Vimala Raman was born to a Tamil family in Sydney, Australia. Her father Pattabhi Raman hails from Bangalore and her mother Mrs. Santha Raman is from Coimbatore. Her brother is a lawyer settled in USA. She was brought up in Sydney, where she completed her education. She started practicing Bharatanatyam at the age of five. In 2004 she won the Miss India Australia title as well as the Miss India Australia cyberqueen title . She moved to India in 2006 to pursue an acting career, which had been her childhood ambition. When she entered the film industry, she was asked to change her name, however she was firmly against it, arguing that her name was her identity
. South actress Vimala Raman's debut film in Sachin Joshi's Mumbai Mirror might not have raked the moolah in the BO, but the actress is hopeful of receiving offers in Bollywood. The actress, after winning Miss India Australia title, began her film career with in Tamil with Poi , directed by K Balachander. While the film didn't that well in the BO, Vimala however started getting offers from Malayalam and Telugu as well. She even did a Kannada film Aptharakshaka , which went on to became a hit film.
Vimala Raman starrer Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi is finally seeing its limelight on May 25. The movie has hit the sets three years back and has faced several struggles in its production. Finally, the producers Gogineni Srinivas and Raju Hirwani are releasing the film on 25th of this month. CACA has completed its censor formalities a year ago and has acquired U certification. Directed by Kanmani on Movies and Pranav Studios, Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi is a romantic.
An accomplished dancer, Vimala Raman has a dream - to portray a dancer's role on screen. "Although I was brought up in Australia I've learnt dance for more than 20 years. It's when you are away from your home country that you take an effort to be in touch with your culture and tradition. I even attended Tamil classes as a child," she says. Her knowledge of Bharatanatyam came in handy when she acted in Kannada film, Apthararakshaka, a sequel to Apthamitra (Chandramukhi in Tamil)
Actress Vimala Raman's debut in B-Town may not have rocked the box office but she's clear on what she wants. Speaking to TOI, she explained that she considered herself as south Indian actress always - even in Bollywood. Ask her what she looks for in a role and she says candidly, "I look at variety. I have played a homely character to glam roles to psychotic killers and action roles. Playing different characters is the fun part of acting and I think we're blessed to be able to play so many..
Vimala Raman in on cloud nine these days, having landed herself a plum role in Haad Ali Abbrar's 'Afra Tafari', opposite Govinda. That's not all. The actress is also working on yet another B'wood flick, Ankush Bhatt's 'Mumbai Mirror', where she plays a gutsy journalist, opposite Sachin Joshi. So, what's with the south actress' new Bollywood innings? "I have worked in all four film industries down south. Interestingly, many have asked me if I'm a Punjabi or a Malayali, while actually, I'm a Tamilian...
She started her career in KTown with Poi in 2006 and has just made her B-Town debut. Vimala Raman gets talking to TOI about her career, Bollywood and her passion. How has the journey been so far from Australia to Bollywood? It's been great; it's been so surprising for me. I never imagined that born and brought up in Australia that I'd be in India in all the main film industries and now in Bollywood. I have enjoyed every part of it. You started off your career in..
We're half way through October and the heat is showing no signs of relenting and buggering off. But well, Chennaiites know a thing or two about coping. And what better way to cope than a splash in a pristine pool with good friends. This pool party that was held at the outskirts of the city proved to be a meeting point for young merry-makers as they gathered around a languid pool to let some steam out. Samira and Shroff played hosts to.
One of the songs in actor Sachiin Joshi's upcoming film, 'Mumbai Mirror', has been shot at a number of heritage sites in Delhi. Humayun's Tomb, Qutab Minar, Tughlaqabad Fort and Agrasen Ki Baoli form the backdrop for the romantic number 'Marjawa Main Tere Naal'. Says Sachiin, "These monuments are an epitome of love and sync very well with the mood of the song. I know the Taj Mahal is the ideal monument of love, but I felt it has been exposed a lot in our films. So,.
Priyamani and Sachiin Joshi, who made news for an alleged spat between them, seem to have put the past behind them and how. The friendship between the two has grown so strong that Priya is concerned about who hangs out with Sachiin these days! A source says, "Sachiin is shooting in Mumbai with Vimala Raman for Ankush Bhatt's Mumbai Mirror. A few days ago, the two went out for dinner at a posh restaurant in Juhu area where Vimala is put up. That's when she got a text message from.
After making her acting debut in Tamil (with veteran director K Balachander's Poi), Vimala Raman has been moving across various film industries. Currently, she is busy with her two Bollywood projects — Afra Tafari and Mumbai Mirror. The actress says, "I'm glad to say that with these films, I've acted in six languages, when you count Dam999 as an English film. " Talking about her B-Town experience, she says, "Working in the Hindi film industry is quite a contrast to.
She started her career in KTown with Poi in 2006 and has just made her B-Town debut. Vimala Raman gets talking to TOI about her career, Bollywood and her passion. How has the journey been so far from Australia to Bollywood? It's been great; it's been so surprising for me. I never imagined that born and brought up in Australia that I'd be in India in all the main film industries and now in Bollywood. I have enjoyed every part of it. You started off...
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