Swathi Deekshith is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

and

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

films. She starred in films such as ''Tor Naam'' (2012), '' Ladies & Gentlemen'' (2015) and ''

Simba Simba is a fictional character and the protagonist of Disney's ''The Lion King'' franchise. Introduced in the 1994 film ''The Lion King'', Walt Disney Animation's 32nd animated feature, the character subsequently appears in '' The Lion King II: ...

'' (2017). In 2020, she entered the Telugu

reality TV Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...

show ''Bigg Boss 4'' as a wild card contestant and is evicted on day 28.

Career

Deekshith began her career in entertainment through the television show ''Andamaina Bhamalu'' in 2009, where she won the title. The success led her to appear in ad films and appear in two films as a child artiste. Her first major acting role was in the Bengali film ''Tor Naam'' (2012), before she worked on the Telugu drama film ''Break Up'' (2012). In 2014, Deekshith received a breakthrough after being cast in

Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi, Kannada language films, and television.** * ...

's Telugu horror film '' Deyyam''. She was cast after the film's cinematographer Satish Muthyala had shown a trailer of ''Break Up'' to Varma. Despite almost completing shoot, the film was later shelved and remains unreleased. During the period, she also moved on to work in two Telugu films, '' Jump Jilani'' (2014), where she played a village girl opposite Allari Naresh and '' Ladies & Gentlemen'' (2015). In 2017, Deekshith appeared in three films, her first release being the horror film ''Chitrangada'' co-starring Anjali. She later made her debut in Tamil films and featured in the low budget horror film '' Sathura Adi 3500'' and the fantasy film ''

'' alongside Bharath.

Filmography

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deekshith, Swathi Indian film actresses Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian actresses Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) contestants