While she was doing her graduation at NSS College, Changanacherry, she was selected by her teachers to play the central character in a telefilm titled Anakha, which was to be produced by the college's newly formed theatre club. The telefilm was aired in Asianet on Valentine's Day in 2006. Director Biju Varkey, who has made films like Phantom, noticed her and invited her to act in a non-commercial film titled Chandranilekkulla Vazhi. She acted as a village girl from a pulluva background in the film. She was also part of the Malayalam film Indrajith.

She was spotted by noted director P. Vasu and got her Tamil film debut in the 2011 film Puli Vesham, for which she was asked to change her name to Divya Padmini, adding her mother's maiden name to her name. Since then she was seen in few more Tamil films, like the Ilaiyaraaja musical Ayyan and Vilayada Vaa a film that focussed on carrom.^[6][7]

In 2007, she acted in her first serial Manapporutham. She was also part of a few other popular serials like Ammathottil. She is also acting in Tamil serials. She is currently acting in Sun TV's serial Pillai Nilla and in Kayitham, in which she plays the role of a school teacher called Parvathy, produced by Samuthirakani.^[8]She recently participated in popular reality show Ningalkkumaakam Kodeswaran along with Chithra Shenoy on Asianet.

Divya is from Kattappana in Idukki district. She is married to Ratish, an art director and has settled in Mumbai.^[9]

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