Neelima Rani


Neelima Rani is an Indian film actress and a model who is mainly known for her roles in Tamil-language soap operas and movies. She also produced Zee Tamil series Niram Maaratha Pookkal.

Career

Neelima started her career in Oru Pennin Kathai when she was in school. In her summer vacations she also did feature films like Thevar Magan, Virumbugiren and Pandavar Bhoomi. When she was 15 she played the second heroine role in Acham Madam Pairyppu — Brindavanam. She acted in the 850 episode Sun TV serial, Metti Oli in 2002.
In 2011, she announced that she would place roles on television serials behind her priorities to star in feature films. Her role as Karthi's friend in Naan Mahaan Alla won her Edison Award for Best Supporting Actress, before she went on to portray another pivotal role in Muran.
The actress has turned producer with K. S. Adhiyaman's venture Amali Thumali, a comedy film featuring Nakul, Shanthnu and Santhanam in the lead roles. Her duties as producer meant she had to oversea work in Fiji and thus she had to quit her role in the television serial, Thendral. After her resignation, she worked with the world record Sun TV serial, Vani Rani, in a pivotal role called 'Dimple'.

Filmography

Film

Television

;As Actress
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesChannel
1998–1999Idi Kadha KaaduRadhika's daughter, Child ArtisteTeluguETV Telugu
1998Oru Pennin KathaiChild ArtisteTamil
1998TheerpuChild ArtisteTelugu
1998AhalyaChild ArtisteMalayalam
2002AasaiVeniTamilSun TV
2002–2003Acham Madam Airyppu BrindavanamTamil2nd Female LeadSun TV
2003–2005Metti OliSakthi SelvamTamilSupporting RoleSun TV
2004–2009KolangalRekha ArjunTamilSupporting RoleSun TV
2005–2007En Thozhi En Kadhali En ManaiviDeviTamilFemale LeadVijay TV
2006–2010KasthuriDhanamTamilSupporting RoleSun TV
2007–2012AthipookalRenukaTamilSupporting RoleSun TV
2008ManikoonduMahalakshmiTamilSupporting RoleSun TV
2008-2009AlilathaliNandaMalayalamParallel leadAsianet
2009BhavaniBhavaniTamilSupporting RoleKalaignar TV
2009–2012IdhayamSumathiTamilSupporting RoleSun TV
2009–2012ChellamayAmudhaTamilSupporting RoleSun TV
2009–2012ThendralLavanyaTamilSupporting RoleSun TV
2013–2015MahabharathamGoddess RukminiTamilSupporting RoleSun TV
2014–2018Vani RaniDimpleTamilFemale LeadSun TV
2014–2018ThamaraiSneha/KavithaTamilFemale LeadSun TV
2016Thaali Kattu SubhavelaAvaniTeluguFemale LeadMaa TV
2016–2018Thalayanai PookalMalligaTamilMain AntagonistZee Tamil
2018–presentAranmanai KiliDurga RaghavanTamilMain AntagonistVijay TV
2019–2020Chackoyum MaryyumRajalekshmiMalayalamFemale LeadMazhavil Manorama

;As Host
YearTitleChannelLanguage
2014–2015Azhagiya SnehitiyeZee TamilTamil

;As Producer
YearTitleChannelLanguage
2017–2020Niram Maaratha PookkalZee TamilTamil
2020–PresentEndrendrum PunnagaiZee TamilTamil