Avantika Vandanapu
| Avantika Vandanapu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
1 January 2005 Union City, California, USA |
| Nationality | USA |
| Ethnicity | South Indian |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Years active | 2005-current |
| Known for | Dance, Acting |
| Notable work | Zee TV Dance India Dance Lil Masters North America |
Avantika Vandanapu is a dancer and actor from Union City, CA better known for her performance in the Zee TV reality show Dance India Dance Lil Masters North America June 2014 and was declared as the second winner.[1]
Early Life and Education
Avantika Vandanapu was born in Union City, CA to parents Srikanth Vandanapu and Anupama Reddy Chintala who are of Indian ancestry. Avantika is currently studying fifth grade.
Career
Avantika started her artistic career through dancing when she was five years old. She initially started taking classes in semi-classical dance. Later she started learning South Indian classical dance called Kuchipudi at the age of 7. Avantika participated in several dance shows and competitions and first awarded by ATA Star Dancer in 2012.[2] Avantika was also selected as second winner in first North American edition ZeeTV reality show Dance India Dance Lil Masters in 2014.[1][3][4][5][6]
Avantika entered Telugu Film Industry in 2015 and signed two movies. The first one is under the banner of 14 Reels Entertainment which is yet to be named. However due to the conflict of dates, Avantika decided to not to do the movie. She is currently shooting for her officially first movie Brahmotsavam starring Mahesh Babu, Kajal Agarwal, Samantha and Pranitha which started shooting on 16 September 2015.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Brahmotsavam | Filming | ||
| 2015 | Mudra (Short Film) | Filming | ||
Awards, Recognitions & Performances
- TV9 Andhra Pradesh Beauty Contest (Winner) (2010)
- CA Fabulous Faces and Central Coast Pageant (Winner of Best Personality) (2011)
- ATA Star Dancer Award (2012)[7]
- ATA Star Dancer Award (2014)
- Silicon Valley Got Talent Award (2014)
- Saratoga's Got Talent competition (2014)[8]
- Zee TV Dance India Dance Lil Masters North America (Second Winner) (2014)[1][3][5]
- BATA 14th Annual Youth Talent Show Dance Categories (2014)[9]
- BATA Sankranti Kids Talent Show (Winner) (2015)
- India Waves Dance Muqabla Dance Competition (Junior Solo Winner) (2015)
- Bay Area Naach Meri Jaan Dance Competition by Javed Jaafrey (Winner) (2015)
- Shake The Ground Dance Competition by The City Hi Life Magazine (Winner) (2015)
- Kids Model Hunt by The City Hi Life Magazine (Winner) (2015)
- ETv Star Mahila Contest Winner (2015)[10]
- ETV Cash Reality Show Participant (2015)
References
- 1 2 3 "Avantika Vandanapu from Union City was selected as one of the top ten finalists out of more than 10,000 contestants". tricityvoice.com. 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "CALIFORNIA Diwali Festivals and Events Diwali is October 23, 2014". seecalifornia.com.
- 1 2 "9-Year-Old Girl Wins ‘Dance India Dance’ North America". indiawest.com. 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "9-YEAR-OLD AVANTIKA WINS ‘DANCE INDIA DANCE’ N. AMERICA". indiajournal.com. 13 August 2014.
- 1 2 "20th Festival of India Results" (PDF). fiaonline.org.
- ↑ "special performace by Avantika Vandanapu 2nd place in "Dance India dance L’il Masters" and more". telugucommunitynews.com.
- ↑ "STAR Dancer (Solo Dancer Talent Search) ATA 2012 – Semifinalists". ataconference.org.
- ↑ "The Saratoga Cares Foundation named Megan Lopez and Avantika Vandanapu as the winners of the 2014". mercurynews.com.
- ↑ "BATA (Bay Area Telugu Association) 14th Annual Youth Talent Show Results". bata.org.
- ↑ "Star Mahila - 15th August 2015 - స్టార్ మహిళ – Full Episode". Etv.