Pragathi Mahavadi

Acting

Pragathi Mahavadi

Born

1976-03-17 (50)

Place of birth

Hyderabad, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

63 titles

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 B…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 13 titles

F3: Fun and Frustration poster
3.9

Venky and Varun Yadav are ordinary guys with ordinary lives. Their struggle is all about money. One day they hear about a wealthy industrialist in Vijayanagaram who is looking for his heir. What happens when Venky, Varun and the gang arrive at his doorsteps pretending to be his heir.

F3: Fun and Frustration

2022

Most Eligible Bachelor poster
6.1

A well-educated, ‘settled’ NRI falls for a stand-up comedian and wants to marry her. But when she knows what she wants from her husband, will he fit the bill?

Most Eligible Bachelor

2021

GodFather poster
5.4

The sudden demise of the celebrated leader PKR leaves the ruling party in a political crisis and shakes up the family. The party has to elect a leader, and more than one player is in contention. Everyone’s intentions are blurred, and loyalties are in question. Brahma is a game changer in this squabble. Who will succeed as the leader and become the CM?

GodFather

2022

Pelli SandaD poster
4.0

Is a young man's will power and a young woman's destiny enough for them to be together?

Pelli SandaD

2021

Double iSmart poster
3.3

Big Bull, a notorious assassin, wants to achieve immortality by transferring his memories to "iSmart" Shankar, who already has another's person's memories, leading to the intense confrontation between Shankar and Big Bull.

Double iSmart

2024

Bhola Shankar poster
3.1

A reformed gangster now taxi driver unwittingly draws the vengeance of a crime syndicate after aiding the police in busting a smuggling operation. Fueled by a burning desire for justice and to protect his adopted sister, he embarks on a relentless quest to hunt down the mobsters responsible.

Bhola Shankar

2023

Bagheera poster
5.2

A psychopath, who claims to be a saviour for men, murders women who are involved in more than one relationship. Who is he, and what made him such a monster?

Bagheera

2023

Viswam poster
3.0

When terrorists target a young girl who witnessed an assassination, a heroic taxi driver comes to the rescue.

Viswam

2024

DJ Tillu poster
6.0

When a local DJ and his affair with a young woman put him square in the middle of a crime, he must do his best to get out of the predicament he’s in.

DJ Tillu

2022

Heartin poster
5.0

Fate tosses a couple into an unexpected situation with an ex-girlfriend in the mix.

Heartin

2026

Swathi Muthyam poster
6.7

Balamurali, a government employee, gets ready to marry Bhagyalakshmi as soon as he meets her in an arranged marriage setup. Everything goes on smoothly until there comes a day when it is revealed that the groom has fathered a child in the past.

Swathi Muthyam

2022

Tiragabadara Saami poster
3.0

Giri, dedicated to reuniting missing people with loved ones, marries Shailaja, an orphan. Discovering her pregnancy, his joy turns to shock when tasked to find a missing woman, revealed to be the real Shailaja. Will he find out his wife`s true identity?

Tiragabadara Saami

2024

Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga poster
4.3

Two childhood sweethearts love to hate each other due to their egos. What happens when they reconcile but their families begin warring each other instead?

Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga

2022

2010s · 35 titles

F2: Fun and Frustration poster
5.4

After Venky, Varun also gets married thinking he can keep the wife in control but both of them gets frustrated with the marital life which generates fun.

F2: Fun and Frustration

2019

Baadshah poster
5.5

Rama Rao fails to get a job with the police force due to his father's connections with a gangster. But when his brother is killed by the gangster, Rama Rao becomes Baadshah to oppose him.

Baadshah

2013

Race Gurram poster
6.8

Ram and Lakshman, aka Lucky, are brothers who are polar opposites in nature. Their mother wishes to see them united.

Race Gurram

2014

Rabhasa poster
4.6

US return student Karthik pledges to marry his uncle Dhanunjay's daughter Indu, which was his mother's wish. A small family feud ends with both the families getting separated. He joins Indu's college to convince her to marry him, but mistakenly assumes Bhagyam as Dhanunjay's daughter. Later, Karthik realizes that Indu is his cousin but she is already in love with another guy. He gets entangled in a risky situation when he tries to help a stranger. The rest of the story is all about how he controls the damage and fulfills the wish of his mother.

Rabhasa

2014

Dookudu poster
6.8

To protect his father recovering from a coma, a relentless cop must pose as the political leader his father always envisioned while hunting the men who tried to kill him.

Dookudu

2011

Julayi poster
6.4

An intelligent young man and a timid cop team up to catch a criminal who wants revenge after a foiled bank robbery.

