Sobhita Dhulipala (born 31 May 1992) is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in

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and

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films. She won the Femina Miss India Earth 2013 title at

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pageant and represented India at

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. Dhulipala made her acting debut in

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's thriller film '' Raman Raghav 2.0'' (2016) and she went on to star in the Telugu films ''

Goodachari ''Goodachari'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action spy thriller film directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka. The film stars Adivi Sesh, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Jagapathi Babu with Prakash Raj, Supriya Yarlagadda, Vennela Kishore, Anish Kuruvi ...

'' (2018) and ''

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'' (2022), and the Malayalam film ''

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'' (2021). She has also starred in the

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drama series ''

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'' (2019).

Early life and education

Sobhitha Dhulipala was born on 31 May 1992, in

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, India into a

speaking family to Merchant Navy engineer Venugopal Rao and primary school teacher Santha Kamakshi. She grew up in

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as a studious child who only cared for “being well-read, good in studies, school captain”. Desiring broader horizons beyond her home city, she moved to Mumbai alone at the age of sixteen and later attended

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. She is also a trained classical dancer in

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and

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. Dhulipala participated in the Navy Queen Ball pageant in 2010.

Career

Pond's Femina Miss India (2013)

A college friend of Dhulipala's was interning at the Miss Office and suggested she audition for the upcoming pageant. Describing herself as an “uncool geek” and stating she wished for validation, Dhulipala entered with the intentions of only clearing the first round to prove to her friends she could. Upon passing the auditions, she decided to continue with the rounds. After winning Femina Miss India South 2013 title, a zonal pageant of

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, Dhulipala attained an auto-entry into the top 23 of the 50th year of

and became the first runner-up. She was also awarded Miss Stylish Hair, Miss Adventurous and Miss Fashion Icon, Miss Talent, Miss digital Diva. Subsequently, she represented India in Miss Earth 2013 in the Philippines, but could not finish in the top 20, instead landing sub-titles of Miss Photogenic, Miss Beauty for a cause, Miss Talent and Miss Beautiful face. She also featured in

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2014.

Acting career (2016–present)

Dhulipala made her film debut with

's '' Raman Raghav 2.0'' in 2016. and also signed a three-film deal with Kashyap's production company

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in July 2016. The film premiered at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes Film festival 2016, where she was nominated by critics for best supporting performance. In early August 2016, she signed two films, ''

Kaalakaandi ''Kaalakaandi'' is a 2018 Indian black comedy film written and directed by Akshat Verma, starring Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Oberoi, Deepak Dobriyal, Isha Talwar and Sobhita Dhulipala. The film is produced by Rohit Khattar and Ashi Dua. The film ...

'' directed by Akshat Verma and ''

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'' directed by Raja Menon, both starring opposite

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. In 2018, Dhulipala appeared in her first

film ''

'' starring Adivi Sesh. She also starred as one of the leads in the

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original series

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. In 2019, she appeared in a pivotal role in ''

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'', an Indian fictional spy thriller

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web television series based on the 2015 espionage novel of the same name as an intelligence agency operative. Dhulipala made her debut in

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with the 2019

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directorial-feature ''

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'' alongside

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. She featured in the

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starrer ''

''. Dhulipala also began shooting for '' Ponniyin Selvan: I'' in December 2019 with the director

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which was scheduled to be released worldwide on 30 September 2022. In January 2021, Dhulipala began filming for the Sashi Kiran Tikka directed Hindi-Telugu biographical ''

'', starring Adivi Sesh in the titular role.

Filmography

Films

Web series

*''All shows are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.''

Awards & Nominations

Notes

References

External links

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