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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Vidhya Venkatesh		\| name = Vidhya Venkatesh
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	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name =
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	\| birth_place = [[Salem, Tamil Nadu\|Salem]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<ref name="dh1">{{cite web \|last1=Srinivasa \|first1=Srikanth \|title=On a different plane \|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep28/ent4.asp \|~~publisher~~=Deccan Herald \|access-date=23 September 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041225162915/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep28/ent4.asp \|archive-date=25 December 2004 \|date=28 September 2003}}</ref>		\| birth_place = [[Salem, Tamil Nadu\|Salem]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<ref name="dh1">{{cite web \|last1=Srinivasa \|first1=Srikanth \|title=On a different plane \|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep28/ent4.asp \|work=Deccan Herald \|access-date=23 September 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041225162915/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep28/ent4.asp \|archive-date=25 December 2004 \|date=28 September 2003}}</ref>
	\| other_names = Vidya Venkatesh<ref name="dh1"/>		\| other_names = Vidya Venkatesh<ref name="dh1"/>
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	~~\| years_active = 2002–2006~~
	}}		}}

	'''Vidhya Venkatesh''' is an Indian ~~film~~ actress who has appeared in Tamil and Kannada language films. After making her debut with [[Kamal Haasan]] in the Tamil film ''[[Panchathanthiram]]'' (2002), she won critical acclaim for her performances in ~~sandalwood with~~ Kannada movies like ''[[Chigurida Kanasu]]'' (2003) and ''[[Nenapirali]]'' (2005).Her performance in Nenapirali~~, Kannada movie~~ won her ~~best actress~~ Award at [[53rd Filmfare Awards South]].<ref>http://www.indianewengland.com/ME2/SiteMaps/Audiences/Document.asp?DocPath=F2864FB030A24918B9C6F6E145019C19%7C%7C%7CPublications%3A%3AArticle%7C%7C%7CRestaurants%2B%2526%2BDining%7C%7C%7C~~{{Dead link~~\|date=~~December 2019~~ \|~~bot~~=~~InternetArchiveBot~~ \|~~fix~~-~~attempted~~=~~yes~~ }}</ref>		'''Vidhya Venkatesh''' is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil and Kannada language films. After making her debut with [[Kamal Haasan]] in the Tamil film ''[[Panchathanthiram]]'' (2002), she won critical acclaim for her performances in Kannada movies like ''[[Chigurida Kanasu]]'' (2003) and ''[[Nenapirali]]'' (2005). Her performance in ''Nenapirali'' won her Best Actress Award at [[53rd Filmfare Awards South]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianewengland.com/ME2/SiteMaps/Audiences/Document.asp?DocPath=F2864FB030A24918B9C6F6E145019C19%7C%7C%7CPublications%3A%3AArticle%7C%7C%7CRestaurants%2B%2526%2BDining%7C%7C%7C\|work=India New England\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208091407/http://www.indianewengland.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Abstract&mod=Publications::Article&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=1&id=F2864FB030A24918B9C6F6E145019C19&Author=By%20Viral%20Bhayani&ReturnUrl=/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp%3Fsid%3D%26nm%3D%26type%3DPublishing%26mod%3DPublications%253A%253AArticle%26mid%3D8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791%26AudID%3DRestaurants+%26+Dining%26tier%3D4%26id%3DF2864FB030A24918B9C6F6E145019C19\|archive-date=8 February 2013\|date=19 October 2006\|access-date=5 December 2023\|title=South indian film industry glitters at Filmfare Awards}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	Vidhya Venkatesh did a degree a BA Literature at [[Ethiraj College for Women\|Ethiraj College]], [[Chennai]] before beginning work as a part of the [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts]] franchise. She then spent two and a half years working as an air hostess for [[Singapore Airlines]], flying predominantly between Singapore and Russia.<ref>http://www.viggy.com/interview/vidhya_venkatesh_eng.asp</ref> Vidhya was interested in acting in films and approached [[K. S. Ravikumar]] for a role in the [[Kamal Haasan]]-starrer ''[[Panchathanthiram]]'' (2002), and was able to successfully audition for the role of [[Sriman (actor)\|Sriman]]'s Telugu wife in the film. She then appeared in the low-budget film ''Kalatpadai'' (2003) alongside several newcomers and won positive reviews for her portrayal, with a reviewer noting that she is "excellent in her role" and that "she comes into her own as the movie proceeds".<ref>http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=258&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=tamil</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20021222072956/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kpadai.asp</ref> Her modelling co-ordinator subsequently put her pictures through to Kannada director [[T. S. Nagabharana\|Nagabharana]] and she next appeared in ''[[Chigurida Kanasu]]'' (2003). She followed it up with a critically acclaimed performance in ''[[Nenapirali]]'' (2005), for which she won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada\|Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress]].<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14288036&cid=13319495 sify.com~~]{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore~~\|~~bot~~=~~medic~~}}</ref>		Vidhya Venkatesh did a degree a BA Literature at [[Ethiraj College for Women\|Ethiraj College]], [[Chennai]] before beginning work as a part of the [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts]] franchise. She then spent two and a half years working as an air hostess for [[Singapore Airlines]], flying predominantly between Singapore and Russia.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.viggy.com/interview/vidhya_venkatesh_eng.asp\|title=An interview with 'Chiguridha Kanasu' heroine - Vidhya Venkatesh\|website=www.viggy.com\|accessdate=10 November 2023}}</ref> Vidhya was interested in acting in films and approached [[K. S. Ravikumar]] for a role in the [[Kamal Haasan]]-starrer ''[[Panchathanthiram]]'' (2002), and was able to successfully audition for the role of [[Sriman (actor)\|Sriman]]'s Telugu wife in the film. She then appeared in the low-budget film ''Kalatpadai'' (2003) alongside several newcomers and won positive reviews for her portrayal, with a reviewer noting that she is "excellent in her role" and that "she comes into her own as the movie proceeds".