Ramya Pandian is an Indian actress who works in Tamil-language films.[1] She is known for her role in Joker (2016) and Aan Devathai (2018). She was listed by the Chennai Times as the "Most Desirable Woman on Television 2020".[2]
Ramya Pandian | |
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![]() Ramya Pandian at a Youtube Interview | |
Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Notable work | Joker, Aan Devathai |
Television | Cooku With Comali, Bigg Boss Tamil |
Relatives | Arun Pandian (uncle) Keerthi Pandian (cousin) |
Ramya Pandian received her bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy affiliated to Anna University. After graduation, she started working as a Research and Development Analyst before being promoted as a Business Development Manager.[3] She got the opportunity to work with Mani Ratnam's assistant director, Shelley, on a short film title Maane Theyne Ponmaane. She auditioned and landed a role in Balaji Sakthivel's Ra Ra Rajasekhar, but the film did not materialise during that time.[3] She subsequently went on to make her acting debut with the low budget Dummy Tappasu (2015).[4][5] The team of Ra Ra Rajasekhar recommended her to Raju Murugan who subsequently signed her up for Joker (2016).[3][6] She played a village belle in the film.[7]
Samuthirakani appreciated Ramya's performance in Joker and asked her if she was interested in doing a role in Aan Devathai (2018) as a mother who works for an IT company.[7][8] Ramya agreed to do the film after listening to the story.[3] In a review of the film, a critic from India Today noted that "Ramya Pandian is mostly convincing as the mother of two, struggling to balance between being a mother and pursuing her career".[9]
She was a contestant on the cooking show, Cooku with Comali and a judge on the comedy television show, Kalakka Povathu Yaaru.[10][11][12][13] She was the second runner-up in Cooku with Comali.[14][15] In 2020, she had participated as a contestant in the fourth season of the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil, making her a household name. She was the only female finalist and emerged as the 2nd Runner-Up.[16] She played the female lead in the web series Mugilan, which released on ZEE5 in October 2020.[17] Her upcoming projects include a film produced by Suriya's 2D Entertainment and a film produced by C. V. Kumar's Thirukumaran Entertainment.[18][19][20]
Ramya Pandian is the daughter of former film director Durai Pandian, and niece of actor Arun Pandian, who works in Tamil-language films.[21][3][22] Her family is from Tirunelveli.[8] She has mentioned her interest in organic gardening.[23]
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Dummy Tappasu | Sowmiya | Debut film | [21] |
2016 | Joker | Malliga (Malli) | [3] | |
2018 | Aan Devathai | Jessica (Jessy) | [3] | |
2021 | Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum | Veerayi | Nominated JFW - Just For Women Movie Awards - Best Actress – Lead Role | [24] |
2022 | Idumbankaari ![]() |
TBA | Filming | [25] |
TBA | Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam ![]() |
TBA | Post-production; Malayalam debut |
Year | Film | Role | Streaming Channel | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | Mugilan | Maheshwari | ZEE5 | Debut WebSeries | [17] |
Year | Title | Channel | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Cooku with Comali Season 1 | Star Vijay | Contestant | 2nd Runner-Up | [10] |
2020 | Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru Season 9 | Judge | [11] | ||
2020-2021 | Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4 | Contestant | 3rd Runner-Up | [16] | |
2021 | Bigg Boss Season 4 Kondattam | Guest | Celebration of Bigg Boss Season 4 | ||
Cooku with Comali (season 2) | One Episode Only | ||||
BB Jodigal | Grand Finale Episode Only | ||||
2022 | Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1) | Wild Card Contestant | 2nd Runner-Up | ||
2022 | Bigg Boss (Tamil season 6) | Guest | Grand launch episode | ||