Tejaswi Madivada is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu films and television shows. A dance tutor turned actress, she has debuted with a recurring role in Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013) and had her breakthrough with Ice Cream (2014). She was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss 2 (2018).
Early life and education
Madivada studied at Begumpet Air Force College, Hyderabad. She studied Mass communication and Journalism at the St Francis College for Women in Hyderabad. She later worked part-time as a freelance dance instructor with Twist n Turns and took classes for MNCs like HSBC, Wipro, Franklin Templeton and in schools like Nasr School for Girls. She had worked in various short films there one of the short film called "Dhanam Mulam Idham Jagath" short film got her recognition for her negative shades. She participated at Miss Dabur Gulabari 2011, a beauty pageant, where she was the second runner-up and which reportedly got her first film offer.
Career Madivada made her acting debut in 2013 with a supporting role in the family drama film Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu. Next year she was seen in further supporting roles in Manam and in Nithin's Heart Attack, before landing her first lead role in Ram Gopal Varma's horror film Ice Cream. The film made the headlines after it was reported that Madivada had appeared nude in one scene. Ice Cream received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial blockbuster.
Her next releases, Lovers, Anukshanam, another Ram Gopal Varma directorial, Kranthi Madhav's Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju, in which she portrayed Nithya Menen's daughter, Srimanthudu, and Pandaga Chesko saw her playing secondary characters. Her subsequent projects were Omkar's Raju Gari Gadi, Oorvasi Vo Rakshasi Vo, Subramaniam For Sale and her first Tamil film Natpathigaram 79.
Post her first stint in Big Boss in 2018, she decided to settle down and get married. She stated that he wanted her to make some changes and listen to his parents. After trying for while, she feared she would be losing her identity and called off the wedding https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/150620/i-thought-i-was-losing-my-identity-says-tejaswi-madivada.html#:~:text=I%20thought%20I%20was%20losing%20my%20identity.,stay%20on%2C%E2%80%9D%20she%20laments .
In 2022 she appeared in a television dance series BB Jodi on Star Maa.
Filmography All works are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.
Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Life Is Beautiful Cameo appearance in the "Life Is Beautiful" song 2013 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Geetha's younger sister 2014 Manam Divya Heart Attack Shriya Ice Cream Renu Debut as a lead Lovers Geetha Anukshanam Sathya 2015 Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju Mehek Pandaga Chesko Swathi Kerintha Priya Subramanyam For Sale Geetha Srimanthudu Venkata Ratnam's daughter Jatha Kalise Tejaswi 2016 Natpadhigaram 79 Pooja Tamil film Superstar Kidnap Cameo appearance Oorvasi Vo Rakshasi Vo Krishnashtami Honey Wish You Happy Breakup Nikki Rojulu MarayiRambha Naanna Nenu Naa Boyfriends Maggie 2017 Mister Keerthi Babu Baga Busy Paru Menon Balakrishnudu 2022 Commitment 2024 Hide N Seek
Television Year Title Role Network Notes 2016Super 2 Contestant ETV Winner2017 Mana Mugguri Love Story Swathi YuppTV 2018 Bigg Boss 2 Contestant Star Maa Evicted on Day 42 The Great Telugu Laughter Challenge Host Season 12022 Bigg Boss Non Stop 1 Contestant Disney+ Hotstar Evicted on Day 352023presentArthamainda Arun KumarShaliniAha2024The Mystery Of Moksha IslandNishaDisney+ HotstarReality Ranis of the JungleContestantDiscovery Channel4th place2025Kirrack Boys Khiladi Girls 2ContestantJioHotstar a.k.a. Disney+ Hotstar2026The 50ContestantColors TV/ Jio HotstarEliminated 44th place
Music videos Year Title Singer(s)Ref. 2023 "Bhakti Bomb" Chaitanya Kanhai
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