Abhirami (actress, born 1983)

Divya Gopikumar, professionally known as Abhirami (born 26 July 1983) is an Indian film and voice actress. She has acted predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films and few credits in Telugu and Kannada films. Abhirami went on to establish herself as an leading actress in the 2000s across the Malayalam and Tamil language industries. Abhirami went on to establish herself as a leading actress in the 2000s across the Malayalam and Tamil language industries after appearing in films such as Sradha (2000), Middle Class Madhavan (2001), Charlie Chaplin (2002), Raktha Kanneeru (2003) and Virumaandi (2004).

Infobox

Born

Divya Gopikumar (1983-07-26) 26 July 1983 (age 42)Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Alma mater

mw- Mar Ivanios College, ThiruvananthapuramCollege of Wooster, Ohio

Occupations

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Years active

1995–20042014–present

Spouse

mw- Rahul Pavanan (m. 2009)

Children

Tables

Key · Filmography › As actress

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

List of films and roles · Filmography › As actress

1995

Kathapurushan

Notes

Malayalam

1999

Pathram

Role(s)

Shilpa Mary Cherian

Njangal Santhushtaranu

Role(s)

Geethu Sanjeevan

2000

Millennium Stars

Role(s)

Radha

Sradha

Role(s)

Swapna

Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal

Role(s)

Devika Variyar (Devu)

Vaanavil

Role(s)

Priya

Notes

Tamil

2001

Megasandesam

Role(s)

Kavitha

Notes

Malayalam

Middle Class Madhavan

Role(s)

Abhirami

Notes

Tamil

Dosth

Role(s)

Anamika

Samudhiram

Role(s)

Lakshmi

Thank You Subba Rao

Role(s)

Susi

Notes

Telugu

2002

Charlie Chaplin

Role(s)

Mythili Ramakrishnan

Notes

Tamil

Karmegham

Role(s)

Maheswari

Samasthanam

Role(s)

Aishwarya

2003

Laali Haadu

Role(s)

Sangeetha

Notes

Kannada

Sri Ram

Role(s)

Vasundhara

Charminar

Role(s)

Keerthi

Notes

Telugu

Raktha Kanneeru

Role(s)

Chandra

Notes

Kannada

2004

Cheppave Chirugali

Role(s)

Radha

Notes

Telugu

Virumaandi

Role(s)

Annalakshmi

Notes

Tamil

2014

Apothecary

Role(s)

Dr. Nalini Nambiar

Notes

Malayalam

2015

36 Vayadhinile

Role(s)

Susan David

Notes

Tamil

2016

Ithu Thaanda Police

Role(s)

Arundhati Varma

Notes

Malayalam

Ore Mukham

Role(s)

Prof.Latha

2017

Chowka

Role(s)

Indira Sharma

Notes

Kannada

2018

Amar Akbar Anthony

Role(s)

Amar's mother

Notes

Telugu

Ottakoru Kaamukan

Role(s)

Meera

Notes

Malayalam

2019

Dasharatha

Role(s)

Krutika

Notes

Kannada

Aniyan Kunjum Thannalayathu

Role(s)

Bincy

Notes

Malayalam

2020

Marjara Oru Kallu Vacha Nuna

Role(s)

Chithira

2021

Maara

Role(s)

Selvi

Notes

Tamil

Sulthan

Role(s)

Annalakshmi

Notes

Cameo appearance

Kotigobba 3

Role(s)

IAS Durga

Notes

Kannada

2022

Nitham Oru Vaanam

Role(s)

Dr.Krishnaveni

Notes

Tamil

2023

Baba Black Sheep

Role(s)

Eshwari

Are You Ok Baby?

