indian celebrities: Vedhika

Vedhika

Vedhika Kumar (Kannada: ವೇದಿಕಾ ಕುಮಾರ್) is an Indian film actress who has appeared inTamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She is an ethnic Kannadiga from the city of Solapur, Maharashtra .After finishing her education by graduating in B.Sc in Business Administration and M.Sc in Marketing from Cardiff University in the United KingdomAfter finishing her education by graduating in B.Sc in Business Administration and M.Sc in Marketing from Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, Vedhika enlisted in Kishore Namith Kapoor School to learn acting and dancing skills for a career in films.^[1] During her time she was involved in modelling assignments and did a notable advert for biscuits alongside prominent actor Suriya. She was subsequently approached by Arjun to essay the lead role in his production Madrasi and Vedhika accepted the role.^[2] Her role went largely unnoticed due to the film being based around Arjun's action image, with a critic labelling her performance as "adequate".^[3] After the release of Madrasi, Vedhika went on to sign a big budget Hindi language film, Jai Santoshi Maa, a remake of the 1975 film of the same name, but the film failed to subsequently materialize and Vedhika continued acting in South Indian films.^[4]^[5] She went on to feature in Raghava Lawrence's comedy horror Muni, but her role was minimal once again and the film went to become an average grosser commercially.^[6] Her maiden Telugu venture was in Vijayadasami, a remake of the Tamil film Sivakasi, where her performance was described as "okay" and "average" by critics