Pasupuleti Maadhavi Latha is an Indian actress and politician who appeared in

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and

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films. She made her debut in lead role with the film ''

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''(2008). In 2018, she joined the

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and contested from Guntur West constituency in the

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Early life

Madhavi Latha was born in a

family in

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. Her parents are originally from

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. She obtained her degree from

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, Karnataka and completed post-graduation from

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Film career

Maadhavi made her feature film debut with the Telugu romantic film ''

'' (2008), with a critic describing that she was promising in her role. Her next films ''Shh...'' and '' Snehituda...'' opposite Nani, opened to negative reviews and box office collections. She subsequently spent a year in the United Kingdom, pursuing a Masters qualification in Fashion Designing at

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, before relocating back to

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to restart a career in films. She made a comeback and worked on films including ''

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'' (2013) as well as on the unreleased ''Choodalani Cheppalani'' alongside

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, where she played a deaf and mute girl. Her first release in 2015 was her debut Tamil film,

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's multi-starrer ''

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''. Madhavi has first acted in Mahesh Babu's ''Athidi'' in a role of heroine's friend.

Political career

In 2018, Latha joined

. She contested from Guntur West constituency in the

and lost, finishing at fourth place.

Personal life

In an interview with TNR, Maadhavi discussed in length her personal life and problems and struggles in her career. She also mentioned that her co-star wanted to date her during the making of her debut movie, but she declined. Her first director tried casting couch with her, and when she declined, she alleges he tried to ruin her career and could be the reason for her not getting many offers. She confessed that a person is harassing her and her family for over 10 years and she is suffering because of this.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Latha, Maadhavi Living people Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses People from Bellary district Actresses from Karnataka Year of birth missing (living people)