# Vani Bhojan (வாணி போஜன்)
**Vani Bhojan** (வாணி போஜன்; born 1988 in Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian actress known chiefly for Tamil television and cinema, and for Telugu films and streaming series.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) She first became widely known through the long-running Sun TV serial *Deivamagal*, then returned to films with *Oh My Kadavule* (2020) and *Mahaan* (2022).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1988, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) |
| Work before acting | Air hostess with Kingfisher and Indigo airlines; entered modeling on friends' advice[2](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/vani-bhojan.html) |
| Television breakthrough | Lead role in Sun TV's *Deivamagal* (2013–2018)[2](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/vani-bhojan.html) |
| Early films | *Orr Eravuu* (2010, credited as Heventhika); *Adhikaram 79* (2012)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) • [3](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-actress-vani-bhojan-said-about-her-modeling-carrier-and-cinema-9374089) |
| Film re-entry | *Oh My Kadavule* (2020) as Meera, her Tamil film breakout[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) |
| Notable later work | *Mahaan* (2022) with Vikram; the SonyLIV web series *Tamil Rockerz* (2022)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) • [4](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/interview/i-will-secretly-watch-new-movies-and-love-with-bharat-says-actress-vani-bhojan-099414.html) |
| Recognition | 2017 most desirable woman on Tamil television; Sun Kudumbam, Vikatan, Aval, JFW and She awards per TamilSamayam[5](https://tamil.samayam.com/web-stories/entertainment/unknown-facts-about-actress-vani-bhojan-on-her-birthday/photoshow/114678245.cms) |
## Early life and entry into modeling
Bhojan grew up in Ooty, which she has described as a small town where many people did not know about cinema and, at the time, there was not even a theater.[3](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-actress-vani-bhojan-said-about-her-modeling-carrier-and-cinema-9374089) Her father was a photographer, and she has said she posed with household grocery packets as a young child for his pictures, an experience she credits with drawing her to modeling.[3](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-actress-vani-bhojan-said-about-her-modeling-carrier-and-cinema-9374089) She completed her undergraduate degree at a government college in Ooty, then settled in Chennai and took up work as an air hostess.[6](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/vani-bhojan-sun-tv-serial-to-tollywood-and-kollywood-news-in-tamil/) Filmibeat Tamil's profile names the airlines as [Kingfisher](https://www.edgepedia.org/kingfisher) and Indigo, and states that on the advice of friends she became a model and then appeared in more than 150 television commercials.[2](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/vani-bhojan.html)
## Television career
**First screen work.** Her earliest film credit listed on IMDb is *Orr Eravuu* (2010), in which she played Daisy under the screen name Heventhika.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) In a 2025 interview she said she debuted in films with the 2010 release *Orr Eravu*, acted in *Adhikaram 79* in 2012, and, when suitable film offers did not materialize, turned to television, entering serials through *Aaha* on Vijay TV, followed by *Maya* and then *Deivamagal*.[3](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-actress-vani-bhojan-said-about-her-modeling-carrier-and-cinema-9374089) Filmibeat Tamil also lists a 2002 appearance in the serial *Maya* on Jaya TV.[2](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/vani-bhojan.html)
*Deivamagal* on Sun TV made her a household name in [Tamil Nadu](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-nadu). Filmibeat Tamil dates the serial from 25 March 2013 to 17 February 2018, running about five years,[2](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/vani-bhojan.html) while IMDb describes it as airing from 2013 to 2017.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) The two sources also give the character name differently: IMDb calls it Sandhya,[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) while Filmibeat Tamil and the Indian Express Tamil profile give it as Sathya (சத்யா).[2](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/vani-bhojan.html) • [6](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/vani-bhojan-sun-tv-serial-to-tollywood-and-kollywood-news-in-tamil/) Viewers took to calling her Chinnathirai Nayanthara, "small-screen Nayanthara," a nickname recorded in the Indian Express Tamil profile.[6](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/vani-bhojan-sun-tv-serial-to-tollywood-and-kollywood-news-in-tamil/) In a 2017 Times of India interview she said she had been modeling and doing commercials and had never expected to become an actress; the production team of *Deiva Magal* called her for an audition after seeing her pictures.[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/i-never-came-to-tv-wanting-to-be-a-film-actress-vani-bhojan/articleshow/61981390.cms) She also later acted in the [Zee Tamil](https://www.edgepedia.org/zee-tamil) serial *Lakshmi Vandachu* and served as a judge on the Sun TV reality show *Savale Samali*.[2](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/vani-bhojan.html)
## Films and streaming
Her Telugu film debut, *Meeku Maathrame Chepta*, came about when the Telugu director Shamir Sultan saw her photograph on a poster in Chennai and cast her; the Indian Express Tamil profile records that she did not know Telugu but was encouraged to act by the director and her co-star, the director-actor Tarun Baskar.[6](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/vani-bhojan-sun-tv-serial-to-tollywood-and-kollywood-news-in-tamil/) IMDb dates the film to 2019,[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) and Rotten Tomatoes lists it as 2020; both dates appear in the sources without resolution.[8](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/vani_bhojan)
