Deepa Venkat

Deepa Venkat
Deepa Venkat
Born	Deepa Venkat; 11 June 1975 (age 51); Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	Actress; television presenter; radio jockey;
Years active	1994–Present
Spouse	Rajagopal
Children	2
Awards	Kalaimamani (2006) ; JFW Award for Best Dubbing Artist (2019, 2020, 2023)

Deepa Venkat is an Indian actress and dubbing artist. She works as a radio disc jockey at Hello FM Chennai in addition. She has starred in several Tamil films as well as television series.

Career

Deepa made her acting career with the movie Paasamalargal, along with Arvind Swamy, Revathi, Srividya, M. N. Nambiar, and Chinni Jayanth in 1994. She played Jhanvi, in a supporting child artist role.

Growing up in Mumbai, Venkat was fluent in Hindi and this proved to be a blessing when south Indian films began to be dubbed for television in the nineties.

She started her dubbing career in the movie Appu (2000) for Devayani.

She has performed stand-in roles in movies for a number of actresses, including such as Simran, Sneha, Jyothika, Nayanthara, Anushka Shetty, Kajal Aggarwal, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and other actresses in various films.

Venkat has appeared in several films in supporting roles, and enjoyed a stint in television serials too. But, while she understood the acting process, dubbing came with its own set of challenges.

Awards

Year	Award	Movie	Actress	Result	Citatation
2012	Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Dubbing Artist	Mayakkam Enna	Richa Gangopadhyay	Won	^{[citation needed]}
2012	BIG Salute to Tamil Women Entertainer Award for Best Dubbing Artist	Various films		Nominated
2019	JFW Award for Best Dubbing Artist	Imaikkaa Nodigal	Nayanthara	Won
2020		Game Over	Taapsee Pannu	Won
2023		Ponniyin Selvan: I	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan	Won

Honours

2006: Received title of Kalaimamani Award by the Government of Tamil Nadu, which is the highest state honour in the field of Arts.

