Punarnavi Bhupalam is an Indian actress who works in

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films and television. She was nominated for

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as Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for her debut in ''

Uyyala Jampala ''Uyyala Jampala'' is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Virinchi Varma, produced by Ram Mohan P and Nagarjuna under Sunshine Cinema in association with Annapurna Studios, starring Raj Tarun and Avika Gor. '' ...

'' (2013).

Early life

Punarnavi Bhupalam was born in

Tenali Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division. The city is renowned for art, culture, drama and hence, it is called ''Andhra ...

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to Bhagya Lakshmi and Nagesh Kumar. Her great-grandfather Bhupalam Subbarayudu Setty was a freedom fighter from

Jammalamadugu Jammalamadugu is a Town in Municipality and Revenue Division in YSR Kadapa district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is in Jammalamadugu mandal of Jammalamadugu revenue division. It has many old historical sites and one of the top touri ...

Cuddapah district Kadapa district (officially: YSR district; formerly: Cuddapah district) is one of the twenty six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. On 19 August 2005 nomenclature of “Cuddapah” has been changed as “Kadapa” by the Governm ...

. Her family is settled in

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. Bhupalam did her schooling in

Vijayawada Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NT ...

and Hyderabad, and graduated in

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and

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Career

Bhupalam started as a theatre student and ended up in movies at the age 17, her debut as a supporting role in the movie ''

'' was nominated for

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu The Telugu Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. The award was introduced and first given at the 50th Filmfare Awards South in 2002. Superlatives *' ...

Filmography

Television

Web series

References

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* * Living people Actresses from Andhra Pradesh Actresses in Telugu cinema Indian women comedians People from Tenali 1996 births {{India-actor-stub Indian film actresses Indian actresses