Julayi

2012

Iddarammayilatho poster
5.6

A young woman becomes embroiled in a financial and political conspiracy while studying in Spain, as she meets a young musician with a somewhat dark past unfolded through the pages of his lover's diary.

Iddarammayilatho

2013

Govindudu Andarivaadele poster
4.9

Balaraju, the head of his village, lives with his wife Baby along with his two sons Chandrasekhar Rao and Bangari and two daughters. He helps Chandrasekhar become a doctor and builds a local hospital. On the day it opens, Chandrasekhar comes back home with his lover Kausalya, also a doctor. Both express their wish to marry and settle abroad, which upsets Balaraju, leading to their separation. 25 years later, Chandrasekhar, a successful doctor in London, tells the story to his son Abhiram and daughter Indu. Abhiram decides to go home to Balaraju and attempt a reconciliation. He meets his friend, Bunny, at the airport and goes to the village on Bunny's bike the next day.

Govindudu Andarivaadele

2014

Brindavanam poster
6.5

Indu makes her boyfriend Krishna act like her friend Bhoomi's lover so that her family will stop searching for a groom. However, their lives takes a turn when Bhoomi falls in love with Krishna.

Brindavanam

2010

No artwork available
4.9

Rama Rama Krishna Krishna (Telugu: రామ రామ కృష్ణ కృష్ణ) is a 2010 Telugu language film that stars Ram, Priya Anand and Bindu Madhavi in the lead role, whilst prominent actors Arjun Sarja, Nassar, Brahmanandam and Gracy Singh play pivotal roles. This film, directed by Srivas (Lakshyam fame) and produced by noted producer, Dil Raju, released on May 12, 2010. The film got dubbed into Tamil later as Gandhipuram and released on December 24, 2010.

Rama Rama Krishna Krishna

2010

Nenu.. Sailaja... poster
6.1

Hari (Ram), a DJ in Vizag, proposes to many girls none of them accept his love. One day he sees a beautiful girl Sailaja (Keerthi Suresh) and also impresses her but doesn't propose to her fearing that he would be rejected. Hari spends some good times with Sailaja and right when he proposes his love, she rejects him point blank. An upset Ravi continues with his life and as time passes by, he gets a huge clue which could help him getting back his love.

Nenu.. Sailaja...

2016

Ala Modalaindi poster
6.7

Gowtam works as a reporter for a television channel. He is nursing a heart break after his girlfriend dumped him for another guy. He attends the wedding of his girlfriend where he meets the another girl Nitya dumped by the groom (her boy friend). They hit off well and become instant friends. Nitya stays in Bangalore and Gowtam stays in Hyderabad. They keep bumping in to each other over a period of years. Though both these people like each other, the fate intervenes to separate them at crucial moments. The rest of the story is all about how this couple finally realises that they are made for each other after few years of courtship.

Ala Modalaindi

2011

Ramayya Vasthavayya poster
4.0

Nandu, a happy-go-lucky college student falls head over heels in love with Akarsha and goes all out to woo her. But only after Akarsha falls for him does she realize that he has revenge on his mind.

Ramayya Vasthavayya

2013

Atharintiki Daaredi poster
6.6

Goutham promises his grandfather that he will reunite him with his estranged daughter, Sunanda. Posing as a driver, Goutham enters Sunanda's house but trouble soon follows.

Atharintiki Daaredi

2013

Badrinath poster
3.9

Trained by a religious martial arts guru, Badri becomes the protector of Badrinath temple and tries to revive Alakananda's faith in God, unaware of the fact that she has fallen for him.

Badrinath

2011

Radha poster
5.4

Radha Krishna, a young boy gets inspired to become a police officer following his belief that Lord Krishna rescued him in the avatar of a cop when he was a child, and does so. Radha Krishna is transferred to Hyderabad, where a bomb goes off at politician Sujatha's election campaign. Radha vows to take revenge, only to discover that all is not what it seems.

Radha

2017

Shakti poster
3.1

The central minister's daughter who secretly goes on a trip is targeted by some evil Egyptians who want her and a holy diamond in their custody, while a guide gets linked to the fight as he protects her from all possible dangers.

Shakti

2011

Priyudu poster
NR

Karthik (Varun Sandesh) doesn't believe in love. He is forced to say I Love You to his father's friend's daughter Madhulatha (Preetika Rao). Now he wants to get rid of her. Prasad (Ranadheer) who is an ex-classmate of Madhulatha is in love with her. Karthik wants to get rid of Madhulatha by setting her up with Prasad. The rest of the story is all about how he falls in love with Madhulatha in the process.

Priyudu

2011

Chal Mohan Ranga poster
5.7

A young man with dreams of making it big in the USA falls in love with an NRI woman residing there. She breaks up with him for reasons unknown to him but serendipity plays cupid.

