Vaibhav Reddy | |
|---|---|
| Born | A. Sumanth Reddy (1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (age 47) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007—present |
| Spouse | Satvi Reddy |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Relatives | Sunil Reddy (brother) |
A. Sumanth Reddy (born 21 April 1978), better known asVaibhav, is an Indian actor who works primarily inTamil andTelugu films. He made his debut with theTelugu filmGodava (2007) under his father,A. Kodandarami Reddy's direction. He is best known for his performances inVenkat Prabhu filmsSaroja (2008),Goa (2010),Mankatha (2011) andChennai 600028 II (2016).
Vaibhav Reddy was born inChennai to Telugu filmmakerA. Kodandarami Reddy.[1] He did his schooling at the Cambridge Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Lloyds Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and atSt. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai.[2] His elder brother,Sunil Reddy, made his acting debut withSeethakaathi (2018).[3]
He made his acting debut in 2007, starring in theTelugu filmGodava 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 inMumbai and also with Sathyanand ofVizag.[4] He next starred in theTamil comedy-thriller filmSaroja.[5] The film, aVenkat 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 filmGoa that released in early 2010.[7]
His next release wasEasan by directorM. Sasikumar.[8] He worked for the third time withVenkat Prabhu inMankatha starringAjith Kumar alongsideArjun 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 inDamaal Dumeel[11] in which he played a typical software industry professional.[12] He has also acted inAnamika, a remake of Bollywood filmKahaani.[13] andKappal in which he is a small town boy, who moves to the city.[11] He played the role of a stage performer inMeyaadha Maan.[14] His next in a lead role,Sixer directed by debutant Chachi and thenRK Nagar was released on 17 December 2019 inNetflix.[15][16] His two films in 2020 areTaana andLock Up.[17][18] In 2021, he starred in web series,Live Telecast withKajal Aggarwal followed byMalaysia To Amnesia withVani Bhojan.[19][20]
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.[21] He was seen in his next filmThe Greatest of All Time which featuresVijay in the lead.[22] He is making a comeback to Tollywood withSonyLIV's web seriesBench Life.[23]
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Godava | Balu | Telugu | [24] | |
| 2008 | Saroja | Ram Babu | Tamil | [25] | |
| 2009 | Kasko | Vamsi | Telugu | [26] | |
| 2010 | Goa | Ramarajan | Tamil | [27] | |
| Easan | Chezhian Deivanayagam | [28] | |||
| 2011 | Mankatha | Sumanth | [29] | ||
| 2013 | Action 3D | Shiva | Telugu | [30] | |
| Biriyani | Himself | Tamil | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2014 | Bramman | Himself | Cameo appearance | [31] | |
| Damaal Dumeel | Moneykandan | [32] | |||
| Anaamika | SI Parthasarathi | Telugu | Bilingual film | [33] | |
| Nee Enge En Anbe | Tamil | [34] | |||
| Kappal | Vasu | Tamil | [35] | ||
| 2015 | Aambala | Kumaran | Tamil | [36] | |
| Masss | Ghost | Cameo appearance | |||
| 2016 | Aranmanai 2 | Arun | Cameo appearance | ||
| Hello Naan Pei Pesuren | Amudhan | [37] | |||
| Iraivi | Vasanth | Guest appearance | |||
| Muthina Kathirika | Sanjay | Guest appearance | |||
| Chennai 600028 II | Maruthupandi | [38] | |||
| 2017 | Nibunan | Sandeep | Bilingual film; Kannada Debut | ||
| Vismaya | Kannada | [39] | |||
| Meyaadha Maan | Idhayam Murali | Tamil | [40] | ||
| 2019 | Petta | Idhayam Murali | Special appearance in the song "Aaha Kalyanam" | ||
| Sixer | Aadhi | [41] | |||
| Petromax | Himself | Cameo appearance | |||
| RK Nagar | Shankar | [42] | |||
| 2020 | Taana | Shakthi | [43] | ||
| Lock Up | Vasanth | [44] | |||
| 2021 | Malaysia To Amnesia | Arunkumar Krishnamoorthy | Also producer | [45] | |
| 2022 | Manmadha Leelai | Himself | Cameo appearance | ||
| Kaatteri | Kiran | [46] | |||
| Buffoon | Kumaran | ||||
| 2023 | Custody | Singer | Cameo appearance | [47] | |
| Telugu | Cameo appearance | ||||
| 2024 | Ranam Aram Thavarel | Shiva | Tamil | 25th Film | [48] |
| The Greatest of All Time | Sha | [49] | |||
| 2025 | Perusu | Duraikannu | [50] | ||
| Chennai City Gangsters | Paandi | [51] | |||
| TBA | Aalambana† | Anbu | Delayed | [52] |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Live Telecast | Shekhar | Tamil | Disney+Hotstar | Web Debut | [53] |
| 2023 | Accidental Farmer and Co | Chellakannu | SonyLIV | [54] | ||
| Modern Love Chennai | Mallika's husband | Amazon Prime Video | Under Segment "Kaadal Enbandu Kannula Heart Irrukkura Emoji" | [55] | ||
| 2024 | Bench Life | G. Balram | Telugu | SonyLIV |