| Ambili Devi | |
| Birth Place: | Chavara, Kollam, Kerala, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Yearsactive: | 1996 – Present |
| Parents: | Balachandra Pillai Maheswari Amma |
Ambili Devi is an actress from Kerala, India who appeared in many Malayalam cinema and serials. She has established herself as a lead actress in Malayalam Television Industry and has won the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress in 2005.
She started as a young Malayalam Serial artist and got her break with the serial Samayam. Later, she entered the movie industry after she became 'Kalathilakam' in the Kerala State School Youth Festival in 2001.[1] Her notable role in Malayalam was Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum, where she played Meera the disabled sister of the protogonist, Muthu played by Prithvi Raj.
Ambili is the daughter of Balachandran Pillai and Maheswari Amma of Gigi Bhavan at Chavara, Kottamkulangara near Kollam district. She has an elder sister Anjali Devi. She had her education from vidyarambham nursery school, Government vocational higher secondary school kottamkulangara, Govt HSS Chavara. She pursued BA literature from Fatima Mata National College, Kollam. She gained a diploma and MA in Bharathanatyam from Kalai Kaviri College of Finearts, Trichy.
Ambili was first married to film-serial cameraman Lovel, hailing from Thiruvananthapuram on 27 March 2009 at Kollam Bank Auditorium and the couple has a son, Amarnath born on 27 January 2013.[2] However, The couple got divorced in 2018.[3] She got married for the second time to serial actor Adithyan Jayan on 25 January 2019. They have a son born on 20 November 2019.[4] However, Adithyan and Ambili got divorced on 2021.
She is a trained dancer in Bharatanyatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam & Folk dance. She runs a dance school, named Nrityodaya School of Dance and Music.[5] [6]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam | Saji's sister | Malayalam | |
| 2003 | Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum | Meera | Malayalam | Critics Award & National Film Academy Award |
| Hariharan Pillai Happy Aanu | Latha | Malayalam | ||
| Ente Ammakku | Anuradha | Malayalam | Short movie | |
| 2004 | Vishwa Thulasi | Young Thulasi | ||
| 2005 | Kalyana Kurimanam | Kollus | Malayalam | |
| 2016 | Chodhyam | Stranger | Malayalam | Short movie |
| 2018 | Amma Karayaruthu | Young mother | Malayalam | Short movie |
| Neer | Neha's mother | Malayalam | Short movie | |
| TBA | Thalavara | - | Malayalam | Short movie |
| Year | Serial | Channel | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19961998 | Thaazhvarappakshikal(Children's Serial) | Doordarshan | Child artist | |
| Akshayapathram | Asianet | Child artist | ||
| 1999 | Samayam | as Thulasi | ||
| 2001 | Innale | Anju Aravind daughter | ||
| 2000 | Sthree | as Devu | ||
| 2000-2001 | Alakal | Doordarshan | as Thara | |
| 2000-2001 | Jwalayayi | DD Malayalam | as Raziya | |
| 2001 | Sthreejanmam | Surya TV | as Ajitha | |
| 2002 | Jalamohini | |||
| 2002 | Vasundhara Medicals | Asianet | ||
| Midhunam | ||||
| Pettamma | DD Malayalam | as Krishna Priya | ||
| Pradakshinam | ||||
| Sugandhi | ||||
| 2002-2003 | Akkarapacha | Asianet | ||
| 2002 | Chakkaravava | as Minakshi | ||
| 2004 | Sthree Janmam | |||
| Mizhi Thurakkumbol | ||||
| 2004-2005 | Pavithra Bandham | |||
| 2005 | Amma | Amrita TV | as Sita Lakshmi,,Kerala State Television Award-Best Actress | |
| 2005 | Kayamkulam Kochunni | Surya TV | as Kochalu | |
| 2006 | Sagaram | DD Malayalam | as Maya | |
| 2006 | Vikramadithyan | Asianet | as Kumari | |
| 2006 | Kalyani | Surya TV | as Meera | |
| 2006-2007 | Sthree 2 | Asianet | as Devu | |
| 2007 | Mounanombaram | Kairali TV | ||
| 2007 | Velankani Mathavu | Surya TV | Madhyamaratna award for Best Actress | |
| 2008 | Manassariyathe | |||
| 2008 | Shrikrishnaleela | Asianet | ||
| 2008-2010 | Snehathooval | as Anjali | ||
| Sree Maha Bhagavatham | as Sathyabhama | |||
| 2009 | Kadamattathachan | Surya TV | as Mollykutty | |
| 2009 | Ente Alphonsamma | Asianet | ||
| 2010 | Adiparasakthi Chottanikkarayamma | Surya TV | as Devi bhaktha | |
| 2011 | Devi Mahatmyam | |||
| Veera Marthanda Varma | Surya TV | as Thanka | ||
| 2011-2012 | Paattukalude Paattu | as Varsha | ||
| 2014-2015 | Njangal Santhushtarannu | Asianet Plus | as Shalini | |
| Ente Pennu | Mazhavil Manorama | as Meera | ||
| 2015 | Sreekrishnavijayam | Janam TV | ||
| Kalyani Kalavani | Asianet Plus | as Rani | ||
| 2016 | Sathyam Sivam Sundaram | Amrita TV | ||
| Sagaram Sakshi | Surya TV | as Sivakami | ||
| 2016-2017 | Krishnathulasi | Mazhavil Manorama | Replaced Lekshmipriya as Thara | |
| 2016 | Amme Mahamaye | Surya TV | ||
| 2017– 2019 | Sthreepadham | Mazhavil Manorama | Replaced by Indulekha S as Preethi | |
| Seetha | as Janaki | |||
| 2019 | Sabarimala Swami Ayyappan | Asianet | Replaced by Arathi Ajith as Lakshmi Devi | |
| 2021– 2023 | Thumbapoo | Mazhavil Manorama | as Maya | |
| 2022-present | Kanalpoovu | Surya TV | as Kaveri Parameshwaran | |
| 2022 | Manassinakkare | as Herself in 350th episode promo | ||