Vidhya Venkatesh is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil and Kannada language films. After making her debut with

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in the Tamil film '' Panchathanthiram'' (2002), she won critical acclaim for her performances in Kannada movies like '' Chigurida Kanasu'' (2003) and '' Nenapirali'' (2005). Her performance in ''Nenapirali'' won her Best Actress Award at 53rd Filmfare Awards South.

Career

Vidhya Venkatesh did a degree a BA Literature at Ethiraj College,

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before beginning work as a part of the

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franchise. She then spent two and a half years working as an air hostess for

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, flying predominantly between Singapore and Russia. Vidhya was interested in acting in films and approached K. S. Ravikumar for a role in the

-starrer '' Panchathanthiram'' (2002), and was able to successfully audition for the role of Sriman's Telugu wife in the film. She then appeared in the low-budget film ''Kalatpadai'' (2003) alongside several newcomers and won positive reviews for her portrayal, with a reviewer noting that she is "excellent in her role" and that "she comes into her own as the movie proceeds". Her modelling co-ordinator subsequently put her pictures through to Kannada director Nagabharana and she next appeared in '' Chigurida Kanasu'' (2003). She followed it up with a critically acclaimed performance in '' Nenapirali'' (2005), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Venkatesh, Vidhya Indian film actresses Actresses from Chennai Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Year of birth missing (living people)