Pragya Jaiswal was born on Friday; 24th June, 1988 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Her Age (As of 01/06/2022) is 33 Years. She has an Indian Nationality.
Pragya Jaiswal is an Indian Film Actress, & a Beautiful Model. She is known for her work in Telugu, Hindi & Tamil film industries. She is predominantly known for her lead role as ‘Rachakonda Sitadevi’ in the Telugu film named “Kanche”. For her performance in the film, she won several awards including Best Female Debut & Find of the Year awards at various award functions.
She made her debut in the film industry with the year 2014 film “Virattu”, which was released in both Tamil & Telugu languages. In the film, Pragya was cast as ‘Mavi’ in the lead role. She made her Hindi film industry debut with the film “Titoo MBA” in the same year, ie. the year 2014. Here also, she was cast in a lead role as ‘Gulshan’.
In a limited period of over seven years, she has acted in numerous Telugu films like Mirchi Lanti Kurradu; Om Namo Venkatesaya; Gunturodu; Nakshatram; Jaya Janaki Nayaka; Achari America Yatra; Akhanda; & off-late, in the year 2022 she was casted in a powerful performance in the film “Son of India”.
Pragya was also seen alongside the Hindi film industry’s most versatile and veteran actor Salman Khan in a Music Video by Guru Randhawa & Iulia Vantur. The song is called “Main Chala”. The Music video was officially released on January 22nd, 2022.
Apart from her acting skills, she has been a part of various advertisements and endorsed various top-rated brands like FBB (Fashion at Big Bazaar), Reliance Digital, Malabar Gold Jewellery, Dove Shampoo, Dabur Vatika Anti-Dandruff Shampoo, Ensure Health Drink, etc, She had also advertised for the Millennium Hypermarket located in Dubai, UAE. For two years, ie. years 2016 & 2017, Pragya served as a brand ambassador and advertised for the South India Shopping Mall and R.S. Brothers.
Early Life & Family
She was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, and from her childhood, she was interested in and inclined towards acting and modeling. While in school and college, she used to participate in various stage shows and dramas and got a lot of appreciation and attention. She completed her initial schooling in her hometown in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, and later achieved her Degree in Law from the famous Symbiosis Law School, located in Pune.
When asked about her education, she said “When I look back, I am not sure how it happened but it happened organically. When I was in Law school in Pune, I did some modeling on the side for some pocket money. Acting after that was a natural progression. But moving to modelling from law, wasn’t something I thought much about. I was getting offers and I was taking them, but after finishing law school I understood that it wasn’t where my passion lay. I wanted to do more modeling and acting.”
In the year 2008, she participated in the Femina Miss India 2008 beauty contest, where she won various titles like Miss Fresh Face, Miss Dancing Queen, and Miss Friend Earth. In the year 2014, she received the ‘Symbiosis Sanskritik Puraskar’ for her various achievements in the field of art & culture.
Her father’s name and occupation are not known. Her mother’s name is Surekha Jaiswal she is a housewife and Pragya has a sister named Pranjul Jaiswal. Their home town is Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India and the family, including Pragya is a devotee of Lord Ganesha and she celebrates the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi at her home along with her family and close friends.
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Pragya Jaiswal: Biography / Wiki
| PRAGYA JAISWAL | BIOGRAPHY |
| Name | Pragya Jaiswal |
| Profession | Indian Film Actress, & a Beautiful Model |
| Known For | She is predominantly known for her lead role as ‘Rachakonda Sitadevi’ in the Telugu film named “Kanche”. |
Personal Life
| Born On | 24th June, 1988 (Friday) |
| Birthplace | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Age (As on 01/06/2022) | 33 Years |
| Hometown | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
Education
| School | Not Known |
| College/University | Symbiosis Law School, Pune |
| Education Qualification | Degree in Law |
Family & More
| Father | Name and occupation are not known |
| Mother | Surekha Jaiswal (housewife) |
| Brother | Not Known |
| Sister | Pranjul Jaiswal |
Personal Life & Relationship
| Martial Status | Unmarried |
| Boyfriend/ Affairs | Not Known |
| Children | N/A |
Pragya Jaiswal Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | In Centimeters – 170.18 cms |
| In Meters – 1.702 metres | |
| In Feet Inches – 5’7″ | |
| Weight | In Kilogram – 55 Kg |
| In Pounds – 121.254 lbs | |
| Hair Colour | Brown |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
Career
Films
Pragya started her acting career in films with a Tamil film named “Virattu”, where she was cast in the lead role as ‘Mavi’. In the movie, she was cast in all lead roles along with Sujiv who was cast as Sujiv, and Erica Fernandes who was cast as Sri. The lead actors were supported by Manobala; Suman Setty; Amit Tiwari; Shankar Melkote; and others.
