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Vimal (born 30 August 1981) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films. Following credited appearances and a supporting role in the critically acclaimed movie Kanchivaram, he played the lead role in Pandiraj's critically acclaimed Pasanga (2009). Subsequently, he played lead roles in several low-budget productions. He established himself as a successful upcoming actor with Kalavani (2010), after that he has claimed his name with these movies Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011), Kalakalappu (2012), Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013), Manjapai (2014) and Mannar Vagaiyara (2018).

Vimal, Vemal
Born	Vimal Ramasamy Kumar (1981-08-30) 30 August 1981 (age 41) Pannankombu, Manapparai, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001 – present
Spouse	Akshaya ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	3
Parent(s)	Narasimhan, Ramani

Early life

Vimal was born in Pannankombu, a village near Manapparai, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, and later moved to Chennai. He discontinued his studies and began learning dancing and joined the Koothu-P-Pattarai, a theatre group in Chennai.[1]

Vimal got married in a manner portrayed by him in Kalavani'[2] In 'Kalavani', its protagonist Vimal would marry the girl of his choice despite opposition from her parents. And in real life too, the actor did the same thing by entering wedlock with his girlfriend, who happens to be his relative's daughter. Vemal and Akshaya aka Priyadarsini, a medical college student in Chennai, were in love with each other. However, her parents allegedly opposed the affair, saying they were not interested in their daughter marrying an actor. Following this, Akshaya left for Kumbakonam, where Vimal was shooting for a film Eththan. From there, they went to a Murugan temple and tied the knot. Says Vimal, "We have no other option since Akshaya's parents were looking for a doctor groom for her".[3]

He appeared in the Indian cricket league advertisement for Chennai Superstars as a leading batsman.

Acting career

2001-2008

In 2001, he started a career as an aspiring model actor. While being a part of Koothu-P-Pattarai, Vimal was appearing in uncredited roles in several high-profile Tamil films, including Ghilli (2004), Kuruvi (2008) and Pandhayam (2008), starring noted lead actors Vijay and Nithin Sathya.[4] He made cameo role in the critically acclaimed movie Kanchivaram (2008).[5]

2009-2016

He played his first leading role in Pasanga (2009), directed by Pandiraj, in which he played Meenakshisundaram, an insurance agent.[1] The film won critical acclaim, while his performance was well received. He next appeared in A. Sarkunam's comedy entertainer Kalavani (2010) with Oviya in the female lead which went on to become a sleeper hit.[6] In 2011, he acted in three films, Cloud Nine Movie's Thoonga Nagaram, Eththan and Vaagai Sooda Vaa, which saw him collaborating with A. Sarkunam again. Vaagai Sooda Vaa was a period piece set in the 1960s, with Vimal playing a village teacher named Veluthambi.[7] His other 2012 film, was Mattuthavani which was long-delayed and was a flop at the box office.[8] He was then seen in UTV's comedy film Kalakalappu under Sundar C's direction that features an ensemble cast.[9] His next release was Ishtam, a remake of Telugu hit Yemaindhi Ee Vela, in which he played an urban character for the first time.[10]

In 2013, he acted five movies as Sillunu Oru Sandhippu, a simple love story,[11] Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga co-starring with Sivakarthikeyan directed by Pandiraj. The film was a good opening and was a hit at the box office.[12][13] Moondru Per Moondru Kadal with actors Arjun Sarja and Cheran directed by Vasanth. Ezhil's direction Desingu Raja was released on 23 August.[14]Jannal Oram co-starring with R. Parthiepan and Vidharth. The film received mixed reviews from critics and audience.[15] Vimal is currently working on more than half-a-dozen projects. He has play in Pulivaal (2014), a comedy thriller with actor Prasanna, remake of Malayalam film.[16] He has completed Manjapai (2014)[17] and Padmamagan's Netru Indru (2014).

In 2015, he released an action film, Kaaval,[18] followed by two comedy drama movies, Anjala (2016)[19] and Mapla Singam (2016).[20]

2018-present

In 2018, Boopathy Pandian's Mannar Vagaiyara. The film is produced by Vimal for the first time. It was running successful and was declared a super hit.[21] In December, an adult comedy film, Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku. It was a poor review from critics and audiences.[22] His next two films were romantic comedies including Kalavani 2 (2019), a sequel to Kalavani and Kanni Raasi (2020).[23][24]

Filmography

Feature Films

Actor

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	Ghilli	Saravanavelu's teammate	Uncredited role
2007	Kireedam	Shaktivel's friend	Uncredited role
2008	Kuruvi	Refugee in Cuddapah	Uncredited role
	Pandhayam	Murugesan	Uncredited role
	Kanchivaram	Rangan	Cameo appearance
2009	Pasanga	Meenakshi Sundaram	Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor
2010	Kalavani	Arivazhagan (Arikki)
2011	Thoonga Nagaram	Kannan
	Eththan	Sathyamoorthy
	Vaagai Sooda Vaa	Veluthambi	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
2012	Mattuthavani	Ram's friend	Uncredited role
	Kalakalappu	Seenu
	Ishtam	Saravanan
2013	Sillunu Oru Sandhippu	Ashok
	Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga	Kesavan
	Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal	Varun
	Desingu Raja	Idhayakani
	Jannal Oram	Subbiah
2014	Ninaithathu Yaaro	Himself	Cameo appearance
	Pulivaal	Kasi
	Manjapai	Tamil
	Netru Indru	Sivaji
	Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam	Himself	Cameo appearance
	Oru Oorla Rendu Raja	Azhagu
2015	Kaaval	Anbarasu
2016	Anjala	Kavas
	Mappillai Singam	Anbuchelvan
2018	Mannar Vagaiyara	Madhiyazhagan
	Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku	Hari
2019	Kalavani 2	Arivazhagan (Arikki)
2020	Kanni Raasi	Gemini
TBA	Sandakkari		Delayed[25]
	Enga Pattan Sothu		Delayed[26]
	Manjal Kudai		Delayed[27]
	Kulasami		Delayed[28]
	Lucky		Delayed[29]
	Thudikarangal		Delayed[30]
	Deiva Machan		Delayed[31]

Producer

As a producer with the studio, A3V Cinemaz:

• Mannar Vagaiyara (2018)

Web Series

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Language	Notes
2022	Vilangu	Paridhi	ZEE5	Tamil	Web-Series

References

External links

• Vimal at IMDb

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