Vimal (actor)

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Vimal
Vimal in 2014
Born
Ramesh Vimal Ramasamy

(1981-04-25) 25 April 1981 (age 45)
Pannankombu, Manapparai, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesGalaxy Star
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Akshaya
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(m. 2010)​
Children3

Vimal is an Indian actor working in Tamil films. He appeared in a supporting role in Kanchivaram (2008), and played the lead role in Pasanga in 2009.

Vimal's breakthrough came with the film Kalavani in 2010. He further acted in movies such as Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011), Kalakalappu (2012), Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013), Manjapai (2014), Mannar Vagaiyara (2018) and Deiva Machan (2023).

Early life

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Vimal was born on 25 April 1981, 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 married Akshaya and they have three children together.[2]

Acting career

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2001–2008

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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), Kireedam (2007), and Kuruvi (2008). He made cameo role in the critically acclaimed movie Kanchivaram (2008).[3]

2009–2016

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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.[4] 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.[5] His other 2012 film, was Mattuthavani which was long-delayed and was a flop at the box office.[6] He was then seen in UTV's comedy film Kalakalappu under Sundar C's direction that features an ensemble cast.[7] His next release was Ishtam, a remake of Telugu hit Yemaindhi Ee Vela, in which he played an urban character for the first time.[8]

In 2013, he acted five movies as Sillunu Oru Sandhippu, a simple love story,[9] 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.[10][11] Moondru Per Moondru Kadal with actors Arjun Sarja and Cheran directed by Vasanth. Ezhil's direction Desingu Raja was released on 23 August.[12]Jannal Oram co-starring with R. Parthiepan and Vidharth. The film received mixed reviews from critics and audience.[13] 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.[14] He has completed Manjapai (2014)[15] and Padmamagan's Netru Indru (2014). He was next seen an action film, Kaaval (2015),[16] followed by two comedy dramas, Anjala (2016)[17] and Mapla Singam (2016).[18]

2018–present

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In 2018, Boopathy Pandian's Mannar Vagaiyara was released. The film is produced by Vimal for the first time. It was running successful and was declared a super hit.[19] In December, an adult comedy film, Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku. It was a poor review from critics and audiences.[20] His next two films were romantic comedies including Kalavani 2 (2019), a sequel to Kalavani and Kanni Raasi (2020).[21][22]

Vimal was seen in the Zee5 crime thriller web series Vilangu (2022). The series, written and directed by Prashanth Pandiyaraj, started streaming in February and received extremely positive reviews.[23] He was acted as surprise cameo in Vijay Sethupathi starrer DSP (2022) directed by Ponram.[24] In 2023, he returns to the family territory in rural comedy, Deiva Machan.[25] His next projects were action films such as Kulasami and Thudikkum Karangal.[26][27] In 2024, Vimal plays the role of a morgue driver in Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai.[28] Follow-up to the Bose Venkat's-directed action-drama film Sir, which explores themes of social inequality and the importance of education.[29]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Actor
Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
List of Vimal film acting credits
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Kalakalappu Karna's collegemate Uncredited role
2004 Ghilli Velu's teammate Uncredited role
Assistant Director[30]
2007 Kireedam Shaktivel's friend Uncredited role
2008 Kuruvi Refugee in Cuddapah Uncredited role
Assistant Director
Pandhayam Murugesan Uncredited role
Kanchivaram Rangan
Thenavattu Santhosh's henchman Uncredited role
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 Panneer'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
Pulivaal Kasi
Manjapai Tamil
Netru Indru Sivaji
Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam Himself Cameo
Oru Oorla Rendu Raja Azhagu
2015 Kaaval Anbarasu
2016 Anjala Kavas
Mapla Singam Anbuchelvan
2018 Mannar Vagaiyara Madhiyazhagan
Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku Hari
2019 Kalavani 2 Arivazhagan (Arikki) 25th Film
2020 Kanni Raasi Gemini
2022 DSP Vinayagam Cameo
2023 Deiva Machan Thabaal Karthi
Kulasami Soora Sangu
Thudikkum Karangal Vetri
2024 Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai Kumar
Sir Mangollai Ponnarasan Sivagnanam "Ma. Po. Si"
2025 Badava Velan
Gangers Original Saravanan Cameo
Maaman Magician
Paramasivan Fathima Paramasivan
Desingu Raja 2 Kulasekara Pandian
Mahasenha Senguttuvan
Galatta Family TBA Post-production
2026 Belladonna TBA Delayed[31]
Vadam TBA Filming[32]
Vimal 39 TBA Filming[33]
Producer

Web series

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List of Vimal web series credits
Year Title Role Channel Language Ref
2022 Vilangu Paridhi ZEE5 Tamil
2025 Om Kali Jai Kali Ganesan JioHotstar Tamil [34]

References

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