Bavithra

Bavithra, also known as VJ Bavithra, is an Indian actress, anchor and model known for her works in Tamil films and television. She is best known for portraying the lead role in Nila. Bavithra is the only Tamil woman to have ever won the Miss South India beauty pageant.^[2]

Bavithra
Born	(1991-03-23) 23 March 1991 (age 33)[1] Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[1]
Other names	VJ Bavithra[1]
Occupations	Actress Anchor Model

Career

Bavithra is an MBA graduate and worked for a corporate company for three years before embarking onto her passion in modelling and anchoring. In 2016, she debuted as one of the lead actresses with 50/50 pairing with V. Sethuraman.^[3] She became a household face while hosting Vanakkam Tamizha, a live breakfast television show before she landed the lead role in Nila^[4][5][6] in 2019 which went on to air for more than 500 episodes. She has also appeared in the streaming series Nila Nila Odi Vaa.^[7] she is currently appearingin Singapennae.^[8]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2018	Sarkar	Uncredited	cameo	[1]
2019	50/50	Samantha	Debut as lead	[3]

Television

Year	Name	Role	Channel	Notes	Ref(s)
2014	Natchathira Kabadi	Host	Sun TV		[4]
2016	Soppana Sundari	Contestant	Sun Life		[2]
2016	Thamarai	Poovarasi	Sun TV
2017	Virundhinar Pakkam	Host
2017	Suriya Vanakkam	Host			[4]
2018	Vanakkam Tamizha	Host			[5]
2018-2022	Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar	Thamarai	Star Vijay	Parallel protagonist
2018	Nila Nila Odi Vaa	Yamuna	Viu	Web series	[7]
2019-2021	Nila	Nila and Mathi	Sun TV	Lead role; Dual role	[4]
2020	Pandavar Illam	Nila	Sun TV	Cameo Appearance
2021-2022	Vaidhegi Kaathirundhaal	Aarthi	Star Vijay
2023-present	Singapennae	Mithra	Sun TV

Awards

Year	Award	Result	Ref.
2017	Miss South India	Won	[5]

References

1. "'சொப்பன சுந்தரி' பவித்ரா மாடலிங்ல இவ்ளோ பெரிய இடத்த அடஞ்சிருக்காங்களா..." [How ’Soppana Sundari’ Bavithra became popular through modeling]. The Indian Express (in Tamil). 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
2. "Nila fame Bavithra shares throwback pic from her beauty pageant days". The Times of India. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
3. Purushothaman, Kirubhakar (9 October 2016). "City model Bavithra to act with Sethu". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
4. "Bavithra is excited about her serial Nila". The Times of India. 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
5. "TV anchor Bavithra bags the lead role in Nila". The Times of India. 12 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
6. "என் முகத்துக்கு கர்லிங் ஹேர் செட்டாகலை – 'நிலா' பவித்ரா". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 8 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
7. Rajendran, Gopinath (19 July 2018). "Ashwin and Sunainaa's web series, Nila Nila Odi Vaa, to be about vampires". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
8. "Pandavar Illam actress Bavithra joins the cast of 'Singa Pennae". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 19 October 2023.

External links

• Bavithra at IMDb