Maheshwari Chanakyan aka VJ Maheswari is an South Indian actress and video jockey who predominately appears in Tamil movies and TV series. She made her acting debut in movies with Kuyil.

Maheshwari anchored and hosted television shows such as Comedy Khiladis and Petta Rap which aired on Zee Tamil. She is best known for playing the role of Kavya in the serial Puthu Kavithai which aired on Star Vijay. She also appeared in the blockbuster film Vikram in 2022.

Bigg Boss

Maheshwari is one of the contestants in Bigg Boss Tamil season 6, hosted by Kamal Haasan which airs on Vijay Television.