Pragya Nagra(born 14 December 1998) is an Indian actress known for her appearances in

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and

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language films. She made her debut in the

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Varalaru Mukkiyam ''Varalaru Mukkiyam'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Santhosh Rajan in his directorial debut and produced by R. B. Choudary through the company Super Good Films. The film stars his son ...

Personal life

Pragya Nagra was born into a Punjabi family in

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. She completed her schooling and college studies in

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before starting her career in

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. Nagra's father served in the

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and was posted in

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for a period, which led to her frequent visits to the city. While pursuing her

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studies in

, she developed an interest in modelling and went on to feature in over 100 commercials. Nagra was also a member of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) during her studies, and aspired to join the armed forces. However, she eventually decided to pursue a career in the

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and moved to

Career

Pragya Nagra played the role of a Malayali girl opposite

Jiiva Amar Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known professionally as Jiiva, is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and a few Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. He is the youngest son of film producer R. B. Choudary. ...

in the

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, which was released in 2022. Although the film received negative reviews from both critics and the audience, Nagra's acting skills was noted by the industry now she is in tollywood may be in future she is in Bollywood movies also She appeared in the

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''Nadikalil Sundari Yamuna'', a

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drama in which she played the role of a Kannada girl. Prior to her acting career, Nagra worked as a model and appeared in commercials. Her passion for acting developed during her frequent visits to Chennai, and she eventually decided to move to the film industry.

Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagra, Pragya Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Living people 21st-century Indian actresses 1998 births