Roopa Koduvayur

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Roopa Koduvayur
Born (2000-12-27) 27 December 2000 (age 23)
Education MBBS
Alma mater Katuri Medical College, Guntur [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2020–present

Roopa Koduvayur is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu films. [2] [3] She is a recipient of the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut for her performance in Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya (2020).

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Early life and career

Roopa Koduvayur was born on 27 December 2000 in Vijayawada, India. She is a physiotherapist by profession and has a MBBS degree from Katuri Medical College. [4] She is also trained in Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam. [5] Roopa made her feature film debut in Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya (2020), which gained her critical and audience appaluse. [6] She has then signed her first Tamil film Yamakaathagi. [7] [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya Jyothi SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu [9]
2023 Mr. Pregnant Mahi [10]
2024Sarangapani Jathakam [11]
TBAYamakaathagiTBADebut Tamil film; Delayed [12]

Music video

YearTitlePerformersNotes
2021"Daare Leda" Vijai Bulganin, Roshan Sebastian, KKCo-featuring Satyadev [13]

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