Abhirami (actress)
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Abhirami is an India
n film actress, who has acted in Malayalam, Tamil
, Telugu
and Kannada films.
Channel. She is a versatile singer also. She acted in a small role in a Malayalam film Pathram in 1999. Later she acted in hit films like Millennium Stars, Njangal Santhushtaraanu, Sraddha etc.
She acted opposite top actors in Malayalam film industry including Superstar Mohanlal
, Suresh Gopi
, Jayaram
etc. Later she shifted to Kollywood
starring in films like Middle Class Madhavan, Samudhiram etc. She acted opposite Prabhu
, Sharath Kumar, Arjun
etc. in Tamil
. Her first Tamil
film was Vanavil opposite Arjun
. The biggest film of her career is Virumaandi
opposite Acting Legend
Kamal Hassan. She won lot of critical accolades for the role she portrayed in the film. Besides Tamil
and Malayalam, she acted in Telugu
and Kannada films and was a popular actress in Tollywood. she acted opposite Superstar Upendra
in the film Raktha Kanneeru in 2004. and in Sriram opposite superstar Shivrajkumar
She is also an excellent poet and a trained costume/hair stylist.
Before acting in films, She acted in a 100 episode Malayalam serial Akshaya Pathram by Sreekumaran Thampy. She also starred as a child artist in renowned director Adoor Gopalakrishnan
's movie Kathapurushan.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n film actress, who has acted in Malayalam, Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
, Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
and Kannada films.
Career
Her height helped her in starting her career as a TV anchor for the program Top Ten aired on AsianetAsianet
Asianet Communications Limited is an Indian media conglomerate jointly owned by STAR TV and Jupiter Entertainment. Formed in 1991 and headquartered in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the south Indian state of Kerala, the company owns several television channels including Asianet, the first...
Channel. She is a versatile singer also. She acted in a small role in a Malayalam film Pathram in 1999. Later she acted in hit films like Millennium Stars, Njangal Santhushtaraanu, Sraddha etc.
She acted opposite top actors in Malayalam film industry including Superstar Mohanlal
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
, Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...
, Jayaram
Jayaram
Jayaram is an Indian film actor who mainly acts in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.-Early life:...
etc. Later she shifted to Kollywood
Kollywood
Kollywood is a word referring two different movie industries in India and Nepal, derived from the word Hollywood and their local movie centers.* Tamil cinema, the Tamil language film industry based on Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,...
starring in films like Middle Class Madhavan, Samudhiram etc. She acted opposite Prabhu
Prabhu
Prabhu means master or the supreme lord in Sanskrit and many of the Indian languages; it is a name sometimes applied to God.The term is also used by male devotees of the hindu deity Lord Krishna/Vishnu as a title and form of address. If a man sees another male devotee whom he does not know, he will...
, Sharath Kumar, Arjun
Arjun Sarja
Arjun Sarja is an Indian film actor and director. Son of Kannada film star Shakti Prasad, he has primarily acted in Tamil films, and also appeared in Kannada and Telugu films. The title "Action King" has been given to Arjun by fans, for the numerous roles he has portrayed in action films. He is...
etc. in Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
. Her first Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
film was Vanavil opposite Arjun
Arjun Sarja
Arjun Sarja is an Indian film actor and director. Son of Kannada film star Shakti Prasad, he has primarily acted in Tamil films, and also appeared in Kannada and Telugu films. The title "Action King" has been given to Arjun by fans, for the numerous roles he has portrayed in action films. He is...
. The biggest film of her career is Virumaandi
Virumaandi
Virumaandi is a 2004 Tamil film written and directed by, and starring Kamal Haasan. The film revolves around two criminals, Virumaandi and Kothala Thevar , being interviewed. They express how they feel about the direction their lives have taken and how they have ended up where they are. The film...
opposite Acting Legend
Legend
A legend is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude...
Kamal Hassan. She won lot of critical accolades for the role she portrayed in the film. Besides Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
and Malayalam, she acted in Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
and Kannada films and was a popular actress in Tollywood. she acted opposite Superstar Upendra
Upendra
Upendra is a cine actor, director, script writer and singer. Born in a middle class family at Koteshwara near Kundapura, he belongs to Kannada speaking Kota Brahmin community. Upendra started his career off with famous director Kashinath as a writer and an assistant director...
in the film Raktha Kanneeru in 2004. and in Sriram opposite superstar Shivrajkumar
Shivrajkumar
Shivaraj Kumar is a Kannada film actor. He is the son of Kannada thespian Dr. Rajkumar. After graduating in B.Sc...
