Actress Devayani made her debut in Tamil through the movie 'Thotta Chinungi' in which she did a glamorous role. But she attained stardom appearing in a homely role opposite Ajith in Agathiyan's 'Kadhal Kottai' released in 1996. She then starred opposite several top stars including Vijay in 'Ninaithen Vandhai' and 'Friends', Ajith in 'Thodarum', Sarathkumar's 'Suriya Vamsam' and Mammootty's 'Marumalarchi'.

At the peak of her career Devayani fell in love with her 'Nee Varuvai Ena' director Rajakumaran and the couple eloped after making 'Vinukkum Manukkum' starring Chiyaan Vikram. The couple have two daughters Iniya and Priyanka.

Recent photos of Iniya in a saree has gone viral on the internet surprising fans that she has now grown into a 17 year old teenager. Social media users are also commenting about her close resemblence to her dad as well as her mom. Others are swearing that a new heroine is ready to rock in Kollywood.