Divyansha Kaushik

In this Indian name, the name Kaushik is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Divyansha.

Divyansha Kaushik
Divyansha in 2019
Born
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present

Divyansha Kaushik is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Telugu film Majili (2019).[1]

Early life

Divyansha was born and brought up in Delhi. Her mother, Anju Kaushik, is an established make-up artiste in Hindi cinema, who has mostly worked with Rani Mukerji.[2] She worked as an intern with Yash Raj Films.[3]

Career

Divyansha made her acting debut in 2019 with the Telugu film Majili opposite Naga Chaitanya.[4][5] It became a box-office success. Firstpost noted, "Divyansha Kaushik is a terrific new talent and she is the big surprise package of Majili."[6][7]

She then made her Hindi film debut with The Wife in 2021.[8] The film received mostly mixed reviews from critics and released on ZEE5.[9]

She portrayed the lead opposite Ravi Teja in the 2022 Telugu film Ramarao on Duty.[10] The News Minute stated "Divyansha is not given a substantial role. She is merely like a junior artist and seems miscast".[11] It became a box-office failure.[12]

Divyansha next appeared in the 2023 film Michael opposite Sundeep Kishan.[13] Divyansha has Sudheer Varma's next Telugu film opposite Nikhil Siddharth[14] and the long delayed Tamil film Takkar opposite Siddharth.[15]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2019 Majili Anshu Telugu [16]
2021 The Wife Katrina Murad Hindi [17]
2022 Ramarao on Duty Nandini Ramarao Telugu [18]
2023 Michael Theera [19]
Takkar Mahalakshmi "Lucky" Tamil [20]
2024 The Family Star Govardhan's colleague Telugu Cameo appearance [21]
Appudo Ippudo Eppudo Tulasi / Chumbana

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result Ref(s)
2019 SIIMA Awards Best Female Debut – Telugu Majili Nominated [22]

References

  1. ^ "Divyansha Kaushik is a superstar in the making; actress has terrific lineup of projects". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Divyansha Kaushik shares a pic with her mom Anju Kaushik, the internet loves it". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Divyansha Kaushik: From her early life in Delhi to working as an intern in YRF, known all about the Majili actress". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Divyansha Kaushik plays Anshu in her debut film 'Majili' opposite Naga Chaitanya". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Majili Movie Review: Naga Chaitanya And Samantha Ruth Prabhu Immerse Themselves In Moving And Rewarding Narrative". NDTV. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Majili movie review: Naga Chaitanya delivers career-best performance, ably supported by Samantha and Divyansha". Firstpost. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  7. ^ "'Majili' box office collections day 10: Naga Chaitanya, Samantha and Divyansha Kaushik's film makes Rs 32.93 Cr share worldwide". The Times of India. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  8. ^ "The Wife Official Trailer: A ZEE5 Original Film Streaming On ZEE5 On 18 March 2021". ZEE5-Youtube. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  9. ^ "The Wife Review: An average horror flick that doesn't offer many jump-scares". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Divyansha Kaushik and Rajisha Vijayan to play the leading ladies in Ravi Teja starrer Ramarao On Duty". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Rama Rao On Duty Movie Review : Ravi Teja and Venu deserved a better film to face-off". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Ravi Teja's Rama Rao on Duty Off to a Disappointing Start; Collection Details Inside". News 18. Retrieved 31 July 2022. Rama Rao on Duty has been made on a budget of Rs 50-60 crores.
  13. ^ "Michael First Look: Sundeep Kishan looks feisty in this Vijay Sethupathi and Divyansha Kaushik co-starrer". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Actress Divyansha Kaushik: I have a Telugu film with Sudheer Varma - Exclusive!". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Divyansha Kaushik signs Siddharth-Karthik's next 'Takkar'". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Divyansha Kaushik is happy to be part of Telugu film Majili". Zee News. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  17. ^ "WATCH! ZEE5 Original Horror Film 'The Wife' (2021) - Full Movie". ZEE5. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Ravi Teja's Ramarao On Duty to release on July 29. See poster". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Divyansha Kaushik roped in to play the female lead in Sundeep Kishan's Michael". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Takkar trailer is here: Siddharth is on the run to make money". Cinema Express. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Family Star teaser: Family is everything for Vijay Deverakonda in this action drama". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  22. ^ "The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2019". South Indian International Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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