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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Infobox person
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| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
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'''Kalpika Ganesh''' is an Indian actress who appears in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films. She made her film debut with the film ''[[Prayanam (2009 film)|Prayanam]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I am like this in real life — outspoken |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/210320/i-am-like-this-in-real-life-outspoken.html |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Kalpika Ganesh was born in [[Hyderabad]], India. She has completed BA from Vivekananda College, Secunderabad.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-01-13 |title=Kalpika Ganesh’s jaw-dropping pictures on Instagram will blow your mind |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/kalpika-ganeshs-jaw-dropping-pictures-on-instagram-will-blow-your-mind/photostory/67512342.cms?picid=67512368 |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Career ==
Kalpika Ganesh started her career in modeling and later in 2009, she made her film debut from the film ''[[Prayanam (2009 film)|Prayanam]]'', directed by ''[[Chandra Sekhar Yeleti]]''. Later she acted in other movies and web series.<ref name="Kalpika Ganesh of ‘Sita on the Road’ fame looks fabulous and droolworthy in her latest photo-shoot">{{Cite news |date=15 June 2019 |title=Kalpika Ganesh of 'Sita on the Road' fame looks fabulous and droolworthy in her latest photo-shoot |language=en |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/kalpika-ganesh-of-sita-on-the-road-fame-looks-fabulous-and-droolworthy-in-her-latest-photo-shoot/articleshow/69799439.cms?from=mdr |website = Times of India|access-date=21 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521061112/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/kalpika-ganesh-of-sita-on-the-road-fame-looks-fabulous-and-droolworthy-in-her-latest-photo-shoot/articleshow/69799439.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> She has also appeared in film like ''[[Sarocharu]]'', ''[[Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu]]'', ''Sita on the Road''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalpika Ganesh to appear on Maa Mahalakshmi game show |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/kalpika-ganesh-to-appear-on-maa-mahalakshmi-game-show/articleshow/40342767.cms |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nuvvena from Sita On The Road is a pursuit of desire from women's heart |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/nuvvena-from-sita-on-the-road-is-a-pursuit-of-desire-from-womens-heart/articleshow/69522973.cms |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Apart from films she also appeared in web series like ''[[Loser (web series)|Loser]]'' and ''[[Ekkadiki Ee Parugu]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=An edge-of-the-seat ride |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/jan/07/an-edge-of-the-seat-ride-1921887.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111141143/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/jan/07/an-edge-of-the-seat-ride-1921887.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 January 2019 |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=21 January 2022 |title='Loser 2' web series review: This emotional drama benefits from its able cast led by Priyadarshi and Kalpika |language=en-IN |website=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/loser-2-web-series-review-high-on-emotional-drama/article38302496.ece |access-date=27 October 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
* ''Note: All films are in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films unless otherwise mentioned.''
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Role(s)
! scope="col" |Notes
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|2009
|[[Prayanam (2009 film)|''Prayanam'']]
|Moksha
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=11 January 2021 |title=Lockdown idea turns a YouTube hit |url=https://telanganatoday.com/lockdown-idea-turns-a-youtube-hit |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
|[[Orange (2010 film)|''Orange'']]
|Jaanu's friend
|
|
|-
|''[[Namo Venkatesa]]''
|
|
| rowspan="7" |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=11 January 2021 |title=Lockdown idea turns a YouTube hit |url=https://telanganatoday.com/lockdown-idea-turns-a-youtube-hit |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|''[[Maaro (film)|Maaro]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2012
|''[[Julayi]]''
|Neha
|
|-
|''[[Sarocharu]]''
|Kalpika
|
|-
|''[[Nippu]]''
|
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu]]''
|Geetha's sister
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
|''My Dear Marthandam''
|
|
|-
|''[[Padi Padi Leche Manasu]]''
|Vaishali's friend
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=11 January 2021 |title=Lockdown idea turns a YouTube hit |url=https://telanganatoday.com/lockdown-idea-turns-a-youtube-hit |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''Sita on the Road''
|Anu
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title='Madhuram Madhuram' from 'Sita on the Road' is refreshing! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/madhuram-madhuram-from-sita-on-the-road-is-refreshing/articleshow/68511356.cms |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''Debbaku Tha Dongala Mutha''