The script of the film was written, directed, and produced by Kumar T. The music of the film was composed by Dharan Kumar and the movie was officially released on March 21st, 2014 in Tamil language under the White Candy Entertainment banner. The film received average reviews from the critics and audiences.
On November 28th, 2014 “Virattu” was released once again, this time in Telugu language. The cast and crew of the film were the same and the film received average reviews from the critics and audiences, here as well. The music of the film was released on June 25th, 2013 under the Sony Music India label.
“Titoo MBA” marked her debut in the Hindi film industry in the year 2014. The script of the film was written by Amit Vats & Puja Ballutia and the film was directed by Amit Vats. Rajan Batra & Mayank Patel were the producers of the film and the music of the movie was composed by Arjuna Harjai. The film was released officially on November 21st, 2014 in India in Punjabi-Hindi language under the Beatrix Entertainment banner.
In the movie, Pragya was cast in the lead role as ‘Gulshan’ opposite Nishant Dahiya who was cast as Titoo; they were supported by Amit Mehra who was seen as Honey Singh; Abhishek Kumar; Satwant Kaur; Pooja Balutia; Nandini Singh; Kishore Sharma; Anchal Singh; Karan Sandhawalia; and others. The film had a running time of 107 minutes.
When Pragya was contacted by the media persons and asked how she got the chance to work as a lead actress in a Bollywood film, she replied, “I think destiny. I feel everything has its right time and whenever the universe thinks you are ready for it, it will come to you. I never got impatient as I always had work down South. I was trying for Hindi films as well. Now, the time seems right and some good things are happening in life. So, let’s hope things get better soon so that I can talk about what I want to talk about.”
She was next cast in a lead role as ‘Vasundhara’ in the film “Mirchi Lanti Kurradu” alongside Abijeet who was cast as Siddhu. The lead pair were supported by Rao Ramesh; Shakalaka Shankar; Saptagiri; Fish Venkat; Prabhas Sreenu; Prudhviraj; Raghu Karumanchi; Nalla Venu; and others. This Telugu language film was officially released on July 31st, 2015 in India.
The script of the film was written and directed by Jayanag, whereas the movie was produced by Rudrapati Ramanarao. The music of the film was composed by J.B. and the film was released under Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara Cinema banner. The movie was given two out of five stars in a review by The Times of India, which said
“All in all, Mirchi Lanti Kurradu is a run-of-the-mill love story with a predictable climax starring Abijeet Duddala and Pragya Jaiswal. There is nothing different in the film”. Stating the film as a “routine love story”, the film was given 2.5 stars out of five by 123Telugu, but it praised the performances of the lead cast and said the predictable screenplay let the film down.
Lined up next, she was seen in a lead role in a Telugu language National award-winning film named “Kanche” (English meaning: The Fence). The script of the film was written and directed by Krish and the dialogues were written by Sai Madhav Burra. The music of the film was composed by Chirantan Bhatt and the movie was produced by J. Sai Babu & Y. Rajeev Reddy.
In the movie, Pragya was cast in the lead role of ‘Rachakonda Sitadevi’ opposite Varun Tej who was cast as Dhupati Haribabu. The lead pair were supported by Nikitin Dheer who was seen as Eeshwar Prasad; Srinivas Avasarala as Dasu; Gollapudi Maruti Rao as Kondayya; Sowcar Janaki as Mahalakshmamma; Anoop Puri as Pedababu; Ravi Prakash as Janardhana Sastry; Satyam Rajesh as Muniswamy; and others.
The film was officially released on October 22nd, 2015 under the First Frame Entertainment banner and had an official budget of Rs. 18 crores. The film did a box-office collection of Rs. 20 crores. The music of the film was released on October 1st, 2015. The Times of India gave 3.5 stars out of 5 to the soundtrack of the film.
Pragya was awarded with Best Female Debut – Telugu award at the CineMAA Awards function & Filmfare Awards South function and the Best Actress – Telugu award at the IIFA Utsavam function. The movie also earned itself the prestigious “National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu” at the 63rd National Film Awards ceremony and earned the state “Nandi Award” for Best Film on National Integration.
Pragya after the release of the film, was contacted by the media men and was asked about her role in the film, to which she replied “I am really excited about the opportunity and i am looking forward to working on the project. I play a girl from 1930s. This character transported me to a different time zone. You know, even after the shoot got over, it took me a while to get back to my normal self. I got so involved in the project that even when I was at home, I’d wear a bindi, and my mom would ask me if everything was all right with me.”
