Kriti Sanon, Adah Sharma, Rashi Khanna, Vishakha Singh, Pooja Hegde, Vaani Kapoor, Misti Mukherjee, Tejaswi Madivada are the toppers among over 37 actresses who made their debut in Tollywood in 2014.
Despite already having several talented actresses, Tollywood filmmakers introduced 37 faces to the Telugu audience through 120 movies released in 2014. Some of them started their acting career in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada films and then forayed into Telugu, while some had their movie debut in Tollywood.
Kriti Sanon and Pooja Hegde got noticed by Bollywood filmmakers and perform with established actors like Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan in "Singh Is Bling" and "Mohenjo Daro" respectively. Some actresses impressed Telugu filmmakers and got new offers, while some are struggling to get fresh offers.
Here is the list of 37 actresses who made their acting debut in Tollywood in 2014, along with details of their debut films and their upcoming projects:
No | Actress | Acting Debut | Tollywood Debut | Upcoming projects |
1 | Kriti Sanon | 1 Nenokkadine | Singh Is Bling (Hindi - 2015) | |
2 | Adah Sharma | 1920 (Hindi) | Heart Attack | Garam (Telugu) Rana Vikrama (Kannada) |
3 | Rashi Khanna | Madras Cafe | Oohalu Gusa Gusalaade | |
4 | Pooja Hegde | Mugamoodi | Oka Laila Kosam | Mohenjo Daro (Hindi) |
5 | Vaani Kapoor | Shuddh Desi Romance | Aaha Kalyanam | Fan |
6 | Vishakha Singh | Humsey Hai Jahaan | Rowdy Fellow | Vaaliba Raja (Tamil) |
7 | Misti | Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi | Chinnadana Nee Kosam | |
8 | Tejaswi Madivada | Ice Cream | Superstar Kidnap (Telugu) | |
9 | Veena Malik | Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai | Nagna Satyam | Rangeela (Telugu), Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara (Hindi) |
10 | Kristina Akheeva | Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 | Gaalipatam | Uppi 2 (Kannada) |
11 | Erica Fernandes | 555 (Tamil) | Gaalipatam | Buguri, Airavata (Kannada) |
12 | Seerat Kapoor | Run Raja Run | Tiger (Telugu) | |
13 | Soumya | Chandamama Kathalu | Chowrasta (Telugu) | |
14 | Deepika Das | Doodh Sagar (Kannada) | Ee Manase | Kanji Pinji (Kannada) |
15 | Gazal Somaiah | The End | Jagame Maya (Telugu) | |
16 | Kainaz Motivala | Wake Up Sid | Boochamma Boochodu | |
17 | Nazia Hussain | Nee Jathaga Nenundali | ||
18 | Naveena | Ice Cream 2 | ||
19 | Simran Suri | Muskurake Dekh Zara | Biscuit | |
20 | Kavya Kumar | Hrudaya Kaleyam | ||
21 | Priyanka Rao | Vintha Katha | ||
22 | Kashmira | Love Life | ||
23 | Simran Choudhary | Hum Tum | ||
24 | Alisha Beig | Basanti | ||
25 | Nidhi Nathyal | Director | ||
26 | Monali | Green Signal | ||
27 | Kumudaa Naik | Thoka Chukka | ||
28 | Sana Makbul | Dikkulu Chudaku Ramayya | ||
29 | Adonika | Romeo | ||
30 | Priyanka Pallavi | Oka Criminal Prema Katha | ||
31 | Avanthika | Orr Eravu | Maaya | |
32 | Ishika Singh | Hrudaya Kaleyam | ||
33 | Vatsala | Aggiravva | ||
34 | Rushali | Hitech Love | ||
35 | Mamatha | Jagannayakudu | ||
36 | Shilpa Swetha | Amma Nanna Oorelithe | ||
37 | Nithya | Chusinodiki Chusinantha |