Pragya Jaiswal is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in

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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 ''

Kanche ''Kanche'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic war film written and directed by Krish. It stars Varun Tej, Pragya Jaiswal, and Nikitin Dheer. Produced by First Frame Entertainment, ''Kanche'' revolves around the enmity between two f ...

'' (2015), for which she was awarded the

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. Jaiswal made her Hindi film debut with ''

Titoo MBA ''Titoo MBA'' is a Punjabi Hindi film directed by Amit Vats and produced by Rajan Batra and Mayank Patel in association with Beatrix Entertainment. The film stars Nishant Dahiya and Pragya Jaiswal in principal roles. The film was released o ...

''. She has also appeared in films including '' Nakshatram'' (2017) and ''

Achari America Yatra ''Achari America Yatra'' () is a 2018 Telugu comedy film directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. The film stars Vishnu Manchu, Pragya Jaiswal, and Brahmanandam. It was produced by Kirthi Chowdary and Kittu. The film was remade in Odia in 2019 as ''Golma ...

'' (2018). In 2021, she played the role of an IAS Officer in the successful film ''

Akhanda ''Akhanda'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu. It was produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy, under ''Dwaraka Creations''. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role alongside Pragya J ...

''.

Early life

Pragya Jaiswal completed her education from

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. During her initial days at the Symbiosis University, she participated in various beauty pageants and became a successful model. In 2014, she received the Symbiosis Sanskritik Puraskar for her achievement in the field of art and culture.

Career

Jaiswal made her acting debut in the Indian

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and

bilingual film named Virattu / Dega, released in 2014. In 2015, she starred in the Telugu film ''

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 ...

'' and later in the period drama ''

'' directed by Krish. Jaiswal had previously auditioned for a role in Krish's '' Gabbar Is Back''. She did not land that role but Krish later offered her the role in ''Kanche''. She played a cameo in

Jaya Janaki Nayaka ''Jaya Janaki Nayaka'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy, under ''Dwaraka Creations''. It stars Bellamkonda Sreenivas, Rakul Preet Singh and Jagapathi Babu, while ...

starring

Bellamkonda Sreenivas Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas (born 3 January 1993) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Son of film producer Bellamkonda Suresh, he made his debut with the action comedy film ''Alludu Seenu'' (2014) which won him Filmfare Award for Best ...

Rakul Preet Singh Rakul Preet Singh (born 10 October 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Kannada film '' Gilli'' (2009). She has won several awards including a SIIMA Award with ...

and

Jagapathi Babu Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. ...

. She made a cameo appearance for the song "Anandam" in the devotional

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Hathiram Bhavaji Hathiram Bhavaji or Hathiram Baba or Hathiram Bairagi was a saint from Dalpatpur Uparhar, Maya, Ayodhya who visited Tirumala around 1500 CE on a pilgrimage and became a devotee of Lord Venkateswara. He settled there by setting up an ashram near ...

, directed by

K. Raghavendra Rao Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao (born 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema besides having directed a few Hindi films. He has garnered four state Nandi Awards and fiv ...

for

Nagarjuna Nāgārjuna . 150 – c. 250 CE (disputed)was an Indian Mahāyāna Buddhist thinker, scholar-saint and philosopher. He is widely considered one of the most important Buddhist philosophers.Garfield, Jay L. (1995), ''The Fundamental Wisdom of ...

's ''

Om Namo Venkatesaya ''Om Namo Venkatesaya'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language Hindu devotional biographical film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and produced by A. Mahesh Reddy on AMR Sai Krupa Entertainments banner. The film stars Nagarjuna as Hathiram Bhavaji, alon ...

'' in 2017.

was her recent movie as a main female lead opposite to

Nandamuri Balakrishna Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), simply known as Balakrishna or Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer and politician. He appeared in more than 100 Telugu cinema, Telugu films over forty years in a variety of roles and establis ...

which has collected around 133 Crores gross Worldwide.

Filmography

Films

* ''All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted''

Music video

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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