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Vedhika Kumar, known mononymously as Vedhika, is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in Tamil language, Telugu language, Kannada and Malayalam films. Vedhika is a recipient of an Asiavision Award and two Edison Awards, along with nominations for two Filmfare Awards South.
Vedhika started her acting career with the Tamil film Madrasi. She had her breakthrough with Paradesi (2013). She later established a career with successful films such as Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014), Shivalinga (2016), James & Alice (2016), Kanchana 3 (2019) and Home Minister (2022). In 2019, Vedhika also made her debut in Hindi films with The Body.
Her first release in 2008, the Silambarasan-starrer Kaalai, received negative reviews and became a commercial failure. Movie Review:Kaalai. Sify.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011. Kaalai: A wasted effort. Rediff.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011. However, the film became notable for the dance number, "Kutti Pisase" with Vedhika's dancing being critically appreciated. She went on to appear in a second successive film which was panned by critics and which became a financial failure with a role in Sakkarakatti. The long-delayed film featured Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj making his debut in the lead role and A. R. Rahman providing the soundtrack, however Vedhika's role was described as one of the sole positives from the project. Review: Sakkarakkatti. Rediff.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011. Later that year, she starred in a Kannada film, Sangama opposite Ganesh. In 2009, she appeared as the radio jockey Anjali in A. Venkatesh's Malai Malai with the film consequently going on to become a success commercially. Vedhika is married to work. The Times of India. Retrieved 18 October 2011. The film had little scope for Vedhika and reviews cited her role as "pure eye candy" whilst claiming she was "apt" for the role. Movie Review:Malai Malai. Sify.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011. She made a comeback to Telugu films in the same year, with a role in the critically acclaimed Baanam. Her role won her plaudits, whilst her on screen presence with Nara Rohit was praised with a critic citing she gives "good company as the naïve girl" and it is "refreshing to see them together". After the release of Baanam, Kumar took a sabbatical and did not sign any other films until, despite making an appearance in a notable advert with Karthi Sivakumar for mobile company Bharti Airtel. She signed and next featured in the Telugu film Daggaraga Dooranga opposite Sumanth, which opened to average reviews in August 2011. Vedika in Sumanth starrer. Sify.com (27 April 2011). Retrieved 18 October 2011.
Vedhika played a possessed women opposite Shiva Rajkumar in the 2016 Kannada film Shivalinga. The film emerged as one of the biggest commercial success of the year. Sunayana Suresh noted, "Vedhika shines in a demanding role, which gives her enough scope for versatility." Most of Vedhika's next releases were either commercial failures or average grosser, except for the Tamil film Kanchana 3 (2019) and Kannada film Home Minister (2022). In Kanchana 3, she played the lead opposite Raghava Lawrence, and the film was a success at the box office. In Home Minister opposite Upendra, she played an investigative reporter. A Sharadhaa stated that she plays her part well. In 2019, Vedhika also made her Hindi film debut with The Body opposite Emraan Hashmi. The film was an official remake of the 2012 Spanish film of the same name. A reviewer of Filmfare wrote, "Vedika looks pretty and she does whatever she could with the ill-written material she was provided with."
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| 2022 | Bangarraju | Menaka | Cameo appearance | ||
| Home Minister | Surekha | Kannada | |||
| 2024 | Razakar | Shanthavva | Telugu | ||
| Petta Rap | Janaki | Tamil | |||
| Fear | Sindhu / Indu | Telugu | |||
| 2025 | Gana | Sujatha | Kannada | ||
| Gajaana | Hema | Tamil |
| 2024 | Yakshini | Maya | Disney+ Hotstar | Telugu |
| Vijay Awards | ||
| Edison Awards | ||
| Best Actress – Kannada |
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