Dhivyadharshini

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dhivyadharshini

• Dhivyadharshini Neelakandan is an Indian actress and television host who mostly works in the Tamil film industry.

• She grew up in a middle-class family in Chennai.

  

• Dhivyadharshini began her career at the age of 10 with the kids quiz show “Siruvar Nigazhchi.”

• Some of the Tamil TV shows that DD has hosted include “Jodi Number One” (2006), “Boys Vs Girls” (2009), “Koffee with DD” (2013), “Achcham Thavir” (2016), “Anbudan DD” (2017), and “Speed Get Set Go!” (2019).

• Neelakandan has featured in many popular Tamil films like “Nala Damayanthi” (2003), “Whistle” (2003), “Power Paandi” (2017), and “Sarvam Thaala Mayam” (2019).
  

• She has also appeared in the Tamil TV serials “Thadayam” (2003), “Ahalya” (2004), “Selvi” (2005), “Kolangal” (2006), and “Arasi” (2007).

  

• In 2019, DD was a part of the jury on the dancing TV reality show “Dancing Super Stars” (2019).

  

• Dhivyadharshini has endorsed brands like Myntra and Cadbury Dairy Milk.

  

• Apart from acting and hosting, DD has also lent her voice to the following actresses:
  • Vega Tamotia for the Tamil film “Saroja” (2008)
  • Piaa Bajpai for the Tamil films “Goa” (2010), and “Bale Pandiya” (2010)
  • Aparna Bajpai for the Tamil film “Easan” (2010)
  • Preethi for the Tamil film “Appa” (2016)

• In her spare time, she loves to travel and do adventure sports.

• She is a pet lover and owns a pet dog.

  

• Neelakandan is a fitness enthusiast and visits the gym regularly.

  

• She has a deep faith in Lord Ganesha.

  

• In 2017, DD topped the list of ‘Chennai Times Most Desirable Woman On Television.’

• Neelakandan has more than 2 million followers on her Instagram account (as of 2021).

• In an interview, DD revealed that she didn’t know to cross the road all by herself.

• During an interview, DD shared that she didn’t know how to ride a scooter or how to drive a car. She can only ride a bicycle.

• Dhivyadharshini does not smoke or drink alcohol. While talking about it in an interview, she said,
  

  When I was 13-14, I promised my father that I would never drink or smoke. Even though I can sit with people who drink, I never get tempted to drink.” ^[7]E Times

• Interestingly, she has never owned a credit card. In an interview, while talking about it, she said,
  

  As a policy, I don’t have a credit card. This, too, has a story… When I had asked my dad about the purpose of using credit cards when I was young, he had said that this is money that doesn’t belong to us.”

• Although she has hosted a number of stage shows and events, still DD has a fear of stage. During an interview, she confessed that she felt like puking sometimes before going to a stage.