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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{short description|Indian Telugu actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Preethi Asrani
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2012–present
}}
'''Preethi Asrani''' is an Indian actress who works primarily in Telugu-language films.<ref name="F">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/social-star-preity-asrani-says-she-is-lucky-to-work-with-rana-daggubati-so-early-in-her-career-4265691.html|title=Social star Preity Asrani says she is lucky to work with Rana Daggubati so early in her career- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=19 December 2017|website=Firstpost}}</ref> She plays the lead role in the Tamil-language serial ''[[Minnale (TV series)|Minnale]]'' on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].<ref name="M"/> She debuted as a lead actress with ''[[Pressure Cooker (2020 film)|Pressure Cooker]]'' (2020).<ref name="H"/>

== Personal life ==
She is a [[Sindhis|Sindhi]] from Gujarat. Preethi moved to Hyderabad to pursue a career in cinema. She is studying at [[St. Ann's College for Women]] in Hyderabad. Her cousin sister, Anju Asrani, is an actress.<ref name="H">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/preethi-asrani-to-debut-in-telugu-cinema-with-pressure-cooker/article30851618.ece|title=Preethi Asrani to debut in Telugu cinema with ‘Pressure Cooker’|first=Y. Sunita|last=Chowdhary|date=18 February 2020|work=The Hindu}}</ref> She is fluent in Telugu and knows a little bit of Kannada and Tamil as well.<ref name="T">{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/st-anns-girl-preethi-asrani-dreams-big-on-silver-screen|title=St Ann’s girl Preethi Asrani dreams big on silver screen|first=Prakash|last=Pecheti|website=Telangana Today}}</ref>

== Career ==
At age sixteen, she debuted in the short film ''Fidaa'', where she portrayed a blind girl. She made her television debut with ''Pakkinti Ammayi''.<ref name="T"/> She starred in the film ''[[Malli Raava]]'' (2017) and played the younger version of the main actress in the film. Her performance in the film enabled her to receive offers to act in other films.<ref name="H"/> After ''Malli Rava'', she signed a film starring [[Naga Shaurya]] and [[Eesha Rebba]], but the film failed to take off.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/aug/13/preethi-asrani-signs-naga-shauryas-film-7425.html|title=Preethi Asrani signs Naga Shaurya’s film|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> In 2018, she debuted in Tamil television with [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]'s ''[[Minnale (TV series)|Minnale]]'' and plays the lead role in the serial.<ref name="M">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/tv-serial-minnale-completes-200-episodes/articleshow/68908542.cms|title=TV serial Minnale completes 200 episodes|newspaper=The Times of India|date=16 April 2019|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref> Preethi debuted as a lead actress with ''[[Pressure Cooker (2020 film)|Pressure Cooker]]'' (2020) opposite [[Sai Ronak]].<ref name="H" /><ref name="T" />

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
*''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?]]'' || || child artiste || style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="F">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/social-star-preity-asrani-says-she-is-lucky-to-work-with-rana-daggubati-so-early-in-her-career-4265691.html|title=Social star Preity Asrani says she is lucky to work with Rana Daggubati so early in her career- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=19 December 2017|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Gundello Godari]]'' || young Chitra || child artiste;<br /> bilingual film in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] (as ''Maranthen Mannithen'') and Telugu || style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="F"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017 || ''Fidaa'' || Blind girl || short film || style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="T"/>
|-
| ''[[Malli Raava]]'' || young Anjali || || style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="H"/>
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Happy Wedding (2018 film)|Happy Wedding]]'' || Akshara's sister || ||
|-
|2020 || ''[[Pressure Cooker (2020 film)|Pressure Cooker]]'' || Anitha || ||style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="H"/>
|-
|2021 || ''[[A: Ad Infinitum]]'' || Pallavi|| ||style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="H"/>
|-

| rowspan="2" |2021
|-
| style="background:#ffc;"|''[[Seetimaarr]]'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}|| Kabbadi captain || ||style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="T"/>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
! Network
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2016 || ''Pakkinti Ammayi'' || || Telugu || [[Zee Telugu]] || style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="T"/>
|-
|2017
|''Social''
|
|Telugu
|[[Viu (streaming media)|Viu]]
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="F" />
|-
| 2018–2020 || ''[[Minnale (TV series)|Minnale]]'' || Shalini Rajesh || Tamil || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] || style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="M"/>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDB name|9450603}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu television]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil television]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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