Pavani Reddy

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Pavani Reddy
File:Pavanireddy.jpg
Pavani Reddy in 2021
Born (1991-11-09) November 9, 1991 (age 32)
Occupation
  • Model
  • actress
Years active2012–present
Spouse(s)
Pradeep Kumar
(
m. 2016; died 2017)
[1]

Pavni Reddy also known as Pavani is an Indian model and television actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu TV serials and films. She is known for playing the lead in the Tamil-language television series Chinna Thambi.[2][3] In 2021, she is a contestant on the reality series Bigg Boss 5 Tamil.[4]

Career[edit]

Pavani made her silver screen debut with the Bollywood movie Login in 2012. Reddy began her career as a model at age 21 before playing a village belle in Rettai Vaal Kuruvi.[5][6] In 2016, she had also starred in EMI-Thavanai Murai Vazhkai.[7] In 2017, she played the female lead in Chinna Thambi and garnered acclaim for her performance.[6] In 2018, she starred in the Malayalam language television series Neelakkuyil before being replaced by.[8] In 2019, she portrayed one of the leads in Rasaathi,[9] but was replaced by Debjani Modak.[10] Besides, Pavani has acted in the Malayalam and Telugu TV shows including Neneu Aayana Aruguru Athalalu, Agnipoolu, Naa Peru Meenakshi and Srimathi. Later, she featured in movies like Double Trouble, Vajram, Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva and July Kaatril, to name a few. Pavani featured in the list of Chennai Times - 20 Most Desirable Women on TV 2019. She is a contestant in Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5) in 2021.[4]

Personal life[edit]

She began dating Telugu actor Pradeep Kumar in 2016 after appearing in the Tamil television series Pasamalar. The pair were engaged in a ceremony in Hyderabad during late November 2016. She got married in February 14, 2017 marking the valentine's day. On May 17. 2017, Pradeep committed suicide and was found dead at his house in Puppalguda, Hyderabad.[1] Pavani suffered from an extended period of illness in late May 2017 after her husband's death, which saw her having to opt out of big film and TV projects and take a six-month break from acting. She suffered from an immunity disorder and then had a further setback after her body did not respond well to antibiotics.

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Language Notes
2012 Login Seema Hindi
Double Trouble Priya Telugu
Dream Neighbor
Narasimha Raju -
2013 Amrutham Chandamamalo Doll Reddy
2014 The End Priya
2015 Vajram Yazhini Tamil
2016 Lajja - Telugu UnCredited Role
Ini Avanea Kamini Tamil
2017 465 Mrs. Jai Special Appearance
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva Abirami
2017 Chandrullo Unde Kundelu Telugu
2019 July Kaatril Natasha Tamil
2021 Senapathi Maha Telugu

Television[edit]

Year Film Role Channel Language Notes
2014 Neneu Aayana Aruguru Athalalu Anasuya Zee Telugu Telugu
Agnipoolu - Gemini TV
Naa Peru Meenakshi Swetha E TV
2015-2017 Rettai Vaal Kuruvi Vennilla Star Vijay Tamil Lead Role
Pasamalar Bharathi Sun TV
2016 EMI-Thavanai Murai Vazhkai Thara Lead Role
2017-2019 Chinna Thambi Nandhini Star Vijay
2018 Villa To Village Guest
2018-2019 Neelakkuyil Rani Asianet Malayalam Lead Role
2019-2020 Rasaathi Rasaathi Sun TV Tamil
2020-2021 Srimathi Sujatha E TV Telugu
2021–present Bigg Boss Tamil - Season 5 Contestant Star Vijay Tamil

Awards and nominations[edit]

Pavani Reddy awards and nominations
Totals[lower-alpha 1]
Wins1
Nominations4
Note
  1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Year Award Category Show Result
2015 2nd Vijay Television Awards Favourite Screen Pair (with Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan) Rettai Vaal Kuruvi Nominated
Favourite Find of The Year Nominated
2018 4th Vijay Television Awards Favourite Actor Female Chinna Thambi Nominated
Best Pair (with Prajin Padmanabhan) Won
Galatta Nakshathra Awards Best Pair (with Prajin Padmanabhan) Nominated

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Telugu actor Pradeep Kumar commits suicide". Deccan Chronicle. May 3, 2017.
  2. "Chennai Times 20 Most Desirable Women on TV 2019 - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. "Why can't Tamil girls deck up? - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Pavani's Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5".
  5. menon, thinkal v (August 2, 2015). "New couple in town". Deccan Chronicle.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "சீரியலுக்கு பிரேக்: இன்ஸ்டாவுக்கு எஸ்! ஃபோட்டோ பிரியை பவானி ரெட்டி!". September 18, 2020.
  7. "Chinnathambi fame Pavani Reddy to tie the knot for the second time - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. "Latha to replace Pavani Reddy in Neelakkuyil - Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. "Rasathi fame actress Pavani Reddy and boyfriend Anand Joy have a blast in Singapore; see pics - Times of India". The Times of India.
  10. "Debjani Modak replaces Pavani Reddy in Rasathi - Times of India". The Times of India.

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