Swathi Deekshith is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the
Telugu
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and
Tamil
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films. She starred in films such as ''Tor Naam'' (2012), ''
Ladies & Gentlemen'' (2015) and ''
Simba
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'' (2017). In 2020, she entered the Telugu
reality TV
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show
''Bigg Boss 4'' as a wild card contestant and is evicted on day 28.
Career
Deekshith began her career in entertainment through the television show ''Andamaina Bhamalu'' in 2009, where she won the title. The success led her to appear in ad films and appear in two films as a child artiste. Her first major acting role was in the Bengali film ''Tor Naam'' (2012), before she worked on the Telugu drama film ''Break Up'' (2012).
In 2014, Deekshith received a breakthrough after being cast in
Ram Gopal Varma
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's Telugu horror film ''
Deyyam''. She was cast after the film's cinematographer Satish Muthyala had shown a trailer of ''Break Up'' to Varma. Despite almost completing shoot, the film was later shelved and remains unreleased. During the period, she also moved on to work in two Telugu films, ''
Jump Jilani
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'' (2014), where she played a village girl opposite
Allari Naresh and ''
Ladies & Gentlemen'' (2015).
In 2017, Deekshith appeared in three films, her first release being the horror film ''Chitrangada'' co-starring
Anjali. She later made her debut in Tamil films and featured in the low budget horror film ''
Sathura Adi 3500
''Sathura Adi 3500'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language horror drama film written and directed by Jaison Pazhayattu, Script & Screenplay by R. Radhakrishnan. Featuring Nikhil Mohan, Ineya, Swathi Deekshith and Felix Johnny Kuruvilla in the le ...
'' and the fantasy film ''
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'' alongside
Bharath.
Filmography
Television
References
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Indian film actresses
Living people
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Indian actresses
Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) contestants