Pragathi Mahavadi
Born: 1976-03-17 in Hyderabad, India
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2026
- Heartin as Saraswathi
- The Traitors Telugu as Self
2025
- Naari: The Women as Sharada
2024
- Viswam as Kasturi
- Double iSmart
- Tiragabadara Saami as Tulasamma
2023
- Bhola Shankar
- Bagheera as Rukmani, Murali's mother
- Hello.. Meera..! as Meera's Mother (Voice over Phone)
2022
- GodFather as Sowjanya, Satya & Jhanvi's Mother
- F3: Fun and Frustration as Padma
- DJ Tillu as Judge Sharada Devi
- Swathi Muthyam as Bala's mother
- Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga
- Super Machi
2021
- Pitta Kathalu as CI
- Pelli SandaD as Vashishta's Aunt
- Most Eligible Bachelor as Lokeshwari, Vibha's mother
- Seetimaarr
- Vanakkamda Mappilei as Mrs. Shanthi
2019
- F2: Fun and Frustration as Harika & Honey's Mother
- Voter
- Arjun Suravaram
- Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene
2018
- Awe! as Chitra
- Chal Mohan Ranga as Mohan's mother
- Chalte Chalte
2017
- Radha as Radha Krishna's mother
- Prematho Mee Karthik
2016
- Nenu.. Sailaja... as Hari's Mother
- Shankara
- Srirastu Subhamastu as Anu's would-be mother-in law
- Intlo Deyyam Nakem Bhayam as Gopala Krishna's wife
- Gethu
- Gentleman
- Abbayitho Ammayi
- Kalyana Vaibhogame
2015
- Bengal Tiger as Gajapathi's Wife
- Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka as Sathish's Mother
- Dongata as Jyothilakshmi
- Inimey Ippadithan as Bhavani
- Subramanyam For Sale as Sita's Aunt
- Kerintha as Siddharth's mother
2014
- Power as Prashanthi's mother
- Race Gurram as Spandana's mother
- Govindudu Andarivaadele as Lalita
- Rabhasa as Gangi Reddy's wife
- Loukyam as Papa Rao's wife
- Power
- Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki as Sai's mother
- Romeo
- Galipatam
- Oohalu Gusagusalade as Venky's Mother
2013
- Iddarammayilatho as Sumathi
- Baadshah as Pilli Gayatri Simha
- Ramayya Vasthavayya as Ammullu's Mother
- Atharintiki Daaredi as Pooja
- Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi
- Priyathama Neevachata Kusalama
- Back Bench Student as Kaarthik's mother
2012
- Julayi as Lalita
- Andala Rakshasi as Mithuna's mother
- Dhoni
- Dhenikaina Ready
- Poola Rangadu as Anita's Mother
- Naa Ishtam
- Nippu
- Ishtam as Saravanan's Mother
2011
- Priyudu
- Dookudu as Padma
- Badrinath as Razia
- Ala Modalaindi as Nithya's Mother
- Eththan as Sathya's Mother
- Shakti as Siva's Wife
- It's My Love Story
- Daggaraga Dooranga
2010
- Rama Rama Krishna Krishna
- Brindavanam
- Namo Venkatesa
- Jhummandi Naadam
- Andari Bandhuvaya
- Om Shanti as Reddy's wife
- Yemaindi Ee Vela as Avantika's mom
2009
2008
- Silambattam as Muthuvel's Wife
- Thekkathi Ponnu
- Ready as Rajyam
- Kantri
- Chintakayala Ravi
- Pourudu
2007
- Pellaindi Kaani
- Chirutha as Charan's mother
- Athidhi as Amrita's Aunt
- Okkadunnadu as Kiran's Mother
2004
2003
- Gangotri as Tulasi
- Jayam
- Hrudayavantha
2002
- Bobby as Bobby's mother
- Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu as Krishna's mother
- Nuvve... Nuvve... as Anjali's mother
- Prema Khaidi
1997
- Pudhalvan as Priya
1996
- Summa Irunga Machan as Uma
- Vaazhga Jananayagam as Anjala
1994
- Periya Marudhu as Ponni
- Veetla Visheshanga as Ganga / Gowri