Dheepa Ramanujam
{{Short description|Indian entrepreneur and actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
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| name = Dheepa Ramanujam
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| birth_name = Dheepa
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| birth_place = virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu
| occupation = {{hlist| Actress| Playwright| Director}}
| years active = 1997-2008
2015-present
| spouse = Ramanujam
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| nationality = Indian
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Dheepa Ramanujam is an Indian entrepreneur and actress who appears in Tamil films.[http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-simbu-s-idhu-namma-aalu-expected-to-release-soon-2168745 “Simbu's 'Idhu Namma Aalu' expected to release soon”]{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150916/entertainment-kollywood/article/i-respect-those-who-rehearse-films-kamal-haasan |title=I respect those who rehearse for films: Kamal Haasan |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=16 September 2015}}
Career
Dheepa Ramanujam forayed into acting with K. Balachander's television serial Premi, while made her acting debut with a small role in the Rajinikanth-starrer Arunachalam (1997). She worked as an assistant director to Arun Vaidyanathan and Abhishek.{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2017/dec/01/direction-dreams-nayanthara-always-indulges-in-friendly-conversations-after-her-shot-3348.html |title=Direction Dreams: 'Sivakarthikeyan is a very genuine person' |website=Cinema Express|date=December 2017 }} She is popularly known for directing Chillu, a science fiction stage play produced by Sri Thenandal Films in collaboration with Shraddha and Krea, a US-based theatre group.{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/shraddhas-next-play/article7612775.ece |title=Shraddha's next play - Chennai - The Hindu |website=The Hindu |date=3 September 2015}} She's also well known for her role as Bhuvaneshwari in the film Pichaikkaran (2016) directed by Sasi.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dheepa-the-new-mommy-in-Kwood/articleshow/51527557.cms |title=Dheepa, the new mommy in K'wood {{!}} Tamil Movie News - Times of India |website=The Times of India}}
Since 2020, Dheepa has also become an entrepreneur and started her own line of denim jeans for Indian women under the brand name of Lotusline.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lotusline.co|title=Lotusline|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006104642/https://www.lotusline.co/ |archive-date=6 October 2022 }}
Filmography
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role !style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes | |||
| 1997 | Arunachalam | Debut | |
| 2003 | Boys | ||
| 2008 | Achchamundu! Achchamundu! | Malini's friend | |
| rowspan="2"|2015 | Uttama Villain | Queen | |
| Pasanga 2 | School's principal | ||
| rowspan="3"|2016 | Rajini Murugan | Murugan's mother | |
| Pichaikkaran | Bhuvaneshwari | ||
| Idhu Namma Aalu | Mylaa's mother | ||
| rowspan="2"|2017 | Spyder | Shiva's mother | Tamil - Telugu bilingual film |
| Vimaanam | Venkidi's mother | Malayalam film | |
| 2018 | Abhiyum Anuvum/Abhiyude Kadha Anuvinteyum | Abhi's mother | Tamil-Malayalam bilingual film |
| rowspan="2"| 2019 | Sivappu Manjal Pachai | Rajasekhar's mother | |
| Adithya Varma | Adithya Varma's mother |
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Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:Indian theatre directors
Category:Indian women theatre directors
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:20th-century Indian actresses
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Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema
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