Abijeet Duddala (born 11 October 1988) is an

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and television personality who works in

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. He made his debut as a lead actor in the film ''

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'', directed by Sekhar Kammula in 2012. He starred in the

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' ''Pelli Gola'' (2017–19), ''

Modern Love Hyderabad ''Modern Love Hyderabad'' is an Indian Telugu-language romantic anthology television series produced by Elahe Hiptoola and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, Venkatesh Maha, Uday Gurrala and Devika Bahudhanam. It stars Nithya Menen, Abijeet, Aadhi P ...

'' (2022), and ''

Miss Perfect ''Miss Perfect'' is an Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy television series directed by Vishvak Khanderao, and written by Francis Thomas and Shruti Ramachandran. Produced by Annapurna Studios, it stars Lavanya Tripathi, Abijeet Duddala and ...

'' (2024). In 2020, Abijeet emerged as the winner of

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’s reality TV show ''Bigg Boss 4''.

Early life

Abijeet was born on 11 October 1988 in

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. His ancestors were involved in assisting in the construction of the

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. He was enrolled in Chaitanya Vidyalaya for kindergarten. He completed his Schooling from

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and then completed his Intermediate from Little Flower Junior College, and graduated from Malla Reddy College with a

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. During his final year of college, he accompanied his friend to the audition for the film ''Life Is Beautiful'' where he was selected for the main lead role by Sekhar Kammula's team. He subsequently was cast as the main lead of the film in 2012, as

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's character's son. In 2015, Abijeet attended

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to get a

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in Engineering Management.

Career

Abijeet made his debut in the Telugu feature film ''

'' directed by

Sekhar Kammula Sekhar Kammula (born 4 February 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He has garnered two Filmfare Awards South, and six state Nandi Awards for his directional works. Sekhar Kammula was among the ...

. He then signed up for the film ''Areyrey'', titled after a song from ''

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'', under the direction of Sashi Kiran Tikka, and produced by

Neelima Tirumalasetti ''Panjaa'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan in his Telugu debut and produced by Arka Media Works and Sanghamitra Art Productions. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Sarah-Jane Dias, Anjali Lavania, J ...

. The film remains unreleased. In 2015, he starred in the romantic films ''Ram Leela'', and '' Mirchi Lanti Kurradu'' alongside

Pragya Jaiswal Pragya Jaiswal (born 12 January 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu films. She has won a Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award and a South Indian International Movie Award. Jaiswal made her acting debut in 2014 with th ...

. Regarding his performance in the latter film, a critic noted that "Abhijit, nevertheless did a decent job and has a high energy in the film. He did a decent job in NASA and showcased good energy levels throughout the film. His comic timing is good and he displayed good emotions throughout the film". In 2017, Abijeet made his television debut with Viu's web series ''Pelli Gola'' opposite Varshini Sounderajan''. The series was successful and he went on to feature in two more seasons. In 2020, Abijeet entered the fourth season of the reality show ''

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'' as a contestant, and emerged as the winner.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1988 births Living people Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Hyderabad, India Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) winners