Kavya Thapar

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Kavya Thapar
Kavya Thapar at Eagle event (cropped).png
Kavya in 2023
Other namesKavya Praveen Thapar
Alma materThakur College of Science and Commerce
OccupationActress

Kavya Praveen Thapar is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She made her acting debut with the Telugu film Ee Maaya Peremito in 2018 and has since appeared in Ek Mini Katha (2021), Middle Class Love (2022), marking her Hindi debut, Pichaikkaran 2 (2023), her Tamil debut and Eagle (2024), which became her highest-grossing release.

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Early life

Thapar completed her schooling from Bombay Scottish School, Powai. After her schooling, she did her undergraduate studies in Thakur College of Science and Commerce. [1]

Career

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Thapar in 2019

Thapar started her career by featuring in a short Hindi film in 2013. She also appeared in several advertisements including Patanjali, MakeMyTrip and Kohinoor.

Her Telugu film Ee Maaya Peremito was released in 2018. [2] [3] [4] This film was her first Telugu film. [5] In 2019 her Tamil film Market Raja MBBS was released. [6] [7] [8] This film was her first Tamil film. [5] Her next film Pichaikkaran 2 was alongside Vijay Antony. [9] [10]

In early October 2022 she has announced her next Telugu film alongside Ravi Teja. [11] Despite the belief and anticipation from Eagle’s makers and lead actor Raviteja, the film failed to resonate with audiences as expected.

Filmography

Films

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Kavya Thapar film credits
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2018 Ee Maaya Peremito Sheetal Jain Telugu
2019 Market Raja MBBS Vanishri Tamil
2021 Ek Mini Katha AmruthaTelugu
2022 Middle Class Love Sysha Oberoi Hindi [12]
2023 Pichaikkaran 2 HemaTamil
2024 Eagle RachanaTelugu [13]
Ooru Peru Bhairavakona Agraharam Geetha [14]
Double iSmart Jannath Mehrunnisa [15]
Viswam Samira [16]

Television

List of Kavya Thapar web series credits
YearTitleRoleLanguagePlatformNotesRef.
2021Kaali Peeli TalesSuchiHindi YouTube Episode "Harra Bharra" [17]
2022 CAT Kimi Aulakh Punjabi Netflix [18]
2023 Farzi AnanyaHindi Amazon Prime Video [19]

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