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Niharika Konidela is an Indian actor, dancer, and TV presenter. She is the niece of the famous Indian actors Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan.
Wiki/Biography
Niharika was born on Saturday, 18 December 1993 (age 30 years; as of 2023) in Hyderabad. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. She did her graduation from St. Mary’s College, Hyderabad.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 6″
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Hair Colour: Black
Family & Caste
She was born in a Kapu Hindu family.
Parents & Siblings
Her father, Nagendra Babu, is an actor and producer in Tollywood. Her mother’s name is Padmaja Konidela, and her brother, Varun Tej, is the famous South Indian actor. She is the niece of the famous Indian actors Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan. Some of her cousins are the famous Indian actors, including Ram Charan, Allu Sirish, and Allu Arjun.
Relationships, Husband & Children
In 2017, there were rumours that she was dating the famous Indian actor Sai Dharam Tej, but later, both clarified that they were not in a relationship.
There was also a hearsay on the social media about her expected marriage with the famous Indian actor Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas, which was later denied by her uncle Chiranjeevi.
On 13 August 2020, she got engaged to the businessman, Chaitanya Jonnalagadda.
On Wednesday, 9 December 2020, she got married to Chaitanya Jonnalagedda in a lavish ceremony at Udaipur’s Umaid Bhawan Palace.
In July 2023, she took to Instagram to announce her divorce from Chaitanya.
Career
She started her career as a TV anchor, and she has hosted a few TV shows including ‘Dhee Ultimate Dance Show Junior 1’ and ‘Dhee Ultimate Dance Show Junior 2’ aired on ETV Network. In 2016, she debuted in the Telugu film ‘Oka Manasu’ (2016) in which she played the role of Sandhya. Some of her other Telugu films are ‘Happy Wedding’ (2018), ‘Suryakantham’ (2019), and ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’ (2019).
Her first Tamil film as an actor is ‘Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren’ (2018) in which she played the character of Soumiya (Abhaayalakshmi). She has her own film production company ‘Pink Elephant Pictures.’ She has acted and produced a few Telugu web series, such as ‘Muddapappu Avakai’ (2016), ‘Nanna Koochi’ (2017), and ‘Mad House’ (2019).
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Favourite Things
- Travel Destination: Bangkok
Facts/Trivia
- Her hobbies include dancing and listening to music.
- While she was studying in school, she did some voluntary work and even worked at a coffee shop.
- While she was in school, she wanted to study Psychology in her higher studies.
- After working with a theatre group, she did marketing and promotions for a marketing agency, and before starting her career as a TV host, she interned at a TV channel.
- While talking about her father, she said,
My father has been extremely supportive throughout my life and it’s this freedom which has made me all the more responsible for my actions. In fact, when I wanted to make my debut in TV, he gave me the freedom to choose what I wanted to do and only everything was confirmed did I inform about my decision to my extended family.”
- She is the first female in Chiranjeevi’s family who has made her career in acting.
- She has featured on the cover page of various magazines.
- She has got a tattoo of her initials inked on her back near to her right shoulder.
- She is an animal lover and one of her pet dogs’ name is Piku.