Vani Bhojan (born 28 October 1988) is an Indian actress who works in Tamil-language television and Tamil and Telugu cinema.[2]
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Alma mater | Government Arts College, Ooty (B. A. English) |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Early life and family
Vani Bhojan was born on 28 October 1988 in Ooty, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu to a Badaga family.[3] She studied in a boarding school in Ooty. Bhojan initially worked as an air hostess,[4] while studying for a degree in English Literature through a correspondence program. Her appearance in an advertisement for The Chennai Silks led to her receiving acting offers.[5]
Acting career
Her first film appearance was in 2010, in the Tamil horror film Orr Eravuu.[6] In 2013, her role in the Sun TV series Deivamagal gained her the Galatta Nakshatra Award, Sun Kudumbam Viruthukal and Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Actress.[7] In 2017, she appeared as a judge in Asathal Chutties on Sun TV[8] and Kings of Comedy Juniors 2 on Vijay TV.[9]
She had a leading role in the 2019 Telugu film Meeku Maathrame Cheptha.[2] In 2020, for her role in the successful Tamil film Oh My Kadavule,[10] she was nominated at Siima for the Best Supporting Actress and won the JFW Awards for Best Supporting Actress.[11]
In the media
Bhojan was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women on Television at No. 1[12] in 2017 and No. 3 in 2018 and 2019. She was also at No. 16 in The Times Most Desirable Women[13] in 2020.
Filmography
Films
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | Orr Eravuu | Hevanthika (Daisy) | Tamil | Cameo appearance | [6] |
2012 | Adigaram 79 | Pooja | Tamil | Cameo appearance | [14] |
2017 | Prema | Priyanka / Prema | Telugu | ETV Television Film | [15] |
2019 | Meeku Maathrame Cheptha | Stephie | Telugu | Telugu debut | [16] |
2020 | Oh My Kadavule | Meera | Tamil | Tamil debut | [17] |
Lock Up | Meena | Tamil | [18] | ||
2021 | Malaysia to Amnesia | Sujatha (Arukaani) | Tamil | [19] | |
Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum | Narmadha | Tamil | [20] | ||
2022 | Mahaan † | TBA | Tamil | Completed | [21][22] |
Pagaivanuku Arulvai † | Madhavi | Tamil | Completed | [23] | |
Casino † | Maya | Tamil | Completed | [24] | |
Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku † | TBA | Tamil | Completed | [25] | |
Thazh Thiravaa † | TBA | Tamil | Completed | [26] | |
Oor Kuruvi † | TBA | Tamil | Filming | [27] | |
Untitled film co-starring Bharath † | TBA | Tamil | Completed | [28][29] | |
Untitled film co-starring Vidharth † | TBA | Tamil | Completed | [30] | |
TBA | Untitled film with Simbu + | TBA | Tamil | Announced |
Web series
Year | Title | Role(s) | Language | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | Triples | Meera | Tamil | Disney + Hotstar | [31][32] | |
2022 | Untitled with Arun Vijay † | TBA | Tamil | TBA | Filming | [33] |
Untitled with Arya † | TBA | Tamil | TBA | Filming | ||
Untitled with Kalaiyarasan † | TBA | Tamil | ZEE 5 productions | Filming |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Language | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Aaha | Sruthi | Tamil | Star Vijay | Debut serial | [34] |
2012 | Maya | Maya | Jaya TV | [35] | ||
2013–2018 | Deivamagal | Sathyapriya | Sun TV | [36] | ||
2015–2017 | Lakshmi Vandhachu | Nandhini /Lakshmi / Jhansi | Zee Tamil | [37] | ||
2017 | Asathal Chutties | Judge | Sun TV | Reality show | [8] | |
2018 | Kings of Comedy Juniors | Judge | Star Vijay | Reality show | [9] |
Accolades
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Wins | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nominations | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note
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Television
Year | Award | Category | Serial | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Tamil Nadu Television Awards | Best Debut Actress | Deivamagal | Won | |
2014 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
Devathaigal | Won | ||||
Best Actress | Nominated | ||||
Best Debut Actress | Nominated | ||||
2018 | Best Actress | Won | [38] | ||
Best Popular Jodi | Won | [39] | |||
Best Jodi | Nominated | ||||
Vikatan Awards | Best Actress | Won | |||
Vikatan Nambikai Viruthugal | Best Actress | Won | [40] | ||
Aval Viruthugal | Best Small Screen Actress | Won | [41] | ||
Galatta Nakshatra awards | Best Actress | Won | [42] |
Films
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Galatta Nakshatra awards | Small Screen to Silver Screen Actress | Oh My Kadavule | Won | [7] |
D Awards & Dazzle Style Icon Awards | Enchantress of the year | Won | |||
2021 | JFW Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | [43] | |
2021 | SIIMA Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [44] |
See also
References
- ^ "Vani Bhojan Biography". Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ a b Chowdhary, Y. sunita (16 November 2019). "Vani Bhojan makes a smooth transition from TV to cinema". The Hindu.
