Snigdha (actress)

Snigdha is an Indian actress and singer. She began her career as a singer and later became a well-known actress in Tollywood with Ala Modalaindi. She has also acted in Tamil and Kannada films.

Snigdha Nayani
Born (1981-01-15) 15 January 1981
Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)Actress, singer,music director
Years active2011–present
Parent(s)Jagadish (father)
Rajeswari (mother)[1]

Early life

Snigdha was born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, to Jagadeesh, a doctor, and Rajeswari, a housewife.[1] She pursued her MBA at CR Reddy College in Eluru.[2] Before getting into movies, she worked as HR Manager at Logic Bytes in Hyderabad.[3]

Career

She started her acting career with B. V. Nandini Reddy's directorial debut film, Ala Modalaindi.[3] She played the role of Pinky, the mutual friend of the lead characters of the movie, Nani and Nithya Menon. In 2012, she appeared in 4 movies, Mem Vayasuku Vacham, Routine Love Story, Kittu Unnadu Jagratha[4] and Dhammu.

Apart from acting, she has composed music for commercials, and short films.[5] She is also a singer.[6][7]

Snigdha started her career as a musician with the composition of a title song for Bunty Garu (Chakravakam) in a TV serial ‘Nijamga’. Later she turned into a playback singer with the song ‘Vela Vela’ for Anil in ‘Sambhavami Yuge Yuge’. She also participated in Okkare (ETV) and gained popularity on the small screen, after which she anchored for Okkare Little Stars. She has performed in the USA, Muscat, Malaysia, the UK, Rajahmundry, Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai, Vijayawada, Vizag, Guntur, Tirupathi & Hyderabad and has released several pop albums.

After the success of Oh! Baby,[8][9] in 2021, she acted in You Avakay Me Ice Cream, a rom-com webseries directed by Bhargav Dasari.[10]

Filmography

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2011Ala ModalaindiPinkyTelugu
2012Mem Vayasuku VachamSMS ShyamalaTelugu
2012RushiAdvocateTelugu
2012Routine Love StoryNeetuTelugu
2012DhammuSatya's friendTelugu
2013OkkadineSujathaTelugu
2013Prema Ishq KaadhalSnigdhaTelugu
2013Anthaka Mundu Aa TarvathaJigeshaTelugu
2013Priyathama Neevachata KusalamaSnigdhaTelugu
2013Prema Ishq KaadhalSnigdhaTelugu
2014Yennamo YedhoPinkyTamil
2014Chandamama KathaluBar waitressTelugu
2015BastiSnigdhaTelugu
2015KetugaduLady DonTelugu
2015TigerGanga's friendTelugu
2015Jatha KaliseDriver BangaramTelugu
2015BandipotuGuideTelugu
2016Guntur TalkiesPistol PoojaTelugu
2016Bale JodiPinkyKannada
2016Kalyana VaibhogameAllianceTelugu
2016Selfie RajaTelugu
2017Kittu Unnadu JagrathaJanaki's friendTelugu
2017PSV Garuda VegaHackerTelugu
2017Okka KshanamSnigdhaTelugu
2017B-tech BabbuluAllam SrideviTelugu
2018VijethaManagerTelugu
2018EgoGopi's FriendTelugu
20182 FriendsKannada / Telugu
2018Evanukku Engeyo Matcham IrukkuDonTamil
2019Oh! BabyVikram's assistantTelugu
2021 Deyyamtho Sahajeevanam
2021 You Avakay Me Ice Cream Telugu Webseries

Discography
Year Film Credited as Language Notes
2009 Allam Velluli Music Director[3] Telugu Unreleased movie
2012 Rushi Music Director Telugu

Award

Snigdha won the prestigious Nandi Award for the best female comedian for the year 2014 for the movie Jatha Kalise.[11]

References
  1. "Focus Light: Snigdha – Telugu cinema news". idlebrain.com.
  2. "Focus Light: Snigdha – Telugu cinema news". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (30 April 2011). "Itsy bitsy – Tollywood". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. "Kittu Unnadu Jagratha Review {2.5/5}: For the fans of Raj Tarun, the film might offer a few moments of weekend fun". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  5. "Another Decent Number From Snigdha". Telugu Filmnagar. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  6. Rajamani, Radhika (9 February 2012). "Review: Rushi is a meaningful film". Rediff. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. K, Manaswini (2 February 2017). "Young Lady Singer & Comedian Snigdha Opens up About facial Hair". mirchi9.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  8. "Nandini Reddy clarifies on 'Lust Stories' Telugu remake". The News Minute. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. "Samantha on mimicking veteran actress Lakshmi: I was a nervous wreck". India Today. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  10. "'You Avakay Me Ice Cream' promo: Delicious rom-com in store! - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  11. Amrutha Vasireddy (15 November 2017). "Nandi awards: Nandi Awards Winners List: AP government announces Nandi awards for 2014-2016 | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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