Vidyullekha Raman

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Vidyullekha Raman
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Vidyullekha in 2024
Born (1991-11-04) 4 November 1991 (age 33)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesVidyu
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active2012–present
SpouseSanjay (m. 2021)
Parent Mohan Raman (father)

Vidyullekha Raman (born 4 November 1991), also known as Vidyu Raman, is an Indian actress and comedian who appears in Telugu and Tamil films. The daughter of actor Mohan Raman, Vidyullekha made her debut in Gautham Vasudev Menon's 2012 Neethaane En Ponvasantham . [1] She won the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for the film Run Raja Run (2014).

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Early life and career

Vidyullekha did her schooling in Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School and later went to MCTM Matriculation, where she developed an interest in theatre and acting. She gained her popularity doing stage productions during her college years at M.O.P. Vaishnav College, where she graduated with a degree in Visual Communication.

She has over 7 years of theater experience. [2] She made her debut in Gautham Vasudev Menon's 2012 bilingual films Neethaane En Ponvasantham and Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu , appearing as Jenny, a friend of the character portrayed by Samantha. The actress has since played pivotal roles opposite N. Santhanam in Sundar C's Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru , [3] in Malini 22 Palayamkottai and the Telugu film Ramayya Vasthavayya . She was seen in minor roles in both 2014 Pongal releases Jilla and Veeram . She has since then shifted her base to the Telugu film industry. [4] She emerged as the 3rd runner up in the cooking comedy show Cooku with Comali season 3 .

Personal life

The actress is the daughter of Indian Tamil actor Mohan Raman, while her grandfather was lawyer V. P. Raman. Another uncle, P. S. Raman, was the former Advocate General of Tamil Nadu. Her cousin Gitanjali is married to Tamil filmmaker Selvaraghavan.

Raman got engaged to Sanjay on 26 August 2020 and announced it on Instagram. The couple got married on September 9, 2021, in an intimate ceremony. [5]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2012 Neethaane En Ponvasantham JennyTamilNominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu JennyTelugu
2013 Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru VidhyaTamilNominated, SIIMA Award Best Comedian
Ramayya Vasthavayya Asha JyothiTelugu
2014 Jilla PoliceTamil
Malini 22 Palayamkottai ShaliniTamil
Veeram AlameluTamilWon - Edison Award for Best Comedian Female
Run Raja Run Maggie a.k.a. Bujjima TeluguWon - Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian [6]
Weekend LoveTelugu
2015 Kaaki Sattai Hospital StaffTamil
Masss JulieTamil
Inimey Ippadithaan Seenu's cousinTamil
Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga 'Tuner' KousalyaTamil
Puli KamatchiTamil
Vedalam Esther, Thamizh's FriendTamil
Dynamite Shivaji's FriendTelugu
Raju Gari Gadhi BujjiammaTelugu
Bhale Manchi Roju DeeptiTelugu
Jatha Kalise Telugu [7]
2016 Speedunnodu Vasanti's friendTelugu
Mapla Singam SelviTamil
Sarrainodu Tamizh SelviTeluguWon, Best Female Comedian Award at 15th Santosham Film Awards
Wagah JuhiTamil
Meendum Oru Kadhal Kathai HamzahTamil
Dhruva Ishika's friendTelugu
Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu Priya's friendTelugu
2017 Power Paandi PoongodiTamil
Duvvada Jagannadham Katyayini alias KatyuTelugu
Ninnu Kori KavithaTelugu
Goutham Nanda Spoorthi's FriendTelugu
Anando Brahma Fake GhostTelugu
Raju Gari Gadhi 2 Bellam SrideviTelugu
Raja The Great PanduTelugu
2018 Bhaagamathie Police ConstableTelugu Bilingual film
Tamil
Inttelligent Sathya Murthy's daughterTelugu
Tholi Prema GodavariTelugu
Raambo 2 SheelaKannada
Krishnarjuna Yudham Callcenter girlTelugu
Achari America Yatra Renuka's friendTelugu
Panjumittai Tamil
Chi La Sow AnuTelugu
Srinivasa Kalyanam BujjiTelugu
Paper Boy Telugu
Savyasachi Tulasi PrasadTelugu
Howrah Bridge SarojaTelugu
2019 Mr. Majnu LindaTelugu
4 LettersTelugu
Maharshi Pooja's friendTelugu
Seven Karthik's coworkerTeluguBilingual film
Tamil
Viswamitra BujjiTelugu
RDX Love Alivelu's friendTelugu
Arjun Suravaram Balaji's maidTelugu
Venky Mama CandyTelugu
Mathu Vadalara BujjiTelugu
2021 Alludu Adhurs Koumudi's friendTelugu
Gully Rowdy Forensic Expert RambaTelugu
Thalli Pogathey NishaTamil
Thanne Vandi Tamil
2022 Aattral Tamil
Happy Birthday QTTelugu
2023 Boo KavyaTamilBilingual film
Telugu
Hidimba Telugu
2025 Kadhalikka Neramillai ReceptionistTamil

Streaming television

YearSeriesRoleLanguageNetworkNotes
2023 Mansion 24 Nurse BujjiTelugu Disney+Hotstar Web debut

Television

YearShowChannelNotes
2022 Cooku with Comali 3 Star Vijay 3rd Runner Up
2023Super Queen Season -2Zee TeluguTBA

References

  1. ↑ "'I almost decided to quit films'". The Hindu. 15 August 2015. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "the short story blog". Storywheel. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Vidyu's hat-trick with Santhanam – Times of India. (3 April 2013). Retrieved on 2014-03-07.
  4. ↑ "High-Spirited Pongal on the Cards for Vidyullekha Raman". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Actress Vidyu Raman engaged secretly". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2014". APSFTVTDC . 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jatha Kalisey review by jeevi - Telugu cinema review - Ashwin Babu & Tejaswi Madivada". www.idlebrain.com.
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