1. Divya Venkatasubramaniam Iyer better known by her stage name Kaniha, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema along with a few Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies.
19 Facts About Kaniha
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Kaniha made her debut in the 2002 Tamil film Five Star.
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Kaniha won the Tamil Nadu State Award for Educational Excellence in 1999.
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Kaniha pursued her Mechanical engineering degree from 1999 to 2003 in BITS Pilani.
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Kaniha completed the entire film during her summer holidays, since she was a student.
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Kaniha starred in the Kannada film Annavaru, a remake of Mani Ratnam's Thalapathi, stepping into Kannada filmdom, too.
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Kaniha followed the movie with a cameo role in Cheran's Autograph.
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Kaniha returned to Telugu cinema, accepting to reprise her role in the Telugu remake of Autograph, Naa Autograph, playing the same role as in the original version.
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Kaniha proved to be an actress to reckon with in the Kannada film Sye, a remake of Tamil film Dhill.
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Kaniha finally ventured into Malayalam cinema as the heroine for the campus-based film Ennitum.
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Kaniha then became a dubbing artiste, dubbing for actresses Genelia D'Souza in Sachein, Sadha in Anniyan and Shriya Saran in Sivaji: The Boss.
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Kaniha won plaudits for her role as a Bharatanatyam dancer's wife.
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Kaniha had first hosted the second season of the popular comedy show Kalakka Povathu Yaaru on STAR Vijay in 2006, following which she had hosted the popular family based game show Mega Thanga Vettai, the annual Chutti Vikatan Children's Quiz Show both on Sun TV.
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Kaniha's rising adulation in the Malayalam industry saw her eventually sign laudable roles in the films My Big Father and Christian Brothers before she took a maternity break.
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Kaniha has judged popular reality shows like Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njaanum, on Asianet.
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Kaniha was starred in Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu opposite Jayaram an later in Suresh Gopi's movie Rudra Simhasanam directed by Shibu Gangadharan.
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Kaniha was starred with Mammootty in Abrahaminte Santhathikal and Mamangam.
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Kaniha working with Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the comedy drama Bro Daddy.
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Kaniha is best known for her stellar performance in the hit TV serial Ethirneechal, has captivated audiences with her acting versatility.