Pragya Jaiswal
Jaiswal in 2021
Born (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
EducationSymbiosis Law School
Pune
Alma materSymbiosis Law School, Pune
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2014–present

Pragya Jaiswal (born 12 January 1990) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu films. She made her acting debut in 2014 with the Tamil-language film Virattu in 2014.[1] Jaiswal had her breakthrough with the Telugu period drama Kanche (2015), for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South.[2][3]

Jaiswal made her Hindi film debut with Titoo MBA. She has also appeared in films including Nakshatram (2017) and Achari America Yatra (2018). In 2021, she played the role of an IAS Officer in the successful film Akhanda.

Early life

Pragya Jaiswal is an Indian actress & model, born on 12 January 1987 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Pragya Jaiswal completed her education from Symbiosis Law School at Pune.[4][5]

During her initial days at Symbiosis University, she participated in various beauty pageants and became a successful model. In 2014, she received the Symbiosis Sanskritik Puraskar for her achievement in the field of art and culture.[6]

Career

Jaiswal made her acting debut in the Indian Tamil film named Virattu, which released in 2014. In 2015, she starred in the Telugu film Mirchi Lanti Kurradu and later in the period drama Kanche directed by Krish. Jaiswal had previously auditioned for a role in Krish's Gabbar Is Back. She did not land that role but Krish later offered her the role in Kanche.[7][8][9][10] She played a cameo in Jaya Janaki Nayaka starring Bellamkonda Sreenivas, Rakul Preet Singh and Jagapathi Babu.

She made a cameo appearance for the song "Anandam" in the devotional Biographical film of Hathiram Bhavaji, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao for Nagarjuna's Om Namo Venkatesaya in 2017. Akhanda was her recent movie as a main female lead opposite to Nandamuri Balakrishna which has collected around 133 Crores gross Worldwide.

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted
Year Title Role(s) Language Notes Ref.
2014 Virattu Mavi Tamil [11]
Titoo MBA Gulshan Hindi [12]
2015 Mirchi Lanti Kurradu Vasundara Telugu [13]
Kanche Sita Devi [14]
2017 Om Namo Venkatesaya Bhavani [15]
Gunturodu Amrutha [16]
Nakshatram Kiran Reddy IPS [17][18]
Jaya Janaki Nayaka Falguni Extended cameo [19]
2018 Achari America Yatra Renuka [20]
2021 Akhanda Saranya Bachupally IAS [21]
2022 Son of India Iravathi

Music video

Year Title Singer(s) Composer Director Producer Ref.
2022 "Main Chala" Guru Randhawa, Iulia Vantur Shabbir Ahmed Shabina Khan Salman Khan or Salman Khan Films [22]

Awards and nominations

Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2016 Kanche 63rd Filmfare Awards South Best Female Debut – South Won [23]
5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut - Telugu Won [24]
CineMAA Awards Best Female Debut Won [25]
Zee Telugu Apsara Awards Best Find of the Year Won [26]
TV9 National Film Awards Best Debut Actress Won [27]
2021 Akhanda 10th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Telugu Nominated [28]

References

  1. ↑ "Pragya Jaiswal interview". FHM India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (12 September 2015). "I was scared to slap Varun: Pragya Jaiswal". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sai Pallavi, Pragya Jaiswal share Best Debut Actress award at 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards South 2016". The Times of India. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Anjali Shetty (22 January 2014). "'I am pleasantly surprised' - City-Pune". DNA. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Amit Kumar (22 January 2014). "https://www.infoknocks.com/biography/pragya-jaiswal/". infoknocks.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Alumini Newsletter-2014" (PDF). symlaw.ac.in. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "'Kanche' transported me to a different era, says Telugu actress Pragya Jaiswal". The Indian Express. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (23 October 2015). "Kanche: Breaking the fence". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Kanche Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Movie review 'Kanche': Love reigns in war zone". Deccan Chronicle. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Virattu Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Virattu by Times of India". The Times of India.
  12. ↑ "Nishant Dahiya and Pragya Jaiswal - faces of Titoo MBA". The Times of India.
  13. ↑ "Mirchi Lanti Kurradu Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Mirchi Lanti Kurradu by Times of India". The Times of India.
  14. ↑ "Pragya Jaiswal's "pinch me" moment". The Times of India.
  15. ↑ "Pragya Jaiswal in Nagarjuna's Namo Venkatesa". Deccan Chronicle. 23 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Gunturodu Movie Review {2.5/5}: The movie is made for the mass audience and heads up to those who can't stand explicit dialogues". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "Pragya Jaiswal to don the khaki". Deccan Chronicle. 18 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Kanche girl Pragya Jaiswal all set don Khaki". TheNewsMinute. 17 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Pragya Jaiswal is going places!". Deccan Chronicle. 9 December 2016.
  20. ↑ "It's a mass film: Pragya Jaiswal". Deccan Chronicle. 25 April 2018.
  21. ↑ "Pragya Jaiswal Replaces Sayyeshaa As The Leading Lady Of This Balakrishna Starrer". TheTeluguFilmnagar. 12 January 2021.
  22. ↑ "Salman Khan and Pragya Jaiswal song "Main Chala" out". 25 January 2022.
  23. ↑ "Sai Pallavi, Pragya Jaiswal share Best Debut Actress award at 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards South 2016". The Times of India. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  24. ↑ "SIIMA 2016 winners". Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  25. ↑ "CineMAA Awards 2016 Winners List". RITZ Magazine. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  26. ↑ "Zee Apsara Awards 2016: Kajal Aggarwal, Regina Cassandra, Rashi Khanna, Lavanya walk pink carpet [PHOTOS]". International Business Times. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  27. ↑ "TSR TV9 National Film Awards 2015, 2016 Winners lists: Baahubali, Srimanthudu, SOS bag maximum awards". International Business Times. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  28. ↑ "Allu Arjun's Pushpa: The Rise Leads SIIMA Nominations; Check Full List Here". News18. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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