Pavani Reddy

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Pavani Reddy
Born
Pavni Reddy
Nationality Indian
Occupations
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Pradeep Kumar
(m. 2017;died 2017)
[1]
PartnerAmir (2022 - Present) [2]

Pavni Reddy also known as Pavani is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu and Tamil films. She acted in a supporting role in the Tamil film Thunivu (2023) opposing actor Ajith Kumar. In 2021, she was a contestant on the reality series Bigg Boss 5 Tamil [3] and finished as the 2nd runner up. [4] She is also known for playing the lead in the Tamil-language television series Chinna Thambi . [5] [6]

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Reddy made her debut in the Hindi film Login playing the role as Seema. and later acted in various different films such as Amrutham Chandamamalo (2013), Vajram (2015), 465 (2017), Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017), Premaku Raincheck (2018), July Kaatril (2019), Senapathi (2021), Malli Modalaindi (2022) and Thunivu (2023).

Career

Pavani made her silver screen debut with the Bollywood movie Login in 2012. Reddy began her career as a model at age 21 before playing a village belle in Rettai Vaal Kuruvi . [7] [8] In 2016, she had also starred in EMI-Thavanai Murai Vazhkai . [9] In 2017, she played the female lead in Chinna Thambi and garnered acclaim for her performance. [8] In 2018, she starred in the Malayalam language television series Neelakkuyil before being replaced by. [10] In 2019, she portrayed one of the leads in Rasaathi , [11] but was replaced by Debjani Modak. [12] Besides, Pavani has acted in the Malayalam and Telugu TV shows including Neneu Aayana Aruguru Athalalu, Agni Poolu , Naa Peru Meenakshi and Srimathi. Later, she featured in movies like Double Trouble, Vajram , Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva and July Kaatril , to name a few. Pavani featured in the list of Chennai Times - 20 Most Desirable Women on TV 2019. She is a contestant in Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5) in 2021 later emerging as the 2nd runner up. [3]

Pavani appeared in the action film Thunivu (2023). She was cast as a "bank robber" in the film.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

She began dating Telugu actor Pradeep Kumar in 2016 after appearing in the Tamil television series Pasamalar . The pair were engaged in a ceremony in Hyderabad during late November 2016. She got married on 14 February 2017, marking the Valentine's Day. On 17 May. 2017, Pradeep committed suicide and was found dead at his house in Puppalguda, Hyderabad. [1]

In 2022, she is reportedly in relationship with South Indian dancer and choreographer, Amir A D S after being together in Bigg Boss Tamil 5 and BB Jodigal2 . [2]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2012 Login Seema Hindi
Double Trouble Priya Telugu
Dream Neighbor
2013 Gouravam Arjun's friend Tamil / Telugu
2014 Amrutham Chandamamalo Doll Reddy Telugu
The EndPriya [13]
2015 Vajram Yazhini Tamil
2016Lajja Telugu
Ini AvaneaKamini Tamil
2017 465 Mrs. Jai
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva Abirami
2018 Premaku Raincheck RitiTelugu
2019 July Kaatril NatashaTamil
2021 Senapathi Maha Telugu
2022 Malli Modalaindi Vaishali Telugu
2023 Thunivu AcharaTamil
TBAFamily MattersTBA Telugu Upcoming Web Series on Hotstar

Television

YearProgramRoleChannelLanguageNotes
2014Neneu Aayana Aruguru AthalaluAnasuya Zee Telugu Telugu
Agni Poolu - Gemini TV
Naa Peru MeenakshiSwetha E TV
2015-2017 Rettai Vaal Kuruvi Vennilla Star Vijay Tamil Lead Role
Pasamalar Bharathi Sun TV
2016 EMI-Thavanai Murai Vazhkai TharaLead Role
2017-2019 Chinna Thambi Nandhini Star Vijay
2018 Villa To Village Guest Star Vijay
2018-2019 Neelakkuyil Rani Asianet Malayalam Lead Role
2019-2020 Rasaathi Rasaathi Sun TV Tamil
2020-2021SrimathiSujatha E TV Telugu
2021–2022 Bigg Boss Tamil - Season 5 Contestant Star Vijay Tamil 2nd Runner Up
2022 BB Jodigal Season 2Contestant Star Vijay Tamil Winner (Paired with Amir)
2022 Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya Participant Star Vijay Tamil
2022Anda Ka KasamParticipant Star Vijay Tamil
2024 Super Singer 10 Guest Star Vijay Tamil

Awards and nominations

Pavani Reddy awards and nominations
Totals [lower-alpha 1]
Wins1
Nominations5
Note
  1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
YearAwardCategoryShowResult
2015 2nd Vijay Television Awards Favourite Screen Pair Rettai Vaal Kuruvi Nominated
Favourite Find of The YearNominated
2018 4th Vijay Television Awards Favourite Actor Female Chinna Thambi Nominated
Best PairWon
Galatta Nakshathra AwardsBest PairNominated

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