While Padmini was studying 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 background in the film. She was also part of the Malayalam film
Indrajith. Padmini was spotted by 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. In 2007, she acted in her first serial
Manapporutham. She was also part of a few other serials like
Ammathottil and
Sthreedhanam. She also acted in Tamil serials. She made her Tamil debut in
Sun TV's serial
Pillai Nila and she also acted in
Kayitham, in which she plays a school teacher called Parvathy, produced by Samuthirakani. ==Personal life==