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{{short description|Indian model and actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abhirami Venkatachalam Iyer
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| other_names = Abhirami Iyer<ref name="B" />
| occupation = {{hlist|Model|actress}}
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'''Abhirami Venkatachalam Iyer''' is an Indian actress who works prominently in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] [[film industry]].

==Acting career==
Abhirami Iyer started her career as a model and won the Miss Tamil Nadu title.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2020 |title=Abhirami Venkatachalam turns nostalgic recalling school days |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/abhirami-venkatachalam-turns-nostalgic-recalling-school-days/articleshow/76506014.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200723155401/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/abhirami-venkatachalam-turns-nostalgic-recalling-school-days/articleshow/76506014.cms |archive-date=23 July 2020 |access-date=23 July 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> In 2016, she starred in the web series ''Ctrl Alt Delete''.<ref name="A">{{Cite web |last=Gopinath |first=Rajendran |date=28 September 2019 |title=Bigg Boss fame Abhirami Venkatachalam to star in Dhruva Natchathiram |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/sep/28/bigg-boss-fame-abhirami-venkatachalam-to-star-in-dhruva-natchathiram-2040143.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006054015/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/sep/28/bigg-boss-fame-abhirami-venkatachalam-to-star-in-dhruva-natchathiram-2040143.html |archive-date=6 October 2019 |access-date=13 July 2020 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The following year, she hosted the reality show ''[[Star Wars (Indian TV series)|Star Wars]]'' on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 May 2020 |title='ஸ்டார் வார்': அடடே... சன் டிவி-யில் பிக்பாஸ் பிரபலம்! |url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/sun-tv-star-war-bigg-boss-tamil-abirami-venkatachalam-189294/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717163744/https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/sun-tv-star-war-bigg-boss-tamil-abirami-venkatachalam-189294/ |archive-date=17 July 2020 |access-date=13 July 2020 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=ta}}</ref> Abhirami made her acting debut in [[Anand Shankar]]'s ''[[NOTA (film)|NOTA]]'' (2018), portraying the love interest of the characters portrayed by senior actors [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] and [[Sathyaraj]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jagannathan |first=Sahithya |date=8 December 2018 |title=No Filter: Abhirami, an actress to look out for in 2019 |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2018/12/08095519/1098621/No-Filter-Abhirami-an-actress-to-look-out-for-in-2019.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200723154853/https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2018/12/08095519/1098621/No-Filter-Abhirami-an-actress-to-look-out-for-in-2019.vpf |archive-date=23 July 2020 |access-date=23 July 2020 |website=[[DT Next]] }}</ref> She then appeared ''[[Kalavu]]'' and portrayed one of the leads in the film.<ref name="B">{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=2 June 2017 |title=Venkat Prabhu has an evil side in Kalavu |url=http://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/020617/venkat-prabhu-has-an-evil-side-in-kalavu.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715065445/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/020617/venkat-prabhu-has-an-evil-side-in-kalavu.html |archive-date=15 July 2020 |access-date=13 July 2020 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> That same year, she participated in the third season of the reality show [[Bigg Boss Tamil 3|Bigg Boss Tamil]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Das |first=Rajashree |date=22 August 2019 |title='Bigg Boss Tamil' Abhirami Venkatachalam says, 'My love for Mugen is unconditional; I will wait for him till he comes out' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/bigg-boss-tamil-abhirami-venkatachalam-says-my-love-for-mugen-is-unconditional-i-will-wait-for-him-till-he-comes-out/article29220980.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713193355/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/bigg-boss-tamil-abhirami-venkatachalam-says-my-love-for-mugen-is-unconditional-i-will-wait-for-him-till-he-comes-out/article29220980.ece |archive-date=13 July 2020 |access-date=13 July 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> After auditioning for several films including ''[[Kaatru Veliyidai]]'' and ''[[Vikram Vedha]]'', she landed a role in ''[[Nerkonda Paarvai]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subhakeethana |first=S. |date=2 September 2019 |title=Nerkonda Paarvai happened when I was struggling for a breakthrough: Abhirami Venkatachalam |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/abhirami-venkatachalam-nerkonda-paarvai-bigg-boss-tamil-3-evicted-contestant-5957955/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715062757/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/abhirami-venkatachalam-nerkonda-paarvai-bigg-boss-tamil-3-evicted-contestant-5957955/ |archive-date=15 July 2020 |access-date=13 July 2020 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> In a review of the film by ''[[The Week]]'', the critic noted that "Abhirami is at her best when she shouts and cries in the courtroom".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Lakshmi |date=8 August 2019 |title=Nerkonda Paarvai review: Fighting patriarchy head-on |url=https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2019/08/08/Nerkonda-Paarvai-review-Fighting-patriarchy-head-on.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915155918/https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2019/08/08/Nerkonda-Paarvai-review-Fighting-patriarchy-head-on.html |archive-date=15 September 2019 |access-date=13 July 2020 |website=[[The Week]]}}</ref> She starred in the web series ''Iru Dhruvam'' in 2019 with [[Nandha (actor)|Nandha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/051019/ajith-is-humility-personified-abhirami-iyer.html|title=Ajith is humility personified: Abhirami Iyer|first=Anupama|last=Subramanian|date=October 5, 2019|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> She had also auditioned for the lead heroine in ''[[Dhruva Natchathiram]]'' before she was signed to portray a supporting role.<ref name="A" /> She has also signed the Malaysian Tamil film titled ''Gajen'' and an untitled film with [[Aari Arjuna]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 October 2019 |title='Bigg Boss' Abhirami's next is Malaysian film 'Gajen' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bigg-boss-abhiramis-next-is-malaysian-film-gajen/articleshow/71755482.cms#:~:text=Tamil%20reality%20television%20show%20Bigg,film%20on%20Instagram%20on%20Thursday |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029071950/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bigg-boss-abhiramis-next-is-malaysian-film-gajen/articleshow/71755482.cms#:~:text=Tamil%20reality%20television%20show%20Bigg,film%20on%20Instagram%20on%20Thursday |archive-date=29 October 2019 |access-date=13 July 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2020 |title=Abhirami joins the cast of Aari's next film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/abhirami-joins-the-cast-of-aaris-next-film/articleshow/74096439.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200723155216/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/abhirami-joins-the-cast-of-aaris-next-film/articleshow/74096439.cms |archive-date=23 July 2020 |access-date=23 July 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
!Language
! Notes
|-
|2018 || ''[[NOTA (film)|NOTA]]'' || Chitra Vinodhan
| rowspan="7" |Tamil||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[[Kalavu (2019 film)|Kalavu]]'' || Abhirami
|| Released on [[ZEE5]]
|-
|''[[Nerkonda Paarvai]]'' || Famitha Banu ||
|-
| {{TBA}} || ''[[Dhruva Natchathiram]]'' || {{TBA}} || Completed<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/bigg-boss-tamil-3-fame-abhirami-venkatachalam-all-set-feature-dhruva-natchathiram-476695|title = Bigg Boss Tamil 3 fame Abhirami Venkatachalam all set to feature in Dhruva Natchathiram|date = 28 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
| {{TBA}} ||''Nerunji'' || {{TBA}} || Filming<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CKBKR3DrIJW/|title = Login • Instagram}}</ref>
|-
| {{TBA}} ||''Gajen'' || {{TBA}} || Filming<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/bigg-boss-tamil-3-fame-abhirami-venkatachalam-all-set-star-malaysian-film-titled-gajen-481962|title = Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 fame Abhirami Venkatachalam all set to star in a Malaysian film titled Gajen|date = 26 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
| {{TBA}} ||''August 27'' || {{TBA}} ||Malayalam movie <br> Filming
|-
|}

