Vimala Raman

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Vimala Raman
Born Sydney, Australia
Occupation Film actress, model
Years active 2006–present
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Vimala Raman is an Indian film actress, model and a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She made her acting debut in the 2006 Tamil film Poi and went on to appear primarily in South Indian cinema.

Early life

Vimala Raman was born to a Tamil family in Sydney, Australia. Her father Pattabhi Raman hails from Bangalore and her mother Mrs. Santha Raman is from Coimbatore. Her brother is a lawyer settled in USA. She was brought up in Sydney, where she completed her education. She started practicing Bharatanatyam at the age of five. In 2004 she won the Miss India Australia title as well as the Miss India Australia cyberqueen title.[1] She moved to India in 2006 to pursue an acting career, which had been her childhood ambition.[2] When she entered the film industry, she was asked to change her name, however she was firmly against it, arguing that her name was her identity.[3]

Career

She made her acting debut in 2004 with Poi, a Tamil film directed by Kailasam Balachander. Her first Malayalam film was Time with Suresh Gopi. She paired with Ajmal Ameer in Pranayakalam in 2007. In the same year, she also appeared with Mammooty in Nasrani and with Dileep in Romeoo. She appeared in College Kumaran with Mohanlal and in Calcutta News with Dileep in 2008. Vimala Raman attended the Natanalaya Dance Academy based in Sydney, Australia. She studied dance under the tutelage of Jayalakshmi Kandiah. In 2010, she bagged a dream role opposite South Super Star Dr.Vishnuvardhan, an Indian star of 220 movies in five different languages. In this Kannada film Aptharakshaka directed by P. Vasu, her role was very much appreciated by the critics and gave her a very good recognition. The film went on to become a mega hit that run for 35 continuous weeks in the theaters.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Other notes
2006 Poi Shilpa Tamil
2007 Time Vaiga Menon Malayalam
2007 Pranayakalam Maria Varghese Malayalam
2007 Sooryan Maya Malayalam
2007 Nasrani Sarah Eapen Malayalam
2007 Romeoo Dr. Priya Malayalam
2008 Calcutta News Smitha Malayalam
2008 College Kumaran Madhavi Menon Malayalam
2008 Raman Thediya Seethai Ranjitha Tamil
2008 Apoorva Lakshmi Devi Malayalam -| 2009 Evaraina Epudaina Madhumitha Telugu -| 2010 Aptharakshaka Nagavalli Kannada -| 2010 Gaayam 2 Vidya Telugu -| 2010 Ranga the Donga Mangamma Telugu -| 2011 Raaj Priya Telugu -| 2011 Chattam Sindhu Telugu -| 2011 Dam 999 Meera English -| 2012 Kulumanali Pravallika Telugu -| 2012 Nuvva Nena Telugu -| 2013 Mumbai Mirror Jia Hindi -| 2013 Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi Sameera Telugu -| 2013 Afra Tafri Hindi -| 2013 Turning Point Malayalam -| 2013 Sarada Telugu-|}== References ==
    ==External links==*Vimala Raman on Twitter
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