Avantika Vandanapu is leaving no opportunity out of her hands to shine bright as a star. The actress started her acting career in Mahesh Babu’s 2016 movie, Brahmotsavan and later featured in several other Tamil and Telegu movies. She later went abroad and started her career as an actress and social media personality in the States. Avantika is now a budding actress who has grown into a beautiful lady, and it’s not just us who are in awe of her transformation. Even Disney has cast her, the Indian-origin actress, as their main lead.
Personal Life
Born on January 25, 2005, Avantika Vandanapu is a gifted American actress who has left an indelible impact on the Indian film scene, notably in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Known simply as Avantika, she has captured the spotlight with her performances in diverse films and has also ventured into the realm of Disney Channel movies. This piece will explore Avantika’s early life, career, and noteworthy accomplishments in the entertainment sector.
Biography
| Full Name | Avantika Vandanapu |
| Popular as | Avantika |
| Date of Birth | January 25, 2005 |
| Age | 19 years, 0 months (in 2024) |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Zodiac/Sun Sign | Aquarius |
| Birth Place | San Francisco, California, USA |
| School/College | Challenger School Granada Hills Charter High School |
Career
She is a famous actress, dancer, model, and producer who has achieved so much at only 17. Before her career as an actress, She participated in North America’s edition of ‘Dane Lil Masters,’ a popular dance reality show in 2014, where she emerged second.
This gave Avantika recognition, and in 2015, she returned to India to work on two Telugu movies. She first worked on ‘Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha,’ which started airing in February 2016. However, some scheduling conflicts caused Avantika Vandanapu not to appear in the movie.
She then worked on ‘Brahmotsavan’ alongside Mahesh Babu, Samantha, Kajal Aggarwal, and Pranitha Subhash, which started showing in Theaters in 2016. Despite working on the first movie, this was Avantika Vandanapu’s official debut in acting.
The movie’s success attracted more offers from Telugu movie producers, and she appeared in ‘Manamantha’ and ‘Premium.’
In 2021, she appeared in one of her most-0known movies, ‘Spin.’ she was the lead actress, playing alongside Jahbril Cook, Abhay Deol, Meera Syal, Michael Bishop, Kerri Medders, and Aryan Simhadri.
Avantika’s role, Rhea Kumar, portrayed a young Indian American girl who learns about her artistic side via DJ culture. She then learns to blend modern and Indian songs to make unique musical textures. The role in the movie earned Avantika a spot on the Up Next Power of Young Hollywood VARIETY 2021 list.
She also appears on ‘Diary of a Future president’ on Disney +. She also voices Kamala on Mira, ‘The Royal Detective,’ a Disney channel film. In 2022, she also featured in ‘Senior Year’ alongside Rebel Wilson.
Besides acting, She has produced and directed over 25 regional and national television and print commercials.
| Father | Srikanth Vandanapu |
| Mother | Anupama Reddy Chintala |
| Siblings | Not known |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Boyfriend | Not known |
Avantika’s Hollywood Career
In 2020, Avantika made her debut in English language productions. She voiced the character Kamala in “Mira, Royal Detective”. After that she made her Hollywood debut in acting with “Diary of a Future President”.
Her career took another exciting turn in 2021. Avantika played the lead role of Rhea Kumar in the English film “Spin”.
A year later, in 2022, she portrayed Janet Singh in the Hollywood film “Senior Year”. Also, in 2022, she appeared as Priya in “The Sex Lives of College Girls”.
Looking ahead, she has several exciting projects lined up. In 2024, Avantika Vandanapu played Karen Shetty in the American music comedy movie “Mean Girls”, starring Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, and Auliʻi Cravalho.
She is also part of another Hollywood film “Horrorscope”, which is also in post-production. Furthermore, she is going to star as Princess Guari in the movie “A Crown of Wishes”, where she is also serving as an executive producer.
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Avantika Vandanapu Movies
- 2016: Anirudh.
- 2016: All of Us.
- 2016: Praja Hakku: People’s Rights.
- 2016: Premam.
- 2017: Babu Baga Busy.
- 2017: Rarandoi Venduka Chudam.
- 2017: Oxygen.
- 2018: Agnathavasi.
- 2021: Moxie.
- 2021: Boomika.
- 2021: Spin.
- 2022: Senior Year.
- 2024: Mean Girls.
Physical Appearence
Avantika Vandanapu is 5 feet 3 inches taller which is equivalent to 160 centimeters or 1.60 meters. Further, she is 49 kg in weight which is equal to 108 lbs.
She is an attractive and stunning girl who owns impressive as well as strong figure measurements like 32 inches (breast), 26 inches (waist), and 32 inches (bust). She also wears shoe size of 6 (US)/5 (UK).
| Height | In Feet Inches: 5 Feet 3 Inches In Meters:1.60m In Centimeters:155cm |
| Weight | In Kilograms:50kg In Pounds:110 Ibs |
| Body measurements | 32-28-32 |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Shoe Size | 5 US |
Social Media
Some Facts
- Vandanapu received the Young Female Inspiration Awards at the Women’s Empowerment North America Gala in 2019.
- Vandanapu did a photoshoot for Nylon magazine in 2021.
- She is fond of having Italian food.
- She is an animal, Lover.
- She loves to travel.
- She is fluent in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and English Language.
- Her favorite song is ‘Am I the Same Girl’ by Barbara Acklin!
FAQ
Who is Avantika?
Ans. She is an American Actress, who has worked in many Indian films in the Telugu and Tamil Languages. Vandanapu. Vandanapu played the role of Karen Shetty in Mean Girls in 2024.
What is Avantika age?
She is 19 years old as of 2024.
When Avantika was born?
She was born on 25 January 2005.