Nanditha Raj


Nanditha Raj is an Indian actress. She made her debut in the Telugu film industry with the film Neeku Naaku Dash Dash, directed by Teja. She rose to prominence with the success of her second film Prema Katha Chitram, which bagged her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination.

Personal life

Nanditha was born in Mumbai and raised in Delhi. Her father Colonel Raj Kumar is an Army Officer. He is from Hyderabad and mother is a Legal Advisor, She is from Visakhapatnam. Nanditha can speak English, Hindi and Telugu. She studied in various army schools, including Army Public School, she graduated with a B.Com degree from St. Francis college, Hyderabad. And graduated in MBA distance from symbiosis, Pune
After winning a beauty contest she started her acting career. Though she didn't plan her career in entertainment industry it was her mother who encouraged her to take up modeling as a career.

Career

Nanditha started her film career with Neeku Naaku Dash Dash under the direction of Teja in 2012. She was reportedly selected for the role from a statewide hunt where she beat around 70,000 other aspirants. Her second film Prema Katha Chitram, with Sudheer Babu as her co-star, released on 7 June 2013. She played a hotel management student in the film, who is a big fan of a renowned dancer. 123telugu.com wrote "Nandhita is the real star of the film. She is simply brilliant. There are certain sequences where she is required to exhibit dramatic changes in behaviour and she has excelled in those scenes". It became a box-office blockbuster. She was next seen in a Malayalam film London Bridge with Prithviraj Sukumaran. She played a Malayali girl in the film who goes to London for a job, and falls in love with the character played by Prithviraj.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2012Neeku Naaku Dash DashGayatriTelugu
2013Prema Katha ChitramNanditha / NanduTeluguNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
2014London BridgeMerinMalayalam
2014LoversChitraTelugu
2015Ram LeelaSasyaTelugu
2015Krishnamma Kalipindhi IddhariniRadhaTelugu
2015SankarabharanamHappyTelugu
2016SavitriSavitriTelugu
2017Jai Lava KusaSandhyaTeluguCameo appearance
2017Kathalo RajakumariNandithaTeluguCameo appearance
2019ViswamitraMitraTelugu