In the year 2017, she was casted along with South Indian Super Star Nagarjuna and the beautiful and gorgeous actress Anushka Shetty in the Telugu-language Hindu devotional biographical film named “Om Namo Venkatesaya”. The film was written by J. K. Bharavi and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The movie was produced by A. Mahesh Reddy, where the film was officially released on February 10th, 2017 under the AMR Sai Krupa Entertainments banner.
In the movie which had a running time of 144 minutes, Pragya was casted as ‘Bhavani’ along side Nagarjuna who was casted as Hathiram Bhavaji; Anushka Shetty as Krishnamma; Vimala Raman as Lakshmi / Padmavathi; Jagapathi Babu as King; Rao Ramesh as Govindarajulu; Brahmanandam as Simhachalam; Ajay as Garuda; Sameer as Lord Shiva; and others.
The film had a box-office collection of Rs. 20 crores approximate. The music of the film was officially released on January 7th, 2017 under the Lahari Music label. The music of the film was composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film failed miserably at the box office. One of the leading news paper wrote “The grandeur on display is unquestionable and the film is certainly a visual treat. But the actors, in their fine splendour, seem to dully run through the motions and the film fails to strike a chord overall.”
Casted once again in a lead role as ‘Amrutha’, she was next seen in an Indian Telugu-language action comedy film named “Gunturodu”. In the movie, she was casted in a lead role opposite Manchu Manoj who was casted as Kanna. The lead pair were supported by Rajendra Prasad as Suryanarayana; Sampath Raj as Seshu; Kota Srinivasa Rao as MLA Koteswara Rao; Rao Ramesh as Minister Krishna Rao; Prudhviraj as Babu Rao; and others.
The script of the film was written and directed by S. K. Satya and the movie was produced by Sree Varun Atluri. The music of the film was composed by DJ Vasanth, where the music of the film was officially at the JRC Convention Center in Hyderabad and released on January 29th, 2017 under the Mango Music label. The film was then released on March 3rd, 2017 under the Claps & Whistles Entertainments banner and had a running time of 137 minutes.
Pragya was next seen as an IPS officer ‘IPS Kiran Reddy’ in a lead role in an Indian Telugu-language action film named “Nakshatram”. The script of the film was written & directed by Krishna Vamsi and the movie was produced by Sajju, K. Srinivasulu & S. Venugopal. The movie was released officially on August 4th, 2017. The music of the film was composed by Bheems Ceciroleo and the music of the film was released by Aditya Music on July 5th, 2017.
In the movie, she was casted along side Sundeep Kishan who was casted as Rama Rao; Tanish as Rahul; Regina Cassandra as Jamuna; Prakash Raj as Parasuramaiah IPS; J. D. Chakravarthy as Ramachandra Naidu; Sivaji Raja as Constable Sitharam; Raghu Babu as Ramdas; Brahmaji as Gopaldas; Mukhtar Khan as Mukhtar; Sai Dharam Tej as Alexander IPS; beautiful actress Shriya Saran was seen in an item number song “Time Ledu Guru”.
Later in the year 2017, she was seen in a cameo role as ‘Falguni’ in an Indian Telugu-language romantic action film named “Jaya Janaki Nayaka”. The script of the film was written by M. Ratnam and directed by Boyapati Srinu. The movie was produced by M. Ravinder and the music of the film was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film was officially released on August 11th, 2017 under the Dwaraka Creations banner.
The movie had Rakul Preet Singh casted as Sweety / Janaki in a lead role along with Bellamkonda Sreenivas who was seen as Gagan Chakravarthy; Jagapathi Babu as Aswith Narayana Varma; Sarath Kumar as Chakravarthy; Suman as Central Minister; Tarun Arora as Arjun Pawar; Nandu as Prudhvi; and others. The music of the film was officially released on July 31st, 2017 on Junglee Music.
In the year 2018, Pragya was casted in a lead role as ‘Renuka’ in the Telugu language comedy film named “Achari America Yatra” (English meaning: “The Priest’s Pilgrimage to America”). The film was directed by G. Nageswara Reddy and produced by Kirthi Chowdary & Kittu. The music o the film was composed by S. Thaman and the film was officially released on April 27th, 2018 which had a running time of 135 minutes.
