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Maheswari Chanakyan Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 29, 2026 • 3 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth18 July 1988

Age34 Years

BirthplaceChennai, India

ProfessionActress And Video Jockey

NationalityIndian

Marital statusSeparated

SpouseChanakyan

FamilySon - Keshav; Mother - Devira Murthy

Maheswari Chanakyan Biography

Maheswari Chanakyan is an Indian actress and video jockey from Chennai who works primarily in Tamil film and television. She began in television and moved,

Early life and background

Maheswari Chanakyan was born on 18 July 1988 in Chennai, India. Known also by the stage name V.J. Maheswari and her real name Devi Maheswari, she grew up in Chennai and completed her schooling at Adarsh Vidyalaya before graduating from the University of Madras. She is Indian by nationality and follows Hinduism.

Career

Maheswari entered the Tamil entertainment industry as a teenager and made early appearances on television. Her first TV outing was as a participant on the stand-up comedy reality show Asatha Povathu Yaaru? in 2010. Around the same time she began working as a video jockey and established a presence as a host on several Tamil reality and entertainment programmes.

Her film debut also came in 2010, when she took a supporting role in the Tamil film Kuyil. Following that initial screen work she continued to take parts in feature films and television projects. Her film credits include Mandhira Punnagai (2010), Chennai 600028 II (2016), Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018), Writer (2021), Vishamakaran (2022) and the high-profile project Vikram (2022), in which she joined a cast that included Vijay Sethupathi and Kamal Haasan. Maheswari has described being contacted directly about Vikram and going to set without an audition or previous character briefing.

On television she moved from contestant roles into hosting and acting. She has hosted shows such as Isai Aruvi (2015), Athirshtalaskhmi (2015), Comedy Khiladis (2018) and Petta Rap (2018), and appeared in the serial Puthu Kavithai in 2013 playing the role of Kavya. Over time she has signalled a preference for film roles over long-running TV serials, saying she finds serial work too routine and is looking for stronger film opportunities.

Public profile

Maheswari has been open about her personal life in interviews. She married at the age of 17 and later separated from her husband, Chanakyan; the couple filed for divorce in 2010 and she obtained custody of their son with mutual consent. She has spoken publicly about difficulties she experienced during her marriage and about raising her son as a single parent, describing work, her child and her mother as priorities.

Physically, she is listed at approximately 162 cm (5 feet 3 inches) tall, with black hair and black eyes. She has tattoos on her right forearm, including the words "forever mine" and her son's name. Her lifestyle notes include that she is non-vegetarian and that she consumes alcohol on social occasions.

Latest updates

In 2022 Maheswari Chanakyan returned to broader public attention through her participation in Bigg Boss Tamil Season 6. That year she also appeared in the film Vikram and continued to be active across Tamil film and television projects, pursuing film roles and selective hosting assignments.

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Recent Work

Vikram

Appeared in the 2022 Tamil film alongside Vijay Sethupathi and Kamal Haasan; was contacted directly and asked to report to set without an audition.

2022
Vishamakaran

Feature film credit in 2022.

2022
Writer

Feature film credit in 2021.

2021
Pyaar Prema Kaadhal

Feature film credit in 2018.

2018
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Career Highlights

  1. Made film debut in Kuyil (2010)
  2. Worked as a VJ and hosted multiple Tamil reality shows
  3. Appeared in Vikram (2022) with Vijay Sethupathi and Kamal Haasan
  4. Participated in Bigg Boss Tamil Season 6 (2022)
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