She has appeared predominantly in Malayalam and Telugu movies. She also appeared Kannada & Tamil Movies. She was among the big stars of her time in the South. HerTollywood movie Gharana Mogudu with Tollywood superstar, Chiranjeevi was a huge hit. Vani also acted in two Hindi movies with Superstar Mithun Chakraborty in Jung andBhishma.While acting in Malayalam films, Vani fell in love with co-star Baburaj, who was one of the most prominent actors in Malayalam films doing negative roles and who later became a comedian through the 2011 Malayalam movie Salt N' Pepper.