Acting
Jul 31, 1996
Sattupalli, Khammam District, Telangana
Ananya Nagalla
Acting
Biography
Ananya Nagalla (born August 1, 1996) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Telugu cinema. She made her feature film debut as Padma in the biographical drama *Mallesham* (2019). She then portrayed Divya Nayak in the legal drama *Vakeel Saab* (2021) and appeared in the sci-fi thriller *Play Back* (2021) and *Maestro* (2021). Nagalla continued with supporting and leading roles in the romantic comedy *Urvasivo Rakshasivo* (2022), the mythological drama *Shaakuntalam* (2023), and *Malli Pelli* (2023). In 2024, she starred in the horror film *Tantra*, the rural period drama *Pottel*, and the comedy *Bootcut Balaraju*, alongside appearances in *Darling* and *Srikakulam SherlockHolmes*. That same year, she made her streaming series debut headlining *Bahishkarana*.
Feature Films (15)
Sree Kumar, a middle-class IT employee with a conservative upbringing, is deeply in love with Sindhu Jha, his colleague at work with a broad-minded approach towards life. When Sree's parents want to see him married and actively seek a bride, he pursues Sindhu to marry, she has her eyes set on achieving her dream and prefers a live-in. Will they ever reach a common ground in this conflict of ideologies?
Urvasivo Rakshasivo
A piano player pretending to be visually-impaired, unwittingly becomes entangled in a number of problems as he witnesses the murder of a former film actor.
Maestro
Torn between toxic marriages, Narendra, a renowned actor, and his co-star Parvathi fall in love and desire escape, freedom, and a peaceful life together. However, their love affair runs into trouble owing to a conspiracy.
Malli Pelli
Shakuntala, daughter of Meneka and Rishi Vishwamitra lives in forest with her teacher, Rishi Kanva. In the forest she meets King Dushyant, falls in love with him and the two get married. After she has their baby (Prince Bharata), Dushyant leaves her in the forest with a promise to come back for her soon. However, due to a sage's curse, Dushyant forgets all about Shakuntala, until destiny brings them together again.
Shaakuntalam
In the mischievous town of Sri Rangapuram, carefree Balaraju must transform from a roguish character to win the love of Mahalakshmi, challenged by disapproving matriarch Indravathi Patel. Will Balaraju's triumph break societal norms, allowing him to marry Mahalakshmi, or will the Collector become an alternative in this comedic love story?
Bootcut Balaraju
A timid girl named Rekha possesses an extraordinary power to perceive spirits. When she encounters a malevolent tantric, she's drawn into unraveling dark occult mysteries, putting her life at risk.
Tantra
Raghav works diligently at a tourist office, saving money for his sole ambition, dream honeymoon in Paris with his future wife. Accidentally meeting and marrying Anandhi changes his life forever.
Darling
A sixth-standard school drop-out faces many ups and downs in life when he decides to design a weaving machine to ease the plight of his mother and many like her in his village, who take up Asu work.
Mallesham
A retired lawyer with a troubled past returns to the courtroom to fight for three young women falsely accused in a high-profile assault case.
Vakeel Saab
Karthik is an investigative crime reporter from 2019, while Sujatha is from 1993 . An accidental cross time phone talk connects them. When Karthik knows about her difficulties, he tries to change her future by changing the incidents from her past.
Play Back
An underprivileged villager and a victim of caste-driven politics in his village, forced to run away with his daughter Saraswati, but returns after undergoing a spiritual reincarnation, which in turn changes how the village receives him.
Pottel
Television & Series (1)
Pushpa, a courtesan, arrives in Peddapalli and falls in love with Darshi. While the couple prepares for their new life together, their dream to be married is shattered when Darshi gets forced to marry someone else.