Vaibhav Reddy

Vaibhav Reddy
Born
Sumanth Reddy

(1978-04-21) 21 April 1978 (age 46)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActor
Years active2007—present
SpouseSatvi Reddy
Children1
FatherA. Kodandarami Reddy
RelativesSunil Reddy (brother)

Sumanth Reddy (born 21 April 1978), better known as Vaibhav, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil and Telugu films. 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) and Chennai 600028 II (2016).

Early life

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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

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He made his acting debut in 2007, starring in the Telugu film Godava under his father's direction 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.[4] He next starred in the Tamil comedy-thriller film Saroja.[5] The film, a Venkat Prabhu directorial was a critical as well as commercial success, bringing fame to Vaibhav.[6] He worked with the same team again in another comedy film Goa that released in early 2010.[7]

His next release was Easan by director M. Sasikumar.[8] He worked for the third time with Venkat Prabhu in Mankatha starring Ajith Kumar alongside Arjun Sarja.[9] The film released generally to positive reviews while marking the second highest-grossing opening for a Tamil film and become big blockbuster.[10] In 2014, he had first solo lead role in Damaal Dumeel [11] in which he played a typical software industry professional.[12] He has also acted in Anamika, a remake of Bollywood film Kahaani.[13] and Kappal in which he is a small town boy, who moves to the city.[11] He played the role of a stage performer in Meyaadha Maan.[14] His next in a lead role, Sixer directed by debutant Chachi and then RK Nagar was released on 17 December 2019 in Netflix.[15][16] His two films in 2020 are Taana and Lock Up.[17][18] In 2021, he starred in web series, Live Telecast with Kajal Aggarwal followed by Malaysia To Amnesia with Vani Bhojan.[19][20]

In 2024, with his 25th film, Ranam Aram Thavarel, Vaibhav goes diametrically opposite to his strong comedy suit and plays a more restrained, straight-faced character in an interesting investigation thriller.[21] He was seen in his next film The Greatest of All Time which features Vijay in the lead.[22] He is making a comeback to Tollywood with SonyLIV's web series Bench Life.[23]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Vaibhav Reddy film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2007 Godava Balu Telugu [24]
2008 Saroja Ram Babu Tamil [25]
2009 Kasko Vamsi Telugu [26]
2010 Goa Ramarajan Tamil [27]
Easan Chezhian Deivanayagam [28]
2011 Mankatha Sumanth [29]
2013 Action 3D Shiva Telugu [30]
Biriyani Himself Tamil Cameo appearance [31]
2014 Bramman Himself Cameo appearance [32]
Damaal Dumeel Moneykandan [33]
Anaamika SI Parthasarathi Telugu Bilingual film [34]
Nee Enge En Anbe Tamil [35]
Kappal Vasu Tamil [36]
2015 Aambala Kumaran Tamil [37]
Masss Ghost Cameo appearance [38]
2016 Aranmanai 2 Arun [39]
Hello Naan Pei Pesuren Amudhan [40]
Iraivi Vasanth Guest appearance [41]
Muthina Kathirika Sanjay Guest appearance [42]
Chennai 600028 II Maruthupandi [43]
2017 Nibunan Sandeep Bilingual film; Kannada Debut [44]
Vismaya Kannada [45]
Meyaadha Maan Idhayam Murali Tamil [46]
2019 Petta Idhayam Murali Special appearance in the song "Aaha Kalyanam" [47]
Sixer Aadhi [48]
Petromax Himself Cameo appearance [49]
RK Nagar Shankar [50]
2020 Taana Shakthi [51]
Lock Up Vasanth [52]
2021 Malaysia To Amnesia Arunkumar Krishnamoorthy Also producer [53]
Aalambana Anbu Unreleased [54]
2022 Manmadha Leelai Himself Cameo appearance [55]
Kaatteri Kiran [56]
Buffoon Kumaran [57]
2023 Custody Singer Cameo appearance [58]
Telugu [59]
2024 Ranam Aram Thavarel Shiva Tamil 25th Film [60]
The Greatest of All Time Sha [61]
TBA Chennai City Gangsters † Paandi Filming [62]

Television

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List of Vaibhav Reddy television credits
Year Title Role Language Network Notes Ref.
2021 Live Telecast Shekhar Tamil Disney+Hotstar Web Debut [63]
2023 Accidental Farmer and Co Chellakannu SonyLIV [64]
Modern Love Chennai Mallika's husband Amazon Prime Video Under Segment "Kaadal Enbandu Kannula Heart Irrukkura Emoji" [65]
2024 Bench Life G. Balram Telugu SonyLIV

