Sumanth Reddy (born 21 April 1978), better known as Vaibhav, is an Indian actor who works primarily in

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. He made his debut with the

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Godava ''Godava'' () is a 2007 Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and stars his son Vaibhav Reddy and Shraddha Arya in the lead roles alongside Sayaji Shinde who plays a supporting role. This film marks the film debut of Reddy and t ...

'' (2007) under his father,

A. Kodandarami Reddy A. Kodandarami Reddy (born 1 July 1950) is an Indian film director best known for his works in Telugu cinema. His association with Chiranjeevi created blockbusters in multiple genres such as ''Nyayam Kavali'' (1981), '' Khaidi'' (1983), '' Abhil ...

's direction. He is best known for his performances in

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films '' Saroja'' (2008), '' Goa'' (2010), '' Mankatha'' (2011), ''

Chennai 600028 ''Chennai 600028'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language sports comedy film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu in his directorial debut. It stars Shiva, Jai, Premji, Aravind Akash, Nithin Sathya and newcomers Ajay Raj, Ranjith, Vijay Vasanth, Pr ...

'' (2016) and movies such as ''

Kappal ''Kappal'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Karthik G. Krish, a former assistant of Shankar. Produced by I Studios Entertainment, the film stars Vaibhav and Sonam Bajwa, while Karunakaran, Arjunan, Venkat S ...

'' (2014), ''

Aambala ''Aambala'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Sundar C. Produced by Vishal, it features him in the leading role alongside an ensemble cast including Hansika Motwani, Prabhu, Vaibhav, ...

'' (2015), ''

Aranmanai 2 ''Aranmanai 2'' ()() is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film written and directed by Sundar C. The film stars Sundar himself, Trisha, Hansika Motwani, Siddharth, Poonam Bajwa, Soori, Kovai Sarala, Manobala, Chitra Lakshmanan and ...

'' (2016) and '' Meyaadha Maan'' (2017).

Early life

Vaibhav Reddy was born in

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to Telugu filmmaker

. He did his schooling at the Cambridge Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Lloyds Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and at St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai. His elder brother, Sunil Reddy, made his acting debut with '' Seethakaathi'' (2018).

Career

He made his acting debut in 2007, starring in the

'' under his father's direction opposite Shradha Arya, which didn't do well at the box office. Before he made his debut, he was trained at the Asha Chandra School of Acting in

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and also with Sathyanand of Vizag. He next starred in the

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comedy-thriller film '' Saroja.'' The film, a

directorial was a critical as well as commercial success, bringing fame to Vaibhav. He worked with the same team again in another comedy film '' Goa'' that released in early 2010. His next release was '' Easan'' by director M. Sasikumar. He worked for the third time with

in '' Mankatha'' starring

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alongside

Arjun Sarja Srinivasa "Arjun" Sarja is an Indian actor, producer, and director who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry, in addition to Kannada and Telugu languages as well. Referred to by the media and his fans as " Action King" for his roles i ...

. The film released generally to positive reviews while marking the second highest-grossing opening for a Tamil film and become big blockbuster. In 2014, he had first solo lead role in '' Damaal Dumeel'' in which he played a typical software industry professional. He has also acted in '' Anamika'', a remake of Bollywood film '' Kahaani.'' and ''

'' in which he is a small town boy, who moves to the city. He played the role of a stage performer in '' Meyaadha Maan''. His next in a lead role, '' Sixer'' directed by debutant Chachi and then ''

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'' was released on 17 December 2019 in

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. His two films in 2020 are '' Taana'' and '' Lock Up''. In 2021, he starred in web series, ''

Live Telecast ''Live Telecast'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller web series written and directed by Venkat Prabhu and starring Kajal Aggarwal, Vaibhav Reddy, Anandhi, Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, Daniel Annie Pope and Priyanka Nair. The web ser ...

'' with

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followed by '' Malaysia To Amnesia'' with

Vani Bhojan Vani Bhojan (born 28 October 1988) is an Indian actress who works in Tamil cinema. She made her Telugu film debut with '' Meeku Maathrame Cheptha'' in 2019 and her Tamil film debut with ''Oh My Kadavule'' in 2020. Early life and family Bho ...

Filmography

References

External links

* * Official Website o
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