1993-5-30 (age 33)
Indian
2014–present
Avantika Mishra is an Indian actress and former model who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She is also making her debut in Tamil films. [1]
Early life and background
A native of New Delhi, She studied in the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute and K V Hebbal, Bangalore, and then she went on to study Chemical Engineering from BMS College of Engineering, BangaloreTemplate:Cn. Later, she traveled a lot for modeling assignments, which gave her the confidence to enter the film industry. After being in modeling for six months, she got a chance to meet director Neelakanta and it took just 10 minutes to finalize her for the role.[2]
Career
Mishra began her career as a model for Puma, Femina, and several other brands. Her first acting role was in Neelakanta's Maaya.[3] She played the lead in Meeku Meere Maaku Meme alongside Tarun Shetty; the film was released on 17 June 2016.[4]
She appeared alongside Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam and Vani Bhojan in the film Meeku Maathrame Cheptha produced by Vijay Devarakonda.[5] She will be next seen as a lead in D Block, a college-based drama alongside actor Arulnithi and directed by YouTuber Vijay Kumar Rajendran (of Eruma Saani fame).[6] She is also playing the lead in Enna Solla Pogirai, a film to be directed by debutante Hariharan for Trident Arts production co-starring Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan [7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Maaya | Meghana | Telugu | Debut |
| 2016 | Meeku Meere Maaku Meme | Priya | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Vyshakam | Bhanumathi | Telugu | |
| 2019 | Meeku Maathrame Cheptha | Telugu | ||
| 2020 | Bheeshma | Cameo appearance | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Singles Anthem" |
| 2021 | Nenjamellam KadhalTemplate:Dagger | Leona | Tamil | Filming |
| D BlockTemplate:Dagger | Shruthi | Tamil | Filming | |
| Template:TBA | Enna Solla PogiraiTemplate:Dagger | Template:TBA | Tamil | Filming |
References
- ↑ Took time to fall in love with cinema: Avantika | Business Standard News. Business-standard.com(2017-01-17). Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ↑ Modelling gave me confidence to be in movies: Avantika Mishra. The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ Maaya | Maaya Movie | Maaya Telugu Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos. FilmiBeat. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ Review by TOI. Times of India(2016-06-17). Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ↑ Happy Birthday Avantika Mishra: 5 Hot-as-Hell photos of the 'Maaya' bombshell. The Times of India(30 May 2019). Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ First look Poster of Arulnithi’s D Block. Timesofindia.com(Jul 21, 2021).
- ↑ Teju Ashwini and Avantika to play the female leads in Ashwin Kumar's next. Cinemaexpress.com(Jul 9, 2021).