Abhinayashree is an Indian actress and dancer known for her works in the

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and television industries. She has also acted in

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, and Kannada language films. She appeared as a contestant on ''

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''.

Career

Her first major role came in Siddique's 2001 Tamil comedy ''

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'', which featured her as Vijay's one-sided lover. Abhinaya Shree is quite a familiar name to Telugu audiences; due credits to her special number Aa "Ante Amalapuram" from Telugu superstar

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's second film ''

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'' (2004). Abhinaya Shree was just 15 years old when she was roped in for the song. She played her first lead role in the 2005 Telugu comedy '' Hungama'' (2005) appearing alongside

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and Venu Madhav and signed on to shoot for thirty days after the director Krishna Reddy convinced her with the role. The actress won the

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for her role in ''Paisalo Paramatma'' (2007), her biggest recognition til date. After appearing in a full-fledged supporting role in the 2007 Telugu film ''Adivaram Adavallaku Selavu'', Abhinayashree opted against appearing in any more item numbers, but soon went back on her decision explaining that the likes of

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were successfully able to balance both. On the TV front, she has hosted the dance show ''Junior Super Dancer'' (2015-2016). She took part in the reality show ''

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'' (2017-2018). Abhinayashree participated in ''

'' (2022) hosted by

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and was evicted on the 14th day.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abhinyashree Indian film actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Nandi Award winners Living people Actresses from Chennai Tamil Reality dancing competition contestants Tamil television presenters Indian women television presenters Year of birth missing (living people)