Filmography

Dubbing

Year	Movie	Dubbing for	Note
2000	Appu	Devayani
	Snehithiye	Manasi Scott
	Kannukku Kannaga	Vindhya
2000	Main Hoon Rakhwala	Meena	Hindi dubbed version of Telugu film Sneham Kosam
2001	Shahjahan	Varsha
2001	Aanandham	Sneha
2002	Yai Nee Romba Azhaga Irukey	Sneha
	Pesadha Kannum Pesume	Mamtha
	Mitr, My Friend	Preeti Vissa	Hindi
	Kannathil Muthamittal	Simran
	Ezhumalai	Simran
	123	Jyothika
	Ivan	Soundarya
	King	Sneha
	Ramana	Simran
2003	Ottran	Simran
	Thithikudhe	Shrutika
	Iyarkai	Kutti Radhika
	Thayumanavan	Prema
	Whistle	Gayathri Raguram
	Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi	Simran	For some scenes
2004	Azhagiya Theeye	Navya Nair
2004	Maanasthan	Sakshi Shivanand
2005	Aanai	Sanghavi
2005	Kana Kandaen	Amritha
2006	Pasa Kiligal	Navya Nair
2006	Madrasi	Gajala
2007	Thavam	Sanjjanaa
	Guru	Vidya Balan	Tamil version only
	Naan Avan Illai	Sneha
2008	Santosh Subramaniam	Kausalya
	Silambattam	Sneha
	Pandi	Sneha
	Vaaranam Aayiram	Simran	Also dubbed in Telugu dubbed version
	Raman Thediya Seethai	Navya Nair
2009	TN 07 AL 4777	Simran
	Jaganmohini	Nila
	Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru	Rupa Manjari
	Naan Avan Illai 2	Raai Laxmi
	Muthirai	Raai Laxmi
2010	Chikku Bukku	Shriya Saran
	Vandae Maatharam	Sneha
	Rasikkum Seemane	Navya Nair	Tamil
2011	Urumi	Vidya Balan	Telugu
	Urumi	Nithya Menen	Tamil
	Deiva Thirumagal	Anushka Shetty
	Vedi	Poonam Kaur
	Mayakkam Enna	Richa Gangopadhyay
2012	Nanban	Anuya Bhagvath	Also dubbed in Telugu dubbed version
	Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi	Amala Paul
	Oru Kal Oru Kannadi	Sneha
	Thaandavam	Anushka Shetty
	Neerparavai	Nandita Das & Sunaina
	Murattu Kaalai	Sindhu Tolani
2013	Udhayam NH4	Voice as Manoj Menon's Wife
	Settai	Anjali
	Arrambam	Suman Ranganathan
	Raja Rani	Nayanthara
	Vanakkam Chennai	Sangeetha
	Krrish 3	Kangana Ranaut	Tamil & Telugu versions
	Dhoom 3	Katrina Kaif	Tamil & Telugu versions
	David	Tabu	Tamil version
	Paradesi	Sai Dhanshika
	Kalyana Samayal Saadham	Lekha Washington
2014	Naan Sigappu Manithan	Lakshmi Menon
	Tenaliraman	Meenakshi Dixit
	Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum	Athmiya Rajan
	Vetri Selvan	Radhika Apte
	Bang Bang	Katrina Kaif	Tamil only
	Aaha Kalyanam	Simran
	Jilla	Kajal Aggarwal
	Nee Enge En Anbe	Nayanthara
2015	Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga	Muktha
	Rudhramadevi	Anushka Shetty	Also dubbed in Tamil dubbed version
	Inji Iduppazhagi	Anushka Shetty
	Massu Engira Masilamani	Pranitha Subhash
	Puli	Hansika Motwani
	Thani Oruvan	Nayanthara
	Maya
2016	Idhu Namma Aalu
	Oru Melliya Kodu	Manisha Koirala
	Nambiyaar	Sunaina
	Rekka	Lakshmi Menon
	Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam	Wamiqa Gabbi
	Kashmora	Nayanthara	Tamil /Telugu
	Kavalai Vendam	Kajal Aggarwal
2017	Velaiilla Pattadhari 2	Kajol	Tamil & Telugu versions
	Oru Mugathirai	Aditi Gururaj
	Mersal	Kajal Aggarwal
	Aramm	Nayanthara
	Velaikkaran	Nayanthara
	Cheliyaa	Aditi Rao Hydari	Telugu dubbed version of Kaatru Veliyidai
	Kodiveeran	Shamna Kasim
2018	Breathe	Shriswara	Web Series Tamil
	Incredibles 2	Evelyn Deavor	Tamil and Telugu
	Chekka Chivantha Vaanam	Jyothika
	Nawab	Jyothika	Telugu
	Imaikka Nodigal	Nayanthara	JFW Award for Best Dubbing Artist
	Ratsasan	Amala Paul
	Puthiya Niyamam	Nayanthara	Tamil version
	Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku	Poorna
2019	Captain Marvel	Brie Larson	Tamil/ Telugu
	Aladdin	Naomi Scott	Telugu
	Viswasam	Nayanthara	Tamil/ Telugu
	Airaa		Tamil/ Telugu
	Mr. Local
	Game Over	Taapsee Pannu	JFW Award for Best Dubbing Artist
	Pakiri	Bérénice Bejo	Tamil dubbed
	A1	Tara Alisha Berry
	Comali	Kajal Aggarwal
	Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy	Nayanthara	Tamil version only
	Oththa Seruppu Size 7	Herself	Psychiatrist named Surya
	Bigil	Nayanthara
	Raatchasi	Jyothika	Except Trailer portion
	Donga	Jyothika	Telugu Version of Thambi
	Mama Jeevana Hethuna	Vidhya Vijay	Short Film
	Terminator: Dark Fate	Mackenzie Davis
	Kaalidas	Ann Sheetal
2020	Darbar	Nayanthara
	Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal	Ritu Varma
	Mookuthi Amman	Nayanthara
2021	Nenjam Marappathillai	Regina Cassandra
	Netrikann	Nayanthara
	Annabelle Sethupathi	Taapsee Pannu
	Udanpirappe	Jyothika
	Annaatthe	Nayanthara	Tamil/Telugu
2022	K.G.F: Chapter 2	Raveena Tandon	Tamil and Telugu Versions Only
	Kaatteri	Aathmika
	O2	Nayanthara
	Captain	Simran
	Oh My Ghost	Sunny Leone
	The Legend	Urvashi Rautela
	Coffee	Iniya	Direct television release on Colors Tamil
	Connect	Nayanthara	Tamil and Hindi Versions
	Kalaga Thalaivan	Nidhhi Agerwal
	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan	JFW Award for Best Dubbing Artist
2023	Ponniyin Selvan: II	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
	Ghosty	Kajal Aggarwal
	Karungaapiyam	Kajal Aggarwal
	Karungaapiyam	Regina Cassandra
	Jawan	Nayanthara	Tamil and Telugu
	Nene Naa	Regina Cassandra
	Soorpanagai	Regina Cassandra
	Paris Paris	Kajal Aggarwal
	The Marvels	Brie Larson	Tamil only
	Iraivan	Nayanthara
	Annapoorani	Nayanthara
2024	Merry Christmas	Katrina Kaif	In simultaneously shot Tamil version
	Heeramandi	Sonakshi Sinha	Netflix TV series - Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions
	Andhagan	Simran
	Ninaivellam Neeyada	Sinamika
	Hitler	Riya Suman
	His Three Daughters	Carrie Coon	Tamil & Telugu
2026	Vengeance	Abarnathi
	System	Jyothika	Tamil
	Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups	Nayanthara	Telugu & Hindi
	Vishwanath & Sons	Raveena Tandon	Tamil & Telugu
	Hi	Nayanthara	Tamil
	Sandakari	Shriya Saran	Tamil