Chal Mohan Ranga

2018

Power poster
4.0

A politician slips into coma after being attacked by criminals. He wakes up several years later to find his son having taken up his responsibilities. However, things are not what they seem to be.

Power

2014

Oohalu Gusagusalade poster
6.9

Venky, who aspires to become a newsreader, must face the challenges posed by his boss, Uday. Things get worse when Uday seeks Venky's help to woo a girl in return for his desired post.

Oohalu Gusagusalade

2014

Power poster
5.5

Ravi Teja plays a young man desperate to become a police officer, who becomes embroiled in a plot to pose as his lookalike in order to re-capture an infamous thug from rogue cops. The film revolves around two similar looking people, Baldev Sahay - a corrupt ACP in Kolkata and Tirupathi - a person aspiring to become a police officer in Hyderabad. The home minister of Kolkata recruits Tirupathi to play as Baldev to catch a gangster rescued by Baldev. Rest of the story is all about why Baldev became a corrupt cop and how Tirupathi executed the unfinished mission of Baldev.

Power

2014

Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene poster
5.8

A young couple gets involved in an accident in the middle of nowhere. When they go out looking for help, they stumble across an old cemetery. They somehow reach home and things seem normal, except when they look into the mirror, they see someone else.

Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene

2019

Bengal Tiger poster
4.7

A happy-go-lucky Aakash who becomes the right hand man of a powerful politician who arranges for him to be married to his daughter Shraddha who falls in love with him, until he reveals the truth that he is already in love with another woman Meera.

Bengal Tiger

2015

Andala Rakshasi poster
6.5

Two men with contrasting personalities fall deeply in love with the same artistically inclined woman, sparking an intense and emotional triangle.

Andala Rakshasi

2012

Srirastu Subhamastu poster
4.3

Sirish belongs to a well to do family which is headed by Prakash Raj. Things in his family get disturbed when Srirish’s brother loves and marries a middle class girl against his father’s will. In this crunch situation, Sirish falls in love with a yet another middle class girl called Anu(Lavanya) and reveals about this to his father. An upset Prakash Raj, gives him a piece of his advice and asks him to back off from the relationship. An adamant Sirish, challenges his father that he will win his love by not using his family name. In this process, he woos Anu and right when the time things start getting positive, Anu’s father arranges her marriage with some one else.Rest of the story is as to how Sirish manages to convince both Anu’s parents and his and finally comes out victorious.

Srirastu Subhamastu

2016

Awe! poster
7.2

‘Awe’ charts the journey of a motley of characters that have nothing to do with each other but are yet connected by a single, fragile string. Who are these people and what about their lives connect them to each other is what the film is all about.

Awe!

2018

Voter poster
NR

Gautam is an NRI who returns to India to cast his vote. When challenged by the woman he loves, Bhavana, to make a politician fulfil his campaign promises if he wants to win her over, Gautam sets off on a path to change the system.

Voter

2019

Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki poster
5.0

Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki, one expected a hat trick of sorts. About 30 minutes after a breezy start, the director makes

Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki

2014

Subramanyam For Sale poster
4.8

Subramanyam and Sita have a chance meeting in the USA. Their act of a husband and wife to win a 'best couple' contest lands them in trouble as they have to continue the act. But the feelings of their families are at stake.

Subramanyam For Sale

2015

Eththan poster
6.5

Sathyamurthy alias Sathya is the son of a school teacher in Kumbakonam. Vimal is a happy-go-lucky youngster, who yearns to do business. To achieve his 'mission', he borrows money from all quarters and is almost drowned in debts. Even as his father advices him to start leading life in a right manner, enters Selvi, a student. Sathya gets acquainted to Selvi and his life takes a turn. Meanwhile, Selvi gets into trouble and the baton is passed on Sathya to ensure that all goes well. How Sathya helps her overcome troubles and does romance blossom between the two forms the rest.

Eththan

2011

Om Shanti poster
3.0

Om Shanti (Telugu: ఓం శాంతి) is a 2010 Telugu film directed by Prakash Dantuluri released on 13 January 2010.[1]. It stars Navdeep and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles, making it their third film together. Bindu Madhavi, Aditi Sharma, Nikhil Siddharth, and Madhavan play supporting roles. This film released with a lot of hype but failed to make a mark at the box office.

Om Shanti

2010

Kerintha poster
8.5

The story of the film is quite simple and based on the lives of three young college going couples. Each one of them have a love story of their own and spend some precious times together in the college. Things take a u-turn when they face the harsh realities of their respective lives and decide to part ways. Rest of the story is as to how these three couples reunite with each other and achieve their goals in life.

