Vimala Raman is an Australian actress and former model who has worked in

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. She appears in

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and

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language films. Born and brought up in Australia, she made her debut in 2006 with the

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''Poi''. An established

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dancer and a graduate in

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, Raman had also won the title of Miss India Australia in 2004

Career

She made her acting debut in 2006 with ''Poi'', a

directed by

Kailasam Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

. Her first Malayalam film was ''Time'' with

Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his acti ...

. She paired with

Ajmal Ameer Ajmal Ameer (born 8 November 1985) is an Indian actor and former physician, who works in the Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu film industries. He has won two Filmfare Awards South for his role '' Anjathe'' (2008) and '' Ko'' (2011). Early and per ...

in ''

Pranayakalam ''Pranayakalam'' ( ml, പ്രണയകാലം.; English: ''Season of Love'') is a 2007 Malayalam romantic film directed by débutant Uday Ananthan. Cast * Ajmal Ameer as Renjith * Vimala Raman as Nancy * Jithu Johny Panjikkaran as Deepu ...

'' in 2007 and with

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam,Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He is also a chenda percussionist, mimicry artist, and occasiona ...

in ''Sooryan''. In the same year, she also appeared with

Mammooty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, H ...

in ''Nasrani'' and with Dileep in ''Romeoo''. She appeared in ''College Kumaran'' with

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeare ...

and in '' Calcutta News'' with Dileep in 2008. Vimala Raman attended the Natanalaya Dance Academy based in

, Australia. She studied dance under the tutelage of Jayalakshmi Kandiah. In February 2016, she acted in the Malayalam film ''Oppam'', along with actor Mohanlal.

Filmography

;As Actress

Web series

References

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* * * Living people Actresses from Sydney Australian film actresses People educated at MLC School University of New South Wales alumni Australian people of Tamil descent Australian people of Indian descent Australian actresses of Indian descent Australian expatriate actresses in India Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema 21st-century Australian actresses 1982 births {{India-film-actor-stub