Vaibhav Reddy

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Vaibhav
Vaibhav Reddy Flags Off Vision Car Rally.jpg
Born
Sumanth Reddy

(1980-04-21) 21 April 1980 (age 43)
OccupationActor
Years active2007 — present
Parent(s)
RelativesSunil Reddy (brother)

Sumanth Reddy (born 21 April 1980), better known as Vaibhav, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil film industry. He made his debut with the Telugu film Godava (2007) under his father, A. Kodandarami Reddy's direction. He is best known for his performances in Venkat Prabhu films Saroja (2008), Goa (2010), Mankatha (2011), Aambala (2015) and Chennai 600028 || (2016).

Early life[edit]

Vaibhav Reddy was born in Chennai to Telugu filmmaker A. Kodandarami Reddy.[1] He did his schooling at the Cambridge Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Lloyds Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and at St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai.[2] His elder brother Sunil Reddy made his acting debut with Seethakaathi (2018).[3]

Career[edit]

He made his acting debut in 2007, starring in the Telugu film Godava under his father's direction opposite Shradha Arya,[4] which didn't do well at the box office. Before he made his debut, he was trained at the Asha Chandra School of Acting in Mumbai and also with Sathyanand of Vizag.[5] He next starred in the Tamil comedy-thriller film Saroja.[6] The film, a Venkat Prabhu directorial was a critical as well as commercial success, bringing fame to Vaibhav.[7] He worked with the same team again in another comedy film Goa that released in early 2010.[8]

His next release was Easan by director M. Sasikumar.[9] He worked for the third time with Venkat Prabhu in Mankatha starring Ajith Kumar alongside Arjun Sarja.[10] The film released generally to positive reviews while marking the second highest-grossing opening for a Tamil film and become big blockbuster.[11] In 2014, he had first solo lead role in Damaal Dumeel [12] in which he played a typical software industry professional.[13] He has also acted in Anamika, a remake of Bollywood film Kahaani.[14] and Kappal in which he is a small town boy, who moves to the city.[12] He played the role of a stage performer in Meyaadha Maan.[15] His next in a lead role, Sixer directed by debutant Chachi and then RK Nagar was released on 17 December 2019 in Netflix.[16][17] His two films in 2020 are Taana and Lock Up.[18][19] In 2021 He acted in Malaysia to Amnesia with Vani Bhojan.

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Notes
2007 Godava Balu Telugu film
2008 Saroja Ram Babu
2009 Kasko Vamsi / Pawan Kalyan Telugu film
2010 Goa Ramarajan
Easan Chezhian Devanayagam
2011 Mankatha Sumanth
2013 Action 3D Shiva Telugu film
Biriyani Himself Cameo appearance
2014 Bramman
Damaal Dumeel Moneykandan
Anaamika Parthasarathi Telugu film
Nee Enge En Anbe
Kappal Vasu
2015 Aambala Kumaran
Masss Ghost Cameo appearances
2016 Aranmanai 2 Arun
Hello Naan Pei Pesuren Amudhan
Iraivi Vasanth Guest appearances
Muthina Kathirika Sanjay
Chennai 600028 II Maruthupandi
2017 Nibunan Sandeep
Vismaya Kannada film
Meyaadha Maan Idhayam Murali
2019 Petta Special appearance in song "Aaha Kalyanam"
Sixer Aadhi
Petromax Himself Cameo appearance
RK Nagar Shankar
2020 Taana Shakthi
Lock Up Vasanth
2021 Live Telecast Shekhar Web series
Malaysia To Amnesia Arunkumar Krishnamoorthy
2022 Kaatteri delayed
Aalambana Filming[20]
Buffoon Filming[21]

References[edit]

  1. "Jayam Ravi". The Times of India. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. Naig, Udhav. "Of talent and charisma". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. Sanaa (19 November 2019). " 'சீதக்காதி' ஆச்சர்யம்... 'தளபதி' அதிசயம்!" வைபவ் அண்ணனின் விஜய் 64 அனுபவம் [ 'Seetakaathi' wonder ...'Thalapathy' miracle! "Vaibhav's elder brother Vijay 64 Experience]". Vikatan.
  4. haribabu (20 October 2007). "Godava". Chitramala.com. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. "Yet another sonrise". The Hindu. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  6. "rediff.com: 'Saroja is not Chennai 600028'". www.rediff.com.
  7. Sharanya C R (25 September 2011). "No action sequences, please: Vaibhav Reddy | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  8. "Story-less Goa nevertheless entertains". Rediff.
  9. "Easan is worth a watch but..." Rediff.
  10. Vijayakumar, Bharath (7 September 2011). "Mankatha: Close game". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  11. "Vaibhav is Saikumar's hero - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Gupta, Rinku (10 April 2014). "Vaibhav Flies Solo". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  13. "Damaal Dumeel is story Of crime and comedy - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  14. "Sekhar Kammula has tweaked Anamika: Vaibhav Reddy - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  15. "Meyaadha Maan movie review: Vaibhav Reddy-Rathna Kumar's Royapurathu La La Land is a lovely watch". The Indian Express. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  16. "Sixer review. Sixer Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
  17. "RK Nagar review. RK Nagar Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
  18. "Taana Movie Review: This Vaibhav Reddy-Starrer is a Confused Mishmash of Genres". 24 January 2020.
  19. "Lock up movie review: A predictable but surprisingly engaging investigative thriller". 14 August 2020.
  20. "The first look of Vaibhav's Aalambana is here".
  21. "Buffoon (2022) | Buffoon Movie | Buffoon Tamil Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos".

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