Actress · Telugu cinema

Vimala Raman

Vimala Raman is an Australian actress who has also worked as a model and is mainly seen in Telugu cinema, with further roles in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada films. Audiences know her best for Rudrangi (2023), Raja Vijayarajendra Bahadur (2010) and Kanupapa (2017). Her most notable honour is the Miss India Australia crown, which she won in 2004. Her screen journey started with Poi (2006). In 2007 she took on several projects, including Time, Pranayakalam, Sooryan, Romeoo and Nasrani. She followed these with Calcutta News, College Kumaran and Raman Thediya Seethai in 2008, and Evaraina Epudaina in 2009. The year 2010 brought three of the titles she is best remembered for: Raja Vijayarajendra Bahadur, Ranga the Donga and Gaayam 2. She stayed busy over the next decade with Dam 999 (2011), Chattam (2011), Mumbai Mirror (2013), Raja Rajendra (2015), Oppam (2016), Kanupapa (2017) and Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017). Later came Iruttu (2019), Grandma (2022), ASVINS (2023) and Rudrangi (2023), then Antheema Theerpu (2024), and both K-Ramp and Madharaasi in 2025. Vimala is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, and that classical grounding adds grace to her work on screen. Her ability to move between four language industries has given her a long and varied career across South Indian cinema.

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Career at a glance

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