Vimala Raman
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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 Malayalam and Telugu films.
family in Sydney
, Australia
. 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. She moved to India in 2006 to pursue an acting career, which had been her childhood ambition. 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 identitly.
, 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 December 2010, Vimala will appear in Dam 999
, an international movie directed by Sohan Roy
.
Bharatanatyam
Bharata Natyam or Chadhir Attam, is a classical dance form from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, practiced predominantly in modern times by women. The dance is usually accompanied by classical Carnatic music...
dancer. She made her acting debut in the 2006 Tamil film Poi
Poi (film)
Poi is a Tamil film, directed by K. Balachander.-Review and plot:Valluvanar is an upright political leader in Tamil Nadu much respected for his honesty and uprightness...
and went on to appear primarily in Malayalam and Telugu films.
Early life
Vimala Raman was born into a TamilTamil people
Tamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,...
family in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. 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. She moved to India in 2006 to pursue an acting career, which had been her childhood ambition. 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 identitly.
Career
She made her acting debut in 2004 with PoiPoi (film)
Poi is a Tamil film, directed by K. Balachander.-Review and plot:Valluvanar is an upright political leader in Tamil Nadu much respected for his honesty and uprightness...
, a Tamil film directed by Kailasam Balachander. Her first Malayalam film was Time
Time (2007 film)
Time is a 2007 Malayalam film directed by Shaji Kailas. The movie features Suresh Gopi in a double role together with Vimala Raman, Padmapriya Janakiraman in the lead roles. The music and background score were composed by Rahulraj...
with Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...
. She paired with Ajmal Ameer
Ajmal Ameer
Ajmal Ameer is an Indian film actor, who works in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.-Background:He was born in Aluva, Kerala. He studied medicine in National Pirogov Memorial Medical University in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, and had plans to open a hospital in future. Shortly after completing his...
in Pranayakalam
Pranayakalam
Pranayakalam is a 2007 Malayalam romantic film directed by débutant Udayan Ananthan.- Cast :* Ajmal Ameer as Renjith* Vimala Raman as Meria* Murali as Varghese* Seema* Balachandra Menon* Narendra Menon* Kamal Sukumar* Allu Allu Kumar-Music:...
in 2007. In the same year, she also appeared with Mammooty in Nasrani and with Dileep in Romeoo
Romeoo
Romeoo is 2007 Malayalam romantic comedy film-Plot:Manu Krishnan is a male nurse in a reputed hospital. He is the Son of Ratheesh Kumar, a film junior artist. He has a special relationship with Dr. Priya , but is also in love with Leena , the star contestant in the popular music reality show...
. She appeared in College Kumaran
College Kumaran
College Kumaran is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Thulasidas, starring Mohanlal and Vimala Raman. Mohanlal took a remuneration of 1.25 crores for this movie, which was the first time an actor from the Malayalam movie industry received a fee of 8 figures....
with Mohanlal
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
and in Calcutta News
Calcutta News
Calcutta News is a Malayalam film written and directed by Blessy. The film stars Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith and Vimala Raman. The music is by Debojyoti Mishra. The film deals with India's ugly underbelly of trafficking in women and how a middle-class girl from Kerala gets caught in it...
with Dileep in 2008. Vimala Raman attended the Natanalaya Dance Academy based in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. She studied dance under the tutelage of Jayalakshmi Kandiah.
In December 2010, Vimala will appear in Dam 999
Dam 999
Dam 999 is a 2011 English 3-D UAE-Indian co-production film produced by BizTV Network, UAE and directed by Sohan Roy. The film is based on the award winning short documentary DAMs - The Lethal Water Bombs. and the Banqiao dam disaster of 1975 that claimed the lives of 250,000 people in China and...
