Ammu Abhirami

Ammu Abhirami
Born	Abhirami (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 25) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Ammu, Abhi
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2016–present
Known for	Ratsasan Asuran

Abhirami (born 16 March 2000), widely known as Ammu Abhirami, is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her debut with Bairavaa (2017) and did pivotal roles in Ratsasan (2018), Thambi (2019), Asuran (2019) and attained popularity. Abhirami debuted as Lead in Adavi (2020) Tamil Film.

Early life and family

Abhirami was born on 16 March 2000, to a Tamil speaking Iyengar family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. ^[1]

Career

Abhirami's first releases were Bairavaa (2017), En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom (2017) and Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017), where she portrayed supporting roles. ^[2] She then portrayed a schoolgirl who faces trouble in Ratsasan . Later she reprised the same role in the film's Telugu remake, Rakshasudu (2019), featuring alongside Bellamkonda Sreenivas and Anupama Parameswaran. ^[3] She appeared in Thuppakki Munai (2018), playing a teenage girl who was raped and murdered. ^[4]

In 2019, she appeared in Vetrimaaran's drama Asuran (2019), where she featured in a leading role opposite Dhanush. Ammu was selected after being recommended by producer S. Thanu, who she had earlier worked with on Thuppakki Munai (2018). She portrayed the role of Maari, a schoolgirl in rural Tamil Nadu during the 1960s. ^{[5] [6]}

Filmography

Films

• All films are in Tamil otherwise noted

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2017	Bairavaa	Medical College Student	Tamil	Uncredited Role
	En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom	Sandhya's Friend
	Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru	Theeran's Sister
2018	Thaanaa Serndha Koottam	Azhagu Mathi
	Ratsasan	Ammu
	Thuppakki Munai	Manjal Nayaki
2019	Rakshasudu	Siri	Telugu	Telugu Debut
	Asuran	Maariammal (Maari)	Tamil
	Thambi	Young Parvathy
2020	Adavi	Valli		Debut as lead actress in Tamil	[7]
2021	FCUK: Father Chitti Umaa Kaarthik	Umaa	Telugu	Debut as lead actress in Telugu	[8]
	Narappa	Kannamma		Remake of Asuran
2022	Yaanai	Selvi (Pappa)	Tamil
	Battery	Asha
	Kaari	Sethu’s Friend
	Ranasthali	Eshwari	Telugu
2023	Thandatti	Young Thangaponnu	Tamil
	Baba Black Sheep	Nila
	Vaan Moondru	Swathi
	Kannagi	Kalai
	Devil: The British Secret Agent	Vijaya	Telugu
2024	Hot Spot	Anitha	Tamil	segment: "Golden Rules"
	Jama	Jegathambiga
	Adharma Kadhaigal	Nandhini			[9]
	Nirangal Moondru	Parvathy
TBA	Yaar Ivargal†	TBA		Delayed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Notes
2022	Cooku with Comali season 3	Contestant	Star Vijay	2nd Runner Up

Music videos

Year	Title	Composer	Language	Platform	Notes
2022	Karakki	Ady Kriz	Tamil	Think Music India

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Language	Platform	Notes	ref
2021	Navarasa	Young Waheeda	Tamil	Netflix	Web debut; Segment: Inimai	[10] [11]
2024	Nagendran's Honeymoons	Mozhi	Malayalam	Disney + Hotstar	Malayalam debut
	Goli Soda Rising	3D	Tamil

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2020	JFW- Just For Women Movie Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Tamil	Asuran	Won	[12]

References

1. I am very grateful to my Family | At Home With Ammu Abhirami| Ep 2 - YouTube. Event occurs at ^{[ time needed ]}.
2. "ராட்சசனோட வெற்றிக்கு அதுதான் காரணம்..! - 'அம்மு' அபிராமி". Vikatan. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
3. "Ammu Abhirami To Reprise Her Original Role From Ratsasan In The Telugu Remake". 24 March 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
4. "Thuppakki Munai movie review: Vikram Prabhu shines as a no-nonsense cop in this largely watchable film". Firstpost. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
5. "Ammu Abhirrami has an update on Dhanush's Asuran". The Times of India. 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
6. "Ammu Abhirami's next after Rakshasudu is Dhanush's Asuran!". in.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019.
7. Subramanian, Anupama (8 February 2020). "Adavi review: What happens when a great DOP becomes a DIR". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
8. "Ammu Abhirami's first look from Telugu film 'FCUK' released". The News Minute. 29 December 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
9. "'Enathuyire Neeyadi' from Adharma Kadhaigal out". Cinema Express . 9 August 2024. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
10. "Netflix's Navarasa: Tamil Cinema comes together for Mani Ratnam's 'thank you' to the industry". Cinema Express . 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
11. "Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan bankroll Navarasa to support Kollywood". The Indian Express . 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
12. "Jyothika, Aishwarya Rajesh, Manju Warrier and More! Here is The Complete Winners List of JFW Movie Awards 2020!". jfwonline.com. 19 April 2020. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

External links

• Abhirami at IMDb