Vimal is an Indian actor known for his appearances in Tamil films.
He gained recognition with his credited appearances and supporting role in the critically acclaimed movie Kanchivaram.
1960
Vaagai Sooda Vaa was a period piece set in the 1960s, with Vimal playing a village teacher named Veluthambi.
2001
In 2001, he started a career as an aspiring model actor.
2004
While being a part of Koothu-P-Pattarai, Vimal was appearing in uncredited roles in several high-profile Tamil films, including Ghilli (2004), Kireedam (2007), and Kuruvi (2008).
2008
He made cameo role in the critically acclaimed movie Kanchivaram (2008).
2009
He later played the lead role in Pandiraj's highly acclaimed film Pasanga in 2009.
He played his first leading role in Pasanga (2009), directed by Pandiraj, in which he played Meenakshisundaram, an insurance agent.
The film won critical acclaim, while his performance was well received.
2010
Vimal's breakthrough came with the film Kalavani in 2010.
He next appeared in A. Sarkunam's comedy entertainer Kalavani (2010) with Oviya in the female lead which went on to become a sleeper hit.
2011
He further acted in movies such as Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011), Kalakalappu (2012), Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013), Manjapai (2014) and Mannar Vagaiyara (2018).
Vimal was born in Pannankombu, a village near Manapparai, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, and later moved to Chennai.
He discontinued his studies and began learning dancing and joined the Koothu-P-Pattarai, a theatre group in Chennai.
Vimal got married to Akshaya and have three children together.''
In 2011, he acted in three films, Cloud Nine Movie's Thoonga Nagaram, Eththan and Vaagai Sooda Vaa, which saw him collaborating with A. Sarkunam again.
2012
His other 2012 film, was Mattuthavani which was long-delayed and was a flop at the box office.
He was then seen in UTV's comedy film Kalakalappu under Sundar C.'s direction that features an ensemble cast.
His next release was Ishtam, a remake of Telugu hit Yemaindhi Ee Vela, in which he played an urban character for the first time.
2013
In 2013, he acted five movies as Sillunu Oru Sandhippu, a simple love story, Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga co-starring with Sivakarthikeyan directed by Pandiraj.
The film was a good opening and was a hit at the box office.
Moondru Per Moondru Kadal with actors Arjun Sarja and Cheran directed by Vasanth.
Ezhil's direction Desingu Raja was released on 23 August.
Jannal Oram co-starring with R. Parthiepan and Vidharth.
The film received mixed reviews from critics and audience.
Vimal is currently working on more than half-a-dozen projects.
2014
He has play in Pulivaal (2014), a comedy thriller with actor Prasanna, remake of Malayalam film.
He has completed Manjapai (2014) and Padmamagan's Netru Indru (2014).
2015
In 2015, he released an action film, Kaaval, followed by two comedy drama movies, Anjala (2016) and Mapla Singam (2016).
2018
In 2018, Boopathy Pandian's Mannar Vagaiyara.
The film is produced by Vimal for the first time.
It was running successful and was declared a super hit.
In December, an adult comedy film, Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku.
It was a poor review from critics and audiences.
2019
His next two films were romantic comedies including Kalavani 2 (2019), a sequel to Kalavani and Kanni Raasi (2020).
Vimal was seen in the Zee5 crime thriller web series Vilangu (2022).
The series, written and directed by Prashanth Pandiyaraj, started streaming in February and received extremely positive reviews.
