Vani Bhojan

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In this Indian name, the name Bhojan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Vani.
Vani Bhojan
Vani Bhojan at PuthuYugam Interview 1.jpg
Bhojan at the Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum Press Meet 2020
Born (1988-10-28) 28 October 1988 (age 33)
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India[1]
Alma materGovernment Arts College, Ooty (B. A. English)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active2010–present
Known forDeivamagal
Meeku Maathrame Cheptha
Oh My Kadavule
Malaysia to Amnesia

Vani Bhojan (born 28 October 1988) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears and works in Tamil-language television and Tamil and Telugu cinema.[2] Bhojan started her career as an air hostess and worked with Kingfisher Airlines and IndiGo Airlines.[3][4] Bhojan is popularly referred as Chinnathirai Nayanthara.[5][6][7] Among her awards are the Ghalatta Nakshatra Award for small screen to silver screen actress[8] and D Awards & Dazzle Style Icon Awards for enchantress of the year.[9]

Early life and family[]

Vani Bhojan was born on 28 October 1988 in Ooty, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu to a Badaga family.[10] She did her schooling in a boarding school in Ooty. Bhojan began her working career as an air hostess with Kingfisher Airlines and then IndiGo, while simultaneously studying for a degree in English Literature through a correspondence program. She then attempted to take on a managerial role at SpiceJet but was eventually not permitted to join as she had not completed her degree and was subsequently left jobless. Bhojan then received an opportunity to work as a model in an advertisement for The Chennai Silks, which led to her receiving acting offers.[11][12]

Acting career[]

Early work and television debut (2010–2016)[]

Bhojan at the Amutha Surabhi Launch Event 2018

Her first appearance as an actress was in 2010, in a minor role in the Tamil horror film Orr Eravuu.[13] In 2012 she appeared in a supporting role in the Tamil film Adigaram 79 and in Jaya TV’s serial Maya. She played the title role of Maya.[14]

"I don’t hold a degree till now. I joined an airlines as staff and started doing BA English Literature in correspondence. After three years when I was about to join as a manager with another airlines I was not allowed to join because I did not finish my degree. I remember the days when there was just 320 rupees in my bank account.”

— Vani Bhojan, Chennai Memes, 2020[15]

In 2013, she was cast in the Sun TV series Deivamagal in the leading role.[16] She played Sathya Priya opposite Krishna.[17] The success of this serial gained her several accolades including the Galatta Nakshatra Award, Sun Kudumbam Viruthukal and Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Actress.[8] This serial’s success promoted her to act in Tamil and Telugu films. She was also seen in Lakshmi Vanthachu directed by Suresh Krissna and V. Sathasivam on Zee Tamil,[3] where she played three characters, Nandhini, Lakshmi and Jhansi.[18][19]After the success of Deivamagal, she decided to try her luck in films.[20]

Kollywood and Tollywood debut and break from television (2017–present)[]

In 2017, she was seen in the Telugu film Prema.[21] After having completed Deivamagal and Lakshmi Vanthachu, she appeared as a judge in Asathal Chutties on Sun TV[22] and Kings of Comedy Juniors 2 on Vijay TV along with Robo Shankar and Erode Mahesh.[23] In May 2018, Bhojan announced her debut in N4 and said it will be directed by Lokesh Kumar.[24] However, in the middle of 2019 citing date issues, she stepped out of the film.[25] Consequently, her first appearance in a lead role was in 2019, in the Telugu film Meeku Maathrame Cheptha along with Tharun Bhascker.[2]. In 2020, she debuted in Tamil film Oh My Kadavule opposite to Ashok Selvan.[26][27] which was a success at the box office. She was nominated at Siima for the Best Supporting Actress and won the JFW Awards for Best Supporting Actress. [28] In the same year, she appeared as the lead in the crime thriller film Lock Up along with Vaibhav Reddy, which released on Zee5[29] and the Tamil web series Triples, opposite to Jai, released on Hotstar.[8]

Bhojan at the Oh My Kadavule promotional event 2020

In 2021, she again paired up with Vaibhav Reddy in the ZEE5 film Malaysia to Amnesia.[citation needed] In September, she acted in Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum produced by Suriya's 2D Entertainment, which was released on Amazon Prime.

"For me, television is still big. It is a place where I earned my name as an actor. Films, however, are a different experience. You get to play different characters in a short span of time, which is not the case with TV serials, where a character is played for five consecutive years. The opportunity to play various characters is driving my journey and I’m not interested in joining the popularity race. I don’t want to play that typical heroine character who spends most of the time running around the hero. I want to do interesting roles that challenge me as an actor..