Role(s)

Vidhya

Garudan

Role(s)

Sreedevi Madhav

Notes

Malayalam

2024

Maharaja

Role(s)

Kokila Srilakshmi Selvam

Notes

Tamil

Saripodhaa Sanivaaram

Role(s)

Chayadevi

Notes

Telugu

Bhale Unnade

Role(s)

Gouri

Vettaiyan

Role(s)

Shwetha Dhakshinamoorthy

Notes

Tamil

Jolly O Gymkhana

Role(s)

Chellamma

Once Upon A Time in Madras

Role(s)

Savitri

2025

Aghathiyaa

Role(s)

Vaidheeshwari

Notes

Cameo appearance

Eleven

Role(s)

Shanthi

Notes

TamilTelugu

Thug Life

Role(s)

Jeeva

Notes

Tamil

Bomb

Role(s)

Collector Krishnaammal

Rambo

Role(s)

Rambo's mother

12A Railway Colony

Notes

Telugu

Indian Penal Law

Role(s)

Vasanthi

Notes

Tamil

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	mw- Ref.
1995	Kathapurushan		Malayalam	Child artist
1999	Pathram	Shilpa Mary Cherian
1999	Njangal Santhushtaranu	Geethu Sanjeevan
2000	Millennium Stars	Radha
	Sradha	Swapna
	Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal	Devika Variyar (Devu)
	Vaanavil	Priya	Tamil
2001	Megasandesam	Kavitha	Malayalam
	Middle Class Madhavan	Abhirami	Tamil
	Dosth	Anamika
	Samudhiram	Lakshmi
	Thank You Subba Rao	Susi	Telugu
2002	Charlie Chaplin	Mythili Ramakrishnan	Tamil
	Karmegham	Maheswari
	Samasthanam	Aishwarya
2003	Laali Haadu	Sangeetha	Kannada
	Sri Ram	Vasundhara	Kannada
	Charminar	Keerthi	Telugu
	Raktha Kanneeru	Chandra	Kannada
2004	Cheppave Chirugali	Radha	Telugu
2004	Virumaandi	Annalakshmi	Tamil
2014	Apothecary	Dr. Nalini Nambiar	Malayalam
2015	36 Vayadhinile	Susan David	Tamil	Special appearance
2016	Ithu Thaanda Police	Arundhati Varma	Malayalam
2016	Ore Mukham	Prof.Latha	Malayalam
2017	Chowka	Indira Sharma	Kannada
2018	Amar Akbar Anthony	Amar's mother	Telugu	Special appearance
2018	Ottakoru Kaamukan	Meera	Malayalam
2019	Dasharatha	Krutika	Kannada
2019	Aniyan Kunjum Thannalayathu	Bincy	Malayalam
2020	Marjara Oru Kallu Vacha Nuna	Chithira	Malayalam
2021	Maara	Selvi	Tamil	Amazon Prime film
	Sulthan	Annalakshmi	Tamil	Cameo appearance
	Kotigobba 3	IAS Durga	Kannada
2022	Nitham Oru Vaanam	Dr.Krishnaveni	Tamil
2023	Baba Black Sheep	Eshwari
	Are You Ok Baby?	Vidhya
	Garudan	Sreedevi Madhav	Malayalam
2024	Maharaja	Kokila Srilakshmi Selvam	Tamil	SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
	Saripodhaa Sanivaaram	Chayadevi	Telugu
	Bhale Unnade	Gouri	Telugu
	Vettaiyan	Shwetha Dhakshinamoorthy	Tamil
	Jolly O Gymkhana	Chellamma
	Once Upon A Time in Madras	Savitri
2025	Aghathiyaa	Vaidheeshwari		Cameo appearance
	Eleven	Shanthi	TamilTelugu	Bilingual film
	Thug Life	Jeeva	Tamil
	Bomb	Collector Krishnaammal
	Rambo	Rambo's mother

· Filmography › As a dubbing artist

2013

Vishwaroopam

Role(s)

Pooja Kumar

Notes

Tamil

2015

Uttama Villain

Role(s)

Ramesh Aravind

2018

Vishwaroopam 2

Role(s)

Kamal Haasan

Year	Title	For whom	Language	Director	Ref.
2013	Vishwaroopam	Pooja Kumar	Tamil	Kamal Haasan
2015	Uttama Villain			Ramesh Aravind
2018	Vishwaroopam 2			Kamal Haasan

