Abhirami Venkatachalam

Abhirami Venkatachalam is an Indian actress who works prominently in Tamil film industry.

Abhirami Venkatachalam
Other namesAbhirami Iyer[1]
Occupation
  • Model
  • actress

Acting 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 starred in the web series Iru Dhruvam in 2019 with Nandha.[9] 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.[10][11]

Filmography
  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Role Notes
2018NOTAChitra VinodhanSimultaneously shot in Telugu
2019KalavuAbhiramiReleased on ZEE5
Nerkonda PaarvaiFamitha BanuRemake of Hindi movie "Pink"
TBADhruva NatchathiramTBAFilming[12]
TBANerunjiTBAFilming[13]
TBAGajenTBAFilming[14]

Web series
Year Series Role Language Notes
2016 Ctrl Alt Del Tamil
2018 What’s Up Vellakkari/Panimanishi Lakshmi Tamil, Telugu Bilingual series Available on Zee5
2019 Iru Dhuruvam Geetha Tamil
2020 Addham Rekha Telugu Aha Series

Television
Year Title Role Channel Notes
2016Dance Jodi DanceContestantZee Tamil
2017–18Star WarsHostSun TV
2019Bigg Boss Tamil 3ContestantSTAR VijayEvicted Day 57
2019Bigg Boss 3 KondattamHerselfVijay TVSpecial show
2020–presentVallamai TharayoBhuvanaYoutube Exclusive Series
2020-presentMurattu SinglesJudgeSTAR Vijay
2021Sillunu Oru KaadhalHerselfColors TamilSpecial Appearance[15]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "'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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Subramanian, Anupama (October 5, 2019). "Ajith is humility personified: Abhirami Iyer". Deccan Chronicle.
  10. "'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.
  11. "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.
  12. "Bigg Boss Tamil 3 fame Abhirami Venkatachalam all set to feature in Dhruva Natchathiram". 28 September 2019.
  13. "Login • Instagram".
  14. "Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 fame Abhirami Venkatachalam all set to star in a Malaysian film titled Gajen". 26 October 2019.
  15. "The marriage sequence in Sillunu Oru Kadhal has a filmy twist - Times of India".
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