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Pragya Jaiswal
File:Pragya Jaiswal Photos 1.jpg
Jaiswal at the Filmfare South Awards 2018
Born (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 33)
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
EducationSymbiosis Law School
at Pune in 2012
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2014–present

Pragya Jaiswal is an Indian film actress and model.[1] She has appeared in Telugu cinema.[2]

Early life

Jaiswal was born and brought up in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.[citation needed] She completed her study at the Symbiosis Law School at Pune.[3]

During her initial days at the Symbiosis University, she participated in various beauty pageants and became a successful model. On January 22, 2014 she received the Symbiosis Sanskritik Puraskar for her achievement in the field of art and culture.[4]

Career

Jaiswal made her acting debut in a South Indian bi-lingual film named Virattu / Dega Tamil and Telugu released in 2014. In 2015, she starred in the Telugu film Mirchi Lanti Kurradu and later in the period drama Kanche directed by Krish. Jaiswal had previously auditioned for a role in Krish's Gabbar Is Back. She did not land that role but Krish later offered her the lead role in Kanche.[5] She portrayed Seetha Devi, the daughter of a wealthy landlord, who falls in love with Hari Babu (Varun Tej) who later goes on to fight in World War II. She received generally positive remarks for her performance, with most critics, in particular, complimenting her on her looks.[6][7][8] 123telugu.com wrote, "She looks stunning and should thank Krish for her big break. Pragya has amazing screen presence and is a star to watch out for".[9] The film went on to bag the 63rd National Award for the Best Feature Film in Telugu.[10] she played a cameo in Jaya Janaki Nayaka movie,starring Bellamkonda Sreenivas, Rakul Preet Singh, Jagapathi Babu.

She was the brand ambassador for South India Shopping mall and R.S. Brothers for years 2016-2017.

She made a cameo appearance for the song "Anandam" in Devotional, Biographical film of Hathiram Bhavaji, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao for Akkineni Nagarjuna's Om Namo Venkatesaya in 2017.

Her upcoming movie for 2019 is Chiranjeevi's Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, which is a biographical film about Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Director(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2014 Virattu/Dega Mavi Kumar T Tamil
Telugu 		Bilingual
Debut in Telugu & Tamil
Titoo MBA Gulshan Amit Vats Hindi Hindi Debut [11]
2015 Mirchi Lanti Kurradu Vasundara Jai Nag Telugu
Kanche Sita Krish [12]
2017 Om Namo Venkatesaya Bhavani K. Raghavendra Rao Dubbed in Tamil as Akilandakodi Brahmandanayagan [13]
Gunturodu Amrutha S. K. Satya
Nakshatram Kiran Reddy IPS Krishna Vamsi [14][15]
Jaya Janaki Nayaka Falguni Boyapati Srinu Extended Cameo Appearance
Dubbed in Malayalam as Njan Gagan
Dubbed in Hindi as Khoonkhar 		[16]
2018 Achari America Yatra Renuka G. Nageswara Reddy [17]
2019 Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy † TBA Surender Reddy Telugu Post production

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Film Result
2016 Filmfare Awards South – Best Female Debut[18] Kanche Won
South Indian International Movie Awards – Best Female Debutante[19] Won
CineMAA Awards – Best Female Debut Won
18th Ugadi Puraskaralu Awards – Best Female Debut Won
Zee Telugu Apsara Award for "Find of the Year" Won
TSR TV9 National Films Awards - Best debut actress Won
2019 TSR TV9 National Films Awards - Special Appreciation Award Jaya Janaki Nayaka Won

References

  1. ^ "Pragya Jaiswal interview". FHM India. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ Sashidhar AS. "Pragya Jaiswal in Varun Tej's film". The Times Of India. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ Anjali Shetty (22 January 2014). "'I am pleasantly surprised' - City-Pune". DNA. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Alumini Newsletter-2014" (PDF). symlaw.ac.in. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. ^ "'Kanche' transported me to a different era, says Telugu actress Pragya Jaiswal". Indian Express. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Kanche: Breaking the fence". 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016 – via The Hindu.
  7. ^ "Kanche Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Movie review 'Kanche': Love reigns in war zone". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Kanche Telugu Movie Review – Varun Tej Kanche Movie Review". 123telugu.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  10. ^ "National Award for 'Kanche' truly deserving: Director Krish". IBNLive. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Nishant Dahiya and Pragya Jaiswal - faces of Titoo MBA". TimesofIndia.
  12. ^ "Pragya Jaiswal's 'pinch me' moment". TimesofIndia.
  13. ^ "Pragya Jaiswal in Nagarjuna's Namo Venkatesa". DeccanChronicle.
  14. ^ "Pragya Jaiswal to don the khaki". DeccanChronicle.
  15. ^ "Kanche girl Pragya Jaiswal all set don Khaki". TheNewsMinute.
  16. ^ "Pragya Jaiswal is going places!". DeccanChronicle.
  17. ^ "It's a mass film: Pragya Jaiswal". DeccanChronicle.
  18. ^ "Sai Pallavi, Pragya Jaiswal share Best Debut Actress award at 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards South 2016". The Times of India. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  19. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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