Swathi Reddy (born 19 April 1987) is an Indian actress and television presenter who predominantly works in

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films, along with

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and

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films. Her nickname ''Colours Swathi'' comes from her stint in the Telugu television show ''Colours'', which was telecast on

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. After playing supporting roles, she made her debut as a lead actress in the

film ''

Subramaniapuram ''Subramaniapuram'' is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language period action film produced, written, and directed by Sasikumar. The low-budget film received critical acclaim for its original script, expert direction, screenplay, editing, fresh music, accu ...

'' (2008). Her role in the Telugu film '' Ashta Chamma'' (2008) earned her the

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and Nandi Award for Best Actress. She also worked as a dubbing artist, and a

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in a few films. Her other notable films include ''

Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule ''Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan (credited as Sri Raghava). The film stars Venkatesh and Trisha while Sriram and Kota Srinivasa Rao play supportin ...

'' (2007), ''

Swamy Ra Ra ''Swamy Ra Ra'' is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film directed by Sudheer Varma in his directorial debut and produced by Chakri Chirugupati under Lakshmi Narasimha Entertainments. It stars Nikhil Siddharth and Swathi Reddy while ...

'' (2013), ''

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'' (2013), and ''

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'' (2014).

Early life and education

Swathi Reddy was born in the city of

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, located in the southerly reaches of the

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in the erstwhile

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. Her father, who was an officer in the

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, was training as a

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r in the

when she was born. The Russian lady doctor named her ‘Svetlana’ but later her mom changed it to 'Swathi'. She has one elder brother named Siddharth. Reddy's family moved to

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and later to the

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, where she spent most of her childhood. She did her schooling at St. Francis De Sales’ School in Visakhapatnam. While studying in 11th class, she moved to

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. She enrolled at

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and graduated in

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. After her

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, she ventured into television at the age of 17 by hosting a show called ''Colours''. Due to a positive response, the show was further extended and moved to the

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slot. She went on to present over 150 episodes.

Career

Acting

After the completion of her first year of graduation, she got an offer to make her film debut in Krishna Vamsi's ''

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'' (2005). She was part of an

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and was one of the five leads. The film received mixed to positive reviews. Priyanka Pulla of fullhyd.com wrote, "Swati making her much-anticipated debut here, has a role somewhat akin to a single member in a Mexican wave - contributory, but not self-sufficient enough to be judged." After her second year of graduation, she did a supporting role in ''

Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule ''Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan (credited as Sri Raghava). The film stars Venkatesh and Trisha while Sriram and Kota Srinivasa Rao play supporti ...

'' (2007). The film won her good acclaim. After the completion of her graduation she signed two films. In 2008, she debuted as a female lead in her first

film ''

''. For her performance in '' Ashta Chamma''(2008)'','' she won the

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and Nandi Award for Best Actress. She made her debut in Malayalam cinema with ''

'' (2013) which was a super hit.

Other work

Swathi Reddy has been occasionally working as a dubbing artist and

as well. In 2008, she had dubbed for actress

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in the film ''

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'' (2008). In 2010, she gave her voice to an

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. In 2011, she turned playback singer, rendering her voice for two songs, "Unbelievable" and "A Square B Square", for the soundtrack albums of her own film ''

Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam Appalaraju ''Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam Appalaraju'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It stars Sunil and Swati Reddy in the lead roles, alongside Brahmanandam and Kota Srinivasa Rao. Sudhakar Re ...

'' (2011) and '' 100% Love'' (2011), respectively. She has also appeared in an advertisement for "Cadbury's Dairy Milk".

Personal life

Reddy married her boyfriend Vikas Vasu, a Malayali pilot, on 30 August 2018.

Filmography

Films

Playback singer

Dubbing artist/voice actor

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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