Avantika Mishra

Avantika Mishra is an Indian film actress and former model. In 2014, she signed onto 3 Telugu film projects, followed by the film Maaya. She plays the lead in Meeku Meere Maaku Meeme alongside Tarun Shetty; the film is set to release on February 14, 2016.

Early life and background

Avantika Mishra was born on May 30, 1992, in Delhi, India, to Air Force Personnel M K Mishra and Savita Mishra. She has a younger brother named Agnivesh. She studied in the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute and K V Hebbal, Bangalore, and then pursued a degree in chemical engineering from the BMS College of Engineering in Bangalore. Later, she travelled a lot for modeling assignments, which gave her the confidence to enter the film industry. After being in modeling for six months, she got a chance to meet director Neelakanta and it took just 10 minutes to finalize her for the role.^[1]

Career

Avantika began her career as a model for Puma, Femina, and a variety of Kerala/Chennai brands. Her first acting role was in Neelakanta's Maaya (2014). She plays the lead in Meeku Meere Maaku Meme alongside Tarun Shetty; the film is set to release on February 14, 2016.

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