Pragathi Mahavadi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 17 March 1976 · Hyderabad, India
Pragathi Mahavadi (born April 16, 1976), known mononymously as Pragathi, is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu cinema, alongside appearances in Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada films. She began her career as a leading actress in Tamil films with *Veetla Visheshanga* (1994), before transitioning to television serials and establishing an extensive filmography as a character artist in Telugu cinema. Following her return to feature films in the early 2000s, Pragathi appeared in *Bobby* (2002), *Nuvve Nuvve* (2002), *Gangotri* (2003), *Chirutha* (2007), *Ready* (2008), and *Bujjigadu* (2008). For her supporting performance in *Yemaindi Ee Vela* (2010), she won the Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her credits during this period also included *Brindaavanam* (2010), *Dookudu* (2011), *Julayi* (2012), *Attarintiki Daredi* (2013), and *Race Gurram* (2014). In 2016, she won the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for *Kalyana Vaibhogame*. Her subsequent Telugu releases included *Awe!* (2018), *Chalo* (2018), *F2: Fun and Frustration* (2019), *Oh! Baby* (2019), *DJ Tillu* (2022), *F3: Fun and Frustration* (2022), and *Double iSmart* (2024).
Known for
Acting 106
- 2026King and Queens
- 2026Heartin as Saraswathi
- 2025Naari: The Women as Sharada
- 2024Viswam as Kasturi
- 2024Double iSmart
- 2024Tiragabadara Saami as Tulasamma
- 2023Bhola Shankar
- 2023Hello.. Meera..! as Meera's Mother (Voice over Phone)
- 2023Bagheera as Rukmani, Murali's mother
- 2022GodFather as Sowjanya, Satya & Jhanvi's Mother
- 2022Swathi Muthyam as Bala's mother
- 2022Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga
- 2022F3: Fun and Frustration as Padma
- 2022DJ Tillu as Judge Sharada Devi
- 2022Super Machi
- 2021Most Eligible Bachelor as Lokeshwari, Vibha's mother
- 2021Pelli SandaD as Vashishta's Aunt
- 2021Seetimaarr
- 2021Vanakkamda Mappilei as Mrs. Shanthi
- 2020Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma
- 2019Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene
- 2019Voter
- 2019Arjun Suravaram
- 2019F2: Fun and Frustration as Harika & Honey's Mother
- 2018Chal Mohan Ranga as Mohan's mother
- 2018Chalte Chalte
- 2018Awe! as Chitra
- 2017Prematho Mee Karthik
- 2017Radha as Radha Krishna's mother
- 2016Intlo Deyyam Nakem Bhayam as Gopala Krishna's wife
- 2016Shankara
- 2016Srirastu Subhamastu as Anu's would-be mother-in law
- 2016Gentleman
- 2016Gethu
- 2016Abbayitho Ammayi
- 2016Nenu.. Sailaja... as Hari's Mother
- 2015Bengal Tiger as Gajapathi's Wife
- 2015Subramanyam For Sale as Sita's Aunt
- 2015Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka as Sathish's Mother
- 2015Inimey Ippadithan as Bhavani
- 2015Dongata as Jyothilakshmi
- 2014Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki as Sai's mother
- 2014Romeo
- 2014Govindudu Andarivaadele as Lalita
- 2014Loukyam as Papa Rao's wife
- 2014Power
- 2014Rabhasa as Gangi Reddy's wife
- 2014Power as Prashanthi's mother
- 2014Galipatam
- 2014Oohalu Gusagusalade as Venky's Mother
- 2014Race Gurram as Spandana's mother
- 2013Ramayya Vasthavayya as Ammullu's Mother
- 2013Atharintiki Daaredi as Pooja
- 2013Iddarammayilatho as Sumathi
- 2013Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi
- 2013Baadshah as Pilli Gayatri Simha
- 2013Priyathama Neevachata Kusalama
- 2013Back Bench Student as Kaarthik's mother
- 2012Dhenikaina Ready
- 2012Andala Rakshasi as Mithuna's mother
- 2012Julayi as Lalita
- 2012Ishtam as Saravanan's Mother
- 2012Naa Ishtam
- 2012Poola Rangadu as Anita's Mother
- 2012Nippu
- 2012Dhoni
- 2011Priyudu
- 2011It's My Love Story
- 2011Dookudu as Padma
- 2011Daggaraga Dooranga
- 2011Badrinath as Razia
- 2011Eththan as Sathya's Mother
- 2011Shakti as Siva's Wife
- 2011Ala Modalaindi as Nithya's Mother
- 2010Yemaindi Ee Vela as Avantika's mom
- 2010Brindavanam
- 2010Jhummandi Naadam
- 2010Andari Bandhuvaya
- 2010Rama Rama Krishna Krishna
- 2010Namo Venkatesa
- 2010Om Shanti as Reddy's wife
- 2009Oliyum Oliyum
- 2009Mitrudu
- 2008Silambattam as Muthuvel's Wife
- 2008Chintakayala Ravi
- 2008Ready as Rajyam
- 2008Kantri
- 2008Pourudu
- 2007Athidhi as Amrita's Aunt
- 2007Chirutha as Charan's mother
- 2007Pellaindi Kaani
- 2007Okkadunnadu as Kiran's Mother
- 2004Kushi Kushiga
- 2003Hrudayavantha
- 2003Gangotri as Tulasi
- 2003Jayam
- 2002Bobby as Bobby's mother
- 2002Nuvve... Nuvve... as Anjali's mother
- 2002Prema Khaidi
- 2002Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu as Krishna's mother
- 1997Pudhalvan as Priya
- 1996Summa Irunga Machan as Uma
- 1996Vaazhga Jananayagam as Anjala
- 1994Periya Marudhu as Ponni
- 1994Veetla Visheshanga as Ganga / Gowri
- 1993Shabash Ramu