The Life and Times of Avantika Vandanapu: Age, Height, Career

Who is Avantika Vandanapu?

American actress and dancer of Indian descent Avantika Vandanapu, was born under the zodiac sign Aquarius on 25 January 2005, in San Francisco, California USA. She has 18 acting credits, and is perhaps known best for portraying Janet in the 2022 comedy movie “Senior Year”, which starred Mary Holland, Angourie Rice and Rebel Wilson, and was directed by Alex Hardcastle. It follows a teenage cheerleader who fell into a coma, and has now awoken 20 years later at the age of 37; the film was nominated for two awards.

Avantika’s currently shooting for two upcoming movies: “Horrorscope” and “Mean Girls”.

Education and early life

Avantika’s being raised in San Francisco by her Indian parents Srikanth Vandanapu and Anupama Reddy, but not many details have been disclosed about them as they prefer to be left out of media; it’s believed that they are running a grocery store together, but this remains unconfirmed. As Avantika’s yet to talk about having siblings, most of her fans believe that she’s an only child.

She attended Challenger School (elementary) and was passionate about multiple activities during her time there as she enjoyed appearing in school plays, entering math contests and taking dance lessons. Avantika was 11 when she made her film debut, portraying Mahesh Babu’s Cousin in the 2016 romantic action movie “Brahmotsavam”, which starred Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Kajal Aggarwal and Mahesh Babu, and was written and directed by Srikanth Addala. It follows a man who’s trying to arrange a marriage for his daughter, the film was nominated for only a single award, but Avantika’s been active in the entertainment industry ever since.

She enrolled at Granada Hills Charter High School in Los Angeles, California in 2018, a year earlier than her peers, and matriculated in 2022; Avantika hasn’t attended college as she’s decided to stay focused on her acting career.

Roles in movies

Avantika played Mahitha’s Friend in the 2016 drama “Mamamantha”, which starred Viswant Duddumpudi, Gautami and Mohanlal, and was written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. It follows the lives of four people who are going through hard times, and the film won two awards. Also in 2016, Avantika appeared in the short drama “Praja Hakku: People’s Rights” and the romantic comedy “Premam”.

The year 2017 saw her play Anitha in the comedy “Babu Baga Busy”, which starred Diksha Arora, Anusha and Annapoorna, and was directed by Naveen Medaram; it follows a womanizer who’s slept with numerous women, but has now fallen in love. The same year also saw Avantika appear in the romantic action “Rarandoi Veuka Chudham”, and the action crime thriller “Oxygen”.

In 2018, she portrayed Daughter of Sampath Raj in the popular action “Agnathavasi – Prince in Exile”, which starred Anu Emmanuel, Keerthy Suresh and Pawan Kalyan, and was written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas; it follows an exiled heir who’s returned to his home after his father’s murder, wanting to avenge him.

Avantika’s since appeared in three movies, all in 2021 – musical comedy “Moxie”, the family musical comedy “Spin” (lead role), and the horror “Boomika” (lead role).

Roles in TV series

Avantika’s debut TV series role was playing Monyca in seven episodes of the 2020 family comedy “Diary of a future President”, which starred Charlie Bushnell, Selenis Leyva and Tess Romero, and was created by Ilana Pena. It follows a young Cuban-American girl who wants to become the president of the USA, and the movie won two of its 12 award nominations.

In 2019 and 2021, Avantika voiced Sareena Tapoor in two episodes of the short animated adventure “Mickey and the Roadster Racers”, which starred Bill Farmer, Nia Futterman and Tress MacNeille, and follows Mickey Mouse and his friends Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto and Minnie as they’re racing in their unique transforming vehicles. The series aired from 2017 through 2021, and was nominated for six awards.

From 2020 through 2022, Avantika voiced Kamala in 30 episodes of the animated family adventure “Mira, Royal Detective, which starred Kal Penn, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Leela Ladnier, and was created by Becca Topol. It follows a brave girl from India who’s become a detective – the series was nominated for six awards.

Avantika’s only other TV series role has been playing Priya in the 2022 episode “Pre-Frosh Weekend” of the comedy “The Sex Lives of College Girls”.

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Other credits

Avantika produced the 2016 short film “Praja Hakku: People’s Rights”.

Some of her talk-show appearances have been in “Good Morning America”, “Hollywood First Look” and “Sundays with Seema”.

Love life and relationships

Avantika prefers not to speak about her love life in public and is yet to mention any of her past and present relationships, if she’s had any.

Most of her fans believe that she isn’t pursuing love as she’s currently focused on her career, but there are also those who claim that Avantika’s today in a relationship with a non-celebrity American man of Indian descent; some of her fans have claimed to have seen the two spending time together in public on several occasions but none of these rumors have been addressed by Avantika.

She seems to be unattached as of November 2023, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Avantika launched her Instagram account in December 2021, but has since uploaded only three pictures onto the network, which is why only a few over 400 people are following her today.

Some of Avantika’s fans claim that she’s perhaps already enhanced her breasts at the age of 18, but this hasn’t been confirmed by the popular actress.

She enjoys being physically active and has dance lessons nearly every day, often works out at the gym, and occasionally plays various sports with her peers, with her favorite being volleyball.

Avantika’s a huge lover of animals, with dogs being her favorites.

One of her favorite actresses is Julia Jones, and some of Avantika’s favorite films are “Cold Pursuit”, “The Ridiculous” and “Wind River”.

Height, age and net worth

Avantika’s age is 18. She has brown eyes and black hair, weighs around 135lbs (62kgs) and is 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall.

Avantika’s net worth’s been estimated at over $2 million, as of November 2023.