Tanya Ravichandran (born Abbirami Sriram) is an Indian actress who has worked in predominantly
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
-language films. She had roles in ''
Nenjukku Needhi'' (2022), ''
Balle Vellaiyathevaa'' (2016), ''
Brindavanam'' (2017) and ''
Karuppan
''Karuppan'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by R. Panneerselvam, starring Vijay Sethupathi, Tanya Ravichandran and Bobby Simha. The film began production in January 2017 and was released on 29 September ...
'' (2017).
Career
The granddaughter of
Malaysian Tamil
Malaysian Tamil (), also known as Malaya Tamil, is a local variant of the Tamil language
Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South ...
actor
Ravichandran, Tanya was interested in a career in films from a young age after seeing her grandfather's work. Her mother, Lavanya Sriram, is a classical dancer and thus trained both Tanya and her sister Apparajitha in Bharathanatyam, with the pair regularly participating in recitals in Chennai during their teenage years. Before her entry into the film industry, she completed a
Bachelor of Commerce
A Bachelor of Commerce (BCom or B Com) is an undergraduate degree in commerce, accounting, mathematics, economics, and management-related subjects.
The degree is mainly offered in Commonwealth nations.
Structure
Bachelor of Commerce
The Bac ...
degree at
M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women
M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women (Autonomous) is an arts and science college located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is affiliated with the University of Madras. The current principal is Dr. Archna Prasad. According to the survey ...
in
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
and pursued a master's degree at
Madras School of Social Work. Tanya first successfully auditioned for a film to be directed by
Mysskin
Shanmugha Raja, known professionally as Mysskin (), is an Indian film director, screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer, actor, film producer and composer.
He made his directorial debut in 2006 with '' Chithiram Pesuthadi''. His subsequent fil ...
in early 2016 and was cast opposite fellow debutant actor Maitreya in the lead role. Mysskin requested her to change her stage name from Abbirami to Tanya for her acting career, which she agreed with. The film was later postponed to allow Mysskin to complete the production of ''
Thupparivaalan
''Thupparivaalan'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Mysskin, and produced by Vishal, who also enacts the lead role with Prasanna. The film features Vinay Rai, Anu Emmanuel (in her Tamil debut), A ...
'' (2017). Hearing that Tanya had been selected for a film by Mysskin, director
Radha Mohan
Radha Mohan is an Indian film director and screenwriter of the South Indian film industry. He is known for his work in the films ''Mozhi (film), Mozhi'' (2007) with Jyothika, ''Abhiyum Naanum (film), Abhiyum Naanum'' (2008) with Prakash Raj, ...
chose to screen test and then sign on the actress to appear in ''
Brindavanam'' (2017) during August 2016. Tanya's first release was however ''
Balle Vellaiyathevaa'' (2016), a rural comedy drama co-starring
Sasikumar, which she was offered after the makers saw the promotional stills of ''Brindavanam''. The film opened to mixed reviews in December 2016, with critics noting that Tanya "has nothing to do" and "sleepwalks through the role".
Her next film, the comedy drama ''Brindavanam'' was released to positive reviews in May 2017. Set in
Ooty
Ooty (; officially Udagamandalam (), Anglicisation, anglicized: Ootacamund , abbreviated as Udagai, ) is a town and municipality in the Nilgiris district of the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north ...
, the film narrates the story of a deaf and dumb boy played by
Arulnithi
Arulnithi Tamilarasu (born 21 July 1987) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Tamil language, Tamil films.
Personal life
Arulnithi's grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His father is M. K. Tamilarasu, b ...
and his relationship with the film actor
Vivek. Praising her performance, a critic from
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...
wrote Tanya "walks away with a wonderful performance in the role of Sandhya" and that "the director deserves appreciation for his sketch of the lead female character; someone who is bold, daring and can make individual choices". Likewise, a reviewer from
The Hindustan Times
''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media Limited, an entity controlled by the Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia, the daughter of K. K. Birla. ...
wrote Tanya "is a talent to watch out for and she's in this for the long haul" and a critic from
The New Indian Express
''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu ...
labelled her performance as "thoroughly effervescent". Tanya then featured in ''
Karuppan
''Karuppan'' is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by R. Panneerselvam, starring Vijay Sethupathi, Tanya Ravichandran and Bobby Simha. The film began production in January 2017 and was released on 29 September ...
'' (2017), a rural drama featuring her alongside
Vijay Sethupathi
Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi Kalimuthu (born 16 January 1978) is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Sethupathi is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Awards, National F ...
and
Bobby Simha
Jayasimha (born 6 November 1983), better known as Bobby Simha, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema, Telugu films. After making brief appearances in the films ''Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi'' an ...
.
Filmography
Films
*''All films are in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
language unless otherwise noted''.
Web series
References
External links
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Living people
21st-century Indian actresses
Indian film actresses
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Year of birth missing (living people)
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