Methil Devika

Methil Devika
Methil Devika
	Devika in 2019
Born	1976 (age 48–49); Dubai, Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata; (Master of Arts); University of Madras; (Master of Business Administration); Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli; (Doctor of Philosophy);
Occupations	Performing artist; Researcher;
Known for	Indian classical dance, Mohiniyattam
Spouses	Rajeev Nair (m. 2002; div. 2004); Mukesh (m. 2013);
Parents	N. Rajagopalan; Methil Rajeswari;
Relatives	Radhika Pillai (sister); Methil Renuka (sister)

Methil Devika is an Indian classical dancer and research supervisor. She was a Senior Research Associate at ISRO's Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, in 2023 working on an arts-integrated-advance-science project ideated by her.

She is currently doing Kerala Chief minister's Nava Kerala Post Doctoral Fellowship, conducting research on Temple Terrain as a New Performance Space for the Woman Dancer: A Study on How the Modern Woman Reinvents her Art in Esoteric Spaces. She has made her feature film debut with the Malayalam film Kadha Innuvare directed by Vishnu Mohan, a national film award winning director.

Methil Devika
Devika in 2019
Born	1976 (age 48–49) Dubai, Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata (Master of Arts) University of Madras (Master of Business Administration) Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli (Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupations	Performing artist Researcher
Known for	Indian classical dance, Mohiniyattam
Spouses	Rajeev Nair (m. 2002; div. 2004) Mukesh (m. 2013)
Parents	N. Rajagopalan Methil Rajeswari
Relatives	Radhika Pillai (sister) Methil Renuka (sister)