Deepika Venkatachalam Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Actress • Social Media Influencer • Speech-language Pathologist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet & inches- 5’ 6”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Web Series: Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Season 1 (2022) on Disney+ Hotstar as Abi
Awards	• Best Influencer of the Year in 2021 • Most Loved Influencer at Digital Rockstars Award in 2022 • Icon of Style & Swag award at the Galatta Digital Awards in 2022 • 'Special Mentions - Digital' title at She Tamil Nakshatram Awards in 2023 • Inspiring Influencer of the Year in 2023
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 December 1997 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2023)	26 Years
Birthplace	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai
School	• Reserve Bank Staff Quarters School, Besant Nagar, Chennai • Sri Sankara Vidyashramam Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai
College/University	• Madras ENT Research Foundation Pvt Ltd, Chennai • University of Sheffield, UK
Educational Qualification	• A bachelor's in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology from Madras ENT Research Foundation Pvt Ltd, Chennai • A master's in Speech Difficulties from the University of Sheffield, UK [1]Chennai Insider • A crash course on digital marketing and influencer marketing
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Tattoo	A tree on her right forearm
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Sugi Vijay (doctor, content creator) (rumoured)
Marriage Date	May 2023
Family
Husband/Spouse	Raja Vetri Prabhu (actor)
Parents	Father- Nagesh Venkatachalam (banker) Mother- Jothi Venkatachalam (nurse)
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Sneha Venkatachalam (tennis player) Note: Photo in 'Parents' section.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Deepika Venkatachalam

• Deepika Venkatachalam is an Indian actress, social media influencer, and speech-language pathologist. She is known for her appearance in the Tamil web series ‘Kana Kaanum Kaalangal’ (2022) in which she played the role of Abi. The web series is premiered on Disney+ Hotstar.

• She started her career in 2017 as a content creator by making lip-sync videos and dancing videos on TikTok and soon gained popularity. After the ban on TikTik in India in 2020, she began posting videos on  Instagram.

• She was featured in the music video of the Tamil song ‘Single 2.0’ in 2019. The song was uploaded on the YouTube channel Semma Gethu Studios.

• She appeared opposite Akash Premkumar in the Tamil music video ‘Neenda Dhooram’ (2019), which was uploaded on the YouTube channel TrendMusic.
  

  Poster of the music video ‘Neenda Dhooram’

• After making her web series debut with season 1 of the Tamil web series ‘Kana Kaanum Kaalangal’ in 2022, she also appeared in season 2 of the web series in 2023.
  

  Deepika Venkatachalam in a still from the web series ‘Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Season 2’

• In addition to her acting career, she has gained recognition as a national-level table tennis player. She has also worked as a table tennis coach at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom.
  

  A newspaper cutting of Deepika Venkatachalam’s achievemnets in table tennis

• She often promotes the Zouk bags on her social media handles.
  

  Deepika Venkatachalam’s Instagram Post

• During the COVID-19 period, she was associated with a social campaign named ‘Cook for Covid,’ initiated to help needy people. She is also associated with some social campaigns like ‘It’s Okay Girl’ and ‘Break D Stereotrypes,’ that neglect the set beauty standards. In an interview, she talked about it and said,
  

  I did a couple of campaigns earlier. One with Sameera Reddy called #itsokaygirl, where people got together to fight against unrealistic beauty standards. The other was #breakDstereotrypes where the idea was to normalise dark underarms, body hair and such.”

• She write blogs on various topics such as fashion, food, travel, books, mental health, and speech-language pathology on her blog website named ‘SagittoSpeechie.’

• She has an affection for dogs.
  

  Deepika Venkatachalam playing with a dog