 Her earliest films were released in the early and middle 90's including "Kadhal Kottai".From 1996 to 2000, Devyani acted as heroine in over 35 films and acted alongside all the top actors such as Kamal Hassan ("Thenali", "Panchathantiram"), Prashanth ("Appu"), Ajith ("Kadhal Kottai"), Vijay ("Friends", Ninaithen Vandhai) , Vikram ("Vinnukkum Mannukkum"), Sarath Kumar ("Suryavamsam"), Parthiban ("Azhagi").She moved into supporting roles in "Thenali" though she still acted commercially until 2004–2005.