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Vaibhav Reddy
Indian actor (born 1978)

Sumanth Reddy (born 21 April 1978), better known as Vaibhav, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut with the Telugu film Godava (2007) under his father, A. Kodandarami Reddy's direction. He is best known for his performances in Venkat Prabhu films Saroja (2008), Goa (2010), Mankatha (2011) and Chennai 600028 II (2016).

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Early life

Vaibhav Reddy was born in Chennai to Telugu filmmaker A. Kodandarami Reddy.1 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.2 His elder brother, Sunil Reddy, made his acting debut with Seethakaathi (2018).3

Career

He made his acting debut in 2007, starring in the Telugu film Godava 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 Mumbai and also with Sathyanand of Vizag.4 He next starred in the Tamil comedy-thriller film Saroja.5 The film, a Venkat Prabhu directorial was a critical as well as commercial success, bringing fame to Vaibhav.6 He worked with the same team again in another comedy film Goa that released in early 2010.7

His next release was Easan by director M. Sasikumar.8 He worked for the third time with Venkat Prabhu in Mankatha starring Ajith Kumar alongside Arjun Sarja.9 The film released generally to positive reviews while marking the second highest-grossing opening for a Tamil film and become big blockbuster.10 In 2014, he had first solo lead role in Damaal Dumeel 11 in which he played a typical software industry professional.12 He has also acted in Anamika, a remake of Bollywood film Kahaani.13 and Kappal in which he is a small town boy, who moves to the city.14 He played the role of a stage performer in Meyaadha Maan.15 His next in a lead role, Sixer directed by debutant Chachi and then RK Nagar was released on 17 December 2019 in Netflix.1617 His two films in 2020 are Taana and Lock Up.1819 In 2021, he starred in web series, Live Telecast with Kajal Aggarwal followed by Malaysia To Amnesia with Vani Bhojan.2021

In 2024, with his 25th film, Ranam Aram Thavarel, Vaibhav goes diametrically opposite to his strong comedy suit and plays a more restrained, straight-faced character in an interesting investigation thriller.22 He was seen in his next film The Greatest of All Time which features Vijay in the lead.23 He is making a comeback to Tollywood with SonyLIV's web series Bench Life.24

Filmography

Key
Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
List of Vaibhav Reddy film credits
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2007GodavaBaluTelugu25
2008SarojaRam BabuTamil26
2009KaskoVamsiTelugu27
2010GoaRamarajanTamil28
EasanChezhian Deivanayagam29
2011MankathaSumanth30
2013Action 3DShivaTelugu31
BiriyaniHimselfTamilCameo appearance
2014BrammanHimselfCameo appearance32
Damaal DumeelMoneykandan33
AnaamikaSI ParthasarathiTeluguBilingual film34
Nee Enge En AnbeTamil35
KappalVasuTamil36
2015AambalaKumaranTamil37
MasssGhostCameo appearance
2016Aranmanai 2ArunCameo appearance
Hello Naan Pei PesurenAmudhan38
IraiviVasanthGuest appearance
Muthina KathirikaSanjayGuest appearance
Chennai 600028 IIMaruthupandi39
2017NibunanSandeepBilingual film; Kannada Debut
VismayaKannada40
Meyaadha MaanIdhayam MuraliTamil41
2019PettaIdhayam MuraliSpecial appearance in the song "Aaha Kalyanam"
SixerAadhi42
PetromaxHimselfCameo appearance
RK NagarShankar43
2020TaanaShakthi44
Lock UpVasanth45
2021Malaysia To AmnesiaArunkumar KrishnamoorthyAlso producer46
2022Manmadha LeelaiHimselfCameo appearance
KaatteriKiran47
BuffoonKumaran
2023CustodySingerCameo appearance48
TeluguCameo appearance
2024Ranam Aram ThavarelShivaTamil25th Film49
The Greatest of All TimeSha50
2025PerusuDuraikannu51
Chennai City GangstersPaandi52
TBAAalambanaAnbuDelayed53

Television

List of Vaibhav Reddy television credits
YearTitleRoleLanguageNetworkNotesRef.
2021Live TelecastShekharTamilDisney+HotstarWeb Debut54
2023Accidental Farmer and CoChellakannuSonyLIV55
Modern Love ChennaiMallika's husbandAmazon Prime VideoUnder Segment "Kaadal Enbandu Kannula Heart Irrukkura Emoji"56
2024Bench LifeG. BalramTeluguSonyLIV

References

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  23. "Vaibhav Shares Hilarious Encounter With Vijay On Sets Of GOAT". https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tamil/vaibhav-shares-hilarious-encounter-with-vijay-on-sets-of-goat-article-107842999

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