As an actress

Films

All films are in Tamil language, Otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1994	Pasamalargal	Jhanvi	as child artist
1997	Ullaasam	Aditi
1998	Dhinamdhorum	Susila
1999	Manasichi Choodu	Vani	Telugu film
2001	Paarthale Paravasam	Rekha
	Dhill	Selvi
	Ullam Kollai Poguthae	Bharathi
2002	Baba	Shradha
2002	Sreeram	Kamala	Telugu film; Remake of Dhill
2003	Ramachandra	Deepa
2004	Kudaikul Mazhai	Venkat's prospective bride
2007	Malaikottai	RDO's wife
2008	Jayamkondaan	Aruna
2008	Saroja	Megha
2009	Kanden Kadhalai	Anjali's Sister
2010	Kathai	Kavya's friend
2010	Vaadaa	Prem's wife
2026	Ram and Leela	Leela and Ram's mother	Comeback to acting after 16 years
2026	Baththa	Lakshmi, Konda’s wife

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel
1996	Ippadikku Thendral		Sun TV
1996–1998	Kadhal Pagadai	Nandini
1997–1998	Premi	Pooja
1997–1998	Antarangalu	Priya	ETV
1998	Ramany vs Ramany	Lavanya	Sun TV
1998–1999	Aachi international	Manohari
1998-1999	Akshaya	Sushma
1999–2000	Chithi	Viji
2000–2002	Gopuram	Padmini
2002–2004	Annamalai	Jeeva Sakthi
2004–2007	Roja	Sneha and Gayathri (dual role)	Jaya TV
2003–2009	Kolangal	Usha	Sun TV
2004–2005	Agni Pravesam		Jaya TV
2005-2006	Alli Raajiyam	Dr.Nandhini	Sun TV
2005–2010	Geethanjali	Anjali	Raj TV
2006	Sarada	Saradha	Raj TV
2006–2007	Surya	Surya	Sun TV
2006–2007	Kasthuri		Sun TV
2008	Simran thirai	Kokila	Jaya TV
2010	Mythili		Kalaignar TV
2024	Pavithra	Voice-Over for Promo Only	Kalaignar TV