She is also an excellent poet and a trained costume/hair stylist.
Before acting in films, She acted in a 100 episode Malayalam serial Akshaya Pathram by Sreekumaran Thampy. She also starred as a child artist in renowned director Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Moutatthu "Adoor" Gopalakrishnan Unnithan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. Adoor Gopalakrishnan had a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema and is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of India.. Adoor's first film Swayamvaram pioneered the new wave cinema...
's movie Kathapurushan.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Kathapurushan Kathapurushan Kathapurushan is an award-winning feature film directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. The film is in Malayalam. It stars Vishwanathan, Mini Nair, Aranmula Ponnamma, Narendra Prasad and Urmila Unni. It won the Golden Lotus Award for Best Film at the National Film Awards in 1996... |
Malayalam Malayalam language Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people... |
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| 1999 | Pathram Pathram Pathram is a 1999 Malayalam film written by Renji Panicker and directed by Joshi, starring Suresh Gopi, Murali, Manju Warrier, N. F. Varghese, and Biju Menon... |
Shilpa Mary Cherian | Malayalam | |
| 2000 | Shraddha | Swapna | Malayalam | |
| Njangal Santhushtaraanu Njangal Santhushtaranu Njangal Santhushtaranu is a 1999 Malayalam film, made in India, starring Jayaram.-Plot:Sajeev is a police officer who lives with his widowed father and two younger sisters, after death of his mother. He is also a singer in the police troupe along with his partner Salperu Sathanandhan , who is... |
Geethu | Malayalam | ||
| Millennium Stars Millennium Stars Millennium Stars is a 2000 Malayalam film by Jayaraj starring Jayaram, Biju Menon and Suresh Gopi in lead roles. Many consider the soundtrack of the film to be one of Vidyasagar's finest works.- Plot :... |
Radha | Malayalam | ||
| 2001 | Melevaryathe Malaghakuttikal | Devika | Malayalam | |
| Vaanavil Vaanavil Vaanavil is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2000. Prakash Raj won the Tamil Nadu state film award best villain for this movie.... |
Priya | Tamil | ||
| Middle Class Madhavan | Abhirami | Tamil | ||
| Dosth Dosth Dhosth is a Malayalam film by Thulasidas released in 2001 This is an remake of a Tamil movie Kannedhirey Thondrinal released in the year 1998.- Plot :... |
Tamil | |||
| Samudhiram Samudhiram Samuthiram is a 2001 Tamil film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, starring Sarath Kumar, Murali, Manoj Bharathiraja, Kaveri, Abhirami, Sindhu Menon and Monal. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Sabesh-Murali... |
Tamil | |||
| Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin (film) Charlie Chaplin is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by Sakthi Chidambaram, starring Prabhu Ganesan and Prabhu Deva. The film's commercial success led to remakes into Telugu , Hindi , Malayalam and Kannada languages... |
Mythili Ramakrishnan | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Thank You Subbarao | Susi | Telugu | |
| Karmegham | Abhirami | Tamil | ||
| Samasthanam Samasthanam Samasthanam is a 2002 Tamil language film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film features Sarath Kumar, Suresh Gopi, Devayani and Abhirami in lead roles. The film was released on 27 September 2002.-Plot:... |
Tamil | |||
| 2003 | Laali Haadu | Sangeetha | Kannada | |
| Raktha Kanneeru Raktha Kanneeru Rakta Kanneeru is a popular stage drama and film initially made in Tamil in the year 1953 & again remade in Kannada and Telugu in the year 2003,directed by Sadhu Kokila starring the Kannada Superstar Upendra & Ramya Krishna in lead roles. The 2003 kannada feature film starring Superstar Upendra... |
Chandra | Kannada | ||
| Charminar | Keerthi | Kannada | ||
| Sriram | Vasundhara | Kannada | ||
| 2004 | Cheppave Chirugali | Radha | Telugu | |
| Virumaandi Virumaandi Virumaandi is a 2004 Tamil film written and directed by, and starring Kamal Haasan. The film revolves around two criminals, Virumaandi and Kothala Thevar , being interviewed. They express how they feel about the direction their lives have taken and how they have ended up where they are. The film... |
Annalachmi | Tamil |