— Vani Bhojan, Times of India, 2020[30]

As of 2021, Bhojan has several projects. She has completed a film directed by Karthik Subbaraj co-starring Vikram titled as Mahaan.[31][32] Other films that she is working on include Anees's Pagaivanuku Arulvai,[33] Barani Sekaran's Thaazh Thiravaa,[34] Karthik Chowdary's Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku,[35] and Mark Joel's Casino.[36] She is also working on an untitled film co-starring Vidharth,[37] and an untitled film co-starring Bharath.[38] She started filming Oor Kuruvi with Kavin under Rowdy Pictures production, which is a village based film.[39] She signed two web series with Arya[40] and Arun Vijay.[41]

In the media[]

Bhojan at the Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum Press Meet at PuthuYugam Interview 2021

Vani Bhojan is often referred as Chinnathirai Nayanthara.[7][6] Bhojan was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women on Television at No. 1[42] in 2017 and No. 3 in 2018 and 2019. She was also at No. 16 in The Times Most Desirable Women [43] in 2020. The New Indian Express listed Bhojan as one of the ten "actors who gained prominence through OTT platforms in 2020".[44]

Filmography[]

Films[]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of films and roles
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2010 Orr Eravuu Hevanthika (Daisy) Tamil Cameo appearance [13]
2012 Adigaram 79 Pooja Tamil Cameo appearance [45]
2017 Prema Priyanka / Prema Telugu ETV Television Film [21]
2019 Meeku Maathrame Cheptha Stephie Telugu Telugu debut [46]
2020 Oh My Kadavule Meera Tamil Tamil debut [47]
Lock Up Meena Tamil [48]
2021 Malaysia to Amnesia Sujatha (Arukaani) Tamil [49]
Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum Narmadha Tamil [50]
Pagaivanuku Arulvai Films that have not yet been released Madhavi Tamil Completed [33]
Casino Films that have not yet been released Maya Tamil Completed [51]
Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku Films that have not yet been released TBA Tamil Completed [52]
Mahaan Films that have not yet been released TBA Tamil Completed [53][54]
2022 Thazh Thiravaa Films that have not yet been released TBA Tamil Completed [55]
Oor Kuruvi Films that have not yet been released TBA Tamil Filming [56]
Untitled film co-starring Bharath Films that have not yet been released TBA Tamil Completed [57][58]
Untitled film co-starring Vidharth Films that have not yet been released TBA Tamil Completed [59]

Web series[]

Year Title Role(s) Language Network Notes Ref.
2020 Triples Meera Tamil Disney + Hotstar [60][61]
2022 Untitled with Arun Vijay Films that have not yet been released TBA Tamil TBA Filming [62]
Untitled with Arya Films that have not yet been released TBA Tamil TBA Filming
Untitled with Kalaiyarasan Films that have not yet been released TBA Tamil ZEE 5 productions Filming

Television[]

Year Title Role Language Network Notes Ref.
2012 Aaha Sruthi Tamil Star Vijay Debut serial [63]
2012 Maya Maya Jaya TV [14]
2013–2018 Deivamagal Sathyapriya Sun TV [64]
2015–2017 Lakshmi Vandhachu Nandhini /Lakshmi / Jhansi Zee Tamil [19]
2017 Asathal Chutties Judge Sun TV Reality show [22]
2018 Kings of Comedy Juniors Judge Star Vijay Reality show [23]

Accolades[]

Vani Bhojan awards and nominations
Vani Bhojan at the ‘Zee Cine Awards’.jpg
Bhojan at the Zee Cine Awards 2020
Totals[a]
Wins11
Nominations16
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Television[]

Year Award Category Serial Result Ref.
2013 Tamil Nadu Television Awards Best debut Actress Deivamagal Won
2014 Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal Best Actress Nominated
Devathaigal Won
Best Actress Nominated
Best debut Actress Nominated
2018 Best Actress Won [65]
Best popular Jodi Won [66]
Best Jodi Nominated
Vikatan Awards Best Actress Won
Vikatan Nambikai Viruthugal Best Actress Won [67]
Aval Viruthugal Best Small Screen Actress Won [68]
Galatta Nakshatra awards Best Actress Won [69]

Films[]

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2020 Galatta Nakshatra awards Small Screen to Silver Screen Actress Oh My Kadavule Won [8]
D Awards & Dazzle Style Icon Awards Enchantress of the year Won
2021 JFW Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [70]
2021 SIIMA Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [71]

See also[]

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