
Pragathi Mahavadi
Actor · b. 1976 · Hyderabad, India
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).
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Movie5.5ComedyAfter Venky, Varun also gets married thinking he can keep the wife in control but both of them gets frustrated with the marital life which generates fun.
Movie6.7RomanceFamilyBalamurali, a government employee, gets ready to marry Bhagyalakshmi as soon as he meets her in an arranged marriage setup. Everything goes on smoothly until there comes a day when it is revealed that the groom has fathered a child in the past.
Movie4.0DramaFamilyIs a young man's will power and a young woman's destiny enough for them to be together?
Movie5.0FamilyComedyThe film revolves around Chintakayala Ravi, a waiter in a New York bar, who has lied to his mother that he is a software engineer. When his mother arranges for a match for him in her village, the girl's friend Sunitha finds out the truth and informs everyone. Ravi is humiliated by the entire village after coming back.
MovieRomanceDramaKarthik (Varun Sandesh) doesn't believe in love. He is forced to say I Love You to his father's friend's daughter Madhulatha (Preetika Rao). Now he wants to get rid of her. Prasad (Ranadheer) who is an ex-classmate of Madhulatha is in love with her. Karthik wants to get rid of Madhulatha by setting her up with Prasad. The rest of the story is all about how he falls in love with Madhulatha in the process.
Movie6.9ComedyActionRam and Lakshman, aka Lucky, are brothers who are polar opposites in nature. Their mother wishes to see them united.
Movie2.9ActionRomanceA man unravels the mysteries of his past and his upbringing while settling a village feud.
Movie6.5RomanceDramaTwo men with contrasting personalities fall deeply in love with the same artistically inclined woman, sparking an intense and emotional triangle.
Movie5.5ActionComedyVenky, a man who values his friends, goes against a local crime lord, Babji, when he helps his best friend elope with the gangster's daughter. Consequently, Babji orders a manhunt for Venky.
Movie4.8ComedyDramaVeera Narasimha Naidu (Prabhu) is a faction leader in Kurnool who raised his sister Saraswati (Seetha) with love and Affection to make her forget the loss of their Mother. During the marriage time, she eloped with Basha (Suman), whom she loved which led the death of Narasimha Naidu's Father. Thus enraged Narasimha Naidu cuts the leg of Basha which created a rift between the two families. On a case to win the property belonging to Saraswati, Basha wins the case on Narasimha Naidu after a long gap of 25 years. Seeing the sorrow of Saraswati, her son Sulaiman (Vishnu Manchu) vows to unite the two families and waits for a situation.
Movie6.3RomanceDramaA well-educated, ‘settled’ NRI falls for a stand-up comedian and wants to marry her. But when she knows what she wants from her husband, will he fit the bill?
Movie5.9ActionDramaThe sudden demise of the celebrated leader PKR leaves the ruling party in a political crisis and shakes up the family. The party has to elect a leader, and more than one player is in contention. Everyone’s intentions are blurred, and loyalties are in question. Brahma is a game changer in this squabble. Who will succeed as the leader and become the CM?
Movie6.7RomanceDramaGowtam works as a reporter for a television channel. He is nursing a heart break after his girlfriend dumped him for another guy. He attends the wedding of his girlfriend where he meets the another girl Nitya dumped by the groom (her boy friend). They hit off well and become instant friends. Nitya stays in Bangalore and Gowtam stays in Hyderabad. They keep bumping in to each other over a period of years. Though both these people like each other, the fate intervenes to separate them at crucial moments. The rest of the story is all about how this couple finally realises that they are made for each other after few years of courtship.
Movie4.7ActionComedyUS return student Karthik pledges to marry his uncle Dhanunjay's daughter Indu, which was his mother's wish. A small family feud ends with both the families getting separated. He joins Indu's college to convince her to marry him, but mistakenly assumes Bhagyam as Dhanunjay's daughter. Later, Karthik realizes that Indu is his cousin but she is already in love with another guy. He gets entangled in a risky situation when he tries to help a stranger. The rest of the story is all about how he controls the damage and fulfills the wish of his mother.
Movie6.2RomanceComedyWhen a local DJ and his affair with a young woman put him square in the middle of a crime, he must do his best to get out of the predicament he’s in.
MovieActionDramaGautam is an NRI who returns to India to cast his vote. When challenged by the woman he loves, Bhavana, to make a politician fulfil his campaign promises if he wants to win her over, Gautam sets off on a path to change the system.
Movie9.0DramaMysteryA humble middle class singer in his 20s get pursued by a beautiful woman who claims to be a girl friend whereas he hasn't seen that women in her life before. Things get mysterious and much complicated as he learns she officially registered herself as his wife without his knowledge..
Movie5.2ActionComedyRadha Krishna, a young boy gets inspired to become a police officer following his belief that Lord Krishna rescued him in the avatar of a cop when he was a child, and does so. Radha Krishna is transferred to Hyderabad, where a bomb goes off at politician Sujatha's election campaign. Radha vows to take revenge, only to discover that all is not what it seems.
Movie3.8ActionDramaTrained by a religious martial arts guru, Badri becomes the protector of Badrinath temple and tries to revive Alakananda's faith in God, unaware of the fact that she has fallen for him.
Movie5.8FamilyActionA brave man decides to kidnap his friend's beloved from a forced marriage, but ends up abducting the wrong bride. Ironically, the bride he kidnapped is ecstatic because she was already planning an escape. On the run, they fall in love, but in order to get married, they must convince their families.
Movie4.2ComedyRomanceVenky and Varun Yadav are ordinary guys with ordinary lives. Their struggle is all about money. One day they hear about a wealthy industrialist in Vijayanagaram who is looking for his heir. What happens when Venky, Varun and the gang arrive at his doorsteps pretending to be his heir.
Movie4.1ActionDramaAll a full-time bank employee and part-time kabaddi coach wants is to bring national relevance to the school his father built and help young kabaddi players in his village win the national championship. It might prove difficult than just coaching them though.
Movie3.5ActionCrimeA reformed gangster now taxi driver unwittingly draws the vengeance of a crime syndicate after aiding the police in busting a smuggling operation. Fueled by a burning desire for justice and to protect his adopted sister, he embarks on a relentless quest to hunt down the mobsters responsible.
Movie4.0DramaIn Rome, a young man starts following an expat Indian girl around. It turns out he's harboring a dark secret, and insists that the girl accompany him back to India.
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TV4.6DramaFour different women, four journeys of love and betrayal. The common thread? They all want to dismantle the patriarchy.
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