Swati Reddy Profile

Swathi Biography

Reel Name: Swathi Reddy Real Name: Swathi, Colors Swathi Birth Place: April 09, 1987, Vladivostok, USSR Parents : Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna, Smt. Indira Devi Swati Reddy, also known as Colours Swati is an Indian film actress and television presenter. Her nickname and fame comes from her role in the television show, Colours, which was telecasted on the Telugu station, Maa TV, in Andhra Pradesh. After essaying supporting roles, she made her debut as a leading role actress in the Tamil film Subramaniyapuram (2008). Her role in the Telugu film Ashta Chamma received critical acclaim and she garnered her the Filmfare Award and Nandi Award for Best Actress.

Career

Swati was born in Vladivostok, Soviet Union.^[1] She was named as ‘Svetlana’ which means ‘beautiful girl’ by a Russian doctor but changed it to Swati by her mom. Her father, who was an officer in the Indian Navy, was transferred to the USSR as a submariner. She has one elder brother named Siddharth. Her family moved to Mumbai and later to the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam, where she spent most of her childhood.^[1] While studying in 11th class, she moved to Hyderabad. She enrolled at St. Mary’s College in Yousufguda, Hyderabad and graduated in biotechnology. After her EAMCET, she ventured into television at age 17. She started hosting a program called "Colors", which gained high popularity. Due to its positive reception, the show was further extended and moved to primetime slot. She went on to present over 150 episodes.^[1] After completing the first year of her graduation, she made her debut in feature films.

Other work

Swati has been working as a voice actor and playback singer as well. In 2008, she had dubbed for actress Ileana D'Cruz in the film Jalsa. In 2010, she gave her voice to an HIV/AIDS education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organization TeachAIDS.^[5] In 2011, she turned playback singer, rendering her voice for two songs, "Unbelievable" and "A Square B Square", for the soundtrack albums of her own film Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju and 100% Love, respectively.