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Vidharth is an Indian actor, appearing in
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films. He started his career in 2001 doing uncredited roles. His first major role was in ''
Mynaa ''Mynaa'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film directed and written by Prabu Solomon. Jointly distributed by Udhayanidhi Stalin and Kalpathi S. Aghoram, it stars Vidharth (actor), Vidharth, Amala Paul and Thambi Ra ...
'' (2010), which became a huge success. He has also done a film for
AVM Productions AVM Productions is an Indian film production studio founded by A. V. Meiyappan. It is the final oldest survived studio in India. The filming studios are located in Vadapalani, Chennai. It has produced over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, ...
titled ''
Mudhal Idam ''Mudhal Idam'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by newcomer R. Kumaran. The film, starring Vidharth of ''Mynaa'' fame along with debutante Kavitha Nair, is notably AVM Productions' 175th production. Plot Mahe ...
'' (2011).


Career

Vidharth joined the drama troupe,
Koothu-P-Pattarai Koothu-P-Pattarai is a prominent Tamil theatre group that has organised plays for 31 years. The group has its base in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in South India. It conducts speech training in a theatre speech laboratory and conducts workshops teaching ...
through some of his friends and began learning the nuances of acting step by step and made his on screen debut with a small role in
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's ''
Minnale ''Minnale'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The story was written by Menon and Vipul D. Shah, starring Madhavan, Abbas, Reema Sen (in her Tamil debut), Vivek and Nagesh. The film tells the ...
'' (2001). Despite believing that the small role would bring him more offers, it did not, and Vidharth continued small-time work with his drama troupe. After ten years, Prabhu solomon cast him in small role in his films, '' Kokki'' (2006), '' Lee'' (2007) and ''
Laadam ''Laadam'' is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language gangster thriller film written and directed by Prabhu Solomon and produced by Ponnurangam. The film stars debutant Aravindhan and Charmy Kaur, while Kota Srinivasa Rao, Jayaprakash, Dheeraj Kher and M ...
'' (2009), after seeing him in action in Koothupattarai. Vidharth collaborated with Prabhu Solomon again, who gave him the lead role in his romantic drama ''
Mynaa ''Mynaa'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film directed and written by Prabu Solomon. Jointly distributed by Udhayanidhi Stalin and Kalpathi S. Aghoram, it stars Vidharth (actor), Vidharth, Amala Paul and Thambi Ra ...
'' (2010). The film became the biggest success of Vidharth's career. He starred in
AVM Productions AVM Productions is an Indian film production studio founded by A. V. Meiyappan. It is the final oldest survived studio in India. The filming studios are located in Vadapalani, Chennai. It has produced over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, ...
' 175th production ''
Mudhal Idam ''Mudhal Idam'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by newcomer R. Kumaran. The film, starring Vidharth of ''Mynaa'' fame along with debutante Kavitha Nair, is notably AVM Productions' 175th production. Plot Mahe ...
'' (2011). In ''
Kollaikaran ''Kollaikaran'' () is a 2012 Tamil-language film directed by Tamil Selvan. The film, starring Vidharth and Sanchita Shetty, was released on 13 January 2012. Plot It is a story of a man named Kuruvi (Vidharth), who commits small crimes. He fa ...
'' (2012), he played the role of a criminal. He also played alongside
Parthiban R. Parthiban (born 14 October 1958) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has directed 15 films, produced 13 films and acted in more than 70 films. He started his career as assistant director for K. Bhagyaraj in ...
and Vimal in '' Jannal Oram'' (2013) directed by
Karu Pazhaniappan Karuppaih Palaniappan, credited on-screen as Karu Palaniappan, is an Indian film director, actor, and television host who works in the Tamil film industry. He has also hosted the show Thamizha Thamizha on Zee Tamil. Biography Palaniappan hails ...
. In 2014, he had five releases, the most in a year in his career. He first acted alongside
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in the masala film '' Veeram''. ''
Venmegam ''Venmegam'' is a 2014 Tamil-language film directed by director duo Ram-Laxman and produced by Sujatha Sunitha Combines. The film features Vidharth and Ishaara Nair in the lead roles, while Jaffer Hanni composes the film's music. The film was rel ...
'' was his next release, which was said to be about the bond between an artist, played by Vidharth, and a school girl (played by Jayashree Sivadas). He then played a mini bus driver named Velpandiyan in S. P. Rajkumar's romantic comedy ''
Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya ''Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya'' is a 2014 Tamil language romantic comedy film directed by S. P. Rajkumar and produced by M. Ani Muthu. It stars Vidharth, Manisha Yadav, and Soori in the lead roles. The music was composed by Aruldev with cinemat ...
''. His other releases that year were '' Aal'', a remake of the Hindi film '' Aamir'' and reportedly the first Tamil film to be shot in
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at the India-China border, and '' Kaadu'', a film based on the subject of
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. With regard to ''Kaadu'',
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wrote that it had Vidharth's "most inspired performance post ''Myna''". In 2016, he had a psychological crime thriller starring ''
Kuttrame Thandanai ''Kuttrame Thandanai'' () is a 2016 Tamil language neo noir psychological thriller film cinematographed and directed by M. Manikandan and produced by S. Harihara Naganathan, S. Muthu, S. Kaleeswaran under Don Production, co produced with Tri ...
''. After ''Mynaa'', this is the career best of Vidharth as he perfectly emotes as the tunnel vision protagonist. In 2017, his films like ''
Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu ''Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu'' () is a 2017 Tamil-language drama film, written and directed by Suresh Sangaiah. The film stars Vidharth and Raveena Ravi, with a goat playing a pivotal role. ''Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu'' is produced by Eros Internat ...
'' and ''
Kurangu Bommai ''Kurangu Bommai'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film, written and directed by Nithilan Swaminathan. The film stars Vidharth, Delna Davis and Bharathiraja, with Elango Kumaravel and P. L. Thenappan in supporting roles. Featur ...
'' have been successful. Subsequently, he played supporting roles in '' Magalir Mattum'', ''
Vizhithiru ''Vizhithiru'' ( en, Stay awake) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Meera Kathiravan, who debuted with ''Aval Peyar Thamizharasi''. The film which began production in 2012 after numerous delays released ...
'' and ''
Kodiveeran ''Kodiveeran'' ( Flag Warrior) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by M. Muthaiah. Sasikumar and Mahima Nambiar are playing as the lead pair in this movie alongside Vidharth, Pasupathy, Shamna Kasim, Sanush ...
''. He played the role of
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's husband in
Radha Mohan Radha Mohan is an Indian film director of the South Indian film industry. He is known for his work in the films '' Mozhi'' (2007), ''Abhiyum Naanum'' (2008), '' Payanam'' (2011) and ''Kaatrin Mozhi'' (2018). Career Radha Mohan began work on ...
's ''
Kaatrin Mozhi ''Kaatrin Mozhi'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Radha Mohan, and starring Jyothika in lead role. The film also features Vidharth and Lakshmi Manchu in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Hindi ...
'' (2018). He has received a positive response from the audience. His next films was '' Vandi'' (2018) and '' Chithiram Pesuthadi 2'' (2019).


Personal life

Vidharth married Gayathri Devi in June 2015 and they have a daughter born in 2017.


Filmography

;Films ;Television *''Malargal'' (2005)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vidharth Living people People from Tamil Nadu Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male film actors 1979 births