Vani Bhojan


Vani Bhojan is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Tamil films. She made her Telugu film debut with Meeku Maathrame Cheptha in 2019 and her Tamil film debut with Oh My Kadavule in 2020.

Early life and family

Bhojan was born on 28 October 1988 in Ooty, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu to a Badaga family. She did her Schooling in Boarding School, Ooty and Completed her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature in Government Arts College, Stone House Hill, Ooty. Bhojan father is a wildlife photographer. Bhojan began her working career as an air hostess with Kingfisher Airlines and then IndiGo, while simultaneously studying for a degree in English Literature through a correspondence program. She then attempted to take on a managerial role at SpiceJet but was eventually not permitted to join as she had not completed her degree, and was subsequently left jobless. Bhojan then received an opportunity to work as a model in an advertisement for The Chennai Silks, which led to her receiving acting offers.

Career

Her first appearance as an actress was in 2010, in a minor role in the Tamil horror film Orr Eravuu. In 2012 she appeared in a supporting role in the Tamil film Adigaram 79. Later she debut in serial Vijay TV's Aaha and Jaya TV’s Maya. She played the lead role in these serial.
In 2013, she was cast in the Sun TV series Deivamagal in the leading role. She played Sathya Priya opposite Krishna. This serial's success helped her to act in Tamil and Telugu films. She was also seen in Lakshmi Vanthachu directed by Suresh Krissna and V. Sathasivam on Zee Tamil,
where she played three characters, Nandhini, Lakshmi and Jhansi.
In 2017, she was seen in the Telugu film Prema. After having completed Deivamagal and Lakshmi Vanthachu, she appeared as a judge in Asathal Chutties on Sun TV and Kings of Comedy Juniors 2 on Vijay TV along with Robo Shankar and Erode Mahesh. However, in the middle of 2019 citing date issues, she stepped out of the film. Consequently, her first appearance in a lead role was in 2019, in the Telugu film Meeku Maathrame Cheptha along with Tharun Bhascker. The film was a commercial success.
Bhojan was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Women on Television at No. 1 in 2017 and No. 3 in 2018 and 2019.
In 2020, she debuted in Tamil film Oh My Kadavule opposite to Ashok Selvan. which was a success at the box office in 2020 and she was nominated Siima for Best Supporting Actress. In the same year, she appeared as the lead in the crime thriller film Lock Up along with Vaibhav, due to COVID-19 film released on Zee5 and the Tamil web series Triples opposite to Jai released on Hotstar. In 2021, she paired up again with Vaibhav for the ZEE5 film Malaysia to Amnesia. She then acted in Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum produced by Suriya's 2D Entertainment, which released on Amazon Prime and she acted journalist in this movie.
Bhojan was confirmed film Karthik Subbaraj's Mahaan with her role reported to be Vikram's love interest; however her scenes did not make the final cut. Bhojan's next release was the crime thriller web series Tamil Rockerz with Arun Vijay. she played the role of a forensic officer. She played as Bharath's wife in Miral and Love. Next, Vani Bhojan as the female lead starred in the drama film, Anjaamai. She was cast in the action comedy film in the Sundar C's Gangers.

Filmography

Films

  • Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Orr EravuuDaisyDebut film; Credited as Hevanthika
2012Adigaram 79Pooja
2019Meeku Maathrame ChepthaStephieTelugu film
2020Oh My KadavuleMeera
2020Lock UpMeena
2021Malaysia to AmnesiaSujatha
2021Raame Aandalum Raavane AandalumNarmadha Periyasamy
2022MahaanMangaiDeleted scenes
2022MiralRama
2023Paayum Oli Nee YenakkuUthra
2023LoveDivya
2024AnjaamaiSaraswathi Sarkar
2025GangersMadhavi