Vaibhav Reddy


A. Sumanth Reddy, 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 under his father, A. Kodandarami Reddy's direction. He is best known for his performances in Venkat Prabhu films Saroja, Goa, Mankatha and Chennai 600028 II.

Early life

Vaibhav Reddy was born in Chennai to Telugu filmmaker A. Kodandarami Reddy. 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. His elder brother, Sunil Reddy, made his acting debut with Seethakaathi.

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. He next starred in the Tamil comedy-thriller film Saroja. The film, a Venkat Prabhu directorial was a critical as well as commercial success, bringing fame to Vaibhav. He worked with the same team again in another comedy film Goa that released in early 2010.
His next release was Easan by director M. Sasikumar. He worked for the third time with Venkat Prabhu in Mankatha starring Ajith Kumar alongside Arjun Sarja. 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 in which he played a typical software industry professional. He has also acted in Anamika, a remake of Bollywood film Kahaani. and Kappal in which he is a small town boy, who moves to the city. He played the role of a stage performer in Meyaadha Maan. His next in a lead role, Sixer directed by debutant Chachi and then RK Nagar was released on 17 December 2019 in Netflix. His two films in 2020 are Taana and Lock Up. In 2021, he starred in web series, Live Telecast with Kajal Aggarwal followed by Malaysia To Amnesia with Vani Bhojan.
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. He was seen in his next film The Greatest of All Time which features Vijay in the lead. He is making a comeback to Tollywood with SonyLIV's web series Bench Life.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2007GodavaBaluTelugu
2008SarojaRam BabuTamil
2009KaskoVamsiTelugu
2010GoaRamarajanTamil
2010EasanChezhian DeivanayagamTamil
2011MankathaSumanthTamil
2013Action 3DShivaTelugu
2013BiriyaniHimselfTamilCameo appearance
2014BrammanHimselfTamilCameo appearance
2014Damaal DumeelMoneykandanTamil
2014AnaamikaSI ParthasarathiTeluguBilingual film
2014Nee Enge En AnbeSI ParthasarathiTamilBilingual film
2014KappalVasuTamil
2015AambalaKumaranTamil
2015MasssGhostTamilCameo appearance
2016Aranmanai 2ArunTamilCameo appearance
2016Hello Naan Pei PesurenAmudhanTamil
2016IraiviVasanthTamilGuest appearance
2016Muthina KathirikaSanjayTamilGuest appearance
2016Chennai 600028 IIMaruthupandiTamil
2017NibunanSandeepTamilBilingual film; Kannada Debut
2017VismayaSandeepKannadaBilingual film; Kannada Debut
2017Meyaadha MaanIdhayam MuraliTamil
2019PettaIdhayam MuraliTamilSpecial appearance in the song "Aaha Kalyanam"
2019SixerAadhiTamil
2019PetromaxHimselfTamilCameo appearance
2019RK NagarShankarTamil
2020TaanaShakthiTamil
2020Lock UpVasanthTamil
2021Malaysia To AmnesiaArunkumar KrishnamoorthyTamilAlso producer
2022Manmadha LeelaiHimselfTamilCameo appearance
2022KaatteriKiranTamil
2022BuffoonKumaranTamil
2023CustodySingerTamilCameo appearance
2023CustodySingerTeluguCameo appearance
2024Ranam Aram ThavarelShivaTamil25th Film
2024The Greatest of All TimeShaTamil
2025PerusuDuraikannuTamil
2025Chennai City GangstersPaandiTamil
AnbuTamilDelayed