<ref>[http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=258&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=tamil Archived copy] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307075554/http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=258&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=tamil \|date=7 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kpadai.asp \|title=Kaalaatpadai \|website=chennaionline.com \|access-date=12 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021222072956/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kpadai.asp \|archive-date=22 December 2002 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her modelling co-ordinator subsequently put her pictures through to Kannada director [[T. S. Nagabharana\|Nagabharana]] and she next appeared in ''[[Chigurida Kanasu]]'' (2003). She followed it up with a critically acclaimed performance in ''[[Nenapirali]]'' (2005), for which she won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada\|Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress]].<ref name="sify.com">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14288036&cid=13319495\|title=sify.com\|accessdate=10 November 2023}}</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	~~\|- style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"~~		! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
	~~\| '''~~Year~~''' \|\| '''~~Film~~''' \|\| '''~~Role~~''' \|\| '''~~Language~~''' \|\| '''~~Notes~~'''~~
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	\|rowspan="1"\|2002 \|\| ''[[Panchathantiram]]'' \|\| ~~Mrs.~~ Reddy \|\| Tamil \|\|		\|rowspan="1"\|2002 \|\| ''[[Panchathantiram]]'' \|\| Reddy's wife \|\| Tamil \|\|
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	\|rowspan="2"\|2003 \|\| ''[[Kalatpadai]]'' \|\| Priya \|\| Tamil \|\|		\|rowspan="2"\|2003 \|\| ''[[Kalatpadai]]'' \|\| Priya \|\| Tamil \|\|
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	\| ''[[Chigurida Kanasu]]'' \|\| Varalakshmi \|\| Kannada \|\|		\| ''[[Chigurida Kanasu]]'' \|\| Varalakshmi \|\| Kannada \|\|
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	\|rowspan="1"\|2005 \|\| ''[[Nenapirali]]'' \|\| ~~Indushree~~ \|\| Kannada \|\| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada]]<ref~~>[http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id~~=~~14288036&cid=13319495~~ sify.com~~]{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}<~~/~~ref~~>		\|rowspan="1"\|2005 \|\| ''[[Nenapirali]]'' \|\| Bindushree \|\| Kannada \|\| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada]]<ref name="sify.com"/>
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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vidhya Venkatesh
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<ref name="dh1">{{cite web |last1=Srinivasa |first1=Srikanth |title=On a different plane |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep28/ent4.asp |publisher=Deccan Herald |access-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041225162915/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep28/ent4.asp |archive-date=25 December 2004 |date=28 September 2003}}</ref>
| other_names = Vidya Venkatesh<ref name="dh1"/>
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2002–2006
}}

'''Vidhya Venkatesh''' is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Tamil and Kannada language films. After making her debut with [[Kamal Haasan]] in the Tamil film ''[[Panchathanthiram]]'' (2002), she won critical acclaim for her performances in sandalwood with Kannada movies like ''[[Chigurida Kanasu]]'' (2003) and ''[[Nenapirali]]'' (2005).Her performance in Nenapirali, Kannada movie won her best actress Award at [[53rd Filmfare Awards South]].<ref>http://www.indianewengland.com/ME2/SiteMaps/Audiences/Document.asp?DocPath=F2864FB030A24918B9C6F6E145019C19%7C%7C%7CPublications%3A%3AArticle%7C%7C%7CRestaurants%2B%2526%2BDining%7C%7C%7C{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Career==
Vidhya Venkatesh did a degree a BA Literature at [[Ethiraj College for Women|Ethiraj College]], [[Chennai]] before beginning work as a part of the [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts]] franchise. She then spent two and a half years working as an air hostess for [[Singapore Airlines]], flying predominantly between Singapore and Russia.<ref>http://www.viggy.com/interview/vidhya_venkatesh_eng.asp</ref> Vidhya was interested in acting in films and approached [[K. S. Ravikumar]] for a role in the [[Kamal Haasan]]-starrer ''[[Panchathanthiram]]'' (2002), and was able to successfully audition for the role of [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]]'s Telugu wife in the film. She then appeared in the low-budget film ''Kalatpadai'' (2003) alongside several newcomers and won positive reviews for her portrayal, with a reviewer noting that she is "excellent in her role" and that "she comes into her own as the movie proceeds".<ref>http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=258&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=tamil</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20021222072956/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kpadai.asp</ref> Her modelling co-ordinator subsequently put her pictures through to Kannada director [[T. S. Nagabharana|Nagabharana]] and she next appeared in ''[[Chigurida Kanasu]]'' (2003). She followed it up with a critically acclaimed performance in ''[[Nenapirali]]'' (2005), for which she won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress]].<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14288036&cid=13319495 sify.com]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"
| '''Year''' || '''Film''' || '''Role''' || '''Language''' || '''Notes'''
|-
|rowspan="1"|2002 || ''[[Panchathantiram]]'' || Mrs. Reddy || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2003 || ''[[Kalatpadai]]'' || Priya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Chigurida Kanasu]]'' || Varalakshmi || Kannada ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2005 || ''[[Nenapirali]]'' || Indushree || Kannada || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada]]<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14288036&cid=13319495 sify.com]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
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