, an international movie directed by Sohan Roy
Sohan Roy
Sohan Roy S K is a businessman who is active in film direction and literature. He is the CEO of the Aries Group, a consortium of firms based in Dubai, Sharjah, India and Singapore. He founded Aries Marine, the flagship of the group, in 1998 and has developed it to the largest ship design...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Poi Poi (film) Poi is a Tamil film, directed by K. Balachander.-Review and plot:Valluvanar is an upright political leader in Tamil Nadu much respected for his honesty and uprightness... |
Shilpa | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
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| 2007 | Time Time (2007 film) Time is a 2007 Malayalam film directed by Shaji Kailas. The movie features Suresh Gopi in a double role together with Vimala Raman, Padmapriya Janakiraman in the lead roles. The music and background score were composed by Rahulraj... |
Vaiga Menon | Malayalam Malayalam language Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people... |
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| Pranayakalam Pranayakalam Pranayakalam is a 2007 Malayalam romantic film directed by débutant Udayan Ananthan.- Cast :* Ajmal Ameer as Renjith* Vimala Raman as Meria* Murali as Varghese* Seema* Balachandra Menon* Narendra Menon* Kamal Sukumar* Allu Allu Kumar-Music:... |
Maria Varghese | Malayalam | ||
| Sooryan Sooryan Sooryan is a 2007 Malayalam film directed by V. M. Vinu, starring Jayaram and Vimala Raman in the lead.-Plot:Sooryan tells the story of Sooryanarayanan , who is a very popular and accomplished singer. His family comprises his mother and his widowed sister Raji and her two kids... |
Maya | Malayalam | ||
| Nasrani | Sarah Eapen | Malayalam | ||
| Romeoo Romeoo Romeoo is 2007 Malayalam romantic comedy film-Plot:Manu Krishnan is a male nurse in a reputed hospital. He is the Son of Ratheesh Kumar, a film junior artist. He has a special relationship with Dr. Priya , but is also in love with Leena , the star contestant in the popular music reality show... |
Dr. Priya | Malayalam | ||
| 2008 | Calcutta News Calcutta News Calcutta News is a Malayalam film written and directed by Blessy. The film stars Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith and Vimala Raman. The music is by Debojyoti Mishra. The film deals with India's ugly underbelly of trafficking in women and how a middle-class girl from Kerala gets caught in it... |
Smitha | Malayalam | |
| College Kumaran College Kumaran College Kumaran is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Thulasidas, starring Mohanlal and Vimala Raman. Mohanlal took a remuneration of 1.25 crores for this movie, which was the first time an actor from the Malayalam movie industry received a fee of 8 figures.... |
Madhavi Menon | Malayalam | ||
| Raman Thediya Seethai Raman Thediya Seethai Raman Thediya Seethai is a Tamil drama film written and directed by K. P. Jegannath, starring Cheran, Pasupathy, Nithin Sathya in the lead male roles whilst Vimala Raman, Remya Nambeeshan, Navya Nair, Gajala and Karthika play parallel female roles.-Plot:The first few scenes themselves set the... |
Ranjitha | Tamil | ||
| Apoorva | Lakshmi Devi | Malayalam | ||
| 2009 | Evaraina Epudaina | Madhumitha | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
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| 2010 | Aptharakshaka | Nagavalli | Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world... |
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| Gaayam 2 Gaayam 2 Gaayam 2 is a 2010 Telugu film, directed by Praveen Sri, an associate of Ram Gopal Varma.The Film stars Jagapathi Babu, Vimala Raman, Tanikella Bharani, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Jeeva and. The film is a prequel to the 1993 film Gaayam directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The music for the sequel is composed by... |
Vidya | Telugu | ||
| Ranga the Donga | Telugu | |||
| 2011 | Raaj Raaj (film) Raaj is a 2011 Telugu film directed by V. N. Aditya and produced under the banner of Kumar Brothers Cinema. Sumanth, Priyamani and Vimala Raman played the lead roles. Koti is the music composer for this film.... |
Priya | Telugu | |
| Chattam Chattam Chattam is a 2011 action Telugu film directed by P. A. Arun Prasad. Natti Kumar and Rama Satyanarayana are jointly producing this movie. Jagapathi Babu acts in the lead role along with Vimala Raman in the opposite lead role. M. M... |
Sindhu | Telugu | ||
| Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language family drama film directed by Kanmani. It stars Tarun and Vimala Raman in the lead roles. The music is composed by Anoop Rubens... |
Telugu | Post-production | ||
| Dam 999 Dam 999 Dam 999 is a 2011 English 3-D UAE-Indian co-production film produced by BizTV Network, UAE and directed by Sohan Roy. The film is based on the award winning short documentary DAMs - The Lethal Water Bombs. and the Banqiao dam disaster of 1975 that claimed the lives of 250,000 people in China and... |
Meera | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Post-production | |
| 2012 | Afra Tafari | Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi... |
Filming | |
| Karikalan Karikalan (film) Karikalan is an upcoming Tamil-language action film directed by L. I. Kannan featuring Vikram and Zarine Khan in the lead roles. The film which has been reported as a "period cum contemporary drama" is likely to release in 2012.-Cast:* Vikram... |
Tamil | Filming Special appearance |
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| Kulumanali | Telugu | Filming |