Vega Tamotia

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Vega Tamotia
Vega at the Audio release of 'Chittagong'.jpg
Tamotia at the audio release of Chittagong
Born (1985-05-07) 7 May 1985 (age 38)
Chhattisgarh, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
Years active2008–present

Vega Tamotia (born 7 May 1985 in Chhattisgarh, India) is an Indian actress and producer, who has appeared in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. She is probably best known for her performances as Saroja in the film of the same name, [1] and Sobikannu in Pasanga . Vega, with the motive of acting in films, earlier had been acting for Broadway Drama Troupe and gained experience in theatre arts.

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Early life

Vega Tamotia was born on 7 May 1985 in Chhattisgarh, but was brought up in Sydney, Australia. She completed her education in Economics from the University of New South Wales and then attended Indian Institute of Management Bangalore as part of an exchange programme. [2]

Acting career

Having an interest in theatre and acting, Vega participated in theatre plays throughout her childhood and school. After having completed her education, she pursued professional theatre in Mumbai, when Swanand Kirkire met her and cast her as the female lead in his Hindi musical Aao Saathi Sapna Dekhein, for which she along with the rest of the cast was awarded the META (Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award) for Best Ensemble in 2009. [3]

Afterwards, she got the opportunity to meet Venkat Prabhu and T. Siva, director and producer of the 2008 Tamil film Saroja , who, impressed of her acting and attitude, immediately decided to cast her in the film in the title role, by which she stepped into the Indian film industry. The film was critically acclaimed and went on to become successful at the box office, with critics claiming Vega's performance was "apt" for the role. [4] [5] Subsequently, she was selected by prominent film maker Sasikumar to feature in his next production, Pasanga , after he had seen her portfolio. [6] The film, based on children, upon release, became described as a "masterpiece" by critics, and went on to win two National Film Awards amongst notable regional awards. [7] Vega's performance as a young village kindergarten teacher also received rave reviews, being dubbed as "excellent", despite claims by her that the role was diametrically opposite from her real life. [8] She made her debut in Hindi films with the small budget coming-to age story of a girl with Aamras, though the film went unnoticed. [9] [10]

In 2009, she appeared in a Telugu language film, Happy Happy Gaa with Varun Sandesh and Saranya Mohan, which won good reviews by critics with a reviewer citing that Vega was the "surprise package" of the film. [11] Vega's next release was the multi-starrer Vaanam also featuring Silambarasan, Bharath and Anushka, amongst other notable stars. Playing the role of a strong-headed rock musician with a military background, Vega has insisted that the role is very close to her real life persona. [12] [13] Vega then starred in Chittagong , a period film based on the Chittagong armoury raid of 1930. The film features her in the historical character of Pritilata Waddedar, a freedom fighter and was premiered in film festivals before a commercial release on 12 October 2012. [14] Vega was also an executive producer on Chittagong. The film won four National Awards. Vega's then starred romantic comedy film Amit Sahni Ki List has her opposite Vir Das.

In 2019, Vega appeared in the hugely popular series Metro Park alongside Ranvir Shorey, Omi Vaidya, Purbi Joshi and Pitobash. This was a runaway success and she also appeared in the second season of the same series for Eros Now. The show is directed by Abi Vargese and Ajayyan Gopal and produced by Giju John.

Producer

Vega has produced a number of projects including the hugely popular children's series Ghotu Motu Ki Toli. She was the executive producer for the film Chittagong and is currently the founder of Jump Across Films, a production company focussed on creating non-fiction content. Her series All Access: Capital Police was commissioned by Discovery and aired in 2019.

Actor filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2008 Saroja Saroja Vishwanath Tamil
2009 Pasanga Sobhikannu ChokkalingamTamilNominated, Vijay Award for Best Actress
AamrasJiya Sarang Hindi
2010Happy Happy GaaPooja D'Souza Telugu
2011 Vaanam LaasyaTamil
2012HousefullShantiTelugu
2012 Chittagong Pritilata Waddedar HindiWon four National Awards. Also executive produced the film.
2014 Amit Sahni Ki List [15] MalaHindi
2015Love Comes LaterEnglishOfficial Selection at Cannes Critics Weeks - La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes
2016 Jai Gangaajal Sunita Hindi
2019 - 2021 Metro Park KinjalHindi

Producer filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2012 Chittagong Executive producerHindiWinner of Four National Awards
2012Dil Tainu Karda Ae PyarAssociate producerPunjabi
2014Ghotu Motu Ki ToliProducerHindiChildren's Live Action Series
2019All Access: Capital PoliceProducerEnglishTV series for Discovery Channel
2020Still Outside, Storm InsideProducerEnglishDocu Series (in production)

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