Pragya Jaiswal

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Pragya Jaiswal
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Jaiswal in 2023
Born (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 36)
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Education Symbiosis Law School
Pune
Alma mater Symbiosis Law School, Pune
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2014–present

Pragya Jaiswal (born 24 June 1988) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu films. Jaiswal has won several awards including a Filmfare Awards South and a South Indian International Movie Award. [1]

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Jaiswal made her acting debut in 2014 with the Tamil-language film Virattu in 2014. She had her breakthrough with the Telugu period drama Kanche (2015), for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. [2] [3] Jaiswal made her Hindi film debut with Titoo MBA . She went onto appeared in films such as Nakshatram (2017), Achari America Yatra (2018) and Akhanda (2021), which is her highest-grossing release.

Early life

Pragya Jaiswal is an Indian actress & model, born on 24 June 1988 [4] in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Pragya Jaiswal completed her education from Symbiosis Law School at Pune. [5] [6]

During her initial days at Symbiosis University, she participated in various beauty pageants and became a successful model. In 2014, she received the Symbiosis Sanskritik Puraskar for her achievement in the field of art and culture. [7]

Career

Jaiswal in 2021 Pragya graces the special screening of Antim - The Final Truth portrait.jpg
Jaiswal in 2021

Jaiswal made her acting debut with the Tamil film Virattu , in 2014. [8] In the same year, she made her Hindi film debut with Titoo MBA opposite Nishant Dahiya. [9]

In 2015, Jaiswal ventured into Telugu films with Mirchi Lanti Kurradu opposite Abijeet. [10] Her career marked a turning point with Kanche , where she played a princess opposite Varun Tej. The film emerged a commercial success. [11] [12] [13] Suresh Kavirayani of Deccan Chronicle noted, "Pragya looks beautiful and perfectly fits her role of a princess." [14]

Following Kanche's success, she had four releases in 2017. She first appeared in Om Namo Venkatesaya , a box office failure. [15] Her next film, Gunturodu opposite Manchu Manoj also failed at the box office. [16] Jaiswal next played an IPS officer in Nakshatram . [17] Sridhar Adivi of The Times of India stated that her role is packed with both "glamour and substance". [18] She had an extended cameo in Jaya Janaki Nayaka , her final film of the year. [19] In 2018, she appeared in Achari America Yatra opposite Vishnu Manchu, which was an average grosser. [20]

Post a three year hiatus, Jaiswal played an IAS officer in Akhanda opposite Nandamuri Balakrishna. [21] The film was a commercial success and became the third highest grossing Telugu film of 2021. [22] Firstpost noted, "Saranya is relatively well-written and Pragya carries her well." [23] In 2022, she played a NIA officer in the box office failure, Son of India . [24]

Jaiswal returned to Hindi films with the 2024 ensemble comedy Khel Khel Mein , playing a boutique owner opposite Aditya Seal. [25] Anuj Kumar of The Hindu stated, "A confident Pragya turns up in a Hindi film for a change and plays the role of an entitled brat without caricaturising it." [26]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRole(s)LanguageNotesRef.
2014 Virattu Mavi Tamil [27]
Titoo MBA Gulshan Hindi [28]
2015 Mirchi Lanti Kurradu VasundaraTelugu [29]
Kanche Sita Devi [30]
2017 Om Namo Venkatesaya Bhavani [31]
Gunturodu Amrutha [32]
Nakshatram Kiran Reddy IPS [33] [34]
Jaya Janaki Nayaka FalguniExtended cameo [35]
2018 Achari America Yatra Renuka [36]
2021 Akhanda Saranya Bachupally IAS [37]
2022 Son of India Iravathi [38]
2024 Khel Khel Mein NainaHindi [39]
2025NBK109†TBATeluguCompleted [40]

Music video

YearTitleSinger(s)LanguageRef.
2022Main Chala Guru Randhawa, Iulia VanturHindi [41]

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
2016 Kanche 63rd Filmfare Awards South Best Female Debut – South Won [42]
5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut - Telugu Won [43]
CineMAA Awards Best Female DebutWon [44]
Zee Telugu Apsara Awards Best Find of the YearWon[ citation needed ]
TV9 National Film Awards Best Debut ActressWon[ citation needed ]
2021 Akhanda 10th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Telugu Nominated [45]

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