Preethi Asrani | |
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Alma mater | St. Ann's College for Women |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2012–present |
Preethi Asrani is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films and television industry. [1] She played the lead role in the Tamil soap opera Minnale on Sun TV. [2] She debuted as a lead actress with Pressure Cooker (2020) and starred in the critically acclaimed Ayothi (2023). [3]
Asrani is a Sindhi from Gujarat. [4] She moved to Hyderabad to pursue a career in cinema. As of 2020, she is enrolled at St. Ann's College for Women, Hyderabad. Her cousin, Anju Asrani, is also an actress. [3]
At age sixteen, Asrani debuted in the short film Fidaa, where she portrayed a blind girl.[ citation needed ] She made her television debut with Pakkinti Ammayi. [5] She starred in the film Malli Raava (2017) and played the younger version of the main actress in the film. Her performance in the film enabled her to receive offers to act in other films. [3]
After Malli Rava, Asrani signed a film starring Naga Shaurya and Eesha Rebba, but the film failed to take off. [6] In 2018, she debuted in Tamil television with Sun TV's Minnale and plays the lead role in the serial. [2] Asrani debuted as a lead actress with Pressure Cooker (2020) opposite Sai Ronak. [3] [5] She made her Tamil debut with Ayothi (2023) along with Sasikumar based on true incidents. [7] Asrani's performance was well received, garnering her widespread critical acclaim.[ citation needed ] and her next project was Election
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara? | Unknown | Telugu | Child actor | [1] |
2013 | Gundello Godari | Young Chitra | Telugu debut Child actor | [1] | |
2017 | Fidaa | Blind girl | Short film | [5] | |
Malli Raava | Young Anjali | [3] | |||
2018 | Happy Wedding | Akshara's sister | |||
2020 | Pressure Cooker | Anitha | Debut as lead actress | [3] | |
2021 | A: Ad Infinitum | Pallavi | [3] | ||
Seetimaarr | Shailaja | [5] | |||
2022 | Dongalunnaru Jaagratha | Neeraja | |||
Yashoda | Brinda | Bilingual film | |||
Tamil | |||||
2023 | Ayothi | Shivani | Won - Ananda Vikatan Best Actress - Tamil Nom - Filmfare Awards for Best Debut Actress - Tamil Won - SIIMA Awards for Best Debut Actress - Tamil | [7] | |
2024 | Election | Hema | [8] | ||
2025 | Kiss | TBA | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Network | Ref. |
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2016 | Pakkinti Ammayi | Unknown | Telugu | Zee Telugu | [5] |
2017 | Social | Unknown | Viu | [1] | |
2018–2020 | Minnale | Shalini Rajesh | Tamil | Sun TV | [2] |
2022 | 9 Hours | Sravani | Telugu | Disney+ Hotstar | |
2023 | Vyooham | Niharika | Prime Video |
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