023
Millennium Stars
2000
Film
Raktha Kanneeru
2003
Film
Sri Ram
2003
Film
Bhale Unnade
2024
Film
Ottakkoru Kaamukan
Meera
2018
Film
Baba Black Sheep
2023
Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal
Devika Warrier
2000
Film
Karmegam
Maheswari
2002
Film
IPL: Indian Penal Law
2025
Film
Once Upon a Time in Madras
2024
Film
Face Off
Film
Laali Haadu
2003
Film
Dasharatha
2019