Aditi Chengappa is an Indian actress, who appears in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Hollywood cinema.

Early life

Aditi was born in

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. Her father, Raj Chengappa, an Arebashe Gowda from Karnataka, is the editorial director of publishing The India Today Group (Noida), while her mother, Usha Chengappa, a Tamilian, is the Delhi Centre Head at Bharat Thakur's Artistic Yoga. She is related to

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, an Indian

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, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of

Bharatnatyam Bharatanatyam () is a major form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the eight widely recognized Indian classical dance forms, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas, particularly of ...

, and Carnatic musician and playback singer

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, both being her great grand aunts. Aditi studied at

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and then at

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. She has been trained in both

Hindustani classical Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...

and western vocals. She is also an accomplished pianist, representing both school and college. She has stated "Music was my only passion till I became interested in acting. Music remains my first love". She is a big fan of yoga and a gaming freak. When she was in college, she hosted a health show, "Bodylicious" on

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, with her mother Usha Chengappa .

Career

She made her film debut in Telugu film ''

Thakita Thakita ''Thakita Thakita'' is a 2010 Telugu coming-of-age film directed by Sreehari Nanu and produced by Bharat Thakur. The film features an ensemble cast of characters including Harshvardhan Rane, Haripriya, Aditi Chengappa, Ananth Krishnamurthy, and ...

''. Her Tamil debut ''Konjam Koffee Konjam Kaadhal'' never had a theatrical release. She has completed a Hindi film, titled '' X'', which is directed by 11 filmmakers. She is shooting for

Gunasekhar Gunasekar (born 2 June 1964) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has directed films in action, romance, mythological, and historical drama genres. He has won a National Film Award, multiple Nand ...

's Telugu 3D period-drama '' Rudhramadevi'', in which she plays

Rudrama Devi Rudrama Devi, also Maharani Rudramma Devi, was a queen of the Kakatiya dynasty in the Deccan Plateau from 1263 to 1289 (or 1295) until her death. She was among the women to rule as monarchs in India and promoted a male image in order to do so ...

's sister Ganapamba. She has also signed two new Tamil projects, a science fiction film titled '' Ra'' and a romantic comedy, ''Moone Moonu Vaarthai''.

Filmography

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