Vani Viswanath

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Vani Viswanath
Born
Ollur, Kerala, India
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouse
(m. 2002)
Children2 (Archa, Adri)
Awards Kerala State Film Awards
2000

Vani Viswanath is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Telugu films. [1] In 2000, Vani won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress for her performance in Susanna , directed by T. V. Chandran. [2] She was termed as Mollywood's "Action Queen". [3] In 2017, she joined in Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh. [4]

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Early life

Vani was born as the fourth among the five children of Malayali parents, astrologer Vishwanathan of the Thazhathuveettil house, and Girija, a housewife in Ollur, Thrissur. She did her schooling at St. Raphael's Convent Girls High School, Ollur and thereafter at Chennai. When she was 13, her father predicted through astrology that she will become an actor and also she will enter into the politics. [5]

Career

She has appeared predominantly in Malayalam and Telugu movies. She acted in The King with Mammootty and in Usthad with Mohanlal and in Chinthamani Kolacase with Suresh Gopi respectively. She also appeared in Kannada and Tamil movies. She was among the big stars of her time in South India. Her Tollywood movie Gharana Mogudu with Tollywood superstar, Chiranjeevi was a huge hit. Vani also acted in two Hindi film with Superstar Mithun Chakraborty in Jung and Bhishma .

Personal life

While acting for several films with Baburaj, she fell in love with him. The couple got married in 2002 and have two children. [6]

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

Filmography

Malayalam

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987Mangalya CharthuSitharaDebut Film
1988 Evidence Dahlia
1992Aadyaraathrikku MunpuGharanaMogudu
1995 Sipayi Lahala Radhika
Mannar Mathai Speaking Meera Varma /Stella Fernandez
Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta Maya Surendran/ Manaseswari Gupta
The King Anuradha Mukharji
Thakshashila Amalendu
1996SwarnakireedamSindhu
Man of the Match Sonia
Mandrika Kuthira Ancy Sunny
Kaliveedu Yamini Menon
Hitler Ammu
1997 The Good Boys Cameo Appearance
Poothumbiyum PoovalanmarumNanditha
Kilukil Pambaram Sugandhi
Kannur Annie Rozario
Janathipathyam Maya Pillai
Anubhoothi Radha
1998Ilamura ThamburanUrmila
HarthalMekhamala S Thampy
DravidanJiji Philipose
Panchaloham Jagadha
The Truth SP Meena Nambiar IPS
1999 Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum Jayanthi
Ustaad Commissioner Varsha Varma
The Godman Adv. Aswathy Menon
Thachiledathu Chundan Ambika
James Bond Dayana IPS
Captain Renuka Varma
Independence Indu
Garshom Sushama
2000 The Gang Kathy Saimon
India GateParvathi Sharma
Rapid Action ForceAdithya Varma IPS
Ival DraupathiAjitha Madhavan
Indriyam Neeli
Susanna Susanna
2001Ee Nadu InnalevareBeena Benjamin IPS
Nagaravadhu Sukanya
2002India GateIPS Officer
Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha Unniyarcha
Ente Hridhayathinte UdamaUma
Ee Bhargavee NilayamBhargavi
AkhilaAkhila
BheriVasudha Nedungadi
Danny Margarette
2006 Balram Vs Tharadas MLA Rani
Chinthamani Kolacase Adv.Pattammal
2008 Twenty:20 in the Title SongArchive Footage Only
2009 Black Dalia Daisy Wilfred IPS
2011 Manushyamrugam Producer only
Uppukandam Brothers Back In Action Kochammini
2014 Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 LakshmiCameo Appearance
2024Oru Anveshanathinte Thudakkam [8]
TBA Rifle ClubShajahanPost production [9]

Telugu

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Chinni Krishnudu
Dharma Teja Vichya
1989 Simha Swapnam Kavita
Bhale DampatuluVani
Naa Mogudu Naake SonthamSumithra
Sahasame Naa Oopiri Padmini
1990Kondaveeti RowdyRekha
Neti DowrjanyamSwathi [10]
Kodama Simham Bar servant
Dagudumuthala Dampathyam Rekha
Mama Alludu Jaya
Maa Inti KathaGouri
Doctor BhavaniMeghamala
Rowdyism NashinchaliDevi
Prema Yuddham Julie
Aayudham Rangamma
1991Chinna KodaluDurga
Irugillu PorugilluSubbulu
Parishkaram Jyothi
Sarpayagam Chitrangi
Nenera PoliceVani
1992Collector Gaari AlluduMadhuri
Gharana Mogudu Bhavani
Seetapathi Chalo TirupathiAliveelu Mangatayaru
Palleturi PellamKanakadurga Devi
AlexanderVaani
Samrat Ashoka Tishya Raksha
Vadinagaari GajuluJanaki
SP Teja
1993 Joker Usha Rani
Ladies SpecialHema
Mama KodaluDeepa
Prema Chitram Pelli VichitramUsha
1994 Gangmaster Swapna
Raitu BharatamSita
Prema & Co.Sundari
Presidentugari AlluduLavanya
Maro Quit IndiaDurga
Dongala RajyamVyjayanthi
Todi KodalluJyoti
1995God FatherRani
1998Adavilo Arunakka
2002 Action No. 1 Kiran
JanamInspector Swapna
2006Mudhu
2011Ratnavali
2017 Jaya Janaki Nayaka Narayana's sister
2020 Orey Bujjiga Chamundeswari
2024 Raajadhani Files Farmer

Tamil

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Mannukkul Vairam Chinnathayee
1988 Nallavan Radha
Poonthotta Kaavalkaran Vidhya
Thaimel Aanai Vijaya
Ithu Engal Neethi
1989Sanghu PushpangalRosy
1997My IndiaMalavika
2002 Jaya
2005 Idhaya Thirudan Sudharani
2012Anandha Thollai

Kannada

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Parashuram Usha
1990Sididedda GanduAnitha
RanabheriRosy
1991Bombay DadaVeena
Mangalya Lavanya

Hindi

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Zakhmi Sipahi
1996 Jung Laxmi Saxena
Bhishma Paro

Television

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