Pujita Ponnada

Pujita Ponnada
Born	(1989-10-05) 5 October 1989 (age 35) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Education	B.Tech
Occupations	Actress model

Pujita Ponnada is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She is principally noted for her roles in the films Rangasthalam (2018) and Kalki (2019). ^[1]

Early life

Pujita Ponnada was born into a Telugu family in Visakhapatnam and raised in Chennai. ^[1]

Career

Pujita Ponnada worked as a software engineer in Tata Consultancy Services before she started her acting career with short films. ^{[2] [3]}

Pujita Ponnada played roles in films like Oopiri , Rangasthalam , Happy Wedding and Miss India . ^[4]

Filmography

Key

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

Feature films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2016	Oopiri	Gallery manager	Telugu	Bilingual film; Debut in both languages [5]
	Thozha		Tamil
	Premam	College student	Telugu
2017	Darsakudu	Sailu
2018	Rangasthalam	Padma
	Raju Gadu	Vennela
	Brand Babu	Pavani
	Happy Wedding	Laveena
2019	7	Bhanu	Telugu	Bilingual film
			Tamil
	Kalki	SI Palapitta	Telugu
	Where Is the Venkatalakshmi	Gowri		Debut as lead actress in Telugu
2020	Run	Shruti		Aha film
	Miss India	Padma Naina		Released on Netflix
2021	MoneyShe	Madhu		[6]
2022	Katha Kanchiki Manam Intiki	Deeksha		[7]
	Odela Railway Station	Spoorthi		Released on Aha
	Aakasa Veedhullo	Nisha
2023	Ravanasura	SI Ruhana		[8]
	Jorugaa Husharugaa	Nitya
2024	Jolly O Gymkhana	Kanniga	Tamil	Debut as lead actress in Tamil
2025	Konjam Kadhal Konjam Modhal	Vaisali
	Desingu Raja 2	Chandralekha		[9]
	Hari Hara Veera Mallu	Jalaja	Telugu	Cameo appearance in the song kollagotinaadiro
	Padaiyaanda Maaveeraa		Tamil
	Bhagavan†	TBA		Filming [10]

Short films

• Pseudocide (2015)
• Upma Tinesindi (2015)
• Unspoken (2015)
• Boochi (2016)
• Parichayam (2016)
• Radha Krishna (2016)
• A Saturday Evening (2016)
• Deepika Padukone (2018)
• Parinayam (2019)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref
2015	Real Detectives	Pujita	ETV		[11]
2024	Harikatha	Lisa	Disney+ Hotstar
2025	Katha Sudha	Chinni & Young Tulasi	ETV Win	under segment "Uttaram"; Dual role

References

1. "Cinema is a drug: Pujita Ponnada". Deccan Chronicle . 9 June 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
2. "Software engineer turned actor".
3. "Sukumar is my mentor: Pujita Ponnada". Deccan Chronicle . 12 March 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
4. "I am not dating Devi Sri Prasad: Pujita Ponnada".
5. "New Telugu girl on the block". 2 March 2016.
6. EENADU (17 June 2021). "మనిషి నుండి 'జాను' ఫుల్ వీడియో సాంగ్‌ వ‌చ్చేసింది". Eenadu (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
7. "'Katha Kanchiki Manam Intiki' review: An engaging ride - Times of India". The Times of India . 9 April 2022.
8. "Ravi Teja's 'Ravanasura' begins filming". Telangana Today. 19 January 2022.
9. RajNewsTamil (10 May 2025). "தேசிங்கு ராஜா 2 படத்தின் ரிலீஸ் தேதி அறிவிப்பு!". Raj News Tamil. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
10. "Aari introduces his Bhagavan heroine Pujita Ponnada - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
11. "New weekly crime drama Real Detectives started on E TV". The Times of India. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

External links

• Pujita Ponnada at IMDb