Pujita Ponnada
Indian actress
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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).[1]
Pujita Ponnada | |
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| Born | 5 October 1991 Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Education | B.Tech |
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Early life
Pujita Ponnada was born into a Telugu family in Visakhapatnam and raised in Chennai.[1]
Career
Pujita Ponnada worked as a software engineer in Tata Consultancy Services before she started her acting career with short films.[2][3]
Pujita Ponnada played roles in films like Oopiri (2016), Rangasthalam (2018), Happy Wedding (2018), Brand Babu (2018) and Where Is the Venkatalakshmi (2019). His forthcoming release Seven (2019). Touted to be an investigative thriller revolving seven characters, the Tamil-Telugu bilingual has six heroines.[4] Pujita Ponnada plays the female lead in the Telegu romantic drama film, Aakasa Veedhullo (2022).[5] 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
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Feature films
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2016 | Oopiri | Gallery manager | Telugu | Bilingual film; Debut in both languages[6] |
| 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 | |
| Tamil | ||||
| Kalki | SI Palapitta | Telugu | ||
| 2020 | Run | Shruti | Aha film | |
| Miss India | Padma Naina | Released on Netflix | ||
| 2021 | Money She | Madhu | [7] | |
| 2022 | Katha Kanchiki Manam Intiki | Deeksha | [8] | |
| Odela Railway Station | Spoorthi | Released on Aha | ||
| Aakasa Veedhullo | Nisha | |||
| 2023 | Ravanasura | SI Ruhana | [9] | |
| Jorugaa Husharugaa | Nitya | |||
| 2024 | Jolly O Gymkhana | Kanniga | Tamil | |
| 2025 | Konjam Kadhal Konjam Modhal | Vaisali | ||
| Desingu Raja 2 | Chandralekha | [10] | ||
| Hari Hara Veera Mallu | Jalaja | Telugu | Cameo appearance in the song "Kollagottinadhiro" | |
| Padaiyaanda Maaveeraa | Guru's wife | Tamil | ||
| 2026 | Yogi Da | Mallika | ||
| TBA | Bhagavan† | TBA | Filming[11] |
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
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref |
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| 2015 | Real Detectives | Pujita | ETV | [12] | |
| 2024 | Harikatha | Lisa | Disney+ Hotstar | ||
| 2025 | Katha Sudha | Chinni & Young Tulasi | ETV Win | under segment "Uttaram"; Dual role | |