Vidhu
Actor · Born July 31, 1989 (37) · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Vidhyashankar Neelamegham, better known as Vidhu, is an Indian actor predominantly working in Tamil Cinema. He is famous for playing antagonists in Karthik Subbaraj's Jigarthanda Double X (2023) and Retro (2025). He initially started as an extra accidentally in the film, Sillunu Oru Kadhal (2006). Since then, he has progressed to work in crowd work and extra-acting in films like Petta (2019). He gained notoriety for the role of Castro in the Kollywood mega-project miniseries, Nava Rasa. He later on worked in films like Bhoomika as Gautham, before getting a role that cemented his fame as a dedicated actor in the industry. Jigarthanda Double X had him play Shettani, a character based completely in silence. He was acclaimed for his performance, aiding in the believabilty of the character. Karthik Subbaraj, the director of the film, was impressed by his dedication and casted him as central antagonist in his next film, Retro. He played hippie-cultist, Michael Mirasu, a challenging villain who had more dialogue compared to Shettani. Yet, Vidhu played the two antagonists with conviction, being praised for both roles. He began his debut as a lead hero in Rathna Kumar's 29. He plays Sathya, a 29-year-old man suffering from an identity crisis.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 31, 1989 (37)
- Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
- Actor
- 5 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Known for
What are Vidhu's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Vidhu's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
- ZEE5
Subscription and free streaming for Vidhu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
8 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
29(2026)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
A Long Night(2026)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Retro(2025)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Jigarthanda Double X(2023)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Boomika(2021)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Petta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Manjanathi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled PS Vinothraj Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 64th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 8 titles, 6 of them dated from 2019 to 2026; peak year 2024.
Film career
Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2019Screen debut· Petta
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Vidhu's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed2
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Vidhu work with?
People who share at least 2 of Vidhu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kaarthekeyen Santhanam shares the most, 3.
Producers
- Kaarthekeyen SanthanamShared titles: 29 (2026), A Long Night (2026), Boomika (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Kaarthekeyen Santhanam
- Kalyan SubramanianShared titles: 29 (2026), A Long Night (2026), Boomika (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Kalyan Subramanian
- M. Ashok NarayananShared titles: 29 (2026), A Long Night (2026), Boomika (2021)See all 3 shared titles with M. Ashok Narayanan
- Pavan NarendraShared titles: 29 (2026), A Long Night (2026), Boomika (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Pavan Narendra