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

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and

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films. 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 and Shraddha Arya in the lead roles alongside Sayaji Shinde who plays a supporting role. This film marks the film debut of Reddy and the ...

'' (2007) under his father, A. Kodandarami Reddy's direction. He is best known for his performances in

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films '' Saroja'' (2008), ''

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'' (2010), ''

Mankatha ''Mankatha'' (; ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine Movies. The film stars an ensemble cast of Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja,Trisha Krishnan, Lakshmi Ra ...

'' (2011) and ''

Chennai 600028 II ''Chennai 600028 II'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language sports comedy film co-produced, written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, who also produces the film along with S. P. B. Charan under Black Ticket Company and Capital Film Works. The film, wh ...

'' (2016).

Early life

Vaibhav Reddy was born in

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to Telugu filmmaker A. Kodandarami Reddy. He did his schooling at the Cambridge Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Lloyds Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and at

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in Chennai. His elder brother,

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, made his acting debut with '' Seethakaathi'' (2018).

Career

He made his acting debut in 2007, starring in the

'' under his father's direction 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

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. He next starred in the

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 ''

'' that released in early 2010. His next release was ''

Easan ''Easan'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written, directed and produced by Sasikumar, directing his second film after ''Subramaniapuram''. It stars P. Samuthirakani, Vaibhav, A. L. Azhagappan, and Abhinaya in lead roles alo ...

'' by director

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. He worked for the third time with

in ''

'' starring

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alongside

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. 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 ''Damaal Dumeel'' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language black comedy- thriller film directed by Sree and produced by C J Jayakumar. The film features Vaibhav and Remya Nambeesan in the leading roles, while Sayaji Shinde and Kota Srinivasa Rao play piv ...

'' in which he played a typical software industry professional. He has also acted in '' Anamika'', a remake of Bollywood film ''

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.'' and ''

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 ...

'' in which he is a small town boy, who moves to the city. He played the role of a stage performer in ''

Meyaadha Maan ''Meyaadha Maan'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Rathna Kumar in his feature directorial debut and produced by Karthik Subbaraj's Stone Bench Creations. The film stars Vaibhav and Priya Bhavani ...

''. His next in a lead role, '' Sixer'' directed by debutant Chachi and then '' RK Nagar'' 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 television series written and directed by Venkat Prabhu and starring Kajal Aggarwal, Vaibhav, Anandhi, Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, Daniel Annie Pope and Priyanka Nair. The seri ...

'' with

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followed by ''

Malaysia To Amnesia ''Malaysia to Amnesia'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Radha Mohan. The film stars Vaibhav and Vani Bhojan in the lead roles, while Karunakaran, M. S. Bhaskar and Riya Suman play supporting roles. The mu ...

'' with

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. In 2024, with his 25th film, ''

Ranam Aram Thavarel ''Ranam Aram Thavarel'' (), also referred to as ''Ranam'', is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Sherief. The film stars Vaibhav, Nandita Swetha and Tanya Hope in the lead roles and marks Vaibhav's 25th f ...

'', Vaibhav goes diametrically opposite to his strong comedy suit and plays a more restrained, straight-faced character in an interesting investigation thriller. He was seen in his next film ''

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'' which features Vijay in the lead. He is making a comeback to Tollywood with

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's web series ''

Bench Life ''Bench Life'' is an Indian Telugu-language drama streaming television series written and directed by Manasa Sharma. Produced by Niharika Konidela under Pink Elephant Pictures, it stars Vaibhav, Charan Peri, Ritika Singh, Aakanksha Singh, Rajendr ...

''.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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