Vidyullekha Raman
Born (1991-11-04) 4 November 1991
Other namesVidyu
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active2012–present
SpouseSanjay (m. 2021)
ParentMohan Raman (father)

Vidyullekha Raman (born 4 November 1991), also known as Vidyu Raman, is an Indian actress and comedian who appears in Tamil and Telugu 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).

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]

Personal life

The actress is the daughter of Indian Tamil film and Tamil television 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 leading 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

Year Film Role Language Notes
2012Neethaane En PonvasanthamJennyTamilNominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
Yeto Vellipoyindhi ManasuJennyTelugu
2013Theeya Velai Seiyyanum KumaruVidhyaTamilNominated, SIIMA Award Best Comedian
Ramayya VasthavayyaAsha JyothiTelugu
2014JillaPoliceTamil
Malini 22 PalayamkottaiShaliniTamil
VeeramAlameluTamilWon - Edison Award for Best Comedian Female
Run Raja RunBujjima TeluguWon - Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian[6]
Weekend LoveTelugu
2015Kaaki SattaiHospital StaffTamil
MasssJulieTamil
Inimey IppadithaanSanthanam's wifeTamil
Vasuvum Saravananum Onna PadichavangaTuner KousalyaTamil
PuliKamatchiTamil
VedalamEsther, Thamizh's FriendTamil
DynamiteShivaji's FriendTelugu
Raju Gari GadhiBujjiammaTelugu
Bhale Manchi RojuDeeptiTelugu
2016SpeedunnoduVasanti's friendTelugu
Mapla SingamSelviTamil
SarrainoduTamizh SelviTeluguWon, Best Female Comedian Award at 15th Santosham Film Awards
WagahJuhiTamil
Meendum Oru Kadhal KathaiHamzahTamil
DhruvaIshika's friendTelugu
Meelo Evaru KoteeswaruduPriya's friendTelugu
2017Power PaandiPoongodiTamil
Duvvada JagannadhamKatyayini alias KatyuTelugu
Ninnu KoriKavithaTelugu
Goutham NandaSpoorthi's FriendTelugu
Anando BrahmaFake GhostTelugu
Raju Gari Gadhi 2Bellam SrideviTelugu
Raja The GreatPanduTelugu
2018BhaagamathiePolice ConstableTeluguBilingual film
Tamil
InttelligentSathya Murthy's daughterTelugu
Tholi PremaGodavariTelugu
Raambo 2SheelaKannada
Krishnarjuna YudhamCallcenter girlTelugu
Achari America YatraRenuka's friendTelugu
PanjumittaiTamil
Chi La SowAnuTelugu
Srinivasa KalyanamBujjiTelugu
Paper BoyTelugu
SavyasachiTulasi PrasadTelugu
Howrah BridgeSarojaTelugu
2019Mr. MajnuLindaTelugu
4 LettersTelugu
MaharshiPooja's friendTelugu
SevenKarthik's coworkerTeluguBilingual film
Tamil
ViswamitraBujjiTelugu
Arjun SuravaramBalaji's MaidTelugu
Venky MamaCandyTelugu
Mathu VadalaraBujjiTelugu
2021Alludu AdhursTelugu
Gully RowdyForensic Expert RambaTelugu
Thalli PogatheyNishaTamil
Thanne VandiTamil
2022AattralTamil
2023 Boo Kavya Tamil Bilingual film
Telugu
HidimbaTelugu

Television

Year Show Channel Notes
2022 Cooku with Comali 3 Star Vijay 3rd Runner Up
2023 Super Queen Season -2 Zee Telugu TBA

References

  1. "A Gene To Inherit". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  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.
  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.
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