Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 17, 1976
Place of Birth
Hyderabad, India
Credits
108 titles
Pragathi Mahavadi
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
Filmography
Heartin
Saraswathi
Naari: The Women
Sharada
Viswam
Kasturi
Double iSmart
Tiragabadara Saami
Tulasamma
Bhola Shankar
Hello.. Meera..!
Meera's Mother (Voice over Phone)
Bagheera
Rukmani, Murali's mother
GodFather
Sowjanya, Satya & Jhanvi's Mother
Swathi Muthyam
Bala's mother
Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga
F3: Fun and Frustration
Padma
DJ Tillu
Judge Sharada Devi
Super Machi
Pelli SandaD
Vashishta's Aunt
Most Eligible Bachelor
Lokeshwari, Vibha's mother
Seetimaarr
Vanakkamda Mappilei
Mrs. Shanthi
Pitta Kathalu
CI
Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma
Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene
Voter
Arjun Suravaram
F2: Fun and Frustration
Harika & Honey's Mother
Chal Mohan Ranga
Mohan's mother
Chalte Chalte
Awe!
Chitra
Prematho Mee Karthik
Radha
Radha Krishna's mother
Intlo Deyyam Nakem Bhayam
Gopala Krishna's wife
Shankara
Srirastu Subhamastu
Anu's would-be mother-in law
Gentleman
Gethu
Nenu.. Sailaja...
Hari's Mother
Abbayitho Ammayi
Bengal Tiger
Gajapathi's Wife
Subramanyam For Sale
Sita's Aunt
Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka
Sathish's Mother
Inimey Ippadithan
Bhavani
Dongata
Jyothilakshmi
Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki
Sai's mother
Romeo
Govindudu Andarivaadele
Lalita
Loukyam
Papa Rao's wife
Power
Power
Prashanthi's mother
Rabhasa
Gangi Reddy's wife
Galipatam
Oohalu Gusagusalade
Venky's Mother