Aditi Chengappa

Aditi Chengappa is an Indian actress, who appears in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Hollywood cinema.

Aditi Chengappa
Born
Bangalore, India
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Early life

Aditi was born in Bangalore. Her father, Raj Chengappa, an Arebashe Gowda from Karnataka, is the editorial director of publishing The India Today Group (Noida), while her mother, Usha Chengappa, a Tamilian, is the Delhi Centre Head at Bharat Thakur's Artistic Yoga.[1][2] She is related to Rukmini Devi Arundale, an Indian theosophist, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of Bharatnatyam,[3] and Carnatic musician and playback singer D. K. Pattammal, both being her great grand aunts.[4]

Aditi studied at Vasant Valley School and then at Lady Shri Ram College in Delhi.[1] She has been trained in both Hindustani classical and western vocals.[1] She is also an accomplished pianist, representing both school and college.[2] She has stated "Music was my only passion till I became interested in acting. Music remains my first love".[2] She is a big fan of yoga and a gaming freak.[1][3] When she was in college, she hosted a health show, "Bodylicious" on NDTV Good Times, with her mother Usha Chengappa .[1]

Career

She made her film debut in Telugu film Thakita Thakita. Her Tamil debut Konjam Koffee Konjam Kaadhal never had a theatrical release.[3][5] She has completed a Hindi film, titled X,[6] which is directed by 11 filmmakers.[7] She is shooting for Gunasekhar's Telugu 3D period-drama Rudhramadevi, in which she plays Rudrama Devi's sister Ganapamba.[8] She has also signed two new Tamil projects, a science fiction film titled Ra[6] and a romantic comedy, Moone Moonu Vaarthai.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2010Thakita ThakitaNandhiniTelugu
2014RaRamyaTamil
2015X: Past Is PresentAasthaHindi
2015RudhramadeviGanapambaTelugu
2015Moone Moonu VarthaiAnjaliTamil
2015Moodu Mukkallo CheppalanteAnjaliTelugu
2019The Least of These: The Graham Staines StoryShanti BanerjeeEnglish

References
  1. "Aditi has a finger in every pie". The Hindu. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  2. "'Anushka is just adorable': Aditi". Deccan Chronicle. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. Srinivasa Ramanujam, TNN (28 August 2012). "Aditi's big debut". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (28 August 2014). "Royal dream". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. Kamath, Sudhish (19 April 2014). "No country for new films". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. "Aditi Chengappa in Bollywood". The Times of India. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  7. "Aditi Chengappa roots for indie filmmakers' creativity". The New Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  8. "Aditi Chengappa joins cast of 'Rudhramadevi'". Business Standard. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.