Pavni Reddy also known as Pavani is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in

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films. She acted as the lead female role in the blockbuster film ''

Thunivu ''Thunivu'' () is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action heist film written and directed by H. Vinoth, and produced by Boney Kapoor. It stars Ajith Kumar in lead role with Manju Warrier, Samuthirakani, John Kokken, Mamathi Chari, Ajay, Veera, ...

'' (2023) opposing actor Ajith Kumar. In 2021, she was a contestant on the reality series Bigg Boss 5 Tamil and finished as the 2nd runner up. She is also known for playing the lead in the Tamil-language television series ''

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''. Reddy made her debut in the

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film ''

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'' playing the role as Seema. and later acted in various different films such as ''

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'' (2013), '' Vajram'' (2015), ''

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'' (2017), ''

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'' (2017), '' Premaku Raincheck'' (2018), ''

July Kaatril ''July Kaatril'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by KC Sundaram on his directorial debut. The film stars Ananth Nag, Anju Kurian and Samyuktha Menon while Sathish and model Paloma Monnappa in the sup ...

'' (2019), ''

Senapathi ''Senapathi'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film directed by Pavan Sadineni. It is a remake of the 2017 Tamil-language film ''8 Thottakkal''. The film features an ensemble cast including Rajendra Prasad, Naresh Agastya, Ha ...

'' (2021), '' Malli Modalaindi'' (2022) and ''

'' (2023).

Career

Beginnings

Pavani made her silver screen debut with the Bollywood movie ''

'' in 2012. Reddy began her career as a model at age 21 before playing a village belle in ''

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''. In 2016, she had also starred in '' EMI-Thavanai Murai Vazhkai''. In 2017, she played the female lead in ''

'' and garnered acclaim for her performance. In 2018, she starred in the Malayalam language television series ''

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'' before being replaced by. In 2019, she portrayed one of the leads in '' Rasaathi'', but was replaced by Debjani Modak. 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'', ''

'' and ''

'', 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.

2023–present: Breakthrough with Thunivu

Pavani appeared in the high talked

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film ''

'' (2023) opposing actor Ajith Kumar and

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in the film. She was cast as one of the lead female roles in the film and was highly credited for her acting performance as a "bank robber" in the film.

Personal life

She began dating Telugu actor Pradeep Kumar in 2016 after appearing in the Tamil television series ''

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''. The pair were engaged in a ceremony in Hyderabad during late November 2016. She got married on February 14, 2017, marking the Valentine's Day. On May 17. 2017, Pradeep committed suicide and was found dead at his house in Puppalguda, Hyderabad. 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 .

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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