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{{short description|Indian actress and model}}
{{short description|Australian actress and model}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Vimala Raman
| name               = Vimala Raman
| image       = Vimala Raman (cropped).jpg
| image             = Vimala Raman (cropped).jpg
| caption     = Raman at a press conference in 2013
| caption           = Raman at a press conference in 2013
| birth_place = [[Sydney]], Australia
| birth_date        = <!-- must cite published reliable source(s) to verify date of birth -->
1982 January 25
| birth_place       = [[Sydney]], Australia
| years active = 2006–present
| occupation        = Actress
| occupation  = Actress
| years active       = 2006–present
| spouse            = [[Vinay Rai]] (relationship)<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/we-are-committed-to-each-other-everything-else-is-just-paperwork-vinay-rai-and-vimala-raman/articleshow/128336601.cms</ref>
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'''Vimala Raman'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Vimala Raman|url=http://t.me/vimraman|website=Telegram |access-date=5 June 2016|date=28 October 2020}}</ref> is an Australian <!--This referes to her citizenship, not ethnicity/origin-->actress and former model who has worked in [[Indian cinema]]. She appeares in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] language films. Born and brought up in Australia, she made her debut in 2006 with the [[Tamil film]] ''Poi''. An established [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer and a graduate in [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc]] Information Systems from the [[University of New South Wales]], [[Sydney]], Raman had also won the title of [[Miss India Australia]] in 2004<ref>{{cite web|title=Vimala Raman crowned Miss India Australia|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041029/world.htm#2|website=The Tribune|access-date=5 June 2016|date=28 October 2004}}</ref>
'''Vimala Raman''' is an Australian<!--This refers to her citizenship, not ethnicity/origin--> actress and former model who has worked in [[Indian cinema]]. She appears in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] language films. Born and brought up in Australia, she made her debut in 2006 with the [[Tamil film]] ''Poi''. An established [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer and a graduate in [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc]] Information Systems from the [[University of New South Wales]], [[Sydney]], Raman had also won the title of ''Miss India Australia'' in 2004<ref>{{cite web |title=Vimala Raman crowned Miss India Australia |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041029/world.htm#2 |website=The Tribune |access-date=5 June 2016 |date=28 October 2004 |archive-date=24 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324234455/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041029/world.htm#2 |url-status=live}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
She made her acting debut in 2006 with ''Poi'', a [[Tamil film]] directed by [[Kailasam Balachander]]. Her first Malayalam film was ''Time'' with [[Suresh Gopi]]. She paired with [[Ajmal Ameer]] in ''[[Pranayakalam]]'' in 2007 and with [[Jayaram]] in ''Sooryan''. In the same year, she also appeared with [[Mammooty]] in ''Nasrani'' and with Dileep in ''Romeoo''. She appeared in ''College Kumaran'' with [[Mohanlal]] and in ''[[Calcutta News (film)|Calcutta News]]'' with Dileep in 2008. Vimala Raman attended the Natanalaya Dance Academy based in [[Sydney]], Australia. She studied dance under the tutelage of Jayalakshmi Kandiah.