References

↑ "Deepa Venkat is the voice of Captain Marvel in Tamil".
↑ "Paasa Malargal". The Indian Express. 4 February 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
↑ "Pyar to hona hi tha". Rediff.com. 15 September 1999. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
↑ "Samantha". The Times of India. 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
↑ "Meet Deepa Venkat, Lady Superstar Of Dubbing".
↑ "A BIG tribute to Tamil Women Entertainers". My Sixer. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
1 2 "Iraivi Presents JFW Movie Awards 2019: An Evening Of Glitz, Glamour And Substance!". jfwonline.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
1 2 "JFW Movie Awards 2020 | Click to Vote". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
1 2 "Jyothika, Aishwarya Rajesh, Manju Warrier and More! Here is The Complete Winners List of JFW Movie Awards 2020! | JFW Just for women". jfwonline.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
1 2 "Twin Birds JFW Movie Awards 2023: An Unforgettable Night of Pure Talent and Substance!". Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
↑ 2006_கலைமாமணி_விருது_வழங்கும்_விழா_சிறப்பு_மலர் (Report) (in Tamil). தமிழ்நாடு இயல் இசை நாடக மன்றம் : சென்னை. 1 September 2007. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
↑ "Yey! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukkae". The Hindu. 19 July 2002. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (2003). "Iyarkai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2003. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

External links

Sreedhar Pillai (1 February 2007). "Miss Congeniality". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 March 2008.
Geeta Padmanabhan (10 March 2003). "A huge hit on the small screen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 August 2003.
Chitra Swaminathan (20 July 2005). "I just strayed into acting". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 February 2007.
"Bad is beautiful". The Hindu. 16 September 2004. Archived from the original on 4 April 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
Deepa Venkat at IMDb

[1] "Deepa Venkat is the voice of Captain Marvel in Tamil".

[2] "Paasa Malargal". The Indian Express. 4 February 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[3] "Pyar to hona hi tha". Rediff.com. 15 September 1999. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

[4] "Samantha". The Times of India. 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[5] "Meet Deepa Venkat, Lady Superstar Of Dubbing".

[:1-6] "A BIG tribute to Tamil Women Entertainers". My Sixer. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

[jfwonline1-7] 1 2 "Iraivi Presents JFW Movie Awards 2019: An Evening Of Glitz, Glamour And Substance!". jfwonline.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[jfwonline2-8] 1 2 "JFW Movie Awards 2020 | Click to Vote". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[jfwonline-9] 1 2 "Jyothika, Aishwarya Rajesh, Manju Warrier and More! Here is The Complete Winners List of JFW Movie Awards 2020! | JFW Just for women". jfwonline.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[jfwonline3-10] 1 2 "Twin Birds JFW Movie Awards 2023: An Unforgettable Night of Pure Talent and Substance!". Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

[11] 2006_கலைமாமணி_விருது_வழங்கும்_விழா_சிறப்பு_மலர் (Report) (in Tamil). தமிழ்நாடு இயல் இசை நாடக மன்றம் : சென்னை. 1 September 2007. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 16 October 2026.

[12] "Yey! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukkae". The Hindu. 19 July 2002. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

[13] Rangarajan, Malathi (2003). "Iyarkai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2003. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

Deepa Venkat
Born	Deepa Venkat (1975-06-11) 11 June 1975 (age 51) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	Actress television presenter radio jockey
Years active	1994–Present
Spouse	Rajagopal
Children	2
Awards	Kalaimamani (2006) JFW Award for Best Dubbing Artist (2019, 2020, 2023)