== Web series, Short Films & Music Video ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Series
! Role
! Language
! Platform
! Notes
|-
|2016
| ''Ctrl Alt Del''
| Rohini
| rowspan="2" | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| Put Chutney
|YouTube Series
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
|''What’s Up Vellakkari''
| rowspan="2" |Lakshmi
| rowspan="2" |ZEE5
|
|-
|''Panimanishi''
|Telugu
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2019
| ''[[Iru Dhuruvam (web series)|Iru Dhuruvam]]''
| Geetha
| rowspan="3" | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| Sony Liv ||
|-
|''Chinanjiru - Adhitri''
|Wife & Mother
|Ondraga Entertainment
|YouTube Music Video
|-
|''The Masculinity''
|Gomathi
|Galatta Tamil
|YouTube Short Video
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|''[[Addham]]''
|Rekha
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|Aha
|Anthology Web Series;
Segment: ''Cross Roads''
|-
|''Vallamai Tharayo''
|Abirami
| rowspan="3" |Tamil
|Vikatan
|Cameo Appearance
YouTube Web Series
|-
| rowspan="4" |2021
|''Kannai Katti Kollathey''
|Preethi & Maya ( Dual Role)
|What Next
|YouTube Pilot Film
|-
|''Magavu''
|Anandhi
|Behinwoods TV
| rowspan="3" |YouTube Short Film
|-
| rowspan="2" |''Vizhumiyam''
| rowspan="2" |The Pregnant Women
|Malayalam
| rowspan="2" |Cult Productions
|-
| rowspan="2" |Tamil
|-
|2022
|''Aanandham Aarambham''
|Ranjani Ram Charan
|Disney + Hotstar
|Micro Web Series
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Channel
! Notes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Dance Jodi Dance|Dance Jodi Dance Season 1]]'' || Contestant || rowspan="4" | [[Zee Tamil]] ||Episode 1 -6 Only
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
|''Athirshta Lakshmi Season 2 & 3''
| rowspan="2" |Participant
|Episode 178 & 232
|-
|''Jil Jung Juk''
|
|-
|''Manadhaal Inaivom Maatrathai Varaverppom - Zee Tamil Brand Film''
|Herself
|Zee Tamil Brand Short Video
|-
| 2017–18 || ''[[Star Wars (Indian TV series)|Star Wars Season 1 & 2]]'' || Host || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019 || ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 3|Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3]]'' || Contestant || rowspan="4" | [[STAR Vijay]] || Evicted Day 56
|-
| ''Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3 Kondattam''|| Herself || Special show
|-
| 2020-2021 || ''Murattu Singles''|| Judge / Angel ||
|-
|2020
|''Star Music Season 2''
|Participant
|With Bigg Boss Season 3 Co-Contestants
|-
|2021-2022
|''Dance Vs Dance Season 2''
|Team Leader / Mentor
| rowspan="2" |[[Colors Tamil]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021 || ''[[Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (TV series)|Sillunu Oru Kaadhal Season 1]]'' || Herself || Special Appearance<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/the-marriage-sequence-in-sillunu-oru-kadhal-has-a-filmy-twist/articleshow/81126346.cms|title = The marriage sequence in Sillunu Oru Kadhal has a filmy twist - Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|''BB Jodigal''
|Guest
| rowspan="2" |Vijay Television
|Grand Finale Only
|-
|2022
|''[[Bigg Boss Ultimate (Season 1)|Bigg Boss Ultimate Season 1]]''
|Contestant
|5th runner-up
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|10433635}}

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