Tejaswi Madivada
Born
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
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

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 had worked in various short films there one of the short film called "Dhanam Mulam Idham Jagath" short film got her recognition for her negetive shades. 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

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 subsequent projects were Omkar's Raju Gari Gadi,[11] Oorvasi Vo Rakshasi Vo, Subramaniam For Sale and her first Tamil film Natpathigaram 79.[12] In 2022 she appeared in a television dance series BB Jodi on Star Maa.[13]

Filmography

  • All works are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2012Life Is BeautifulCameo appearance in the "Life Is Beautiful" song
2013Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle ChettuGeetha's younger sister
2014ManamDivya
Heart AttackShriya
Ice CreamRenuDebut as a lead actress
LoversGeetha
AnukshanamSathya
2015Malli Malli Idi Rani RojuMehek
Pandaga CheskoSwathi
KerinthaPriya
Subramanyam For SaleGeetha
SrimanthuduVenkata Ratnam's daughter
Jatha KaliseTejaswi
2016Natpadhigaram 79PoojaTamil Film
Superstar KidnapCameo appearance
Oorvasi Vo Rakshasi Vo
KrishnashtamiHoney
Wish You Happy BreakupNikki
Rojulu MaarayiRambha
Naanna Nenu Naa BoyfriendsMaggie
2017MisterKeerthi
Babu Baga BusyParu Menon
Balakrishnudu
2022Commitment

Television

YearShowRoleNetworkNotes
2016Super 2ContestantETVWinner
2017Mana Mugguri Love StorySwathiYuppTVWeb series[14]
2018 Bigg Boss Telugu 2ContestantStar MaaEvicted on Day 42
2018 The Great Telugu Laughter ChallengeHostStar MaaSeason 1
2022 Bigg Boss Non Stop 1ContestantDisney+ Hotstar

Music Videos

Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2023 Bhakti Bomb Chaitanya Kanhai [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Actress Tejaswi's increasing popularity after 'Ice Cream'". Deccan Chronicle.
  11. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Exclusive - Akhil Sarthak on his new show 'BB Jodi' and working with Tejaswi Madivada: I was feeling low when I saw her dance; determined to become a dancer by the end of this show". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Mana Mugguri Love Story: The characters in Nandini Reddy's Telugu web series are the real winners". Firstpost. 20 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Bhakti Bomb".
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