- ^ "Fans trend 'HBD Vani Bhojan' to celebrate Oh My Kadavule star's 32nd birthday". zoomtventertainment.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "I'm my own cheer leader during difficult times-Vani Bhojan". The Times of India. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ ""I Don't Have A Degree" – Vani Bhojan Opens For The First Time !! WATCH | Chennai Memes".
- ^ a b "Orr Eravu – Tamil Movie News – Who gets the title Orr Iravu? - Kalaipuli S Dhanu | Hareesh Narayan – Behindwoods.com". Behindwoods. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Vani Bhojan won Ghalatta Nakshatra Award for TV Actor who made it to the Silverscreen 2019".
- ^ a b "Vani Bhojan is a Judge in Asathal Chutties Sun TV show". 9 March 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Kings of Comedy grand-finale". cinema.dinamalar.com. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "'Oh My Kadavule' review: Ritika-Ashok's romance is refreshing". News Minute. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Oh My Kadavule will remain close to my heart: Vani Bhojan". The Times of India. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Chennai's most desirable Women on Television". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "The Times Most Desirable Women of 2020: Sushant Singh Rajput – Philosopher, dreamer, charmer". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "NFDC returns with Film Bazaar India 2009". 25 November 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Prema to premiere directly on television". 18 November 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (1 November 2019). "Vani Bhojan's 'Meeku Maatrame Cheptha' movie review: Entertaining, but only in parts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Ashok Selvan & Ritika come together for fun romcom". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "The upcoming investigative drama starring Vaibhav, Venkat Prabhu and Vani Bhojan is bankrolled by Nitinsathyaa". Behindwoods. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "8 gripping new movies and shows on Zee5 releasing this May 2021 that you shouldn't miss". GQ India. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Suriya's Jai Bhim, Udanpirappe, Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum and Oh My doG to release on Amazon Prime". The Indian Express. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Chiyaan 60: Vani Bhojan Is Vikram's Female Lead In This Tamil Action Thriller". spotboye.com.
- ^ @karthiksubbaraj (14 August 2021). "It's a wrap for #Chiyaan60 :) #ChiyaanVikram #WrapForChiyaan60 #DhruvVikram" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kumar, Pradeep (16 February 2021). "A film-within-a-film in 'Pagaivanukku Arulvai'". The Hindu.
- ^ "Vani Bhojan begins shooting for Casino; shares photos from puja ceremony". zoomtventertainment.com. 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Shooting of Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku wrapped | Cinemaexpress". m.cinemaexpress.com.
- ^ "Aadhav and Vani solve this psychological mystery". The Times of India.
- ^ "Vani Bhojan pair up with Kavin in Nayanthara and Vignesh Sivan production". The Times of India. 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Bharath & Vani Bhojan's film begins today in Tenkasi". The Times of India.
- ^ "Bharath & Vani Bhojan's film first schedule wrapped today in Tenkasi". The Times of India.
- ^ "After Oh My Kadavule, Vani Bhojan's next is a thriller! - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 22 August 2020.
- ^ Kumar, Pradeep (4 December 2020). "Karthik Subbaraj: 'Triples' is a tribute to Crazy Mohan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "'Triples' Trailer Video: Vani Bhojan, Jai and Vivek Prasanna starrer 'Triples' Official Trailer Video". The Times of India.
- ^ "Vani Bhojan and Aishwarya pair up with Arun Vijay in Web Series and Director by Arivazhagan". DTNext.in. 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Vani Bhojan shared its glamorous photos, photos goes viral". English News Track Live. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Vani Bhojan debut serial Maya". Nett TV 4U. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Deivamagal comes to an end". The Times of India.
- ^ "Lakshmi Vanthachu is the new mega serial in town". The Times of India. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ @SunTV (28 October 2018). "#VaniBhojan and #NithyaRam grabbed the best actress of this year's award at #SunKudumbamVirudhugal2018 #SKV2018…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sun Kudumbam Awards 2018 Winners – Sun Kudumbam Virudhugal".
- ^ நிருபர், நமது. "ஆனந்த விகடன் நம்பிக்கை விருதுகள் 2018". vikatan.com/.
- ^ "Sun TV Aval Viruthugal 2018 Winners Performance Full Show 16-12-2018".
- ^ "Galatta Nakshatra Awards 2018 in Zee Tamil 28th, 29th April 2018 Winners Celebrities Performance".
- ^ "In pics: Aishwarya Rajesh, Aparna Balamurali, Dhee and many others win JFW Awards". 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Soorarai Pottru and Asuran wins big at SIIMA 2020 and 2021!". Sify.com. 21 September 2021.
External links
Media related to Vani Bhojan at Wikimedia Commons
- Vani Bhojan at IMDb