In February 2016, she acted in the Malayalam film ''Oppam'', along with actor Mohanlal.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Vimala-Raman-as-Mohanlals-heroine/articleshow/50851806.cms |title=Vimala Raman as Mohanlal's heroine |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 February 2016 |access-date=7 February 2016 |archive-date=2 April 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160402055440/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Vimala-Raman-as-Mohanlals-heroine/articleshow/50851806.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In February 2016, she acted in the Malayalam film ''Oppam'', along with actor Mohanlal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Vimala-Raman-as-Mohanlals-heroine/articleshow/50851806.cms|title=Vimala Raman as Mohanlal's heroine|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 February 2016|access-date=7 February 2016}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
;As Actress
{{pending films key}}
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| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
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|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language!! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Poi (film)|Poi]]'' || Shilpa || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Debut film
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2007 || ''[[Time (2007 film)|Time]]'' || Vaiga Menon || rowspan=8 | [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Pranayakalam]]'' || Maria Varghese ||
|-
| ''[[Sooryan (2007 film)|Sooryan]]'' || Maya ||
|-
| ''[[Nasrani (film)|Nasrani]]'' || Sarah Eapen ||
|-
| ''[[Romeo (2007 film)|Romeo]]'' || Dr. Priya ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2008 || ''[[Calcutta News (film)|Calcutta News]]'' || Smitha ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Poi (film)|Poi]]'' || Shilpa || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||Debut film
|''[[College Kumaran]]'' || Madhavi Menon ||
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Time (2007 film)|Time]]'' || Vaiga Menon || [[Malayalam]] ||
|''Apoorva'' || Lakshmi Devi ||
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Pranayakalam]]'' || Maria Varghese || Malayalam ||
|''[[Raman Thediya Seethai (2008 film)|Raman Thediya Seethai]]'' || Ranjitha || Tamil ||
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Sooryan (2007 film)|Sooryan]]'' || Maya || Malayalam ||
| 2009 || ''[[Evaraina Epudaina]]'' || Madhumitha || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||<ref>{{Cite web |title='Evaraina Epudaina' fame Vimala Raman looks stunning on Instagram and we have proof |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=23 January 2019 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/evaraina-epudaina-fame-vimala-raman-looks-stunning-on-instagram-and-we-have-proof/photostory/67658156.cms |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-date=3 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603004138/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/evaraina-epudaina-fame-vimala-raman-looks-stunning-on-instagram-and-we-have-proof/photostory/67658156.cms}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Nasrani (film)|Nasrani]]'' || Sarah Eapen || Malayalam ||
| rowspan=3 | 2010 || ''[[Aptharakshaka]]'' || Nagavalli || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Romeo]]'' || Dr. Priya || Malayalam ||
| ''[[Gaayam 2]]'' || Vidya || rowspan=4 | Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Calcutta News (film)|Calcutta News]]'' || Smitha || Malayalam ||
| ''[[Ranga The Donga]]'' || Mangamma  ||
|-
|-
| 2008 ||''[[College Kumaran]]'' || Madhavi Menon || Malayalam ||
| rowspan=3 | 2011 || ''[[Raaj (film)|Raaj]]'' || Priya ||
|-
|-
| 2008 ||''Apoorva'' || Lakshmi Devi || Malayalam ||
|''[[Chattam]]'' || Sindhu ||
|-
|-
| 2008 ||''[[Raman Thediya Seethai (2008 film)|Raman Thediya Seethai]]'' || Ranjitha || Tamil ||
| ''[[Dam 999]]'' || Meera || [[English language|English]] || Dubbed in Malayalam
