Name
Pragathi Mahavadi
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1976-03-17 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Hyderabad, India
Biography
Pragathi Mahavadi (born April 16, 1976), known mononymously as Pragathi, is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu cinema, alongside appearances in Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada films. She began her career as a leading actress in Tamil films with *Veetla Visheshanga* (1994), before transitioning to television serials and establishing an extensive filmography as a character artist in Telugu cinema.
Following her return to feature films in the early 2000s, Pragathi appeared in *Bobby* (2002), *Nuvve Nuvve* (2002), *Gangotri* (2003), *Chirutha* (2007), *Ready* (2008), and *Bujjigadu* (2008). For her supporting performance in *Yemaindi Ee Vela* (2010), she won the Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her credits during this period also included *Brindaavanam* (2010), *Dookudu* (2011), *Julayi* (2012), *Attarintiki Daredi* (2013), and *Race Gurram* (2014).
In 2016, she won the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for *Kalyana Vaibhogame*. Her subsequent Telugu releases included *Awe!* (2018), *Chalo* (2018), *F2: Fun and Frustration* (2019), *Oh! Baby* (2019), *DJ Tillu* (2022), *F3: Fun and Frustration* (2022), and *Double iSmart* (2024).
Known For
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- 2014 Galipatam
- 2021 Seetimaarr
- 2021 Most Eligible Bachelor as Lokeshwari, Vibha's mother
- 2021 Pelli SandaD as Vashishta's Aunt
- 2023 Bagheera as Rukmani, Murali's mother
- 2022 Super Machi
- 2023 Bhola Shankar
- 2022 Swathi Muthyam as Bala's mother
- 2010 Rama Rama Krishna Krishna
- 2022 DJ Tillu as Judge Sharada Devi
- 2014 Rabhasa as Gangi Reddy's wife
- 2013 Baadshah as Pilli Gayatri Simha
- 2010 Brindavanam
- 2010 Namo Venkatesa
- 2002 Nuvve... Nuvve... as Anjali's mother
- 2007 Okkadunnadu as Kiran's Mother
- 1996 Vaazhga Jananayagam as Anjala
- 2002 Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu as Krishna's mother
- 2024 Tiragabadara Saami as Tulasamma
- 2014 Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki as Sai's mother
- 1996 Summa Irunga Machan as Uma
- 2015 Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka as Sathish's Mother
- 2009 Oliyum Oliyum
- 2012 Poola Rangadu as Anita's Mother
- 2022 Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga
- 2014 Loukyam as Papa Rao's wife
- 2008 Chintakayala Ravi
- 2007 Athidhi as Amrita's Aunt
- 2010 Andari Bandhuvaya
- 2013 Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi
- 2003 Jayam
- 1994 Periya Marudhu as Ponni
- 2011 Daggaraga Dooranga
- 2023 Hello.. Meera..! as Meera's Mother (Voice over Phone)
- 2022 GodFather as Sowjanya, Satya & Jhanvi's Mother
- 2011 Badrinath as Razia
- 2015 Inimey Ippadithan as Bhavani
- 2015 Bengal Tiger as Gajapathi's Wife
- 2012 Ishtam as Saravanan's Mother
- 2007 Pellaindi Kaani
- 2012 Julayi as Lalita
- 2011 Ala Modalaindi as Nithya's Mother
- 1994 Veetla Visheshanga as Ganga / Gowri
- 2016 Srirastu Subhamastu as Anu's would-be mother-in law
- 2016 Nenu.. Sailaja... as Hari's Mother
- 2016 Shankara
- 2012 Dhenikaina Ready
- 2014 Oohalu Gusagusalade as Venky's Mother
- 2010 Yemaindi Ee Vela as Avantika's mom
- 2024 Double iSmart
- 2008 Ready as Rajyam
- 2016 Gethu
- 2016 Abbayitho Ammayi
- 2016 Intlo Deyyam Nakem Bhayam as Gopala Krishna's wife
- 2012 Dhoni
- 2013 Atharintiki Daaredi as Pooja
- 2017 Radha as Radha Krishna's mother
- 1997 Pudhalvan as Priya
- 2015 Subramanyam For Sale as Sita's Aunt
- 2010 Jhummandi Naadam
- 2018 Awe! as Chitra
- 2018 Chal Mohan Ranga as Mohan's mother
- 2013 Priyathama Neevachata Kusalama
- 2010 Om Shanti as Reddy's wife
- 2014 Power
- 2016 Gentleman
- 2007 Chirutha as Charan's mother
- 2013 Back Bench Student as Kaarthik's mother
- 2017 Prematho Mee Karthik
- 2011 Eththan as Sathya's Mother
- 2018 Chalte Chalte
- 2019 F2: Fun and Frustration as Harika & Honey's Mother
- 2019 Arjun Suravaram
- 2003 Gangotri as Tulasi
- 2013 Iddarammayilatho as Sumathi
- 2013 Ramayya Vasthavayya as Ammullu's Mother
- 2019 Voter
- 2019 Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene
- 2014 Romeo
- 2015 Dongata as Jyothilakshmi
- 2008 Silambattam as Muthuvel's Wife
- 2011 Shakti as Siva's Wife
- 2020 Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma
- 2022 F3: Fun and Frustration as Padma
- 2012 Naa Ishtam
- 2021 Vanakkamda Mappilei as Mrs. Shanthi
- 2012 Andala Rakshasi as Mithuna's mother
- 2014 Power as Prashanthi's mother
- 2008 Kantri
- 2024 Viswam as Kasturi
- 2002 Prema Khaidi
- 2003 Hrudayavantha
- 2014 Race Gurram as Spandana's mother
- 2004 Kushi Kushiga
- 2011 It's My Love Story
- 2008 Pourudu
- 2009 Mitrudu
- 2026 Heartin as Saraswathi
- 2002 Bobby as Bobby's mother
- 2011 Dookudu as Padma
- 2014 Govindudu Andarivaadele as Lalita
- 2012 Nippu
- 1993 Shabash Ramu
- 2011 Priyudu
- Soon King and Queens
- 2021 Pitta Kathalu ( 1 episode ) as CI
- 2008 Thekkathi Ponnu ( 1 episode )
