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Indian actress and model
Tejaswi Madivada
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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
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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.
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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.
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Career
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Madivada made her acting debut in 2013 with a supporting role in the Telugu family drama film
Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
.
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Next year she was seen in further supporting roles in
Manam
and in Nithin's
Heart Attack
,
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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.
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Ice Cream
received mixed reviews from critics
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but was a commercial blockbuster.
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Her next releases,
Lovers
,
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Anukshanam
, another Ram Gopal Varma directorial,
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Kranthi Madhav's
Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju
, in which she portrayed
Nithya Menen
's daughter,
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Srimanthudu
, and
Pandaga Chesko
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saw her playing secondary characters. Her subsequent projects were Omkar's
Raju Gari Gadi
,
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Oorvasi Vo Rakshasi Vo
,
Subramaniam For Sale
and her first Tamil film
Natpathigaram 79
.
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Post her first stint in Big Boss in 2018, she decided to settle down and get married. She stated that he wanted her to make some changes and listen to his parents. After trying for while, she feared she would be losing her identity and called off the wedding
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In 2022 she appeared in a television dance series
BB Jodi
on
Star Maa
.
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Filmography
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- All works are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.
Film
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Television
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Music Videos
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References
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