Pavni Reddy also known as Pavani is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu and Tamil films. She acted in a supporting role in the Tamil film Thunivu (2023). In 2021, she was a contestant on the reality series Bigg Boss 5 Tamil[3] and finished as the 2nd runner up.[4] She is also known for playing the lead in the Tamil-language television series Chinna Thambi.[5][6]

Pavani Reddy
Pavni Reddy in 2018
Born
Pavni Reddy
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Pradeep Kumar
(m. 2017; died 2017)
[1]
PartnerAmir (2022 - Present)[2]

Reddy made her debut in the Hindi film Login playing the role as Seema. and later acted in various different films such as Amrutham Chandamamalo (2013), Vajram (2015), 465 (2017), Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017), Premaku Raincheck (2018), July Kaatril (2019), Senapathi (2021), Malli Modalaindi (2022) and Thunivu (2023).

Career

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Pavani made her silver screen debut with the Bollywood movie Login in 2012. Reddy began her career as a model at age 21 before playing a village belle in Rettai Vaal Kuruvi.[7][8] In 2016, she had also starred in EMI-Thavanai Murai Vazhkai.[9] In 2017, she played the female lead in Chinna Thambi and garnered acclaim for her performance.[8] In 2018, she starred in the Malayalam language television series Neelakkuyil before being replaced by.[10] In 2019, she portrayed one of the leads in Rasaathi,[11] Besides, Pavani has acted in the Malayalam and Telugu TV shows including Neneu Aayana Aruguru Athalalu, Agni Poolu, Naa Peru Meenakshi and Srimathi. Later, she featured in movies like Double Trouble, Vajram, Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva and July Kaatril, to name a few. Pavani featured in the list of Chennai Times - 20 Most Desirable Women on TV 2019. She is a contestant in Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5) in 2021 later emerging as the 2nd runner up.[3]

Pavani appeared in the action film Thunivu (2023). She was cast as a "bank robber" in the film.[citation needed]

Personal life

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She began dating Telugu actor Pradeep Kumar in 2016 after appearing in the Tamil television series Pasamalar. The pair were engaged in a ceremony in Hyderabad during late November 2016. She got married on 14 February 2017, marking the Valentine's Day. On 17 May 2017, Pradeep committed suicide and was found dead at his house in Puppalguda, Hyderabad.[1]

In 2022, she is reportedly in relationship with South Indian dancer and choreographer, Amir A D S after being together in Bigg Boss Tamil 5 and BB Jodigal2 .[2]

Filmography

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Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2012 Login Seema Hindi
Double Trouble Priya Telugu
Dream Neighbor
2013 Gouravam Arjun's friend Tamil / Telugu
2014 Amrutham Chandamamalo Doll Reddy Telugu
The End Priya [12]
2015 Vajram Yazhini Tamil
2016 Lajja Telugu
Ini Avanea Kamini Tamil
2017 465 Mrs. Jai
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva Abirami
2018 Premaku Raincheck Riti Telugu
2019 July Kaatril Natasha Tamil
2021 Senapathi Maha Telugu
2022 Malli Modalaindi Vaishali Telugu
2023 Thunivu Achara Tamil
2024 Chaari 111 Priya Telugu [13]

Television

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Year Program Role Channel Language Notes
2014 Neneu Aayana Aruguru Athalalu Anasuya Zee Telugu Telugu
Agni Poolu - Gemini TV
Naa Peru Meenakshi Swetha E TV
2015-2017 Rettai Vaal Kuruvi Vennilla Star Vijay Tamil Lead Role
Pasamalar Bharathi Sun TV
2016 EMI-Thavanai Murai Vazhkai Thara Lead Role
2017-2019 Chinna Thambi Nandhini Star Vijay
2018 Villa To Village Guest Star Vijay
2018-2019 Neelakkuyil Rani Asianet Malayalam Lead Role
2019-2020 Rasaathi Rasaathi Sun TV Tamil
2020-2021 Srimathi Sujatha E TV Telugu
2021–2022 Bigg Boss Tamil - Season 5 Contestant Star Vijay Tamil 2nd Runner Up
2022 BB Jodigal Season 2 Contestant Star Vijay Tamil Winner (Paired with Amir)
2022 Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya Participant Star Vijay Tamil
2022 Anda Ka Kasam Participant Star Vijay Tamil
2024 Super Singer 10 Guest Star Vijay Tamil
2024 The Mystery of Moksha Island Madhavi Disney + Hotstar Telugu
TBA Family Matters TBA Telugu Upcoming Web Series on Hotstar

Awards and nominations

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Pavani Reddy awards and nominations
Totals[a]
Wins1
Nominations5
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Year Award Category Show Result
2015 2nd Vijay Television Awards Favourite Screen Pair Rettai Vaal Kuruvi Nominated
Favourite Find of The Year Nominated
2018 4th Vijay Television Awards Favourite Actor Female Chinna Thambi Nominated
Best Pair Won
Galatta Nakshathra Awards Best Pair Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b "Telugu actor Pradeep Kumar commits suicide". Deccan Chronicle. 3 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Pavani Reddy finally accepts Amir's proposal". Times Of India.
  3. ^ a b "Bigg Boss Tamil 5 contestant Pavani Reddy: Everything you need to know about at the model-turned-Chinna Thambi actress". 2 October 2021 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 5 Grand Finale: This Contestant is Second Runner up". m.sakshipost.com.
  5. ^ "Chennai Times 20 Most Desirable Women on TV 2019". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "Why can't Tamil girls deck up?". The Times of India.
  7. ^ menon, thinkal v (2 August 2015). "New couple in town". Deccan Chronicle.
  8. ^ a b "சீரியலுக்கு பிரேக்: இன்ஸ்டாவுக்கு எஸ்! ஃபோட்டோ பிரியை பவானி ரெட்டி!". 18 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Chinnathambi fame Pavani Reddy to tie the knot for the second time". The Times of India.
  10. ^ "Latha to replace Pavani Reddy in Neelakkuyil". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "Rasathi fame actress Pavani Reddy and boyfriend Anand Joy have a blast in Singapore; see pics". The Times of India.
  12. ^ "The END Telugu Movie Review | The end movie Review | The END review | The END review and rating | The END review and ratings | The END movie rating | The END cinema review | The END Telugu Review | The END twitter updates | The END first day first show talk | The END movie updates". 6 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Chaari 111 Movie Review : Vennela Kishore shines in spy comedy with missed potential". The Times of India.
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