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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.[2]
Vidhya Venkatesh did a degree a BA Literature at 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.[3] 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'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".[4][5] Her modelling co-ordinator subsequently put her pictures through to Kannada director 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 Kannada Actress.[6]
^ abSrinivasa, Srikanth (28 September 2003). . Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 25 December 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^"South indian film industry glitters at Filmfare Awards". India New England. 19 October 2006. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^"An interview with 'Chiguridha Kanasu' heroine - Vidhya Venkatesh". www.viggy.com. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
vidhya, venkatesh, vidhu, redirects, here, 2010, lankan, film, vidhu, film, indian, actress, appeared, tamil, kannada, language, films, after, making, debut, with, kamal, haasan, tamil, film, panchathanthiram, 2002, critical, acclaim, performances, kannada, mo. Vidhu redirects here For the 2010 Sri Lankan film see Vidhu film 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 2 Vidhya VenkateshBornSalem Tamil Nadu India 1 Other namesVidya Venkatesh 1 OccupationActorYears active2002 2006 Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksCareer editVidhya Venkatesh did a degree a BA Literature at 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 3 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 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 4 5 Her modelling co ordinator subsequently put her pictures through to Kannada director 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 Kannada Actress 6 Filmography editYear Film Role Language Notes 2002 Panchathantiram Reddy s wife Tamil 2003 Kalatpadai Priya Tamil Chigurida Kanasu Varalakshmi Kannada 2005 Nenapirali Indushree Kannada Filmfare Award for Best Actress Kannada 6 References edit a b Srinivasa Srikanth 28 September 2003 On a different plane Deccan Herald Archived from the original on 25 December 2004 Retrieved 23 September 2020 South indian film industry glitters at Filmfare Awards India New England 19 October 2006 Archived from the original on 8 February 2013 Retrieved 5 December 2023 An interview with Chiguridha Kanasu heroine Vidhya Venkatesh www viggy com Retrieved 10 November 2023 Archived copy Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Kaalaatpadai chennaionline com Archived from the original on 22 December 2002 Retrieved 12 January 2022 a b sify com Retrieved 10 November 2023 External links editVidhya Venkatesh at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vidhya Venkatesh amp oldid 1219125152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
