Actor · Telugu cinema
Ananya Nagalla
Ananya Nagalla movies: 9 Telugu films on file, 2021–2026. Earliest on file: Vakeel Saab (2021). Latest release: Lechindi Mahila Lokam (26 March 2026).
- Films on file
- 9 (9 as actor)
- Years on file
- 2021–2026
- Selected films on file
- Vakeel Saab, Maestro, Urvasivo Rakshasivo
- Record
- Q108456393 on Wikidata
Ananya Nagalla is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films. She made her debut in Mallesham (2019) and went on to appear in films such as Play Back (2021) and Vakeel Saab (2021). She won a Telangana Gaddar Film Award for her performance in Pottel (2024).
Early life
Nagalla was born in Sathupalli, in Khammam district, to Venkateswara Rao and Vishnu Priya. Her family moved to Hyderabad for her education. She earned a BTech at Raja Mahendra College of Engineering in Ibrahimpatnam and worked at Infosys before turning to films.
Debut in Mallesham
While still working, she acted in the short film Shaadi, which earned her a Best Actress nomination at the SIIMA Short Film Awards. She was then cast through an audition in the 2019 biopic Mallesham, opposite Priyadarshi, and was credited under her birth name, Anusha Nagalla. She took a break from work to prepare for the role of Padma, Mallesham’s wife. The Indian Express, The News Minute and The Hindu all praised the innocence she brought to the part and called it a promising debut.
Play Back
In 2021 she appeared in the science-fiction drama Play Back, where one reviewer said she stood out among the cast.
Vakeel Saab
The same year she was cast in Pawan Kalyan‘s Vakeel Saab, a remake of the Hindi film Pink, because of her work in Mallesham. The Hindu and Deccan Chronicle both singled out her performance, and The Hindu praised the mix of courage, fear and despair she conveyed.
Lead roles
In 2024 she played the protagonist in Tantra, and Times Now praised her captivating screen presence. Her performance in Pottel (2024) won her a Telangana Gaddar Film Award.
Career on file
Ananya Nagalla appears in 9 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2021 to 2026. The earliest of them is Vakeel Saab (2021), and the most recent release is Lechindi Mahila Lokam (2026). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Vakeel Saab (2021), Maestro (2021) and Urvasivo Rakshasivo (2022). Other recent releases on file are Srikakulam Sherlock Holmes (2024), Pottel (2024) and Darling (2024).
Vennela Kishore and Nabha Natesh are the most frequent co-stars, each sharing two films with Ananya Nagalla. Across these films the credits on file name 9 different directors, 11 music directors and 23 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 5 of them; they average 149 minutes, and the longest is Darling at 161 minutes. Six of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. 2024 is the busiest single year, with four films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.