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Evaraina Epudaina]]'' || Madhumitha || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|title='Evaraina Epudaina' fame Vimala Raman looks stunning on Instagram and we have proof|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 January 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/evaraina-epudaina-fame-vimala-raman-looks-stunning-on-instagram-and-we-have-proof/photostory/67658156.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan=2 | 2012 || ''Kulumanali'' || Pravallika  || rowspan="2" | Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Aptharakshaka]]'' || Nagavalli || [[Kannada]] ||
| ''[[Nuvva Nena]]'' || Herself  || [[Item number|Special appearance]] in the song "Tha Tha Thamara"
|-
|-
| 2010 ||''[[Gaayam 2]]'' || Vidya || Telugu ||
| rowspan=3 | 2013 || ''[[Mumbai Mirror (film)|Mumbai Mirror]]'' || Jia || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||
|-
|-
| 2010 ||''[[Ranga The Donga]]'' || Mangamma  || Telugu ||
| ''[[Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi]]'' ||Sameera || Telugu ||
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Raaj (film)|Raaj]]'' || Priya || Telugu ||
| ''Amazon Turning Point '' || Madonna || Malayalam ||  
|-
|-
| 2011 ||''[[Chattam]]'' || Sindhu || Telugu ||
| 2015 || ''[[Raja Rajendra]]'' ||Yamuna || Kannada ||  
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Dam 999]]'' || Meera || English /  Malayalam||
| rowspan=2 | 2016|| ''Poyi Maranju Parayathe'' || Swayamprabha || rowspan="2" | Malayalam ||  
|-
|-
| 2012 || ''Kulumanali'' || Pravallika  || Telugu ||
| ''[[Oppam]]'' || Devayani || <ref>{{Cite news |title=Vimala Raman as Mohanlal's heroine |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=24 January 2017 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/vimala-raman-as-mohanlals-heroine/articleshow/50851806.cms |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-date=7 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807011744/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Vimala-Raman-as-Mohanlals-heroine/articleshow/50851806.cms}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Nuvva Nena]]'' || Herself || Telugu || [[Item number|Special appearance]] in the song "Tha Tha Thamara"
| 2017 |||''[[Om Namo Venkatesaya]]''|| [[Lakshmi|Shridevi]]<br />[[Padmavathi]] || Telugu ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forgotten Actress' Surfaces in Hot Avatar |date=22 July 2020 |url=https://www.mirchi9.com/movienews/forgotten-actress-vimala-raman-surfaces-in-hot-avatar/ |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213549/https://www.mirchi9.com/movienews/forgotten-actress-vimala-raman-surfaces-in-hot-avatar/}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2013 || ''Mumbai Mirror'' || Jia || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||
| 2019 || ''[[Iruttu]]'' || Jinn Shaika || rowspan=3 | Tamil ||
|-
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi]]'' ||Sameera || Telugu ||
| 2022 || ''[[Grandma (2022 film)|Grandma]]'' || Priyanka ||
|-
|-
| 2013|| ''Amazon turning point '' || Madonna || Malayalam ||  
| rowspan=3 | 2023 || ''[[Asvins (film)|Asvins]]'' || Arthi ||
|-
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Raja Rajendra]]'' ||Yamuna
| ''[[Rudrangi]]'' || Meera Bhai || rowspan=3 |Telugu||
| Kannada || Extended [[Cameo appearance]]
|-
|-
| 2016|| ''Poyi Maranju Parayathe'' || Swayamprabha || Malayalam ||  
| ''[[Gandeevadhari Arjuna]]'' || Dr. Priya Bahadur ||
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Oppam]]''|| Devayani|| Malayalam || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Vimala Raman as Mohanlal's heroine|website=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/vimala-raman-as-mohanlals-heroine/articleshow/50851806.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2024 || ''[[Anthima Theerpu (2024 film)|Anthima Theerpu]]'' || Surya Devara Rathna Prabha ||  
|-
|-
| 2017 |||''[[Om Namo Venkatesaya]]''|| [[Lakshmi|Shridevi]]<br />[[Padmavathi]]  || Telugu ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Forgotten Actress' Surfaces in Hot Avatar|date=22 July 2020|url=https://www.mirchi9.com/movienews/forgotten-actress-vimala-raman-surfaces-in-hot-avatar/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan=2 | 2025 || ''[[Madharaasi]]'' || Sherin || Tamil ||
|-
|-
|2019 ||''[[Iruttu]]''|| Jinn Shaika || Tamil ||
