Delna Davis
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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| name = Delna Davis
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| birth_place = Thrissur, Kerala
| occupation = Actress, Bharatanatyam dancer, advocate
| years_active = 2015–present
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| known_for = You Too Brutus
Happy Wedding
Kurangu Bommai
Anbe Vaa
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Delna Davis is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer who works in the Malayalam and Tamil film and television industries. She had roles in You Too Brutus (2015), Happy Wedding (2016) and Kurangu Bommai (2017).{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150906/entertainment-mollywood/article/making-best-both-identities |title=Making the best of both identities |first=shreejaya |last=nair |date=6 September 2015 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}
Career
Delna Davis entered the Tamil film industry and first worked on the film, Vidiyum Varai Pesu (2014) and then Patra (2015) by Jayanthan, alongside fellow newcomer Mithun Dev and entrepreneur-turned-actor Sam Paul. Portraying a college girl, Delna worked on the film alongside her examinations. Patra had a low profile release across Tamil Nadu in March 2015.{{Cite web |url=http://entertainment.chennaipatrika.com/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi |title=Account Suspended |website=entertainment.chennaipatrika.com}}{{Cite web |url=http://tamildiplomat.com/patra-coming-soon/ |title='Patra' coming soon | Tamil Diplomat}}{{Cite web |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/in-theatres-this-week-a-preview-3/ |title=In Theatres This Week: A Preview |date=18 March 2015}} Her first Malayalam film, You Too Brutus (2015), also released on the same day, with the actress choosing to retain her original name for her work in Kerala.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/roopesh-asked-me-to-use-my-real-name/articleshow/46836706.cms |title=Roopesh asked me to use my real name |website=The Times of India|date=7 April 2015 }} Before the release of her initial films, Delna signed several other Tamil films including Gnanam's Aakkam and Palani's Oodha which were completed but did not have a theatrical release.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/etcetera-cop-comedy/article7043604.ece |title=Etcetera: Cop comedy |newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 March 2015 |last1=Raghavan |first1=Nikhil}} Her third and final release of 2015 was the political satire film 49-O (2015), which starred veteran comedian Goundamani in a leading role.http://www.kollytalk.com/cinenews/patra-vaidehi-signs-3-films-even-debut-film-releases-234527.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
In 2016, Delna first appeared in the Malayalam film Happy Wedding (2016), while her next release was Nanaiyadhe Mazhaiye.{{Cite web |url=http://www.iflicks.in/Home/Review/2016/02/03170749/Nanaiyatha-Mazhaiye.vpf |title=Nanaiyatha Mazhaiye||Nanaiyatha-Mazhaiye |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425120641/http://www.iflicks.in/Home/Review/2016/02/03170749/Nanaiyatha-Mazhaiye.vpf |archive-date=25 April 2017 |url-status=dead}} She will subsequently be seen in Kurangu Bommai (2017), her biggest Tamil project till date, in a role alongside Vidharth and actor-director Bharathiraja.
Filmography
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes | ||||
| rowspan="1"|2014 | Vidiyum Varai Pesu | Tamil | ||
| rowspan="3"|2015 | Patra | Tamil | ||
| You Too Brutus | Tina | Malayalam | ||
| 49-O | Tamil | |||
| rowspan="2"|2016 | Nanaiyadhe Mazhaiye | Tamil | ||
| Happy Wedding | Lakshmi | Malayalam | ||
| rowspan="2"|2017 | Aakkam | Tamil | ||
| Kurangu Bommai | Viji | Tamil | ||
| 2019 | Ningal Camera Nireekshanathilanu | Malayalam |
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Television
=Serials=
=Shows=
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! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Language !! Channel | ||||
| rowspan="2"| 2020 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | rowspan="25" | Tamil | rowspan="4" |Sun TV |
| Yaarappa Indha Ponnu Special | Boomika | |||
| rowspan="7" | 2021 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | ||
| Poova Thalaya | Contestant | |||
| Chat Box | Guest | rowspan="2" |Sun Music | ||
| Vada Da | Herself | |||
| Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | rowspan="18" |Sun TV | ||
| Poova Thalaya | Contestant | |||
| Thalai Deepavali | Boomika | |||
| rowspan="9" | 2022 | Puthande Varuga | Herself | ||
| Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | |||
| Maathi Yosi | rowspan="2" | Contestant | |||
| Maathi Yosi | ||||
| Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest | |||
| Maathi Yosi | Contestant | |||
| Mathappu Mamiyar Pattas Marumagal | Boomika | |||
| Maathi Yosi | rowspan="2" | Contestant | |||
| Maathi Yosi | ||||
| rowspan="4" | 2023 | Puthandu Aasai | Boomika | ||
| Kalloori Pongal | rowspan="2"| Contestant | |||
| Natchathira Kabadi | ||||
| Super Kudumbam | Boomika | |||
| 2025 | Vanakkam Tamizha | Guest |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|8400965}}
- {{Instagram|delnadavis_}}
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Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Actresses from Thrissur
Category:Actresses in Malayalam television