Pujita Ponnada

Pujita Ponnada
Born (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
EducationB.Tech
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model

Pujita Ponnada is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She is principally noted for her roles in the films Rangasthalam (2018) and Kalki (2019).[1]

Early life

Pujita Ponnada was born into a Telugu family in Visakhapatnam and raised in Chennai.[1]

Career

Pujita Ponnada worked as a software engineer in Tata Consultancy Services before she started her acting career with short films.[2][3]

Pujita Ponnada played roles in films like Oopiri (2016), Rangasthalam (2018), Happy Wedding (2018), Brand Babu (2018) and Where Is the Venkatalakshmi (2019). Her release Seven (2019) was touted to be an investigative thriller revolving seven characters; the Tamil-Telugu bilingual had six heroines.[4] Pujita Ponnada played the female lead in the Telugu romantic drama film, Aakasa Veedhullo (2022).[5] Then, she continued to act in Tamil films, Jolly O Gymkhana (2024), Konjam Kadhal Konjam Modhal (2025), Desingu Raja 2 (2025) and Padaiyaanda Maaveeraa (2025).

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Feature films

Year Title Role Language Notes
2016OopiriGallery manager TeluguBilingual film; Debut in both languages[6]
ThozhaTamil
PremamCollege studentTelugu
2017DarsakuduSailu
2018RangasthalamPadma
Raju GaduVennela
Happy WeddingLaveena
Brand BabuPavani
2019Where Is the VenkatalakshmiGowri
SevenBhanu TeluguBilingual film
Tamil
KalkiSI Palapitta Telugu
2020RunShruti Aha film
Miss IndiaPadma NainaReleased on Netflix
2021Money SheMadhu [7]
2022Katha Kanchiki Manam IntikiDeeksha [8]
Odela Railway StationSpoorthiReleased on Aha
Aakasa VeedhulloNisha
2023RavanasuraSI Ruhana [9]
Jorugaa HusharugaaNitya
2024Jolly O GymkhanaKanniga Tamil
2025Konjam Kadhal Konjam ModhalVaisali
Desingu Raja 2Chandralekha[10]
Hari Hara Veera MalluJalajaTeluguCameo appearance in the song "Kollagottinadhiro"
Padaiyaanda Maaveeraa Guru's wife Tamil
2026Yogi DaMallika
TBA Bhagavan†TBAFilming[11]

Short films

  • Pseudocide (2015)
  • Upma Tinesindi (2015)
  • Unspoken (2015)
  • Boochi (2016)
  • Parichayam (2016)
  • Radha Krishna (2016)
  • A Saturday Evening (2016)
  • Deepika Padukone (2018)
  • Parinayam (2019)

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref
2015 Real Detectives Pujita ETV [12]
2024 Harikatha Lisa Disney+ Hotstar
2025 Katha Sudha Chinni & Young Tulasi ETV Win under segment "Uttaram"; Dual role

References

  1. 1 2 "Cinema is a drug: Pujita Ponnada". Deccan Chronicle. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Software engineer turned actor". The Hans India. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Sukumar is my mentor: Pujita Ponnada". Deccan Chronicle. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Telugu girl Pujita Ponnada upbeat about her upcoming release '7'". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "'Akasha Veedullo' social media Review: Check out what the online public has to say about Gautham Krishna's debut film". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "New Telugu girl on the block". 2 March 2016.
  7. ↑ EENADU (17 June 2021). "మనిషి నుండి 'జాను' ఫుల్ వీడియో సాంగ్‌ వ‌చ్చేసింది". Eenadu (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "'Katha Kanchiki Manam Intiki' review: An engaging ride - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ravi Teja's 'Ravanasura' begins filming". Telangana Today. 19 January 2022.
  10. ↑ RajNewsTamil (10 May 2025). "தேசிங்கு ராஜா 2 படத்தின் ரிலீஸ் தேதி அறிவிப்பு!". Raj News Tamil. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Aari introduces his Bhagavan heroine Pujita Ponnada - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "New weekly crime drama Real Detectives started on E TV". The Times of India. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
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