Vaibhav Reddy

Vaibhav Reddy
Born Sumanth Reddy
(1980-01-07) 7 January 1980
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor
Years active 2007 - present
Parent(s)
  • A.Kodandarami Reddy (father)

Sumanth Reddy (born 7 January 1980), best known as Vaibhav Reddy, is an Indian film actor, Son of noted Telugu film director A. Kodandarami Reddy.[1] He made his feature film debut with the 2007 Telugu film Godava under his father's direction. He is best known for his performances in the Venkat Prabhu films Saroja, Goa and Mankatha.

Early life

He is from a Telugu family. 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]

Career

He made his acting debut in 2007, starring in the Telugu film Godava under his father's direction opposite Shradha Arya,[1] 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.[3] He next starred in the Tamil comedy-thriller film Saroja.

The film, a Venkat Prabhu directorial was a critical as well as commercial success, bringing fame to Vaibhav.[4] He worked with the same team again in another comedy film Goa that released in early 2010.

His next release was Easan by director M. Sasikumar. He worked for the third time with Venkat Prabhu in Mankatha starring Ajith Kumar alongside Arjun Sarja. The film released generally to positive reviews while marking the second highest-grossing opening for a Tamil film and become big blockbuster.[5] In 2014, he had first solo lead role in Damaal Dumeel [6] in which he played a typical software industry professional.[7] He has also acted in Anamika, a remake of Bollywood film Kahaani.[8] and Kappal in which he is a small town boy, who moves to the city.[6]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2007GodavaBaluTelugu
2008SarojaRam BabuTamil
2009KaskoVamsi/Pawan KalyanTelugu
2010GoaRamarajanTamil
EasanChezhian DevanayagamTamil
2011MankathaSumanthTamil
2013Action 3DShivaTelugu
BiriyaniHimselfTamilCameo appearance
2014BrammanHimselfTamilCameo appearance
Damaal DumeelManikandanTamil
AnaamikaParthasarathiTelugu
Nee Enge En AnbeTamil
KappalVasuTamil
2015AambalaShakthiTamil
MasssGhostTamilCameo appearance
2016Aranmanai 2Maya's husbandTamilGuest appearance
Hello Naan Pei PesurenAmudhanTamil
IraiviVasanthTamilGuest appearance
Muthina KathirikaMaya's suitorTamilGuest appearance
Chennai 600028 IIMaruthupandiTamil
Dhana Dhan Manikanda Telugu
2017NibunanSandeepTamil
VismayaKannada
Meyaadha MaanIdhayam MuraliTamil
2018RK NagarTamilFilming

References

  1. 1 2 : haribabu (2007-10-20). "Godava". Chitramala.com. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ Naig, Udhav. "Of talent and charisma". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  3. ↑ "Yet another sonrise". The Hindu. 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  4. ↑ Sharanya C R (2011-09-25). "No action sequences, please: Vaibhav Reddy | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  5. ↑ "Vaibhav is Saikumar's hero - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  6. 1 2 Gupta, Rinku (2014-04-10). "Vaibhav Flies Solo". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  7. ↑ "Damaal Dumeel is story Of crime and comedy - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  8. ↑ "Sekhar Kammula has tweaked Anamika: Vaibhav Reddy - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
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