Avantika Vandanapu
| Avantika Vandanapu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
1 January 2005 Union City, California, United States |
| Citizenship | US |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Known for | Dance, Acting |
| Notable work | Zee TV Dance India Dance Lil Masters North America |
| Website |
thisisavantika |
Avantika Vandanapu is a dancer, model, anchor and an actor (child artiste) from California, United States known for her performance in the Zee TV reality show Dance India Dance Lil Masters North America June 2014. She was the show's second winner.[1]
Early Life and Education
Avantika Vandanapu was born in Union City, California, USA to parents Srikanth Vandanapu and Anupama Reddy Chintala who are of Indian ancestry. Avantika is currently studying fifth grade.
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 South Indian classical dance called Kuchipudi at the age of 7. Avantika participated in several dance shows and competitions and first awarded by ATA Star Dancer in 2012.[2] Avantika was also selected as second winner in first North American edition ZeeTV reality show Dance India Dance Lil Masters in 2014.[1][3][4][5][6]
Avantika entered Telugu Film Industry in 2015 and signed two movies. The first one is under the banner of 14 Reels Entertainment which is Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha released in February 2016. Avantika was selected to play the role of older girl (Chutki). However, due to the conflict of dates, She decided to not do the movie. Avantika debuted as a child artist for her officially first movie Brahmotsavam starring Mahesh Babu, Kajal Agarwal, Samantha and Pranitha which started shooting on 16 September 2015. She then acted in in Chandra Shekhar Yeleti's film Manamantha. Avantika also played a small role as a child artist in a song in Gopichand's movie 'Oxygen'. Later she signed up for Premam and a movie with Abhishek Pictures.
During March 2016, Avantika acted in the short film "Swecha"[7] directed by Raj Sivasadhani.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Brahmotsavam | Mahesh Babu's cousin | Released on May 20, 2016 | ||||
| 2016 | Swecha (Short film) | Adolescent girl | Released on Mar 21, 2016 | ||||
| 2016 | Oxygen | Avantika | Post-Production | 2016 | Premam | Sindhu | Released on Oct 7, 2016 |
| 2016 | Abhishek Pictures | Avantika | Filming | ||||
| 2016 | Praja Hakku (Short Film) | Avantika | Released on Oct 1, 2016 |
Awards & Recognitions
- TV9 Andhra Pradesh Beauty Contest (Winner) (2010)
- CA Fabulous Faces and Central Coast Pageant (Winner of Best Personality) (2011)
- ATA Star Dancer Award (2012)[8]
- ATA Star Dancer Award (2014)
- Silicon Valley Got Talent Award (2014)
- Saratoga's Got Talent competition (2014)[9]
- Zee TV Dance India Dance Lil Masters North America (Second Winner) (2014)[1][3][5]
- BATA 14th Annual Youth Talent Show Dance Categories (2014)[10]
- 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)[11]
- ETV Cash Reality Show Participant (2015) [12][13]
- 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.
Performances
- Avantika interviews Mahesh Babu during Brahmotsavam Promotion [14][15]
- Avantika interviews Kajal Aggarwal during Brahmotsavam Promotion [16]
- Avantika promotes Brahmotsavam Movie during Centro Brahmotsavam Collections Launch [17]
References
- 1 2 3 "Avantika Vandanapu from Union City was selected as one of the top ten finalists out of more than 10,000 contestants". tricityvoice.com. 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "CALIFORNIA Diwali Festivals and Events Diwali is October 23, 2014". seecalifornia.com.
- 1 2 "9-Year-Old Girl Wins 'Dance India Dance' North America". indiawest.com. 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "9-YEAR-OLD AVANTIKA WINS 'DANCE INDIA DANCE' N. AMERICA". indiajournal.com. 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "20th Festival of India Results" (PDF). fiaonline.org.
- ↑ "special performance by Avantika Vandanapu 2nd place in "Dance India dance L'il Masters" and more". telugucommunitynews.com.
- ↑ "Swecha, a Telugu short film directed by Raj Sivasadhani". youtube.com.
- ↑ "STAR Dancer (Solo Dancer Talent Search) ATA 2012 – Semifinalists". ataconference.org.
- ↑ "The Saratoga Cares Foundation named Megan Lopez and Avantika Vandanapu as the winners of the 2014". mercurynews.com.
- ↑ "BATA (Bay Area Telugu Association) 14th Annual Youth Talent Show Results". bata.org.
- ↑ "Star Mahila - 15th August 2015 - స్టార్ మహిళ – Full Episode". Etv.
- ↑ "ETV Cash 26th September, 2015 Promo". youtube.com.
- ↑ "ETV Cash 26th September, 2015 Full Episode". youtube.com.
- ↑ "Avantika Interviews Mahesh Babu for Brahmotsavam". youtube.com.
- ↑ "Avantika's Interview of Mahesh Babu gets Huge Applause". telugumoviephotos.com.
- ↑ "Avantika Interviews Kajal Aggarwal for Brahmotsavam". youtube.com.
- ↑ "Brahmotsavam Team at Centro Brahmotsavam Collections Launch in Hyderabad". metroindia.com.
- ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/310516/avantika-vandanapu-a-rising-star.html
- ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Chhota-packet-bada-dhamaka/2016/06/01/article3460100.ece