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. 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. ^ "Yet another sonrise". The Hindu. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. ^ "rediff.com: 'Saroja is not Chennai 600028'". Rediff.com.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Story-less Goa nevertheless entertains". Rediff.com.
  8. ^ "Easan is worth a watch but..." Rediff.
  9. ^ Vijayakumar, Bharath (7 September 2011). "Mankatha: Close game". The Hindu.
  10. ^ "Vaibhav is Saikumar's hero - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  11. ^ a b Gupta, Rinku (10 April 2014). "Vaibhav Flies Solo". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  12. ^ "Damaal Dumeel is story Of crime and comedy - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Sekhar Kammula has tweaked Anamika: Vaibhav Reddy - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Sixer review. Sixer Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
  16. ^ "RK Nagar review. RK Nagar Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
  17. ^ "Taana Movie Review: This Vaibhav Reddy-Starrer is a Confused Mishmash of Genres". Filmcompanion.in. 24 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Lock up movie review: A predictable but surprisingly engaging investigative thriller". Hindustan Times. 14 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Live Telecast Review: Predictable, underwhelming horror fare". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  20. ^ "'Malaysia to Amnesia' movie review: A dull comedy in which MS Bhaskar shines". Thehindu.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  21. ^ "'Ranam-Aram Thavarel' film review: Vaibhav shines in this effective murder mystery".
  22. ^ "Vaibhav Shares Hilarious Encounter With Vijay On Sets Of GOAT".
  23. ^ "Vaibhav Reddy interview: 'Bench Life will be my strong comeback vehicle in Telugu'".
  24. ^ "Godava Review".
  25. ^ "Saroja - Review".
  26. ^ "Kasko: 'Bheebatsamaina' Revenge Drama".
  27. ^ "Goa - Review".
  28. ^ "Easan is worth a watch but..."
  29. ^ "MANKATHA MOVIE REVIEW".
  30. ^ "Review : Action 3D – Good 3D effects".
  31. ^ "Biriyani".
  32. ^ "Review: Bramman fails to impress".
  33. ^ "Movie review: Damaal Dumeel is a reasonably good dark comedy".
  34. ^ "Anamika".
  35. ^ "NEE ENGE EN ANBEY MOVIE REVIEW".
  36. ^ "KAPPAL MOVIE REVIEW".
  37. ^ "AAMBALA MOVIE REVIEW".
  38. ^ "MASSU ENGIRA MASILAMANI MOVIE REVIEW".
  39. ^ "Aranmanai 2 (2016)".
  40. ^ "HELLO NAAN PEI PESUREAN MOVIE REVIEW".
  41. ^ "Iraivi".
  42. ^ "'Muthina Kathirikai' Movie Review & Rating: A Tedious Tale".
  43. ^ "CHENNAI 600028 2ND INNINGS MOVIE REVIEW".
  44. ^ "Vismaya".
  45. ^ "NIBUNAN MOVIE REVIEW".
  46. ^ "Meyaadha Maan review: A winning musical".
  47. ^ "Petta (2019)".
  48. ^ "SIXER MOVIE REVIEW".
  49. ^ "Petromaxl".
  50. ^ "'RK Nagar' movie review: A dull, dull film".
  51. ^ "'Taana' review: Handcuffed in boredom".
  52. ^ "Lockup".
  53. ^ "'Malaysia to Amnesia' movie review: Quite a bit of laughter in a predictable story".
  54. ^ "The first look of Vaibhav's Aalambana is here". Cinema Express.
  55. ^ "Manmatha Leelai".
  56. ^ "Vaibhav's Katteri gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  57. ^ "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14391226/". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  58. ^ "Custody Movie Review : A predictable yet engaging action drama".
  59. ^ "Review : Custody – Works in bits and pieces".
  60. ^ "Vaibhav's 'Ranam', an investigation thriller". The New Indian Express.
  61. ^ "Thalapathy 68:Vijay welcomes Meenakshi Chaudhary, Prabhu Deva and Other Cast Members". timesnownews.com. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  62. ^ "Chennai City Gangsters Teaser: Small-time gangster diaries". Cinema Express. 18 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  63. ^ "Making mark in digital world important to connect with millennials: Kajal Aggarwal".
  64. ^ "Accidental Farmer & Co: SonyLIV's forthcoming Tamil original, starring Vaibhav, is a comedy in the offing". www.ottplay.com.
  65. ^ "Modern Love Chennai".
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