Showing all artists born in 1983

Sameera Reddy born 14 December 1983, she is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Kollywood and Bollywood films.She has also appeared in a number of Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada films.She went on to appear in commercially successful Tamil films like Vaaranam Aayiram, Vedi and Vettai establishing herself as a contemporary leading actress of Tamil Cinema. Reddy was born on 14 December 1983 in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.

Her father Chinta poli (C. P.) Reddy, a Telugu, is a businessman, while her mother Nakshatra, a Goud Saraswat Brahmin, referred to as Niki by her daughters and in the media, was a microbiologist and worked with an NGO. She has two siblings, Meghna Reddy, a former VJ and supermodel, and Sushma Reddy, a Bollywood actress and model, both elder to her. She did her schooling at Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbai and graduated from Sydenham College.

Sameera described herself as a Tomboy and  the ugly duckling in the family, while citing: I was plump, had glasses and my glam quotient was rather low till I was 19. She also claimed that she had always been  the calm one and  most diplomatic among the sisters and was pampered since she was the youngest in the family.

Reddy first appeared in ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas's  Aur Aahista music video in 1996, when she was a graduate. She caught the attention of Bollywood and was cast in a pivotal role in the 2002 Hindi film Maine Dil Tujhko Diya. In 2004, she appeared in Musafir.

Reddy appeared in the Tamil film Vaaranam Aayiram directed by Gautham Menon, opposite Surya Sivakumar, which was a blockbuster. Reddy's acting and modest portrayal of a confident and down-to-earth girl earned her rave reviews.

Reddy is a big fan of American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. She met Oprah during the former's visit to India at the welcome party hosted by Parmeshwar Godrej. As the television celebrity was reportedly impressed by Sameera's saree, she was presented a similar saree as a gift by the actress before she left India.

Priyanka Kothari (30 November 1983, Nairobi, Kenya), often credited as Nisha Kothari or Amoga, is an Indian-Kenyan actress and model. She has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She has frequently appeared in Ram Gopal Varma films and is considered a sex symbol.

Kothari was born in Nairobi. She moved to New Delhi while in grade 10 and got her bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Delhi University at Dyal Singh College, Delhi. She chose chemistry as her father is a chemical businessman, while her mother is a home-maker. She has learnt Kathak for 6 years and attended acting classes with Kishore Namit Kapoor.

After college, Kothari became a model and appeared in a number of advertisement campaigns. She appeared in the music video of the remix of Chadti Jawani Meri Chaal Mastani. In 2003, she got her big break through actor Madhavan, who recommended her for an audition in his film after viewing her photographs. She made her acting debut with him in the Tamil film Jay Jay, credited as Amoga. She made her Bollywood debut in the 2005 film Sarkar and then later that same year appeared in James, directed by Ram Gopal Varma and Rohit Jugraj respectively. James turned her into a sex symbol overnight. She then went on to do The Killer with Emraan Hashmi. Since then she had appeared in less significant films and roles. She was regularly seen in Ram Gopal Varma's films like Shiva, Darna Zaroori Hai, Aag, in which she played a tapori called Ghungroo, Darling and Agyaat and also his productions like Go and Stalker.Most of the films were unsuccessful. She made her Sandalwood debut with Raaj-the Showman opposite Puneet Rajkumar in 2009 and later did a supporting role in Dandupalya. She was seen in a Telugu film with Balakrishna, Okka Magadu which also bombed and also acted in a film titled Hari Om.

Her only 2011 release was Bin Bulaye Baraati. In 2013, she appeared in a Malaysian Tamil film titled, Ops Kossa Dappa 3. She will be seen in the Tamil film Padam Pesum and has signed up a Telugu thriller titled Criminals.

Kothari is a member of the International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television.

In the 2011 West Bengal state assembly elections, she campaigned for Dr Nirmal Majhi, an All India Trinamool Congress candidate contesting from North Uluberia, Kolkata.

In 2011, she walked the ramp at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), which she describes as her comeback in Bollywood.

Nisha Kothari often credited as Amoga or Priyanka Kothari is a famous actress who appears in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali films. She was born on 30th November 1983 in Kolkata. She hails from a Marwari Jain family. Her father has a chemicals business and her mother is a homemaker. Nisha can speak multiple languages like Rajasthani, Bengali, English and Hindi. Nisha shifted to Delhi after completing her 10th grade. In Delhi, she attended Dayal Singh College and got her bachelors degree in Chemistry.

