Ramya Pandian | |
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Other names | RP, Ramz, Gethu Thalaivi, Idhaya Thalaivi, Sirikkum Singam, Punnagai Manni |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Notable work | Joker , Aan Devathai , Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum , Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam |
Television | Cooku With Comali , Bigg Boss Tamil |
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Relatives | Arun Pandian (uncle) Keerthi Pandian (cousin) Ashok Selvan (cousin-in-law) |
Family | Tripura Sundari (Sister) Parasu Pandian (Brother) |
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).
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]
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]
Year | Film | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Dummy Tappasu | Sowmiya | Debut film | [21] |
2016 | Joker | Malliga | [3] | |
2018 | Aan Devathai | Jessica | [3] | |
2021 | Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum | Veerayi | Nominated JFW - Just For Women Movie Awards - Best Actress – Lead Role | [24] |
2023 | Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam | Poonkuzhali | Malayalam debut film | [25] [26] |
2023 | Idumbankaari† | TBA | Filming | [27] |
Year | Film | Role | Streaming Channel | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | Mugilan | Maheshwari | ZEE5 | Debut WebSeries | [17] |
2023 | Accidental Farmer and Co | Sheela | SonyLIV |
Year | Title | Channel | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Cooku with Comali Season 1 | Star Vijay | Contestant | 2nd Runner-Up | [10] |
2020 | Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru Season 9 | Judge | [11] | ||
2020-2021 | Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4 | Contestant | 3rd Runner-Up | [16] | |
2021 | Bigg Boss Season 4 Kondattam | Guest | Celebration of Bigg Boss Season 4 | ||
Cooku with Comali (season 2) | One Episode Only | ||||
BB Jodigal | Grand Finale Episode Only | ||||
2022 | Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1) | Contestant | 2nd Runner-Up | ||
2022 | Bigg Boss (Tamil season 6) | Guest | Grand launch episode | ||
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