Tejaswi Madivada
Tejaswi Madivada is an Indian film actress and model, who works predominantly in the Telugu film industry. A dance tutor turned actress, she made her acting debut in 2013 with Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu and became noted after starring in Ice Cream. She was a contestant in reality TV show Bigg Boss Telugu 2 Evicted on Day 42 in 2018
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Education | BA (mass communications) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2014–present |
Early life and education
Madivada studied at Air Force school begumpet .She studied Mass communication and Journalism at the St Francis College for Women in Hyderabad. She later worked part-time as a freelance dance instructor with Twist n Turns and took classes for MNCs like HSBC, Wipro, Franklin Templeton and in schools like Hyderabad Public School and Nasr School for Girls.[1] She participated at Miss Dabur Gulabari 2011, a beauty pageant, where she was the second runner-up and which reportedly got her first film offer. She later appeared as a contestant in Television show Bigg Boss Telugu 2 in 2018.[1]
Career
Madivada made her acting debut in 2013 with a supporting role in the Telugu family drama film Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu.[1] Next year she was seen in further supporting roles in Manam and in Nithin's Heart Attack,[2] before landing her first lead role in Ram Gopal Varma's horror film Ice Cream. The film made the headlines after it was reported that Madivada had appeared nude in one scene.[3][4][5] Ice Cream received mixed reviews from critics[6] but was a commercial blockbuster.[7]
Her next releases, Lovers,[8] Anukshanam, another Ram Gopal Varma directorial,[9] Kranthi Madhav's Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju, in which she portrayed Nithya Menen's daughter,[10][11] Srimanthudu, and Pandaga Chesko[10] saw her playing secondary characters. Her upcoming projects include Omkar's Raju Gari Gadi,[11] Oorvasi Vo Rakshasi Vo, Subramaniam For Sale and her first Tamil film Natpathigaram 79.[12]
Filmography
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Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2013 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | Geetha's younger sister | Telugu | |
2014 | Manam | Divya | Telugu | |
Heart Attack | Shriya | Telugu | ||
Ice Cream | Renu | Telugu | ||
Lovers | Geetha | Telugu | ||
Anukshanam | Sathya | Telugu | ||
2015 | Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju | Mehek | Telugu | |
Pandaga Chesko | Swathi | Telugu | ||
Kerintha | Priya | Telugu | ||
Subramanyam For Sale | Sita's sister, Geetha | Telugu | ||
Srimanthudu | Venkata Ratnam's daughter | Telugu | ||
Jatha Kalise | Tejaswi | Telugu | ||
2016 | Natpadhigaram 79 | Pooja | Tamil | |
Superstar Kidnap | Cameo appearance | Telugu | ||
Oorvasi Vo Rakshasi Vo | Telugu | |||
Krishnashtami | Honey | Telugu | ||
Wish You Happy Breakup | Nikki | Telugu | ||
Rojulu Maarayi | Rambha | Telugu | ||
Naanna Nenu Naa Boyfriends | Maggie | Telugu | ||
2017 | Mister | Telugu | ||
Babu Baga Busy | Paru Menon | Telugu | ||
Balakrishnudu | Telugu | |||
Mana Mugguri Love Story | Swathi | Telugu | Web series | |
Television
Year !2016! Show!Super 2! Channel!ETV! Language ! Telugu! Notes Winner | ||||
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2018 | Bigg Boss Telugu 2 | Star Maa | Telugu | Evicted on Day 42 |
References
- "Tip tap through college". The New Indian Express.
- "Photos: Beautiful Tejaswi Madivada at Heart Attack Press Meet".
- "Tejaswi Madivada bares it all for RGV's Ice Cream! – Bollywood News & Gossip, Movie Reviews, Trailers & Videos at Bollywoodlife.com".
- "Tejaswi goes nude for RGV's Ice cream". The Times of India.
- "Audiences will tell if I acted nude or not : Tejaswi Madivada".
- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Tejaswi-Madivada-Ice-Cream
- "మంచి ఐడియాతో తీస్తే... 'ఐస్క్రీమ్'లా ఆర్థిక లాభాలు!". Sakshi. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- "Lovers Audio Launch II Sumanth Ashwin, Nandita, Tejaswi Madivada – Part 4".
- "RGV-Manchu Vishnu Film titled 'Anukshanam'". movies.sulekha.com.
- "Actress Tejaswi's increasing popularity after 'Ice Cream'". Deccan Chronicle.
- "Tejaswi Madivada is on a roll". The Times of India.
- "Small role in Mahesh Babu's film is a big deal for Tejaswini".