Ramya Pandian (born 13 August 1990) is an Indian actress who works in Tamil language films. She is known for her role in Joker (2016) and Aan Devathai (2018). She was listed by the Chennai Times as the "Most Desirable Woman on Television 2020". In 2021, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 4 and emerged as the 3rd runner-up.
Career Ramya Pandian received her bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy affiliated to Anna University. After graduation, she started working as a Research and Development Analyst before being promoted as a Business Development Manager. She got the opportunity to work with Mani Ratnam's assistant director, Shelley, on a short film title Maane Theyne Ponmaane. She auditioned and landed a role in Balaji Sakthivel's Ra Ra Rajasekhar, but the film did not materialise during that time. She subsequently went on to make her acting debut with the low budget Dummy Tappasu (2015). The team of Ra Ra Rajasekhar recommended her to Raju Murugan who subsequently signed her up for Joker (2016). She played a village belle in the film.
Samuthirakani appreciated Ramya's performance in Joker and asked her if she was interested in doing a role in Aan Devathai (2018) as a mother who works for an IT company. Ramya agreed to do the film after listening to the story. In a review of the film, a critic from India Today noted that "Ramya Pandian is mostly convincing as the mother of two, struggling to balance between being a mother and pursuing her career".
She was a contestant on the cooking show, Cooku with Comali and a judge on the comedy television show, Kalakka Povathu Yaaru. She was the second runner-up in Cooku with Comali. In 2020, she had participated as a contestant in the fourth season of the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil. She was the only female finalist and emerged as the 2nd Runner-Up. She played the female lead in the web series Mugilan, which released on ZEE5 in October 2020. She acted in Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum (2021), which was produced by Suriya's 2D Entertainment. Her upcoming project is a film produced by C. V. Kumar's Thirukumaran Entertainment.
Personal life Ramya Pandian is the daughter of former film director Durai Pandian (directed Uzhiyan), and niece of actor Arun Pandian, who works in Tamil-language films. Her family is from Tirunelveli. Her sister Sundari Divya is also an actress.https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/ramya-pandians-sister-had-acted-along-with-these-bigg-boss-tamil-actresses-ft.html She has mentioned her interest in organic gardening.
In 2024, Ramya married yoga instructor and trainer Lovel Dhawan in Rishikesh along the Ganges river in a private Hindu wedding ceremony.
Filmography Film Year Film Role(s) Notes 2015 Dummy Tappasu Sowmiya Debut film 2016 Joker Malliga 2018 Aan Devathai Jessica 2021 Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum Veerayi Nominated JFW - Just For Women Movie Awards - Best Actress – Lead Role2023 Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Poonkuzhali Malayalam debut film 2025 Kayilan Shakunthala 2026 Charukesi Gautami Arulvaan Amaravalli Baththa Jayanthi Cameo appearance
Web series Year Film Role Streaming ChannelNotes 2020 Mugilan Maheshwari ZEE5Debut Web Series 2023 Accidental Farmer and Co Sheela SonyLIV
Television YearTitleChannelRoleNotes 2019 Cooku with Comali Season 1 Star Vijay Contestant 2nd Runner-Up 2020Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru Season 9 Judge 2020-2021Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4 Contestant 3rd Runner-Up 2021Bigg Boss Season 4 Kondattam GuestCelebration of Bigg Boss Season 4Cooku with Comali (season 2)One Episode OnlyBB JodigalGrand Finale Episode Only2022Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1)Contestant2nd Runner-Up 2022Bigg Boss (Tamil season 6)GuestGrand launch episode2025Cooku with Comali season 6Guest2026Cooku with Comali season 7Senior cookEliminated episode 36
+SongsYearTitleNotes2023ThotaRetro Song by Noise and Grains
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