Pujita Ponnada is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She is principally noted for her roles in the films Rangasthalam (2018) and Kalki (2019).
Early life Pujita Ponnada was born into a Telugu family in Visakhapatnam and raised in Chennai.
Career Pujita Ponnada worked as a software engineer in Tata Consultancy Services before she started her acting career with short films.
Pujita Ponnada played roles in films like Oopiri (2016), Rangasthalam (2018), Happy Wedding (2018), Brand Babu (2018) and Where Is the Venkatalakshmi (2019). Her release Seven (2019) was touted to be an investigative thriller revolving seven characters; the Tamil-Telugu bilingual had six heroines. Pujita Ponnada played the female lead in the Telugu romantic drama film, Aakasa Veedhullo (2022). Then, she continued to act in Tamil films, Jolly O Gymkhana (2024), Konjam Kadhal Konjam Modhal (2025), Desingu Raja 2 (2025) and Padaiyaanda Maaveeraa (2025).
Filmography
Feature films +YearTitleRoleLanguage Notes2016 Oopiri Gallery manager Telugu Bilingual film; Debut in both languages Thozha Tamil Premam College student Telugu 2017 Darsakudu Sailu 2018 Rangasthalam Padma Raju Gadu Vennela Happy Wedding Laveena Brand Babu Pavani 2019 Where Is the Venkatalakshmi Gowri Seven Bhanu Telugu Bilingual film TamilKalki SI Palapitta Telugu 2020 Run Shruti Debut as Lead actress in Telugu; Aha film Miss India Padma Naina Released on Netflix 2021 Money She Madhu 2022 Katha Kanchiki Manam Intiki Deeksha Odela Railway Station Spoorthi Released on AhaAakasa Veedhullo Nisha 2023 Ravanasura SI Ruhana Jorugaa Husharugaa Nitya 2024 Jolly O Gymkhana Kanniga Tamil Debut as Lead Actress in Tamil2025 Konjam Kadhal Konjam Modhal Vaisali Desingu Raja 2 Chandralekha Hari Hara Veera Mallu Jalaja Telugu Cameo appearance in the song "Kollagottinadhiro"Padaiyaanda Maaveeraa Guru's wifeTamil2026 Yogi Da Mallika TBABhagavan Filming
Short films Pseudocide (2015) Upma Tinesindi (2015) Unspoken (2015) Boochi (2016) Parichayam (2016) Radha Krishna (2016) A Saturday Evening (2016) Deepika Padukone (2018) Parinayam (2019)
Television +YearTitle RoleNetwork NotesRef 2015 Real Detectives Pujita ETV2024HarikathaLisaDisney+ Hotstar2025Katha Sudha Chinni & Young TulasiETV Win under segment "Uttaram"; Dual role
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