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|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|''[[Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma]]''
|Meghana
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|
|-
|''[[HIT: The First Case]]''
|Dr. Roopa
|
|
|-
|2021
|''Eakam''
|Nitya
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|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
|[[Parole (2022 film)|''Parole'']]
|Thendral
| Tamil film
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Linga and Karthiik RS team up for Parole |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/jan/12/linga-and-karthiik-rs-team-up-for-parole-22224.html |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Yashoda (film)|Yashoda]]''
|Teju
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
|''[[8 A.M. Metro]]''
|Mridula
| Hindi film
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|-
|''[[Atharva (2023 film)|Atharva]]''
|
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 September 2022 |title=Simran Choudhary's First Look Poster From Atharva Is Out! |url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/tollywood/simran-choudhary-s-first-look-poster-atharva-out-161737 |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=Sakshi Post |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Simran Choudhary's First Look poster from Karthik Raju, Mahesh Reddy, 'Atharva' released |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/simran-choudharys-first-look-poster-from-karthik-raju-mahesh-reddy-peggo-entertainments-atharva-released/articleshow/94471798.cms |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|''[[Mario (2025 film)|Mario]]''
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|
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Network
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|2019
|''[[Ekkadiki Ee Parugu]]''
|Dr.Saira
|rowspan="2" | [[ZEE5]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=An edge-of-the-seat ride |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/jan/07/an-edge-of-the-seat-ride-1921887.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111141143/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/jan/07/an-edge-of-the-seat-ride-1921887.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 January 2019 |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''[[Loser (web series)|Loser]]''
|Ruby Shabana
|<ref name="Director Abhilash Reddy wanted strugglers, not stars for his web series ‘Loser’">{{Cite news |date=19 May 2020 |title=Director Abhilash Reddy wanted strugglers, not stars for his web series 'Loser' |website=The Hindu |publisher=Sangeetha Devi Dundoo |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-abhilash-reddy-wanted-actors-who-looked-like-strugglers-for-his-telugu-web-series-loser-that-stars-priyadarshi-shashank-annie-and-kalpika-ganesh/article31621391.ece/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521065950/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-abhilash-reddy-wanted-actors-who-looked-like-strugglers-for-his-telugu-web-series-loser-that-stars-priyadarshi-shashank-annie-and-kalpika-ganesh/article31621391.ece/amp/ |archive-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=11 May 2020 |title=Priyadarshi Pulikonda is an air rifle shooter in Zee5's Telugu web series 'Loser' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/priyadarshi-pulikonda-is-an-air-rifle-shooter-in-zee5s-telugu-web-series-loser/article31554821.ece |access-date=27 October 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|}

==Controversy==
In June 2025, Kalpika Ganesh was named in a police complaint following an incident at Odeum by Prism, a pub in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. According to the pub's management, Ganesh and a guest allegedly refused to pay a bill of ₹2,200 and became verbally aggressive after being denied a complimentary dessert. She was also accused of damaging property, making inappropriate remarks toward staff, and livestreaming the incident on social media while making serious allegations. Based on a complaint filed by the establishment, the Gachibowli police registered an FIR under Sections 324(4), 352, and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The case is under investigation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Case registered against influencer Kalpika Ganesh following alleged misconduct at Hyderabad restaurant |url=https://www.livemint.com/entertainment/case-registered-against-influencer-kalpika-ganesh-following-alleged-misconduct-at-hyderabad-restaurant-11749719590874.html |work=Mint |agency=ANI |date=12 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Kalpika Ganesh booked for abuse, intimidation at Hyderabad pub |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2025/Jun/13/actor-kalpika-ganesh-booked-for-abuse-intimidation-at-hyderabad-pub |work=The New Indian Express |date=13 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kalpika Ganesh booked for allegedly misbehaving in Hyderabad pub; Case filed and investigations underway |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/kalpika-ganesh-booked-for-allegedly-misbehaving-in-hyderabad-pub-case-filed-and-investigations-underway-reports/articleshow/121821220.cms |work=The Times of India |date=13 June 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

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Joydeb Sarkar2003 at 17:11, 15 January 2026