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

Early life

Aditi was born in

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. 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. She is related to

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, an Indian

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, dancer and choreographer of the Indian classical dance form of

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, and Carnatic musician and playback singer D. K. Pattammal, both being her great grand aunts. Aditi studied at

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and then at

Lady Shri Ram College Lady Shri Ram College (LSR) is a constituent women's college, affiliated with the University of Delhi. History Established in 1956 in New Delhi by the late Lala Shri Ram in memory of his wife Phoolan Devi (Lady Shri Ram), the college bega ...

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. She has been trained in both

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and western vocals. She is also an accomplished pianist, representing both school and college. She has stated "Music was my only passion till I became interested in acting. Music remains my first love". She is a big fan of yoga and a gaming freak. When she was in college, she hosted a health show, "Bodylicious" on

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, with her mother Usha Chengappa .

Career

She made her film debut in Telugu film '' Thakita Thakita''. Her Tamil debut ''Konjam Koffee Konjam Kaadhal'' never had a theatrical release. She has completed a Hindi film, titled '' X'', which is directed by 11 filmmakers. She is shooting for

Gunasekhar Gunasekhar (born 2 June 1964) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has directed films in action, romance, mythological, and historical drama genres. He has won a National Film Award, multiple Nand ...

's Telugu 3D period-drama '' Rudhramadevi'', in which she plays

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's sister Ganapamba. She has also signed two new Tamil projects, a science fiction film titled '' Ra'' and a romantic comedy, ''Moone Moonu Vaarthai''. She has moved to Berlin, Germany, and is now practicing yoga, Find her at https://www.aditi.yoga/

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chengappa, Aditi Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses Actresses from Bengaluru Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses in Hindi cinema Lady Shri Ram College alumni