Nidhhi Agerwal

Nidhhi Agerwal is an Indian actress, model, and trained dancer who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema. Born on August 17, 1993, in Hyderabad, Telangana, into a Hindi-speaking Marwari family, she was raised in Bangalore, Karnataka. She completed her schooling at Vidyashilp Academy and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Christ University, Bangalore. A trained classical and contemporary dancer with expertise in Ballet, Kathak, and Belly dance, she participated in the Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2014 pageant as a finalist before transitioning into professional acting. She made her feature acting debut opposite Tiger Shroff in Sabbir Khan's Hindi dance action film *Munna Michael* (2017), which earned her the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut. She subsequently entered Telugu cinema, establishing a strong commercial foothold with romantic and action entertainers including Chandoo Mondeti's *Savyasachi* (2018) opposite Naga Chaitanya and Venky Atluri's *Mr. Majnu* (2019) alongside Akhil Akkineni. She achieved a major career breakthrough and massive commercial success portraying Dr. Sarah in Puri Jagannadh's science-fiction action blockbuster *iSmart Shankar* (2019) opposite Ram Pothineni, which solidified her status as a mainstream leading actress across the South Indian film industry. Nidhhi made her Tamil cinema debut in 2021 with Lakshman's action drama *Bhoomi* alongside Jayam Ravi, followed by the hit rural comedy *Eeswaran* (2021) opposite Silambarasan. She continued taking on high-profile projects across industries, starring in Sriram Adittya's Telugu romantic comedy *Hero* (2022) and the Tamil action thriller *Kalaga Thalaivan* (2022) opposite Udhayanidhi Stalin. Her filmography extends to starring as Panchami in Krish Jagarlamudi and Jyothi Krishna's period action epic *Hari Hara Veera Mallu* alongside Pawan Kalyan and headlining as one of the leading ladies opposite Prabhas in Maruthi's horror-comedy entertainer *The Raja Saab*.