Chaitanya Rao Madadi

Chaitanya Rao Madadi
Born	(1989-07-13) 13 July 1989 (age 36) Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
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 cinema. He made his debut with Bhandook (2015) and then appeared in films such as Valentines Night , Annapurna Photo Studio and Keedaa Cola . ^[1]

Career

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 minor roles in a few films 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]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role		Ref.
2015	Bhandook	Chaitanya
2016	Premam		Uncredited
2017	Shamantakamani	Ravi
2019	Hawaa	Charlie		[2]
2020	Guvva Gorinka	Aarya
2021	Vakeel Saab		Uncredited
	Thimmarusu	Aravind
2022	Mukhachitram	Dr. Satya
	Jagamemaya	Ajay
2023	A Journey to Kasi			[4]
	Valentines Night	Ajay
	Annapurna Photo Studio	Chanti		[5]
	Keedaa Cola	Vaasthu		[6] [7]
2024	Sharathulu Varthisthai	Chiranjeevi
	Paarijatha Parvam	Chaitanya		[8] [9]
	Dear Nanna	Surya	Short film	[10]
	Honeymoon Express	Eshan		[11]
	Theppa Samudram	Ganesh
2025	Ghaati †	TBA

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2021–2022	30 Weds 21	Prudhvi	YouTube	Web debut	[3]
2025	AIR: All India Rankers	Surya	ETV Win
	Mayasabha	M. S. Rami Reddy	SonyLIV

References

1. "I took three days to prep for my role in 'Keedaa Cola': Chaitanya Rao". The South First. 27 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
2. The Indian Express (3 November 2018). "Hawaa to hit screens on November 23". Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
3. "Actor Chaitanya Rao speaks on his web series '30 Weds 21'". Telangana Today. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
4. "'A Journey To Kashi' is slated to hit the screens on January 6". The Times of India. 4 January 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
5. "Annapurna Photo Studio passes through censor formalities". Cinema Express. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
6. "'Keeda Cola' is an out and out entertainer: Chaitanya Rao Madadi". The Hans India. 27 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
7. "'Keedaa Cola': Chaitanya Rao Madadi, Rag Mayur, Vishnu Oi, Jeevan Kumar and Ravindra Vijay hold forth on director Tharun Bhascker's Telugu comic caper". The Hindu. 1 November 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
8. "'Rang Rang Rangila' adds anticipation to 'Parijatha Parvam'". The Hans India. 4 March 2024. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
9. "Paarijatha Parvam Telugu Movie Review". 19 April 2024.
10. "Dear Nanna Review - Chaitanya Rao-starrer is old school and predictable". OTTPlay.
11. "Chaitanya Rao to star next in Honeymoon Express". Cinema Express. 16 December 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

External links

• Chaitanya Rao Madadi at IMDb
• Chaitanya Rao Madadi on Twitter