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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vidya Pradeep
| birth_name =
| image = Vidya Pradeep.jpg
| caption = Vidya Pradeep during ''[[Thadam]]'' audio launch
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|4|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| othername = Vidya Gopakumar,<ref name="S"/> Dhyana<ref name="H"/>
| yearsactive = 2010–present
| occupation = Actress, scientist<ref name="S">{{cite web|url=http://www.celltherapyjournal.org/article/S1465-3249(16)00043-8/abstract|title=In vitro transdifferentiation of human skin keratinocytes to corneal epithelial cells|access-date=30 May 2018|publisher=celltherapyjournal.org}}</ref>
| parents =
}}
'''Vidya Pradeep''' is an Indian actress and research scientist.<ref name="S"/> Her notable films include ''[[Saivam]]'' (2014), ''[[Pasanga 2]]'' (2015), ''[[Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya]]'' (2017), ''[[Thadam]]'' (2019) and ''[[Ponmagal Vandhal]]'' (2020).

==Career==
=== Film career===
After completing her master's degree in Biotechnology, Pradeep pursued her [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] at an eye hospital in [[Chennai]]. As a research scientist, she works on stem cell biology, and her works are published in "International Journal of Cornea" and "International Journal of Cell Therapy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/vidya-pradeep-a-stem-cell-biologist-and-also-an-actress.html|title=Vidya Pradeep, a stem cell biologist and also an actress|date=12 September 2015|access-date=30 May 2018|author=Jyothsna|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref name="S"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151001/entertainment-mollywood/article/pretty-scientist-big-screen|title=The pretty scientist on big screen|first=thinkal|last=menon|date=2 October 2015|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

She practiced [[Bharatanatyam]] during her childhood.<ref name="H">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-First-Break-Dhyana/article16298693.ece|title=My First Break: Dhyana|date=6 May 2010|access-date=15 March 2019|author=S. R. Ashok Kumar|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> While pursuing her PhD, Vidya worked as a model and appeared in several print and television advertisements. She also appeared in the music video for [[A. R. Rahman]]'s "Aa Bhi Jaa" from his studio album [[Raunaq (album)|Raunaq]] alongside [[Yami Gautam]] and several other models. Vidya was signed to play a role in a film by [[A. K. Lohithadas|Lohithadas]], but the film didn't materialise. She was subsequently signed to play a supporting role in ''[[Aval Peyar Thamizharasi]]'' (2010) and debuted under the name Dhyana. Her next film was ''[[Virunthali]]'' (2010), where she played the heroine.<ref name="H"/> She was spotted by director [[A. L. Vijay]], who cast her in his successful family drama film, ''[[Saivam]]'' (2014) to portray [[Sara Arjun]]'s mother. For the film, she reverted to her original name and put on weight to portray a middle-aged woman. The film and the ensemble cast won positive reviews for its portrayal of a family. She then featured in the action drama, ''[[Adhibar]]'' (2015) as the lead actress opposite [[Jeevan (Tamil actor)|Jeevan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kalakkalcinema.com/vidya-pradeep-shares-her-experience-with-jeevan/|title=Vidya Pradeep shares her experience with Jeevan|date=23 August 2015|access-date=30 May 2018|publisher=kalakkalcinema.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ytalkies.com/kollywood-film-news/vidya-pradeep-expects-a-lot-from-athibar|title=Vidya Pradeep expects a lot from 'Athibar'|date=22 August 2015|access-date=30 May 2018|publisher=kalakkalcinema.com}}</ref> Pradeep then worked on [[Pandiraj]]'s ''[[Pasanga 2]]'' (2015) portraying the mother of a small child.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/upcoming-actress-vidya-pradeep-shares-her-experience-working-with-suriya-in-pandirajs-haiku.html|title=Upcoming actress Vidya Pradeep shares her experience working with Suriya in Pandiraj's Haiku|date=4 April 2015|access-date=30 May 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref> Critics noted that Pradeep added "solidity to the film by coming up with a credible performance" and that she did "commendably well".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/pasanga-2/pasanga-2-review.html|title=Pasanga-2 (aka) Haiku review|date=24 December 2015|access-date=30 May 2018|publisher=behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/reviews/2015/pasanga-2-movie-review-and-rating-plot-story-must-watch-for-children-209583.html|title=Pasanga 2 Movie Review & Rating: A Must-watch Flick For Children And Parents!|date=24 December 2015|access-date=30 May 2018|publisher=filmibeat.com}}</ref> She worked on the psychological thriller ''Onnume Puriyala'' (2016), which made the headlines for becoming the first Tamil film to be remade in German, and played a cameo in ''[[Achamindri]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Tamil-film-to-be-remade-in-German/articleshow/45374084.cms|title=Tamil film to be remade in German|date=16 January 2017|access-date=30 May 2018|author=K. R. Manigandan|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vidya-Pradeep-does-a-cameo-in-Achamindri/articleshow/55582082.cms|title=Vidya Pradeep does a cameo in Achamindri|date=16 January 2017|access-date=30 May 2018|author=Mrinalini Sundari|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

