Age, Biography and Wiki
Devan (Devan Sreenivasan) was born on 8 January, 1952 in Trichur, Travancore-Cochin, India, is an Indian actor, producer, politician (born 1952). Discover Devan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
| Popular As |
Devan Sreenivasan |
| Occupation |
Actor · producer · politician |
| Age |
72 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
8 January, 1952 |
| Birthday |
8 January |
| Birthplace |
Trichur, Travancore-Cochin, India |
| Nationality |
India
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Devan Height, Weight & Measurements
At 72 years old, Devan height not available right now. We will update Devan's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Devan's Wife?
His wife is Suma
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Suma |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
1 |
Devan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Devan worth at the age of 72 years old? Devan’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from India. We have estimated Devan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actor |
Devan Social Network
Timeline
Devan Sreenivasan (born 8 January 1952) is an Indian film and television actor, producer, and politician.
He is known for his character roles in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and few in Kannada and Hindi language films.
He has starred in over 380 films.
Devan was born on 8 January 1952 in Thrissur, India.
He has three siblings, Shobha, Sheela and Sureshbabu.
His family has a Kalaripayattu lineage.
Devan completed his schooling at Government Model Higher Secondary School, Thrissur.
He took bachelor's degree from St. Thomas College, Thrissur, during his college time he was a member of Kerala Students Union (KSU); his parents were Indian National Congress-leaning.
His father wanted him to be a police officer, but he wanted to be in army.
After graduation, he tried at the National Defence Academy, but was not selected.
He went to Madras (now Chennai) in search of a job and later took post-graduation in Master of Business Administration.
He was engaged in several business ventures before starting his career in movies.
During his time in college, he used to read books a lot.
He found possibility for a film in N. N. Pisharody's novel Vellam, he approached director Hariharan, who agreed with him, M. T. Vasudevan Nair wrote the screenplay, it was the first and last screenplay of his not based on his own story.
Devan produced the film, filming was halted midway due to financial crisis.
He made his acting debut in Ashatapathi to raise fund to resume filming, it was followed by a number of acting projects.
After which, shooting resumed, but upon release, the film failed at the box office.
In an interview, he said that Vellam (1985) is the best film come out from Hariharan-M.
T. Vasudevan Nair combination.
He made his breakthrough in the 1987 film New Delhi.
He later advanced to a lead actor with films like Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam (1987), Oozham (1988), Simon Peter Ninakku Vendi (1988) and Aranyakam (1988).
It was in the 1987 film New Delhi that he first appeared as a villain, since then he was typecast as a villain in Malayalam cinema.
However, in Telugu cinema, he is known for character roles.
Devan recalled in an interview that his best roles were in Telugu and Tamil cinema.
Devan started his acting career in supporting roles, after being approached by a producer at Spencer Plaza in Chennai.
His most notable movies are Ekalavyan, Baasha and Indraprasdham.
He has also acted in several TV series.
He was married to his uncle Ramu Kariat's daughter, Suma.
The couple has a daughter named Lakshmi.
His well-known movies such as Vietnam Colony (1992), Ekalavyan (1993), Honest Raj (1994), Baashha (1995) and Indraprasdham (1996).
Devan founded the political party Kerala People's Party in 2004.
In 2004, he founded the Kerala People's Party, a political party in Kerala.
He contested and lost in the Wadakkanchery Assembly constituency by-election in the same year as an independent candidate.
He contested in the 2006 assembly election from Trivandrum West as an independent candidate, but lost.
His wife Suma died on 12 July 2019 due to H1N1 infection.
Devan was active in Kerala Students Union (KSU) in his college days.
He relaunched the party as Nava Kerala People's Party in 2020, which was merged with the Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) in 2021.
In 2023, he was made the state vice-president of BJP in Kerala.
