Tejaswi Madivada

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Tejaswi Madivada
File:Tejaswi Madivada.jpg
Madivada in 2017
Born
OccupationActress
Years active2013–Now

Tejaswi Madivada is an Indian 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 in 2018.

Early life and education[edit]

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 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.[1]

Career[edit]

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[edit]

  • All works are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.

Film[edit]

Year Film Role Notes
2013 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Geetha's younger sister
2014 Manam Divya
Heart Attack Shriya
Ice Cream Renu
Lovers Geetha
Anukshanam Sathya
2015 Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Mehek
Pandaga Chesko Swathi
Kerintha Priya
Subramanyam For Sale Sita's sister, Geetha
Srimanthudu Venkata Ratnam's daughter
Jatha Kalise Tejaswi
2016 Natpadhigaram 79 Pooja Tamil Film
Superstar Kidnap Cameo appearance
Oorvasi Vo Rakshasi Vo
Krishnashtami Honey
Wish You Happy Breakup Nikki
Rojulu Maarayi Rambha
Naanna Nenu Naa Boyfriends Maggie
2017 Mister Keerthi
Babu Baga Busy Paru Menon
Balakrishnudu

Television[edit]

Year Show Role Network Notes
2016 Super 2 Contestant ETV Winner
2017 Mana Mugguri Love Story Swathi YuppTV Web series[13]
2018 Bigg Boss Telugu 2 Contestant Star Maa Evicted on Day 42
2018 The Great Telugu Laughter Challenge Host Star Maa Season 1
2022 Bigg Boss Non Stop 1 Contestant Disney+ Hotstar

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tip tap through college". The New Indian Express.
  2. "Photos: Beautiful Tejaswi Madivada at Heart Attack Press Meet". www.ragalahari.com.
  3. "Tejaswi Madivada bares it all for RGV's Ice Cream! – Bollywood News & Gossip, Movie Reviews, Trailers & Videos at Bollywoodlife.com". July 2014.
  4. "Tejaswi goes nude for RGV's Ice cream". The Times of India.
  5. "Audiences will tell if I acted nude or not : Tejaswi Madivada". 6 July 2014.
  6. "Tejaswi Madivada Ice Cream: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Tejaswi Madivada Ice Cream | Times of India".
  7. "మంచి ఐడియాతో తీస్తే... 'ఐస్‌క్రీమ్'లా ఆర్థిక లాభాలు!". Sakshi. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  8. "Latest Telugu Movie Comedy 24x7 తెలుగు సినీ వార్తలు & హస్యం". www.aplatestnews.com.
  9. "RGV-Manchu Vishnu Film titled 'Anukshanam'". movies.sulekha.com.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Actress Tejaswi's increasing popularity after 'Ice Cream'". Deccan Chronicle.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Tejaswi Madivada is on a roll". The Times of India.
  12. "Small role in Mahesh Babu's film is a big deal for Tejaswini". Archived from the original on 24 May 2015.
  13. "Mana Mugguri Love Story: The characters in Nandini Reddy's Telugu web series are the real winners-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 20 November 2017.

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