References

The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/actress-abhirami-and-her-husband-adopt-a-baby-girl-introduce-their-kalki-on-mothers-day/articleshow/100227009.cms?from=mdr
The Hindu
https://web.archive.org/web/20160124132131/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/05/14/stories/2003051401210200.htm
"Happy Birthday Abhirami"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uUnl9SsDkZE
"അഭിരാമി തിരിച്ചുവരാന്കാരണം കമലഹാസനാണ്"
https://web.archive.org/web/20150607031830/http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/167713?page=0%2C0
"Abhirami on acting in Kamal Haasan's Sandhiyar"
https://web.archive.org/web/20110715165310/http://www.indiaabroad.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/02abhi.htm
Sify
https://web.archive.org/web/20171002215349/http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=13153225&cid=2406
Sify
https://web.archive.org/web/20150912091241/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/profile.php?id=13352126&cid=2409
Music India Online
https://web.archive.org/web/20080628115026/http://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/telugu/218/
"Telugu cinema Review – Rakta Kanneeru – Upendra, Abhirami, Ramya Krishna"
http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-raktakanneeru.html
"Mangalam Varika 10-Mar-2014"
https://web.archive.org/web/20140310181621/http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/130/14
The Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Abhirami-makes-a-bold-reentry-into-tinseltown/articleshow/30111025.cms
The Hindu
http://tamil.thehindu.com/society/women/%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D/article5436528.ece
"Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs returns for third season on Zee Tamil"
https://www.medianews4u.com/sa-re-ga-ma-pa-lil-champs-returns-for-third-season-on-zee-tamil/
Reporter
https://www.reporterlive.com/amp/entertainment/entertainment-news/2024/10/19/reports-that-lyca-productions-have-asked-rajinikanth-to-compensate-for-the-loss-of-vettaiyan
DoolNews
https://www.doolnews.com/lyca-productions-approached-rajnikanth-for-new-film-to-cover-the-loss-of-vettaiyan-144-64.html
The Indian Express
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/jolly-o-gymkhana-movie-review-prabhudeva-abhirami-lead-ensemble-shoulder-this-slightly-funny-but-sloppy-comedy-9683573/
CinemaExpress
https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/Dec/13/once-upon-a-time-in-madras-movie-review-a-missed-opportunity-for-a-narrative-with-explosive-potential
Hindustan Times
https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/abhirami-dismisses-unnecessary-controversy-around-her-kiss-with-kamal-haasan-in-thug-life-mani-ratnam-101748427599694.html
"വിവാഹം ആരെയും അറിയിക്കാതെ..."
https://web.archive.org/web/20150531021906/http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/158077
The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/actress-abhirami-and-her-husband-adopt-a-baby-girl-introduce-their-kalki-on-mothers-day/articleshow/100227009.cms
"Review: Apothecary could have been better"
http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-apothecary-could-have-been-better-south/20140808.htm
Sify
https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134124/http://www.sify.com/movies/abhirami-is-back-plays-jyothika-s-friend-news-tamil-ol1kCeeajgfff.html
The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ilaiyaraaja-completes-work-on-lakshmy-ramakrishnans-next/articleshow/96730189.cms
The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/garudan-teaser-suresh-gopi-bashes-up-goons-with-a-motorbike-helmet/article67011474.ece
The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathis-50th-film-titled-maharaja/articleshow/101701879.cms
The Hans India
https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/abhirami-makes-a-strong-comeback-with-bhale-unnade-906093
Cinema Express
https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2023/Nov/06/prabhu-deva-to-play-a-dead-person-in-sakthi-chidambarams-next-49317.html
Cinema Express
https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Aug/29/bharaths-once-upon-a-time-in-madras-gets-a-release-date
The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/thug-life-is-the-title-of-kamal-haasan-mani-ratnams-kh234-trisha-dulquer-salmaan-jayam-ravi-join-cast/article67504087.ece
Cinema Express
https://www.cinemaexpress.com/ott/news/2025/Oct/04/rambo-trailer-arulnithi-faces-a-bigger-battle-beyond-kick-boxing
The New Indian Express
https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2025/Nov/11/tamilnews2025nov10indian-penal-law-gets-a-release-date
எல்லா Heroine Voice-கும் இவங்களை தான் Dub பண்ண சொல்லுவேன் | Kamal about Abirami | Virumandi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=QwqOUNS839QKEtVY&v=gAZN4bs_y-s&feature=youtu.be
The New Indian Express
https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2023/apr/20/i-dont-want-to-settle-for-a-bland-akka-or-anni-characterabhirami-2567470.html
ETV Bharat News
https://www.etvbharat.com/tamil/tamil-nadu/entertainment/movie/why-is-this-discrimination-only-for-women-in-cinema-actress-abhirami-question/tamil-nadu20230419191521155155027