| ''[[K-Ramp]]'' || Steppie || Telugu || Cameo appearance<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-11-15 |title='K-Ramp' OTT release date: When and where to watch Kiran Abbavaraam And Yukti Thareja starrer romantic comedy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/k-ramp-ott-release-date-when-and-where-to-watch-kiran-abbavaraam-and-yukti-thareja-starrer-romantic-comedy/articleshow/125346964.cms |access-date=2025-11-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2022||''Grandma''||||Tamil<br />Malayalam||Post Production
|}
|}


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|2021
|2021
|[[PubGoa]]
|''[[PubGoa]]''
|Aadhira
|Aadhira
|[[ZEE5]]
|[[ZEE5]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=PubGoa on Zee5: Forgotten Actress Hopes for A Career in OTT|date=21 November 2020|url=https://www.binged.com/news/pubgoa-on-zee5-forgotten-actress-vimala-raman-hopes-for-a-career-in-ott/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=PubGoa on Zee5: Forgotten Actress Hopes for A Career in OTT |date=21 November 2020 |url=https://www.binged.com/news/pubgoa-on-zee5-forgotten-actress-vimala-raman-hopes-for-a-career-in-ott/ |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506192600/https://www.binged.com/news/pubgoa-on-zee5-forgotten-actress-vimala-raman-hopes-for-a-career-in-ott/}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 14 March 2026


Vimala Raman
Raman at a press conference in 2013
Born
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse(s)Vinay Rai (relationship)[1]

Vimala Raman is an Australian actress and former model who has worked in Indian cinema. She appears in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada language films. Born and brought up in Australia, she made her debut in 2006 with the Tamil film Poi. An established Bharatanatyam dancer and a graduate in B.Sc Information Systems from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Raman had also won the title of Miss India Australia in 2004[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

In February 2016, she acted in the Malayalam film Oppam, along with actor Mohanlal.[3]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes
2006 Poi Shilpa Tamil Debut film
2007 Time Vaiga Menon Malayalam
Pranayakalam Maria Varghese
Sooryan Maya
Nasrani Sarah Eapen
Romeo Dr. Priya
2008 Calcutta News Smitha
College Kumaran Madhavi Menon
Apoorva Lakshmi Devi
Raman Thediya Seethai Ranjitha Tamil
2009 Evaraina Epudaina Madhumitha Telugu [4]
2010 Aptharakshaka Nagavalli Kannada
Gaayam 2 Vidya Telugu
Ranga The Donga Mangamma
2011 Raaj Priya
Chattam Sindhu
Dam 999 Meera English Dubbed in Malayalam
2012 Kulumanali Pravallika Telugu
Nuvva Nena Herself Special appearance in the song "Tha Tha Thamara"
2013 Mumbai Mirror Jia Hindi
Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi Sameera Telugu
Amazon Turning Point Madonna Malayalam
2015 Raja Rajendra Yamuna Kannada
2016 Poyi Maranju Parayathe Swayamprabha Malayalam
Oppam Devayani [5]
2017 Om Namo Venkatesaya Shridevi
Padmavathi		 Telugu [6]
2019 Iruttu Jinn Shaika Tamil
2022 Grandma Priyanka
2023 Asvins Arthi
Rudrangi Meera Bhai Telugu
Gandeevadhari Arjuna Dr. Priya Bahadur
2024 Anthima Theerpu Surya Devara Rathna Prabha
2025 Madharaasi Sherin Tamil
K-Ramp Steppie Telugu Cameo appearance[7]

Web series[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Network Notes
2021 PubGoa Aadhira ZEE5 [8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/we-are-committed-to-each-other-everything-else-is-just-paperwork-vinay-rai-and-vimala-raman/articleshow/128336601.cms
  2. ↑ "Vimala Raman crowned Miss India Australia". The Tribune. 28 October 2004. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vimala Raman as Mohanlal's heroine". The Times of India. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "'Evaraina Epudaina' fame Vimala Raman looks stunning on Instagram and we have proof". The Times of India. 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Vimala Raman as Mohanlal's heroine". The Times of India. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Forgotten Actress' Surfaces in Hot Avatar". 22 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "'K-Ramp' OTT release date: When and where to watch Kiran Abbavaraam And Yukti Thareja starrer romantic comedy". The Times of India. 15 November 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "PubGoa on Zee5: Forgotten Actress Hopes for A Career in OTT". 21 November 2020. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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