Ramya Pandian

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Ramya Pandian
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Born (1990-08-13) August 13, 1990 (age 33)
Ilanji, Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Notable work Joker , Aan Devathai , Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum , Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam
Television Cooku With Comali , Bigg Boss Tamil
Relatives Arun Pandian (uncle)
Keerthi Pandian (cousin)
Ashok Selvan (cousin-in-law)

Ramya Pandian is an Indian actress who works in Tamil language films. [1] She is known for her role in Joker (2016) and Aan Devathai (2018). She was listed by the Chennai Times as the "Most Desirable Woman on Television 2020". [2] She is the 3rd runner-up of the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4 (2020-2021).

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Career

Ramya Pandian received her bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy affiliated to Anna University. After graduation, she started working as a Research and Development Analyst before being promoted as a Business Development Manager. [3] She got the opportunity to work with Mani Ratnam's assistant director, Shelley, on a short film title Maane Theyne Ponmaane. She auditioned and landed a role in Balaji Sakthivel's Ra Ra Rajasekhar , but the film did not materialise during that time. [3] She subsequently went on to make her acting debut with the low budget Dummy Tappasu (2015). [4] [5] The team of Ra Ra Rajasekhar recommended her to Raju Murugan who subsequently signed her up for Joker (2016). [3] [6] She played a village belle in the film. [7]

Samuthirakani appreciated Ramya's performance in Joker and asked her if she was interested in doing a role in Aan Devathai (2018) as a mother who works for an IT company. [7] [8] Ramya agreed to do the film after listening to the story. [3] In a review of the film, a critic from India Today noted that "Ramya Pandian is mostly convincing as the mother of two, struggling to balance between being a mother and pursuing her career". [9]

She was a contestant on the cooking show, Cooku with Comali and a judge on the comedy television show, Kalakka Povathu Yaaru. [10] [11] [12] [13] She was the second runner-up in Cooku with Comali. [14] [15] In 2020, she had participated as a contestant in the fourth season of the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil . She was the only female finalist and emerged as the 2nd Runner-Up. [16] She played the female lead in the web series Mugilan , which released on ZEE5 in October 2020. [17] Her upcoming projects include a film produced by Suriya's 2D Entertainment and a film produced by C. V. Kumar's Thirukumaran Entertainment. [18] [19] [20]

Personal life

Ramya Pandian is the daughter of former film director Durai Pandian, and niece of actor Arun Pandian, who works in Tamil-language films. [21] [3] [22] Her family is from Tirunelveli. [8] She has mentioned her interest in organic gardening. [23]

Filmography

Film

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRole(s)NotesRef.
2015 Dummy Tappasu SowmiyaDebut film [21]
2016 Joker Malliga [3]
2018 Aan Devathai Jessica [3]
2021 Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum VeerayiNominated JFW - Just For Women Movie Awards - Best Actress – Lead Role [24]
2023 Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam KuzhaliMalayalam debut film [25]
[26]
2023Idumbankaari†TBAFilming [27]

Web series

YearFilmRoleStreaming ChannelNotesRef.
2020 Mugilan Maheshwari ZEE5 Debut WebSeries [17]
2023 Accidental Farmer and Co Sheela SonyLIV

Television

YearTitleChannelRoleNotesRef.
2019Cooku with Comali Season 1 Star Vijay Contestant2nd Runner-Up [10]
2020Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru Season 9Judge [11]
2020-2021 Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4 Contestant3rd Runner-Up [16]
2021Bigg Boss Season 4 KondattamGuestCelebration of Bigg Boss Season 4
Cooku with Comali (season 2) One Episode Only
BB JodigalGrand Finale Episode Only
2022 Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1) Contestant2nd Runner-Up
2022 Bigg Boss (Tamil season 6) GuestGrand launch episode

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  23. ↑ "தோட்டப்பிரியை ரம்யா பாண்டியன்" [Ramya Pandian is a gardener]. Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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