Abhinay Vaddi Explained

Abhinay Vaddi is a former Indian actor who worked in Tamil and Telugu-language films.

Career

Abhinay Vaddi made his film debut with the Telugu film Young India (2010) directed by Dasari Narayana Rao co-starring Arvind Krishna.^[1] He was set to make his Tamil debut with Vilambaram, but the delay of the film meant that the biographical film Ramanujan, based on the mathematician, was his debut film in Tamil.^{[2] [3] [4]} He was awarded the role after a series of auditions which had prominent actors from the Tamil film industry.^[5] Akin to Ramanujan, Vaddi is also good at math.^[6] Each scene was shot first in Tamil and then in English, with changes made between the versions due to the different theatrical audience.^[7] A critic from The Indian Express cited that "the highlight of the film is that it has a talented debutant playing Ramanujan to the hilt. You could see Ramanujan in Vaddi, literally, and his portrayal of the genius is nearly flawless".^[8] Vaddi played a negative cameo role in Chennai 600028 II.^[9] He also play the lead role in the unreleased film Michaelagiya Naan, which is a psychological thriller^[10] and stars Vasundhara Kashyap and Malobika Banerjee.^[11] and the unreleased Sugar starring Simran and Trisha. He is paired opposite Simran in the film .^[12]

Personal life

Abhinay Vaddi's grandfather is Gemini Ganesan and his grandmother is Savithri.^[13] Abhinay was also a national level table tennis player and is a table tennis coach and trains State and national level professional athletes.^{[14] [15]}

Filmography

List of films and roles

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2010	Young India	Abhi		credited as Pradyumna
2014	Ramanujan			Bilingual film
2016	Chennai 600028 II	Ganeshan	Tamil
2019	Vilambaram	Ashvin / Santhosh

Television

List of television shows

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Notes
2021–2022	Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5)	Contestant	Vijay Television	Evicted Day 77
2022	Bigg Boss Ultimate (Season 1)		Disney+ Hotstar	Evicted Day 21

Awards and nominations

Ref.

2015	4th SIIMA Awards	Best Debut Actor	Ramanujan
2015	9th Vijay Awards	Best Debut Actor

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gemini Ganesan's grandson is new kid on the block. gulfnews.com.
2. Web site: Gemini Ganesan's grandson turns actor. The Times of India.
3. Web site: Unveiling a reclusive genius. Udhav. Naig. 10 July 2014. The Hindu.
4. Web site: 'I am ecstatic to portray Ramanujan on screen'. Rediff.
5. Web site: The boy next door comes of age. Srinivasa. Ramanujam. 3 April 2015. The Hindu.
6. Web site: Math whiz plays genius Ramanujan in biopic. The Times of India.
7. Web site: Gemini Ganesan's grandson as Ramanujan. The Times of India.
8. Web site: 'Ramanujan': Inspiring biopic, but doesn't resonate (Tamil Movie Review). 11 July 2014.
9. Web site: Abhinay plays baddie in Chennai-28 sequel!. S.. Subhakeerthana. 20 April 2016. Deccan Chronicle.
10. Web site: From biopic to physiological thriller: Abhinay Vaddi. 14 July 2014. The Hindu.
11. Web site: Abhinay becomes Michael. Srinivasa. Ramanujam. 11 July 2014. The Hindu.
12. News: I play Simran's pair, but I've more scenes with Trisha. The Times of India. Suganth . M. .
13. Web site: Abhinay Vaddi ready to shoulder responsibility of family legacy. Anupama. Subramanian. 18 July 2019. Deccan Chronicle.
14. https://ca.linkedin.com/in/abhinay-vaddi-a88550256
15. Web site: Grandson of acting legends to play genius. www.telegraphindia.com.
16. Web site: Friendship Anthem (feat. Praveen Pdm, MC Rude, Rahul Mani & Yashmith) - Single by Premgi Amaren on Apple Music. 30 April 2017. music.apple.com.