Kerintha

2015

Gentleman poster
6.8

Two girls, Catherine and Aishwarya, meet on a flight and become friends. They share stories about their respective boyfriends, and Catherine is shocked to find that the man she is dating is a lookalike of Aishwarya's boyfriend. Even more shocking is the fact that when she reaches home, she finds out that her boyfriend has died in a car crash. Catherine decides to investigate the lookalike boyfriend and uncovers a thrilling mystery.

Gentleman

2016

Namo Venkatesa poster
5.1

Venkata Ramana (Venkatesh) is a ventriloquist. He goes along with the troop of artists to perform for a local Telugu association in Europe. Paris Prasad (Brahmanandam) is a tour organizer in Europe. He enjoys making people around bakras. Pooja (Trisha) is the niece of Prasad. Venkata Ramana falls in love with her. Prasad realises that only way to make Ramana bakra is to tell him that Pooja loves him too. Pooja is the daughter of a rich factionist in Rayalaseema and she is forced to return back in the middle. Her marriage is fixed with a guy she doesn’t like. The rest of the story is all about how Prasad conspires with Ramana to rescue Pooja.

Namo Venkatesa

2010

2000s · 11 titles

Pellaindi Kaani poster
NR

A rich widow, who has a mentally unstable son, wants an educated normal girl to marry her son. The girl accepts the proposal because she needs money to get her father operated but she is also hopeful that her husband will get normal one day.

Pellaindi Kaani

2007

Ready poster
6.0

A brave man decides to kidnap his friend's beloved from a forced marriage, but ends up abducting the wrong bride. Ironically, the bride he kidnapped is ecstatic because she was already planning an escape. On the run, they fall in love, but in order to get married, they must convince their families.

Ready

2008

Nuvve... Nuvve... poster
6.7

Vishwanath is a millionaire who loves his daughter Anjali obsessively. When Vishwanath discovers that Anjali is in love with Rishi, a happy-go-lucky man from a middle class family, he tries his best to separate them.

Nuvve... Nuvve...

2002

Chirutha poster
5.2

A young man with a tragic past meets the daughter of a rich man and falls in love, while trying to avenge the death of his father.

Chirutha

2007

Chintakayala Ravi poster
4.9

The film revolves around Chintakayala Ravi, a waiter in a New York bar, who has lied to his mother that he is a software engineer. When his mother arranges for a match for him in her village, the girl's friend Sunitha finds out the truth and informs everyone. Ravi is humiliated by the entire village after coming back.

Chintakayala Ravi

2008

Kantri poster
2.8

The opening scenes give you an indication of how the movie is going to shape up. NRI Krishna returns to his village with his wife and child to work for the upliftment of the village folk. However, when the family, along with his old father, is on its way home with the money, PR Pothuraju (Prakash Raj) betrays everyone by killing them and running away with the money, leaving his wife and son behind. Pothuraju is the head of a huge empire and is known for his nefarious connections and illegal dealings. He is supported at every step by his friend and partner Seshu (Ashish Vidyarthi). Enters our hero Kantri (Jr. NTR), who flexes his muscles, shakes his leg, and gets into Pothuraju's gang to earn money for his orphanage where he grew up (he is orphaned at a very young age). Kantri falls in love with Varalakshmi (Hansika Motwani), who is such a lucky girl that she wins a foreign trip, house, and household gadgets for her family. However, she initially does not like Kantri. Cast

Kantri

2008

Mitrudu poster
3.7

Aditya (Nandamuri Balakrishna) is a loner who is depressed and he stays in Malaysia. Indu (Priyamani) is the daughter of a billionaire businessman and she studies in Malaysia. Her astrologer back home tells her the attributes of her ideal choice and those attributes meet that of Aditya’s. After a few failed attempts, Aditya accepts the proposal of Indu and gets married to her. The rest of the story is all about why Aditya is depressed and is about the real reason behind Indu chasing Aditya and marrying him

Mitrudu

2009

Okkadunnadu poster
7.0

Mafia don Sona Bhai needs an urgent heart transplant and will stop at nothing to get it. Soon he finds Kiran, who shares his very rare Bombay blood group. Kiran, however, already has troubles of his own.

Okkadunnadu

2007

Athidhi poster
5.9

While the nation is terrorized by a slew of kidnappings and murders, a young woman falls in love with a mysterious man; not realizing that he is the one who went to jail for the murder of her parents, thirteen years earlier.

Athidhi

2007

Silambattam poster
2.9

A man unravels the mysteries of his past and his upbringing while settling a village feud.

Silambattam

2008

Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu poster
6.5

Radha Krishna and Krishnaveni constantly tease each other and deny any romantic feelings. But when they become engaged to other people, they realize the truth.

Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu

2002

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