Ammu Abhirami Explained

Abhirami (born 16 March 2000), widely known as Ammu Abhirami, is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her silver screen debut with Bairavaa (2017) and did pivotal roles in Ratsasan (2018), Thambi (2019), Asuran (2019) and attained popularity. Abhirami debuted as Lead in Adavi (2020) Tamil Film.

Early life and family

Abhirami was born on 16 March 2000, to a Tamil speaking Iyengar family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.^[1]

Career

Abhirami's first releases were Bairavaa (2017), En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom (2017) and Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017), where she portrayed supporting roles.^[2] She then portrayed a schoolgirl who faces trouble in Ratsasan. Later she reprised the same role in the film's Telugu remake, Rakshasudu (2019), featuring alongside Bellamkonda Sreenivas and Anupama Parameswaran.^[3] She appeared in Thuppakki Munai (2018), playing a teenage girl who was raped and murdered.^[4]

In 2019, she appeared in Vetrimaaran's drama Asuran (2019), where she featured in a leading role opposite Dhanush. Ammu was selected after being recommended by producer S. Thanu, who she had earlier worked with on Thuppakki Munai (2018). She portrayed the role of Maari, a schoolgirl in rural Tamil Nadu during the 1960s.^{[5] [6]}

Filmography

Films

• All films are in Tamil otherwise noted

Year	Film	Role	class=unsortable	Notes	class=unsortable	Ref.
2017	Bairavaa	Medical College Student	Uncredited Role
	En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom	Sandhya's Friend
	Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru	Theeran's Sister
2018	Thaanaa Serndha Koottam	Azhagu Mathi
	Ratsasan	Ammu
	Thuppakki Munai	Manjal Nayaki
2019	Rakshasudu	Siri	Telugu film
	Asuran	Maariammal (Maari)
	Thambi	Young Parvathy
2020	Adavi	Valli		[7]
2021		Umaa	Telugu film	[8]
	Navarasa	Young Waheeda	Netflix Web Series; Segment: Inimai	[9] [10]
	Narappa	Kannamma	Telugu film
2022	Yaanai	Selvi (Pappa)
	Battery	Asha
	Kaari	Sethu’s Friend
	Ranasthali	Eshwari	Telugu film
2023	Thandatti	Young Thangaponnu
	Baba Black Sheep	Nila
	Vaan Moondru	Swathi
	Kannagi	Kalai
		Vijaya	Telugu film
2024	Hot Spot	Anitha	segment: "Golden Rules"
	Jama	Jegathambiga
	Adharma Kadhaigal	Nandhini		[11]
	Nirangal Moondru	Parvathy
			Delayed

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Language	Platform	Notes
2024	Nagendran's Honeymoons	Mozhi	Malayalam	Disney + Hotstar
	Goli Soda Rising	3D	Tamil

Notes and References

1. I am very grateful to my Family At Home With Ammu Abhirami Ep 2 - YouTube . .
2. Web site: ராட்சசனோட வெற்றிக்கு அதுதான் காரணம்..! - 'அம்மு' அபிராமி . Vikatan . 12 December 2018 . 28 September 2019 . 28 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190928233451/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/144418-ratsasan-fame-actress-abhirami-interview . live.
3. Web site: 24 March 2019 . Ammu Abhirami To Reprise Her Original Role From Ratsasan In The Telugu Remake . 28 September 2019 . 28 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190928233457/https://silverscreen.in/news/ammu-abhirami-to-reprise-her-original-role-from-ratsasan-in-the-telugu-remake/ . live.
4. Web site: Thuppakki Munai movie review: Vikram Prabhu shines as a no-nonsense cop in this largely watchable film . 14 December 2018 . Firstpost . 28 September 2019 . 28 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190928233455/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/thuppakki-munai-movie-review-vikram-prabhu-shines-as-a-no-nonsense-cop-in-this-largely-watchable-film-5728851.html . live.
5. News: Ammu Abhirrami has an update on Dhanush's Asuran . The Times of India . 24 September 2019 . 28 September 2019 . 26 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190926215815/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ammu-abhirrami-has-an-update-on-dhanushs-asuran/articleshow/71271131.cms . live.
6. Web site: Ammu Abhirami's next after Rakshasudu is Dhanush's Asuran! . https://web.archive.org/web/20190928233452/https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/ammu-abhiramis-next-after-rakshasudu-is-dhanushs-asuran-500311.htm . dead . 28 September 2019 . in.com.
7. Web site: Adavi review: What happens when a great DOP becomes a DIR . Anupama . Subramanian . 8 February 2020 . Deccan Chronicle . 29 December 2020 . 28 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201228090053/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/080220/adavi-review-what-happens-when-a-great-dop-becomes-a-dir.html . live.
8. Web site: Ammu Abhirami's first look from Telugu film 'FCUK' released . 29 December 2020 . The News Minute . 20 April 2022 . 15 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211115075359/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ammu-abhirami-s-first-look-telugu-film-fcuk-released-140470 . live.
9. Web site: Netflix's Navarasa: Tamil Cinema comes together for Mani Ratnam's 'thank you' to the industry . 29 October 2020 . . 28 October 2020 . 1 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101004914/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/oct/28/netflixnavarasa-tamil-cinema-comes-together-for-mani-ratnams-thank-you-to-the-industry-21005.html . live.
10. News: 28 October 2020 . Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan bankroll Navarasa to support Kollywood . . 29 October 2020 . 31 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201031002225/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/mani-ratnam-netflix-anthology-navarasa-tamil-film-industry-6906505/ . live.
11. News: 9 August 2024. 'Enathuyire Neeyadi' from Adharma Kadhaigal out. Cinema Express. en. live. 10 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240810015149/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Aug/09/enathuyire-neeyadi-from-adharma-kadhaigal-out. 10 August 2024.
12. Web site: Jyothika, Aishwarya Rajesh, Manju Warrier and More! Here is The Complete Winners List of JFW Movie Awards 2020! . 19 April 2020 . jfwonline.com . 4 March 2022 . 4 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220304215820/https://jfwonline.com/article/jyothika-aishwarya-rajesh-manju-warrier-and-more-here-is-the-complete-winners-list-of-jfw-movie-awards-2020/4/ . live.