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Chaitanya Rao Madadi | |
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| Born | 13 July 1989 |
| Alma mater | Osmania University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015-present |
Chaitanya Rao Madadi (born 13 July 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu short films and feature films. He made his debut with Bhandook (2015) and then appeared in films such as Valentines Night , Annapurna Photo Studio and Keedaa Cola . [1]
Chaitanya was born on 13 July 1989 in Karimnagar, Telangana. He did his schooling at Jyothishmathi School, Karimnagar and graduated from Osmania University in Hyderabad. He did his master's degree from Canberra University in Australia.
Chaitanya returned to Hyderabad to pursue a career in acting and was then trained at Ramanand acting School. He started his acting career with Bandook (2015). He appeared in short roles in a few movies like Premam (2016) and Shamantakamani (2017). Chaitanya acted in the lead role as Charlie in Hawaa (2019), which is the first Telugu movie to be shot entirely in Australia. [2]
Chaitanya then acted in a web series 30 Weds 21 (2021) on YouTube, which gave him recognition. [3] He played a character that suffered from Tourette syndrome in Keedaa Cola (2023) and took three days to prepare for the role. [1]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bhandook | Chaitanya | ||
| 2016 | Premam | Unknown | Uncredited | |
| 2017 | Shamantakamani | Ravi | ||
| 2019 | Hawaa | Charlie | [2] [4] | |
| 2020 | Guvva Gorinka | Aarya | ||
| 2021 | Vakeel Saab | Unknown | Uncredited | |
| Thimmarusu | Aravind | |||
| 2022 | Mukhachitram | Dr. Satya | ||
| Jagamemaya | Ajay | |||
| 2023 | A Journey to Kasi | [5] | ||
| Valentines Night | Ajay | |||
| Annapurna Photo Studio | Chanti | [6] | ||
| Keedaa Cola | Vaasthu | [7] [8] | ||
| 2024 | Sharathulu Varthisthai | Chiranjeevi | ||
| Paarijatha Parvam | Chaitanya | [9] [10] | ||
| Honeymoon Express | Eshan | [11] | ||
| Theppa Samudram | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2022 | 30 Weds 21 | Prudhvi | YouTube | Web debut | [3] |
| 2024 | Hi Nanna | Surya | Aha | short film | [12] |
| TBA | Bharyalu† | Filming | RGV Directorial | [13] |
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Keedaa Cola is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language crime-comedy film, written and directed by Tharun Bhascker. It stars Chaitanya Rao Madadi, Rag Mayur, Brahmanandam, Tharun Bhascker, Jeevan Kumar, Vishnu Oi, Ravindra Vijay and Raghu Ram in the main roles. The music was composed by Vivek Sagar.
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