Pavani Reddy
Pavani Reddy | |
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Born | |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Spouse(s) | Pradeep Kumar
(m. 2016; died 2017) |
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[]
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[]
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[]
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2012 | Login | Seema | Hindi | |
Double Trouble | Priya | Telugu | ||
Dream | Neighbor | |||
2013 | Amrutham Chandamamalo | Doll Reddy | ||
2014 | The End | - | UnCredited Role | |
2015 | Vajram | Yazhini | Tamil | |
2016 | Lajja | - | Telugu | UnCredited Role |
Ini Avanea | Kamini | Tamil | ||
2017 | 465 | Mrs. Jai | Special Appearance | |
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva | Abirami | |||
2019 | July Kaatril | Natasha | ||
2021 | Maha | Telugu |
Television[]
Year | Film | Role | Channel | Language | Notes |
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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[]
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Totals[a] | ||||||||
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Wins | 1 | |||||||
Nominations | 4 | |||||||
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Year | Award | Category | Show | Result |
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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[]
- ^ a b "Telugu actor Pradeep Kumar commits suicide". Deccan Chronicle. May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Chennai Times 20 Most Desirable Women on TV 2019 - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Why can't Tamil girls deck up? - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ a b "Pavani's Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5".
- ^ menon, thinkal v (August 2, 2015). "New couple in town". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ a b "சீரியலுக்கு பிரேக்: இன்ஸ்டாவுக்கு எஸ்! ஃபோட்டோ பிரியை பவானி ரெட்டி!". September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Chinnathambi fame Pavani Reddy to tie the knot for the second time - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Latha to replace Pavani Reddy in Neelakkuyil - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Rasathi fame actress Pavani Reddy and boyfriend Anand Joy have a blast in Singapore; see pics - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Debjani Modak replaces Pavani Reddy in Rasathi - Times of India". The Times of India.
External links[]
- Living people
- Tamil television actresses
- Actresses in Tamil television
- Actresses in Tamil cinema
- Actresses in Telugu cinema
- Indian television actresses
- Indian film actresses
- 21st-century Indian actresses
- Indian female models
- Actresses in Malayalam television
- Bigg Boss Tamil contestants
- 1988 births