In this movie, she was casted along with Vishnu Manchu who was seen as Krishnamachari; Brahmanandam as Applacharya; Pradeep Rawat as Subbaraju; Thakur Anoop Singh as Vikram; Kota Srinivasa Rao as Chakrapani; and others. The film was a disaster at the box-office and The Times of India gave it a single star out of five saying “This Yatra [pilgrimage] will take the audience on a ride they wouldn’t want to remember.”
In the year 2021 she was casted as ‘Saranya Bachupally’ in a lead role in the Telugu-language action film named “Akhanda”. The script of the film was written by Boyapati Srinu and the dialogues were written by M. Rathnam. The film was directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy. The music of the film was composed by Thaman S and the movie was officially released on December 2nd, 2021.
In the film, Pragya was casted along with Nandamuri Balakrishna who was seen in a dual role as Akhanda Rudra Sikandar Aghora & Murali Krishna; Jagapathi Babu as Aghora Baba; Srikanth as Varadarajulu; Nithin Mehta as Gajendra Sahu; Poorna as Padmavathi; Avinash as Ramachandariah; and others. The film had a budget of Rs. 60-70 crores approximate and the movie did the box-office collection of Rs. 120-150 crores approximate.
In an interview prior to the films release, she said “My look in the film is very different. The director, Boyapati sir, went through my look from every single previous film of mine, and he made sure that I do something different and unique in this film, yet sticking to the character that I am playing. So that was a huge challenge for him, but he wanted to give complete changeover and freshness to my character,He has worked very hard and gone into every single detail to design this look for me, and I am really looking forward to the film’s release. I can’t wait for the audience to see our labour of love. It’s Boyapati sir’s film, so you know it’s going to be a theatre movie, and there is going to be a lot of action, drama and fun. It’s a super exciting story.”
Off-late in the year 2022, she was casted as ‘Iravathi’ in an Indian Telugu-language action film “Son of India”. The script of the film was written and directed by Diamond Ratnababu and the movie was produced by Vishnu Manchu. In this film, Pragya was casted in a lead role along with Mohan Babu who was seen as Kadiyam Babji; Meena as Dakshayani; Srikanth as Mahendra Bhupati; and others. The film was officially released on February 18th, 2022.
The music of the film was composed by the veteran music composer Ilaiyaraaja and the music was released on June 15th, 2021. The film received mixed reactions from the public and the critics, where the 123Telugu rated the movie with 2.5 stars out of 5. The Times of India’s Thadhagath Pathi rated the movie with just 1.5 stars out of 5 and stated “Son of India has a short run-time but the film feels stretched despite that. It’s not a theatrical experience everyone is longing for”.
Music Videos
Pragya was also seen along side Hindi film industries most versatile and veteran actor Salman Khan in a Music Video by Guru Randhawa & Iulia Vantur. The song is called “Main Chala”. The Music video was officially released on January 22nd, 2022. The music of the album was composed by Shabbir Ahmed and directed by Shabina Khan. The video was produced by Salman Khan himself.
Filmography
Films
Here is a complete list of her films
- Year 2014 – “Virattu” (Tamil) in which she was seen in a lead role as ‘Mavi’
- Year 2014 – “Dega” (Telugu) in which she was seen in a lead role as ‘Mavi’
- Year 2014 – “Titoo MBA” (Hindi) in which she was seen in a lead role as ‘Gulshan’
- Year 2015 – “Mirchi Lanti Kurradu” (Telugu) in which she was seen in a lead role as ‘Vasundara’
- Year 2015 – “Kanche” (Telugu) in which she was seen in a lead role as ‘Rachakonda Sitadevi’
- Year 2017 – “Om Namo Venkatesaya” (Telugu) in which she was seen in a lead role as ‘Bhavani’
- Year 2017 – “Gunturodu” (Telugu) in which she was seen in a lead role as ‘Amrutha’
- Year 2017 – “Nakshatram” (Telugu) in which she was seen in a lead role as ‘Kiran Reddy’
- Year 2017 – “Jaya Janaki Nayaka” (Telugu) in which she was seen in a cameo role as ‘Falguni’
- Year 2018 – “Achari America Yatra” (Telugu) in which she was seen in a lead role as ‘Renuka’
- Year 2021 – “Akhanda” (Telugu) in which she was seen in a lead role as ‘Saranya Bachupally’
- Year 2022 – “Son of India” (Telugu) in which she was seen in a lead role as ‘Iravathi’
Music videos
Here is a complete list of her Music videos
- Year 2022 – “Main Chala” in which she was casted with Salman Khan
Awards & Recognitions
- Year 2016 – She won the ‘Best Female Debut’ award at the “63rd Filmfare Awards South” awards function for her lead role in the film “Kanche”.
