Amritha Ram is an Indian fashion costume designer, television host and entrepreneur, who has worked on Tamil and Telugu language films.

Career

In the early 2000s, Amritha worked in Chennai as a stylist and designer, before getting opportunities to direct and host television shows such as ''En Style'' on

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. Amritha went to study fashion and design at

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, and then moved back to work in the South Indian film industry. Upon return from New York, her first film was '' Mugamoodi'' (2012), a superhero drama film directed by Mysskin. She continued to work across the Tamil and Telugu film industries, notably working on ''

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'' (2015) and '' Sketch'' (2018). She also dressed

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for his American concert tour. One of her notable project to date was

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's ''Vada Chennai'', which followed the underworld politics of north Chennai from 1977 to 2007, with different costumes needed for the different time periods. In the late 2010s, she worked extensively with

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on his costumes for public appearances. Notably, she designed the actor's outfits for the promotions of ''

Vishwaroopam 2 ''Vishwaroopam II'', or ''Vishwaroop II'', is a 2018 Indian spy film, spy action thriller film written and directed by Kamal Haasan and co-written by Atul Tiwari and Chakri Toleti. It is the sequel to ''Vishwaroopam'' (2013) and features Kamal ...

'' (2018), the '' Bigg Boss Tamil'' television series, and for his role in ''

Indian 2 ''Indian 2'' is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by S. Shankar, intended as a sequel to his 1996 film ''Indian'', and produced by Lyca Productions and Red Giant Movies. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Kajal Aggarwal ...

'' (2021). Outside films, Amritha owns a fashion store named Soigne.

Personal life

Amritha is married to actor and choreographer Ramji. She co-manages work for his dance schools. Amritha narrowly avoided injury during a fatal accident which took place on the sets of ''Indian 2'' in February 2020.

Notable filmography

* ''

Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar ''Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Ravi starring Sakthi Vasu and Sandhya. The film, produced by Chida Shenbaga Kumar under the banner, Kool Productions, began its firs ...

'' (2008) * ''

Odipolama ''Odipolama'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Kanmani, starring newcomer, Parimal and Sandhya, whilst Kota Srinivasa Rao plays a pivotal role. The film released on 25 December 2009. Plot Visu (Parimal) is a computer ...

'' (2009) * '' Mugamoodi'' (2012) * ''

Pisaasu ''Pisaasu'' (; English: ''Phantom'') is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language Gothic horror film film written and directed by Mysskin and produced by Bala under B Studios. The film stars Naga, Rajkumar Pitchumani, Ashvatt alongside Radharavi, Kalyani Na ...

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2015) * '' Veera Sivaji'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2017) * ''

Neruppu Da ''Neruppu Da'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by debutant B. Ashok Kumar. The film was produced by Vikram Prabhu under his First Artist production company and stars him in the lead role alongside Nikk ...

'' (2017) * ''

Khaidi No. 150 ''Khaidi No. 150'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Ram Charan. The film stars Chiranjeevi and Kajal Aggarwal, marking Chiranjeevi's return to films in a lead role after a decade ...

'' (2017) * '' Sketch'' (2018) * ''

Vada Chennai ''Vada Chennai'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action crime drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran in his fourth film as a director. It is the first instalment in a planned trilogy. Produced by A. Subaskaran's Lyca Productions an ...

'' (2018) * ''

Namma Veettu Pillai ''Namma Veettu Pillai'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action comedy drama film written and directed by Pandiraj and produced by Kalanithi Maran under the banner Sun Pictures. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan and Aishwarya Rajesh, with a sup ...

'' (2019) * ''

Sangathamizhan ''Sangathamizhan'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Vijay Chandar. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi in the titular role with Raashii Khanna, Nivetha Pethuraj, Soori, Nassar, Ravi Kishan, and Ashutosh ...

'' (2019) * ''

Naadodigal 2 ''Naadodigal 2'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Samuthirakani and produced by S Nandagopal under the banner of Madras Enterprises. It stars Sasikumar and Anjali. The film released on 31 January 2020. Th ...

'' (2020) * ''Ka'' (2021) * ''

Paramapadham Vilayattu ''Paramapadham Vilayattu'' () also shortly ''Paramapadham'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film directed by Thirugnanam. The film's release date has been postponed from its original date February 28, 2020 for unexplained re ...

'' (2021) * ''

'' (2021)

References

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