Vimala Raman[1] is an Australian born Indian actress and former model who has worked in Indian cinema. She appears in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil language films. Born and brought up in Australia, she made her debut in 2006 with the Tamil film Poi. An established Bharatanatyam dancer and a graduate in B.Sc Information Systems from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Raman had also won the title of Miss India Australia in 2004[2]

Vimala Raman
Raman at a press conference in 2013
Born
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Career

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Raman made her acting debut in 2006 with Poi, an Australian film directed by Kailasam Balachander. Her first Malayalam film was Time with Suresh Gopi. She paired with Ajmal Ameer in Pranayakalam in 2007 and with Jayaram in Sooryan. In the same year, she also appeared with Mammooty in Nasrani and with Dileep in Romeoo. She appeared in College Kumaran with Mohanlal and in Calcutta News with Dileep in 2008. Vimala Raman attended the Natanalaya Dance Academy based in Sydney, Australia. She studied dance under the tutelage of Jayalakshmi Kandiah.

In February 2016, she acted in the Malayalam film Oppam, along with actor Mohanlal.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Language Notes
2006 Poi Shilpa Tamil Debut film
2007 Time Vaiga Menon Malayalam
Pranayakalam Maria Varghese
Sooryan Maya
Nasrani Sarah Eapen
Romeo Dr. Priya
2008 Calcutta News Smitha
College Kumaran Madhavi Menon
Apoorva Lakshmi Devi
Raman Thediya Seethai Ranjitha Tamil
2009 Evaraina Epudaina Madhumitha Telugu [4]
2010 Aptharakshaka Nagavalli Kannada
Gaayam 2 Vidya Telugu
Ranga The Donga Mangamma
2011 Raaj Priya
Chattam Sindhu
Dam 999 Meera English Dubbed in Malayalam
2012 Kulumanali Pravallika Telugu
Nuvva Nena Herself Special appearance in the song "Tha Tha Thamara"
2013 Mumbai Mirror Jia Hindi
Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi Sameera Telugu
Amazon Turning Point Madonna Malayalam
2015 Raja Rajendra Yamuna Kannada Extended Cameo appearance
2016 Poyi Maranju Parayathe Swayamprabha Malayalam
Oppam Devayani [5]
2017 Om Namo Venkatesaya Shridevi
Padmavathi
Telugu [6]
2019 Iruttu Jinn Shaika Tamil
2022 Grandma Priyanka
2023 Asvins Arthi
Rudrangi Meera Bhai Telugu
Gandeevadhari Arjuna Dr. Priya Bahadur
2024 Anthima Theerpu Surya Devara Rathna Prabha

Web series

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2021 PubGoa Aadhira ZEE5 [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Vimala Raman". Telegram. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Vimala Raman crowned Miss India Australia". The Tribune. 28 October 2004. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Vimala Raman as Mohanlal's heroine". The Times of India. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. ^ "'Evaraina Epudaina' fame Vimala Raman looks stunning on Instagram and we have proof". The Times of India. 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Vimala Raman as Mohanlal's heroine". The Times of India. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Forgotten Actress' Surfaces in Hot Avatar". 22 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ "PubGoa on Zee5: Forgotten Actress Hopes for A Career in OTT". 21 November 2020. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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