Pragathi Mahavadi

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