Pradeep made her debut in Kannada with ''[[Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya]]'' (2017) opposite [[Shiva Rajkumar|Shivarajkumar]], and the film opened to very positive reviews.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/bangaara-s/o-bagarada-manushya/movie-review/58748314.cms|title=Bangaara S/O Bagarada Manushya Review {3.5/5}: Go ahead, watch this film — it lets you see farmers and their problems with a sheen|website=The Times of India|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref><ref name="The New Indian Express">{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/may/19/bangara-in-the-footsteps-of-bangarada-manushya-1606748.html|title=Bangara... in the footsteps of Bangarada manushya|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref><ref name="Rising in revolt for a noble cause">{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/612564/rising-revolt-noble-cause.html|title=Rising in revolt for a noble cause|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/14704-bangara-s-o-bangaradha-manushya-review-chitraloka-rating-4-5.html|title=Bangara S/O Bangaradha Manushya Review; Chitraloka Rating 4/5 - chitraloka.com {{!}} Kannada Movie News, Reviews {{!}} Image|website=chitraloka.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> Vidya was highly appreciated by the critics for her acting skills and screen presence.<ref name="The New Indian Express"/><ref name="Rising in revolt for a noble cause"/><ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/> The New Indian Express noted that "Vidya Pradeep doesn’t stay a glam doll instead proves her talent in acting when called for", while the Deccan Herald says that it is a "fortuitous debut for Vidya Pradeep".<ref name="The New Indian Express"/><ref name="Rising in revolt for a noble cause"/>

In March 2019, she appeared in ''[[Thadam]]'' with Arun Vijay. ''Times of India'' said "Vidya's performance stands out" and ''The Indian Express'' stated that "Vidya Pradeep needs a special mention and manages to hold your attention undivided right through as Malar".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/thadam/movie-review/68188769.cms|title=Thadam Review {3.5/5}: Arun Vijay steals the show with dual roles|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/thadam-movie-review-rating-arun-vijay-5606225/|title=Thadam movie review: A thriller that doesn't disappoint|date=1 March 2019}}</ref>

=== Television career ===

In August 2018, Vijayalakshmi quit the show in citing ''unavoidable reasons'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/vijayalakshmi-quits-from-popular-serial-nayagi/articleshow/65305357.cms|title=Vijayalakshmi quits from popular serial 'Nayagi' - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> and was replaced by Vidya. she began acting in ''[[Nayaki (TV series)|Nayaki]]'', a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] television serial, by portraying the lead role. Due to COVID-19 outbreak in India, [[Nayaki (TV series)|Nayaki]] serial was end.

==Filmography==
*''All films are in Tamil,Otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
!Language
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010 || ''[[Aval Peyar Thamizharasi]]'' || Dancer
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| Debut film ; Credited as Dhyana
|-
|''[[Virunthali]]'' || Archana
|Tamil|| Credited as Dhyana
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath]]'' || Radhika
|[[Malayalam]]|| [[Malayalam]] film ; Cameo appearance
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Saivam]]'' || Thenmozhi
|Tamil||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015||''[[Adhibar]]'' || Suganthi
|Tamil||
|-
|''[[Pasanga 2]]'' || Divya
|Tamil||
|-
| 2016 ||''[[Achamindri]]'' || Shruthi
|Tamil||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Bangara s/o Bangarada Manushya]]'' || Nayana
|[[Kannada]]|| Kannada debut
|-
| rowspan="3" |2018||''[[Iravukku Aayiram Kangal]]'' || Anitha
|Tamil||
|-
|''[[Kalari (2018 film)|Kalari]]'' || Mallika
|Tamil||
|-
|''[[Maari 2]]''
| Kalai’s wife
|Tamil
|
|-
|rowspan="1"|2019||''[[Thadam]]''||Malarvizhi
|Tamil
|
|-
|2020|| ''[[Ponmagal Vandhal]]'' || Shakthi Jothi/Psycho Jothi
|Tamil|| Cameo appearance
|-
| rowspan="12"|2021
|''[[Kasada Thapara]]''
|Vaanathi
|Tamil
|
|-
|''[[Thalaivi]]''
|{{TBA}}
|Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
|Trilingual film
|-
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Striker''{{dagger|alt=Flims that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Tamil
|Post-production
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"|
''Ward 126''{{dagger|alt=Flims that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Tamil
| Post-production
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''Infinity''{{dagger|alt=Flims that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Tamil
|Post-production
|-
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Oore Yaavarum Kelir''{{dagger|alt=Flims that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Tamil
|Post-production
|-
|style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''[[Othaikku Othai]]''{{dagger|alt=Flims that have not yet been released}} || Anitha
|Tamil|| Post-production
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"|
''[[Asurakulam]]''{{dagger|alt=Flims that have not yet been released}}
|Priya
|Tamil
|Post-production
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"|
''Echo''{{dagger|alt=Flims that have not yet been released}}
|Nila
|Tamil
|Post-production
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''Aval Kangalai Kondu Ennai Moodinaal''{{dagger|alt=Flims that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Tamil
|Filming
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''Powder''{{dagger|alt=Flims that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Tamil
|Filming
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| ''Kannagi{{dagger|alt=Flims that have not yet been released}}''
|{{TBA}}
|Tamil
|Filming
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Series !! Role !! Language !! Channel !! Notes
|-
| 2018–2020|| ''[[Nayagi (TV series)|Nayagi]]'' ||Anandhi Thirumurugan / Kathiresan|| [[Tamil (language)|Tamil]] || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || Female Lead
|}

=== Web series ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Series
! Role
! Notes
|-
|2021||''I Hate You I Love You - "Chapter 2 - Searching"||Shruthi
||Madboys Original YouTube Channel
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|6762158}}

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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:1992 births]]

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