Hailing from Chennai and honed through the Koothu-P-Pattarai theatre troupe, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan entered cinema after director Priyadarshan cast her in the critically acclaimed Kanchivaram (2009). A solo stage monologue titled Saami Aattam caught director Saravanan’s eye, leading to her film breakthrough as Ananya’s sister in Engeyum Eppodhum (2011). She subsequently built a versatile portfolio…