After completing studies, Nisha became a model and appeared in many advertising campaigns. Her breakthrough in her career was given her by the actor Madhavan who recommended her for an audition. Her debut film is a Tamil film 'Jay Jay'. She was credited as Amoga in the film. Nisha's debut film in Bollywood is 'Sarkar' which was directed by Ram Gopal Varma, in 2005. In the same year she was seen in 'James' directed by Rohit Jugraj. Her next movie was 'The Killer' opposite Emraan Hashmi. After that, Nisha was seen in the less considerable roles in many films. Recently she was seen in 'Bin Bulaye Baraati'.

Currently she is busy filming her south Indian projects.

K. Manikandan is an Indian film writer, actor and director who works in the Tamil film industry.

Manikandan participated in a popular reality comedy show and finished as the runner-up of the season. Subsequently, he joined an FM channel as a Radio Jockey while also dubbing/voice acting for several films and TV shows.

He debuted as a writer with Pizza II: Villa (2013). He made his acting debut with India Pakistan (2015) and played a minor role in the Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum (2016) directed by Nalan Kumarasamy.Manikandan then played an antagonist in Sri Ganesh's debut directorial venture 8 Thottakkal (2017) alongside M. S. Bhaskar and Lallu.

He penned the dialogues for Pushkar–Gayathri's third directorial venture Vikram Vedha (2017) and also played a role of a police constable in the film. In 2018, Pa. Ranjith picked Manikandan for a role in Kaala (2018).Manikandan was involved in Viswasam (2019) Thambi (2019), directed by Siva and Jeethu Joseph respectively, as a dialogue writer.He paired with Nivedithaa Sathish in the romantic anthology film Sillu Karupatti (2019), directed by Halitha Shameem.Manikandan received critical acclaim for his role in the film, Aelay (2021).

Manikandan directed an independent film ‘Narai Ezhuthum Suyasaritham’ (English Title: Endless) starring Delhi Ganesh and himself.The film was selected to participate in Bengaluru International Film Festival (2016) under ‘Indian Cinema Competition’.Endless was one of the four films to be selected for screening at 16th New York Indian Film Festival (2016.)

Sriya Reddy (born 28 November 1983) is an Indian film actress who mainly appears in Tamil language films, anchor and former VJ. Born to former Indian test cricketer Bharath Reddy, Sriya worked as successful VJ at SS Music, before pursuing an acting career as well. Following her debut in Samurai (2002), she appeared in nearly a dozen Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, with Black, Thimiru and Kanchivaram probably being her best known projects.

Neelima Rani is a Tamil actress, who has appeared in films and television serials.

Neelima started her career in Oru Pennin Kathai when she was in school. In her summer vacations she also did feature films like Thevar Magan, Virumbugiren and Pandavar Bhoomi. When she 15 she played the lead role in Acham Madam Naanam — Brindavanam.

In 2010, she announced that she would place roles on television serials behind her priorities to star in feature films.  Her role as Karthi's friend in Naan Mahaan Alla in won her Edison Award for Best Supporting Actress, before she went on to portray another pivotal role in Muran.

The actress has turned producer with K. S. Adhiyaman's venture Amali Thumali, a comedy film featuring Nakul, Shanthnu and Santhanam in the lead roles. Her duties as producer meant she had to oversee work in Fiji and thus she had to quit her role in the television serial, Thendral.

Poonam Kaur is an Indian actress and model from Hyderabad, who appears in Tamil and Telugu films.

Born and raised in Hyderabad, India,Poonam Kaur did her schooling there as well, before doing fashion designing at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Delhi. In 2006, after her studies, she signed up for a film to be directed by Teja, which didn't take off for unknown reason. However, she took an offer for another Teja film, Oka Vichitram. Even before the release of that film, Kaur was pursuing a lead role in another Telugu film, Mayajalam, which released first.

