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Avantika Vandanapu is an American actress, dancer, singer, and model, known for her roles in the Disney Channel shows Mira, The Royal Detective and Diary of a Female President. She also played the lead in the Nickelodeon pilot, The Wilde Bunch. She is currently filming a Tamil movie, Bhoomika, where she will play the title character. She worked in several Telugu and Tamil movies. She has done many pan India and International commercials like Amazon, Toyota and Fortune Oil. She was the second winner of the Zee TV reality show Dance India Dance Lil Masters North America. Her celebrity interviews with the likes of Mahesh Babu, Kajal Aggarwal have gone viral on YouTube and Facebook. She is currently busy in pursuing modeling and acting in Hollywood and Indian cinema.
Career
Avantika started her artistic career through dancing when she was five years old. She initially started taking classes in semi-classical dance. Later, she started learning the South Indian classical dance form, Kuchipudi, at the age of 7. Avantika participated in several dance shows and competitions and was first awarded by ATA Star Dancer in 2012. In 2014, Avantika also won second place in the first North American edition of ZeeTV's reality show, Dance India Dance Lil Masters.
Avantika entered the Telugu film industry in 2015 and signed on for two movies. She was selected to play the role of Chutki in 14 Reels Entertainment's Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (released in February 2016). However, due to the scheduling conflicts, she could not continue with the movie. Avantika officially debuted as a child artist in Brahmotsavam starring Mahesh Babu, Kajal Agarwal, Samantha and Pranitha which started shooting on 16 September 2015. She then appeared in Chandra Shekhar Yeleti's film Manamantha. Later, she signed on for Premam starring Naga Chaitanya and Shruti Hassan, in which she portrays the younger version of Madonna Sebastian.
Avantika started her hollywood career in 2018 and signed up with major networks in the USA soon after in different TV shows playing major roles.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Brahmotsavam | Supporting (Mahesh Babu's cousin) | Telugu | Released on 20 May 2016 |
| 2016 | Swecha (Short film) | Lead | Telugu | Released on 21 Mar 2016 |
| 2016 | Manamantha | Supporting | Telugu, Malayalam | Released on 4 August 2016 |
| 2016 | Praja Hakku (Short Film) | Lead | Telugu | Released on 1 October 2016, Received Best Upcoming Actress award in Chitrapuri Film Festival Awards |
| 2016 | Premam | Supporting (Sindhu) | Telugu | Released on 7 October 2016 |
| 2017 | Babu Baga Busy | Supporting (Avantika) | Telugu | Released on 5 May 2017 |
| 2017 | Ra Randoi Vedooka Chooddam | Supporting (Young Rakul Preet) | Telugu | Released on 25 May 2017 |
| 2017 | Suvarna Sundari | Supporting (Avantika) | Telugu, Kannada | Released on 31 May 2019 |
| 2017 | Like Girl (Short Film) | Lead | Tamil | Released |
| 2017 | Vanarapadai | Lead | Tamil | Post-Production |
| 2017 | Balakrishnudu | Supporting (Young Regina Cassandra) | Telugu | Released on 23 November 2017 |
| 2017 | Oxygen | Supporting | Telugu | Released on 30 November 2017 |
| 2018 | Agnyaathavaasi | Supporting | Telugu | Released on 10 January 2018 (Trivikram & Pawan Kalyan) |
| 2020 | Bhoomika | Lead | Tamil | Post-production |
| 2020 | Moxie | Supporting | English | Post-production (Netflix) |
Television/New Media
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Diary of A Female President | Recurring Star (Monyca) | Disney+ |
| 2020 | Mira, The Royal Detective | Recurring | Disney |
| 2019 | The Wilde Bunch | Lead (Willow) | Nickelodeon Pilot |
| 2019 | Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures | Sareena Tapoor (voice) | Disney Junior series |
| 2018 | BRAT | Avantika | Episode: The Talent Show (27 August 2018) |
| 2018 | Prince Ea | Herself | Episode: What is School For? |
| 2018 | Brownies | Supporting | Pilot In Post Production |
| 2018 | Teen Depression PSA | Supporting | Director: Katie Jones |
Awards and recognition
- TV9 Andhra Pradesh Beauty Contest (Winner) (2010)
- CA Fabulous Faces and Central Coast Pageant (Winner of Best Personality) (2011)
- ATA Star Dancer Award (2012)
- ATA Star Dancer Award (2014)
- Silicon Valley Got Talent Award (2014)
- Saratoga's Got Talent competition (2014)
- Zee TV Dance India Dance Lil Masters North America (Second Winner) (2014)
- BATA 14th Annual Youth Talent Show Dance Categories (2014)
- BATA Sankranti Kids Talent Show (Winner) (2015)
- India Waves Dance Muqabla Dance Competition (Junior Solo Winner) (2015)
- Bay Area Naach Meri Jaan Dance Competition by Javed Jaafrey (Winner) (2015)
- Shake The Ground Dance Competition by The City Hi Life Magazine (Winner)(2015)
- Kids Model Hunt by The City Hi Life Magazine (Winner) (2015)
- ETv Star Mahila Contest Winner (2015)
- ETV Cash Reality Show Participant (2015)
- ETV Abhiruchi participant (2016)
- ZeeTelugu Denikaina Ready Game Show Participant (2016)
- American Telugu Association Youth Achievement Award (2016)
- American Telangana Association Youth Achievement Award (2016)
- Bharath World Record Dancer Award (2016)
- Crowned as the winner of Miss Indywood Talent Hunt 2016 held at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad in September 2016.
- Won the best actress award in Cosmic Cine Club Short Film Contest 2017
- Won the best Upcoming Actress award in Chitrapuri Film Festival 2017 for the short film 'Praja Hakku'
Performances
- Avantika interviews Mahesh Babu during Brahmotsavam Promotion
- Avantika interviews Kajal Aggarwal during Brahmotsavam Promotion
- Avantika promotes Brahmotsavam Movie during Centro Brahmotsavam Collections Launch