Snigdha Nayani | |
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Born | Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India | 15 January 1981
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, music director |
Years active | 2011–present |
Parent(s) | Jagadish (father) Rajeswari (mother) [1] |
Snigdha is an Indian actress and singer. She began her career as a singer and later became a well-known actress in Tollywood with Ala Modalaindi. She has also acted in Tamil and Kannada films.
Snigdha was born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, to Jagadeesh, a doctor, and Rajeswari, a housewife. [1] She pursued her MBA at CR Reddy College in Eluru. [2] Before getting into movies, she worked as HR Manager at Logic Bytes in Hyderabad. [3]
She started her acting career with B. V. Nandini Reddy's directorial debut film, Ala Modalaindi . [3] She played the role of Pinky, the mutual friend of the lead characters of the movie, played by Nani and Nithya Menon. In 2012, she appeared in 4 movies, Mem Vayasuku Vacham, Routine Love Story, Kittu Unnadu Jagratha [4] and Dhammu .
Apart from acting, she has composed music for commercials, and short films. [5] She is also a singer. [6] [7]
Snigdha started her career as a musician with the composition of a title song for Bunty Garu (Chakravakam) in a TV serial ‘Nijamga’. Later she turned into a playback singer with the song ‘Vela Vela’ for Anil in ‘Sambhavami Yuge Yuge’. She also participated in Okkare (ETV) and gained popularity on the small screen, after which she anchored for Okkare Little Stars. She has performed in the USA, Muscat, Malaysia, the UK, Rajahmundry, Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai, Vijayawada, Vizag, Guntur, Tirupathi & Hyderabad and has released several pop albums.
After the success of Oh! Baby , [8] [9] in 2021, she acted in You Avakay Me Ice Cream, a rom-com webseries directed by Bhargav Dasari. [10]
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2011 | Ala Modalaindi | Pinky | Telugu | |
2012 | Mem Vayasuku Vacham | SMS Shyamala | Telugu | |
Rushi | Advocate | Telugu | ||
Routine Love Story | Neetu | Telugu | ||
Dhammu | Satya's friend | Telugu | ||
2013 | Okkadine | Sujatha | Telugu | |
Prema Ishq Kaadhal | Snigdha | Telugu | ||
Anthaka Mundu Aa Tarvatha | Jigesha | Telugu | ||
Priyathama Neevachata Kusalama | Snigdha | Telugu | ||
Prema Ishq Kaadhal | Snigdha | Telugu | ||
2014 | Yennamo Yedho | Pinky | Tamil | |
Chandamama Kathalu | Bar waitress | Telugu | ||
2015 | Basti | Snigdha | Telugu | |
Ketugadu | Lady Don | Telugu | ||
Tiger | Ganga's friend | Telugu | ||
Jatha Kalise | Driver Bangaram | Telugu | ||
Bandipotu | Guide | Telugu | ||
2016 | Guntur Talkies | Pistol Pooja | Telugu | |
Bale Jodi | Pinky | Kannada | ||
Kalyana Vaibhogame | Alliance | Telugu | ||
Selfie Raja | Telugu | |||
2017 | Kittu Unnadu Jagratha | Janaki's friend | Telugu | |
PSV Garuda Vega | Hacker | Telugu | ||
Okka Kshanam | Snigdha | Telugu | ||
B-tech Babbulu | Allam Sridevi | Telugu | ||
2018 | Vijetha | Manager | Telugu | |
Ego | Gopi's Friend | Telugu | ||
2 Friends | Kannada / Telugu | |||
Evanukku Engeyo Matcham Irukku | Don | Tamil | ||
2019 | Oh! Baby | Vikram's assistant | Telugu | |
2021 | Deyyamtho Sahajeevanam | Telugu | ||
You Avakay Me Ice Cream | Telugu | Web series |
Year | Film | Credited as | Language | Notes |
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2009 | Allam Velluli | Music Director [3] | Telugu | Unreleased movie |
2012 | Rushi | Music Director | Telugu |
Snigdha won the prestigious Nandi Award for the best female comedian for the year 2014 for the movie Jatha Kalise. [11]
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