Bavithra
Born (1991-03-23) 23 March 1991[1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[1]
Other namesVJ Bavithra[1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Anchor
  • Model

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]

Career

Bavithra is an MBA graduate and worked for a crporate 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]

Filmography

Films
Year Film Role Notes Ref(s)
2018SarkarUncreditedcameo[1]
201950/50SamanthaDebut as lead[3]
Television
Year Name Role Channel Notes Ref(s)
Natchathira KabadiHostSun TV[4]
Soppana SundariContestantSun Life[2]
ThamaraiPoovarasiSun TV
2017Virundhinar PakkamHost
2017 Suriya VanakkamHost[4]
2018 Vanakkam TamizhaHost [5]
2018-2022 Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar Thamarai Star Vijay second heroine
2018 Nila Nila Odi VaaYamunaViuWeb series [7]
2019-2021 NilaNilaSun TVMain role[4]
2019-2023 Pandavar IllamNilaSun TVCameo Appearance
2021-2022 Vaidhegi KaathirundhaalAarthiStar Vijay

Awards

Year Award Result Ref.
2017Miss South IndiaWon[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "'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. 1 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 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.
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