**The 2020 re-entry.** In Tamil cinema she re-entered with *Oh My Kadavule* (2020), playing Meera, the senior of [Ashok Selvan](https://www.edgepedia.org/ashok-selvan)'s character, a role she chose because she expected it to make an impact.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) • [9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/television-is-a-place-where-ive-earned-my-name-as-an-actor-vani-bhojan/articleshow/85583187.cms) The Indian Express Tamil retrospective describes the film as giving her a major success after her return to [Tamil cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-cinema) in 2020.[3](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-actress-vani-bhojan-said-about-her-modeling-carrier-and-cinema-9374089)
Her subsequent credits include *Lock Up* (2020) as Meena, *Malaysia to Amnesia* (2021) as Sujatha, *Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum* (2021) as Narmadha, *Miral* (2022) as Rama, and *Mahaan* (2022) as Mangai opposite Vikram and [Dhruv Vikram](https://www.edgepedia.org/dhruv-vikram).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) On television and streaming she played Maadhu in the series *Triples* (2020) and appeared in *Tamil Rockerz* (2022), directed by Arivazhagan, a series she described in an interview as a film society needed, about piracy in the film industry.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) • [4](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/interview/i-will-secretly-watch-new-movies-and-love-with-bharat-says-actress-vani-bhojan-099414.html) In 2023 she appeared in *Love* (as Divya, opposite Bharath), *Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku* (as Uthra, opposite [Vikram Prabhu](https://www.edgepedia.org/vikram-prabhu)), and the series *Sengalam*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) In 2024 she was in the film *Anjaamai* and the series *[Chutney Sambar](https://www.edgepedia.org/chutney-sambar)*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/)
**Work in progress.** As of the most recent listings, *Gangers* (2025), in which she plays Madhavi, has been released, and she has completed films including *Pagaivanuku Arulvai* and *Casino*, with *Valai* in post-production and *Thazh Thiravaa* and *Rekla* in filming; the Indian Express Tamil report additionally names *Aaryan* as her next project.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/) • [3](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-actress-vani-bhojan-said-about-her-modeling-carrier-and-cinema-9374089)
## Approach to roles
In a 2021 Times of India interview, Bhojan said television remained where she earned her name as an actor, while films let her play different characters in a short span, unlike serials where one character runs for five consecutive years; she said she was not interested in the popularity race and did not want the typical heroine role spent running around the hero.[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/television-is-a-place-where-ive-earned-my-name-as-an-actor-vani-bhojan/articleshow/85583187.cms) She cited her innocent housewife in Radhamohan's *Malaysia to Amnesia* and Meera in *Oh My Kadavule* as examples of roles chosen for their impact.[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/television-is-a-place-where-ive-earned-my-name-as-an-actor-vani-bhojan/articleshow/85583187.cms)
## Recognition
TamilSamayam records that in 2017 she was chosen as the most desirable woman on Tamil television, and lists a Tamil Nadu state small-screen award, Sun Kudumbam, Vikatan, Aval, JFW Film, and She awards among her recognitions.[5](https://tamil.samayam.com/web-stories/entertainment/unknown-facts-about-actress-vani-bhojan-on-her-birthday/photoshow/114678245.cms) IMDb lists two nominations in total.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/)
## References
1. [Vani Bhojan, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4224187/)
2. [வாணி போஜன் (Vani): திரைப்படங்கள், வயது, பயோடேட்டா, Filmibeat Tamil](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/celebs/vani-bhojan.html)
3. [2 வயதில் உருவான தாக்கம்; சிம்ரன் மாதிரி தோற்றம், Indian Express Tamil (18 June 2025)](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-actress-vani-bhojan-said-about-her-modeling-carrier-and-cinema-9374089)
4. [I will secretly watch new movies, and Love with Bharat Says Actress Vani Bhojan, Tamil Filmibeat](https://tamil.filmibeat.com/interview/i-will-secretly-watch-new-movies-and-love-with-bharat-says-actress-vani-bhojan-099414.html)
5. [Vani Bhojan Birthday: சில சுவாரஸ்ய தகவல்கள், TamilSamayam](https://tamil.samayam.com/web-stories/entertainment/unknown-facts-about-actress-vani-bhojan-on-her-birthday/photoshow/114678245.cms)
6. [வெள்ளித் திரையில் சின்னத்திரை நயன்தாரா: வாணி போஜன் விறுவிறு வளர்ச்சி, Indian Express Tamil (16 November 2019)](https://tamil.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/vani-bhojan-sun-tv-serial-to-tollywood-and-kollywood-news-in-tamil/)
7. [I never came to TV wanting to be a film actress: Vani Bhojan, Times of India (9 December 2017)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/i-never-came-to-tv-wanting-to-be-a-film-actress-vani-bhojan/articleshow/61981390.cms)
8. [Vani Bhojan, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/vani_bhojan)
9. [Television is a place where I've earned my name as an actor: Vani Bhojan, Times of India (24 August 2021)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/television-is-a-place-where-ive-earned-my-name-as-an-actor-vani-bhojan/articleshow/85583187.cms)
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