Abijeet Duddala (born 11 October 1988) is an Indian actor and television personality who works in

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. He made his debut as a lead actor in the film ''

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'', directed by Sekhar Kammula in 2012. He starred in the acclaimed

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’ ''Pelli Gola'' (2017–19) and ''

Modern Love Hyderabad ''Modern Love Hyderabad'' is an Indian Telugu-language romantic anthology streaming television series produced by Elahe Hiptoola and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, Venkatesh Maha, Uday Gurrala and Devika Bahudhanam. It stars Nithya Menen, A ...

'' (2022). In 2020, Abijeet emerged as the title winner of Star Maa’s reality TV show ''Bigg Boss Telugu 4''.

Early life

Abijeet was born on 11 October 1988 in

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. His ancestors were involved in assisting in the construction of the

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. He was enrolled in Chaitanya Vidyalaya for kindergarten. He completed his Schooling from

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and then completed his Intermediate from

Little Flower Junior College Little Flower Junior College is a college in Hyderabad, India offering Intermediate education ( +2 level). It was established by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel. It started in July 1974 as a part of Little Flower High School, It shifted ...

, and graduated from Malla Reddy College with a

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. During his final year of college, he casually accompanied his friend to the audition for the film ''Life Is Beautiful'' where he was selected for the main lead role by Sekhar Kammula's team. He subsequently was cast as the main lead of the film in 2012, as Amala Akkineni's son. In 2015, Abijeet attended Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts to get a Masters of Science in Engineering Management.

Career

Abijeet made his debut in the Telugu feature film ''

'' directed by Sekhar Kammula. Next film he signed up was ''Areyrey'', after a song from ''

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'' under the direction of Sashi Kiran Tikka, and produced by Neelima Tirumalasetti. The film remains unreleased. In 2015, he starred in the romantic films ''Ram Leela'', and ''

Mirchi Lanti Kurradu ''Mirchi Lanti Kurradu'' is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama directed by Jayanag and starring Abijeet and Pragya Jaiswal with Rao Ramesh, Shakalaka Shankar, and Saptagiri among others in supporting roles. Cast * Abijeet as Sidd ...

'' alongside

Pragya Jaiswal Pragya Jaiswal is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu films. She made her acting debut in 2014 with the Tamil–Telugu bilingual '' Virattu / Dega'' in 2014. Jaiswal had her breakthrough with the Telugu period drama '' ...

. Regarding his performance in the latter film, a critic noted that "Abhijit, nevertheless did a decent job and has a high energy in the film. did a decent job in NASA and showcased good energy levels throughout the film. His comic timing is good and he displayed good emotions throughout the film". In 2017, Abijeet made his television debut with Viu's web series ''Pelli Gola'' opposite

Varshini Sounderajan Shamili Sounderajan, known professionally as Varshini Sounderajan, is an Indian actress, model, and television presenter who appears in Telugu films. She made her acting debut in anthology film ''Chandamama Kathalu'' (2014). Early life and c ...

''.'' The series was successful and he went on to feature in two more seasons.'''' In 2020, Abijeet entered the fourth season of the reality show ''

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'' as a contestant, and emerged as the winner.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1988 births Living people Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Hyderabad, India Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) contestants