Subsequently, she appeared in several Telugu film as Nikki And Neeraj, enacting the title role of Nikki and in Souryam, alongside Gopichand and Anushka Shetty. For her performance in the latter, Kaur received a nomination for the Best Suuporting Actress Award for 2008. She made her acting debut in the Tamil and Kannada film industries, with S. A. Chandrasekhar's Nenjirukkum Varai and Bandhu Balaga, respectively. In 2010, she made a comeback in Tamil with the highly anticipated Unnaipol Oruvan, a remake of the 2008 Bollywood film, A Wednesday!, in which she played a small supporting role alongside legendary actors Kamal Haasan and Mohan Lal.

Poonam Kaur is an Indian actress and model from Hyderabad,  who appears in South Indian cinema.  Born and raised in Hyderabad, India, Poonam Kaur did her schooling there as well, before doing fashion designing at the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Delhi.  In 2006, after her studies, she signed up for a film to be directed by Teja, which didn't take off for unknown reason. However, she took an offer for another Teja film, Oka Vichitram. Even before the release of that film, Kaur was pursuing a lead role in another Telugu film, Mayajalam, which released first.

Subsequently, she appeared in several Telugu film as Nikki And Neeraj, enacting the title role of Nikki and Souryam, alongside Gopichand and Anushka Shetty. For her performance in the latter, Kaur received a nomination for the Best Suuporting Actress Award for 2008.

She made her acting debut in the Tamil and Kannada film industries, with S. A. Chandrasekhar's Nenjirukkum Varai and Bandhu Balaga, respectively. In 2010, she made a comeback in Tamil with the highly anticipated Unnaipol Oruvan, a remake of the 2008 Bollywood film, A Wednesday!, in which she played a small supporting role alongside legendary actors Kamal Haasan and Mohan Lal.

A. L. Vijay is an Indian film director of the Tamil film industry. A disciple of Priyadarshan, he matured as director with films like Kireedam and critically acclaimed Madrasapattinam. Vijay later directed big budget films Deiva Thirumagal and Thaandavam, starring Vikram in both films. His father A. L. Azhagappan was the president of Tamil Nadu Producers Council and appeared in the film Eesan. His brother Udhaya has also starred in Tamil films.

Dharan Kumar is an Indian music composer, who mainly produces film scores and soundtracks in the Tamil film industry. He made his film debut Parijatham, featuring the hit single \\\"Unnai Kandene\\\".

Dharan was born on 8 October 1983 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He did his schooling at St. Johns, Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School and Anna Gem schools in Chennai. He started working as an assistant to composer Harris Jayaraj in the films Kaakha Kaakha, Chellame and Anniyan.

Dharan used to participate in music programs in the college, director K. Bhagyaraj\\\'s daughter Saranya studied in. For her debut venture, Parijatham, directed by her father, Saranya recommended Dharan as the film composer. The album became a chartbuster, with the song \\\"Unnai Kandaene\\\" being listed among the top ten songs of the year. Sify in its review described Dharan\\\'s songs and background score as \\\"a major highlight\\\" of the film, which became a commercial successful as well.

His next release was the soundtrack album to the low-budget horror thriller Sivi that starred newcomers. The album received very positive reviews and response as well, while Dharan\\\'s background score was highly appreciated by critics and described as \\\"haunting\\\", and \\\"top-class\\\" that gives the film \\\"its true color\\\". Behindwoods, in particular, praised his work, citing that Dharan had \\\"enjoyed his work and threatened [the audience] continuously with his music\\\", further adding that he had understood his role \\\"perfectly well\\\" and \\\"delivered the goods with a sharp flourish\\\".The film, despite garnering favorable reviews, performed poorly at the box office. Only 2009, his next album, the soundtrack to the gangster film Laadam, released, which was based on Hip-hop music, featuring Malaysian rappers Dr. Burn and Emcee Jezz. The film, directed by Prabu Solomon, also bombed at the box office, failing to propel his career.

In 2010, Dharan first release was Bharath\\\'s Thambikku Indha Ooru, which, too was highly unsuccessful at the box office, while his next release would be Siddu, collaborating again with K. Bhagyaraj. The soundtrack to the film was released in 2009, for which he made composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and director Venkat Prabhu to sing each a song, with the former\\\'s song \\\"Poove Poove\\\" emerging a chartbuster. He made his Malayalam debut with The Thriller, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and worked on the Salsa-based romantic-musical Podaa Podi which also features a Bhangra number.Upon the release on 10 October 2012, the album became a big chartbuster.