- Year 2016 – She won the ‘Best Female Debut (Telugu)’ award at the “5th SIIMA” awards function for her lead role in the film “Kanche”.
- Year 2016 – She won the ‘Best Female Debut’ award at the “CineMAA Awards” function for her lead role in the film “Kanche”.
- Year 2016 – She won the ‘Find of the Year’ award at the “Zee Telugu Apsara Awards” function for her lead role in the film “Kanche”.
- Year 2016 – She won the ‘Best Debut Actress’ award at the “TSR – TV9 National Film Awards” function for her lead role in the film “Kanche”.
Favourite Things & Hobbies
- Favourite Actor – Amir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Allu Arjun, & Nagarjuna
- Favourite Actress – Deepika Padukone, Anushka Shetty, Alia Bhatt, & Madhuri Dixit
- Favourite Movie – Krish
- Favourite Singer – Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi
- Favourite Director – Yash Chopra
- Favourite Song – Not Known
- Favourite Sportsperson – Sachin Tendulkar, M.S. Dhoni, Virat Kohli
- Favourite Personality – Narendra Modi, Amitabh Bachchan
- Favourite Foods – Pizza, Pani Puri, Dark chocolates, Ice cream, Non-vegetarian food
- Favourite Destination – Goa, Dehradun, London, Dubai
- Hobbies – Reading Books, Travelling, Swimming, Watching movies, & Doing Yoga
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Who is Pragya Jaiswal?
Pragya Jaiswal is an Indian Film Actress, & a Beautiful Model. She is known for her work in Telugu, Hindi & Tamil film industries. She is predominantly known for her lead role as ‘Rachakonda Sitadevi’ in the Telugu film named “Kanche”.
What is Pragya Jaiswal’s Age?
Pragya Jaiswal was born on Friday; 24th June, 1988 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Her Age (As on 01/06/2022) is 33 Years 11 months and 08 Days (ie. 407 months 08 Days or; 1770 Weeks 05 Days or; 12395 Days or; 297480 Hours or; 17848800 minutes or; 1070928000 seconds). She has an Indian Nationality.
Is Pragya Jaiswal married?
She is not married yet and according to the media sources, she is not dating anyone at the moment and holds a single relationship status.
Who are Pragya Jaiswal’s Parents?
Her fathers name and occupation is not known. Her mothers name is Surekha Jaiswal who is a housewife and Pragya had a sister named Pranjul Jaiswal.
From where did Pragya Jaiswal complete her education?
She completed her initial schooling from her hometown in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India and later achieved her Degree in Law from the famous Symbiosis Law School, located in Pune.
Is Pragya Jaiswal a South Indian actress?
She is a popular actress in the Telugu film industry and has appeared in numerous films in various languages like Telugu, Tamil & Hindi.
What is Pragya Jaiswal’s height in feet & inches?
Her height in feet inches – 5’7” (5 feet 7 inches)
What is Pragya Jaiswal’s eye colour?
She has beautiful Brown eyes
Where does Pragya Jaiswal live?
She currently live with her family in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Some Lesser Known Facts
- Does Pragya Jaiswal know cooking? – Yes
- Does she smoke? – Not Known.
- Does she drinks alcohol? – Not Known.
- Does she go to the gym? – Yes
- Who is her first crush? – Not Known
- Who is her Husband? – She is currently unmarried.
- Her Father’s name and occupation is not known
- Her Mother’s name is Surekha Jaiswal who is a housewife
- Her Brother’s name is Not Known
- Her Sister’s name is Pranjul Jaiswal
- Her nickname is Not Known
- Her height is 5’7″
- Her Weight is 55 kgs.
- Pragya was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
- While in school and in college, she used to participate in various stage shows and dramas and used to get a lot of appreciation and attention.
- In the year 2008, she participated in the Femina Miss India 2008 beauty contest, here she won various titles like Miss Fresh Face, Miss Dancing Queen, and Miss Friend Earth.
- In the year 2014, she received the ‘Symbiosis Sanskritik Puraskar’ for her various achievements in the field of art & culture.
- She made her debut in the film industry with the year 2014 film “Virattu”, which was released in both Tamil & Telugu languages.
- Pragya was also seen along side Hindi film industries most versatile and veteran actor Salman Khan in a Music Video by Guru Randhawa & Iulia Vantur. The song is called “Main Chala”.
- Pragya and her family are devotees of Lord Ganesha and they celebrate the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi at their home along with their family members and close friends.
- She an animal lover, and has a pet dog named Nico at her home.
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