Tejaswi Madivada

Tejaswi Madivada
Born
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Tejaswi Madivada is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu films and television shows. A dance tutor turned actress, she has debuted with a recurring role in Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013) and had her breakthrough with Ice Cream (2014). She was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss 2 (2018).

Early life and education

Madivada studied at Begumpet Air Force College, Hyderabad. She studied Mass communication and Journalism at the St Francis College for Women in Hyderabad. She later worked part-time as a freelance dance instructor with Twist n Turns and took classes for MNCs like HSBC, Wipro, Franklin Templeton and in schools like Nasr School for Girls.[1] She had worked in various short films there one of the short film called "Dhanam Mulam Idham Jagath" short film got her recognition for her negetive shades. She participated at Miss Dabur Gulabari 2011, a beauty pageant, where she was the second runner-up and which reportedly got her first film offer.[1]

Career

Madivada made her acting debut in 2013 with a supporting role in the family drama film Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu.[1] Next year she was seen in further supporting roles in Manam and in Nithin's Heart Attack,[citation needed] before landing her first lead role in Ram Gopal Varma's horror film Ice Cream. The film made the headlines after it was reported that Madivada had appeared nude in one scene.[2] Ice Cream received mixed reviews from critics[3] but was a commercial blockbuster.[4]

Her next releases, Lovers,[5] Anukshanam, another Ram Gopal Varma directorial,[6] Kranthi Madhav's Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju, in which she portrayed Nithya Menen's daughter,[7][8] Srimanthudu, and Pandaga Chesko[7] saw her playing secondary characters. Her subsequent projects were Omkar's Raju Gari Gadi,[8] Oorvasi Vo Rakshasi Vo, Subramaniam For Sale and her first Tamil film Natpathigaram 79.[9]

Post her first stint in Big Boss in 2018, she decided to settle down and get married. She stated that he wanted her to make some changes and listen to his parents. After trying for while, she feared she would be losing her identity and called off the wedding [10]

In 2022 she appeared in a television dance series BB Jodi on Star Maa.[11]

Filmography

  • All works are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Life Is Beautiful Cameo appearance in the "Life Is Beautiful" song
2013 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Geetha's younger sister
2014 Manam Divya
Heart Attack Shriya
Ice Cream Renu Debut as a lead
Lovers Geetha
Anukshanam Sathya
2015 Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Mehek
Pandaga Chesko Swathi
Kerintha Priya
Subramanyam For Sale Geetha
Srimanthudu Venkata Ratnam's daughter
Jatha Kalise Tejaswi
2016 Natpadhigaram 79 Pooja Tamil film
Superstar Kidnap Cameo appearance
Oorvasi Vo Rakshasi Vo
Krishnashtami Honey
Wish You Happy Breakup Nikki
Rojulu Maarayi Rambha
Naanna Nenu Naa Boyfriends Maggie
2017 Mister Keerthi
Babu Baga Busy Paru Menon
Balakrishnudu
2022 Commitment
2024 Hide N Seek [12]

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2016 Super 2 Contestant ETV Winner
2017 Mana Mugguri Love Story Swathi YuppTV [13]
2018 Bigg Boss 2 Contestant Star Maa Evicted on Day 42
The Great Telugu Laughter Challenge Host Season 1
2022 Bigg Boss Non Stop 1 Contestant Disney+ Hotstar Finished 4th place
2023–present Arthamainda Arun Kumar Shalini Aha
2024 The Mystery Of Moksha Island Nisha Disney+ Hotstar
Reality Ranis of the Jungle Contestant Discovery Channel

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2023 "Bhakti Bomb" Chaitanya Kanhai [14]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tip tap through college". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Tejaswi goes nude for RGV's Ice cream". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Tejaswi Madivada Ice Cream: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Tejaswi Madivada Ice Cream | Times of India". Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. ^ "మంచి ఐడియాతో తీస్తే... 'ఐస్‌క్రీమ్'లా ఆర్థిక లాభాలు!". Sakshi. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Latest Telugu Movie Comedy 24x7 తెలుగు సినీ వార్తలు & హస్యం". www.aplatestnews.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  6. ^ "RGV-Manchu Vishnu Film titled 'Anukshanam'". movies.sulekha.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Actress Tejaswi's increasing popularity after 'Ice Cream'". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Tejaswi Madivada is on a roll". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Small role in Mahesh Babu's film is a big deal for Tejaswini". Archived from the original on 24 May 2015.
  10. ^ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/150620/i-thought-i-was-losing-my-identity-says-tejaswi-madivada.html#:~:text=I%20thought%20I%20was%20losing%20my%20identity.,stay%20on%2C%E2%80%9D%20she%20laments [1].
  11. ^ "Exclusive - Akhil Sarthak on his new show 'BB Jodi' and working with Tejaswi Madivada: I was feeling low when I saw her dance; determined to become a dancer by the end of this show". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  12. ^ "HIDE N SEEK (2024) Telugu Film: A Thrilling Ride Through Fear and Suspense". Bru Times News.
  13. ^ "Mana Mugguri Love Story: The characters in Nandini Reddy's Telugu web series are the real winners". Firstpost. 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Bhakti Bomb". Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.