Preethi Asrani
Preethi Asrani | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 6, 2000 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Preethi Asrani is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films and television industry.[1] She played the lead role in the Tamil soap opera Minnale on Sun TV.[2] She debuted as a lead actress with Pressure Cooker (2020) and starred in the critically acclaimed Ayothi (2023).[3]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Preethi Asrani is a Sindhi from Gujarat.[4] She moved to Hyderabad to pursue a career in cinema. As of 2020, she is enrolled at St. Ann's College for Women, Hyderabad. Her cousin, Anju Asrani, is also an actress.[3] She is a polyglot and is fluent in Hindi, English, Telugu and Tamil.[5][6]
Career
[edit | edit source]Asrani made her debut as a child artist with Gundello Godari (2013).[1] At age sixteen, she starred in the short film Fidaa, where she portrayed a blind girl.[7] She made her television debut with Pakkinti Ammayi.[8] She starred in the film Malli Raava (2017) and played the younger version of the main actress in the film. Her performance in the film enabled her to receive offers to act in other films.[3]
After Malli Rava, Asrani signed a film starring Naga Shaurya and Eesha Rebba, but the film failed to take off.[9] In 2018, she debuted in Tamil television with Sun TV's Minnale and plays the lead role.[2] Asrani debuted as a lead actress with Pressure Cooker (2020) opposite Sai Ronak.[3][8] She made her Tamil films debut with Ayothi (2023), based on true incidents[10] that lets her show off her acting potential.[11] And her next project was the political Election (2024).[12] She was seen alongside Kavin in Sathish Krishnan's directorial debut, Kiss (2025). As well as her Malayalam debut co-starring Shane Nigam in Balti (2025).[13]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Films
[edit | edit source]| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Gundello Godari | Young Chitra | Telugu | Child actor | [1] |
| 2017 | Fidaa | Blind girl | Short film | [8] | |
| Malli Raava | Young Anjali | [3] | |||
| 2018 | Happy Wedding | Akshara's sister | |||
| 2020 | Pressure Cooker | Anitha | [3] | ||
| 2021 | A: Ad Infinitum | Pallavi | [3] | ||
| Seetimaarr | Shailaja | [8] | |||
| 2022 | Dongalunnaru Jaagratha | Neeraja | |||
| Yashoda | Brinda | ||||
| 2023 | Ayothi | Shivani | Tamil | Nom - Filmfare Awards for Best Debut Actress - Tamil Won - SIIMA Awards for Best Debut Actress - Tamil |
[10] |
| 2024 | Election | Hema | [14] | ||
| 2025 | Kiss | Sarah Williams | [15] | ||
| Balti | Kaveri | Malayalam Tamil |
Bilingual film | [16] | |
| 2026 | Killer † | TBA | Tamil | Filming | [17] |
Television and web series
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Language | Network | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pakkinti Ammayi | Unknown | Telugu | Zee Telugu | [8] |
| 2017 | Social | Unknown | Viu | [1] | |
| 2018–2020 | Minnale | Shalini Rajesh | Tamil | Sun TV | [2] |
| 2022 | 9 Hours | Sravani | Telugu | Disney+ Hotstar | |
| 2023 | Vyooham | Niharika | Prime Video |
Accolades
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Debut Actress – Tamil | Ayothi | Nominated | ||
| SIIMA | Best Debut Actress – Tamil | Won |
References
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