Abhirami Venkatachalam
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Abhirami Venkatachalam is an Indian model and actress who works in Tamil-language films.
Career
Abhirami Venkatachalam started her career as a model and won the Miss Tamil Nadu title.[2] In 2016, she starred in the web series Ctrl Alt Delete.[3] The following year, she hosted the reality show Star Wars on Sun TV.[4] Abhirami made her acting debut in Anand Shankar's NOTA (2018), portraying the love interest of the characters portrayed by senior actors Nassar and Sathyaraj.[5] She then appeared Kalavu and portrayed one of the leads in the film.[1] That same year, she participated in the third season of the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil.[6] After auditioning for several films including Kaatru Veliyidai and Vikram Vedha, she landed a role in Nerkonda Paarvai (2019).[7] In a review of the film by The Week, the critic noted that "Abhirami is at her best when she shouts and cries in the courtroom".[8] She had also auditioned for the lead heroine in Dhruva Natchathiram before she was signed to portray a supporting role.[3] She has also signed the Malaysian Tamil film titled Gajen and an untitled film with Aari Arjuna.[9][10]
Filmography
- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2018 | NOTA | Chitra Vinodhan | |
| 2019 | Kalavu | Abhirami | |
| Nerkonda Paarvai | Famitha Banu | ||
| TBA | Dhruva Natchathiram | TBA | Filming |
Web series
| Year | Series | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ctrl Alt Del | Tamil | ||
| 2018 | What’s Up Vellakkari | Tamil Telugu |
Bilingual series | |
| 2019 | Iru Dhuruvam | Tamil |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dance Jodi Dance | Contestant | Zee Tamil | |
| 2017–18 | Star Wars | Host | Sun TV | |
| 2019 | Bigg Boss Tamil 3 | Contestant | STAR Vijay | Evicted Day 56 |
References
- ^ a b Subramanian, Anupama (2 June 2017). "Venkat Prabhu has an evil side in Kalavu". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Abhirami Venkatachalam turns nostalgic recalling school days". The Times of India. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b Gopinath, Rajendran (28 September 2019). "Bigg Boss fame Abhirami Venkatachalam to star in Dhruva Natchathiram". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "'ஸ்டார் வார்': அடடே... சன் டிவி-யில் பிக்பாஸ் பிரபலம்!". The Indian Express (in Tamil). 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Jagannathan, Sahithya (8 December 2018). "No Filter: Abhirami, an actress to look out for in 2019". DT Next. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Das, Rajashree (22 August 2019). "'Bigg Boss Tamil' Abhirami Venkatachalam says, 'My love for Mugen is unconditional; I will wait for him till he comes out'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Subhakeethana, S. (2 September 2019). "Nerkonda Paarvai happened when I was struggling for a breakthrough: Abhirami Venkatachalam". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Subramanian, Lakshmi (8 August 2019). "Nerkonda Paarvai review: Fighting patriarchy head-on". The Week. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "'Bigg Boss' Abhirami's next is Malaysian film 'Gajen'". The Times of India. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Abhirami joins the cast of Aari's next film". The Times of India. 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.