Actor · Telugu cinema
Pranitha Subhash
Pranitha Subhash movies: 9 Telugu films on file, 2010–2019. Earliest on file: Baava (2010). Latest release: N.T.R: Kathanayukudu (9 January 2019).
- Films on file
- 9 (9 as actor)
- Years on file
- 2010–2019
- Born
- 17 October 1992 · October birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Attarintiki Daredi, Hello Guru Prema Kosame, Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda
- Record
- Q4204522 on Wikidata
Pranitha Subhash (born 17 October 1992) is an Indian actress who works in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam films. She made her debut in the Kannada film Porki (2010), had her breakthrough with Bheema Theeradalli (2012), and is widely known to Telugu audiences for Attarintiki Daredi (2013). Her other commercial successes include Baava (2010), Masss (2015) and Hello Guru Prema Kosame (2018).
Debut and early films
Pranitha’s first film was Porki (2010), opposite Darshan. After its success she became selective, turning down several Kannada offers before signing the Telugu love story Baava, opposite Siddharth, in which her portrayal of a village girl was widely praised. She then made her Tamil debut in Udhayan, and followed it with Saguni, opposite Karthi, which was released in Tamil and Telugu in a record 1,150 theatres worldwide.
Breakthrough in Kannada
Opposite Duniya Vijay she appeared in Jarasandha and in Bheema Theeradalli, a film based on the real-life story of a Naxalite. Critics praised her as Bheemavva, and the role brought her a Filmfare nomination and a Santosham award. The Kannada film Whistle earned her a SIIMA nomination.
Attarintiki Daredi and later Telugu films
She was one of the leading actresses of Trivikram Srinivas‘s Attarintiki Daredi, alongside Pawan Kalyan and Samantha. Released in September 2013, it became, according to the film’s own article, the highest-grossing Telugu film up to that time, with earnings of over ₹131 crore, and it brought her several award nominations.
Around the same time she starred opposite Upendra in the Kannada film Brahma and opposite Manchu Manoj in Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda, both of which did well. She went on to appear in Masss, opposite Suriya, in Dynamite, opposite Manchu Vishnu, and in Brahmotsavam, with Mahesh Babu.
Education, endorsements and business
In December 2020 she completed an executive education programme in professional and leadership development at Harvard Kennedy School. She has endorsed a range of jewellery, textile and retail brands, was brand ambassador for the Karnataka Bulldozers in the Celebrity Cricket League in 2013, and co-owns a restaurant, Bootlegger, on Lavelle Road in Bangalore.
Philanthropy
Pranitha has worked to improve government schools in Karnataka, adopting schools and helping to upgrade their buildings and sanitation; she and a group of volunteers refurbished an ageing school in Hassan district, and she contributed US$10,000 to the cause. In April 2019 the Election Commission named her a “State Icon”, alongside Rahul Dravid, to encourage voting in Karnataka.
Personal life
She married the businessman Nitin Raju on 30 May 2021. They have a daughter and a son.
Career on file
Pranitha Subhash appears in 9 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2010 to 2019. The earliest of them is Baava (2010), and the most recent release is N.T.R: Kathanayukudu (2019). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Attarintiki Daredi (2013), Hello Guru Prema Kosame (2018) and Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda (2014). Other recent releases on file are Brahmotsavam (2016), Subramanyam For Sale (2015) and Dynamite (2015).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing four films with Pranitha Subhash, followed by Samantha Ruth Prabhu (3) and Prakash Raj (2). Achu Rajamani, Devi Sri Prasad and Mickey J. Meyer each scored two of them, more than any other music director. 24 Frames Factory produced two of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 9 different directors, 6 music directors and 34 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 9 of them; they average 155 minutes, and the longest is Attarintiki Daredi at 175 minutes. Three of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.