Maadhavi Latha should not be confused with Madhavi Latha.
| Madhavi Latha | |
| Birth Name: | Madhavi Latha[1] |
| Birth Place: | Hubli, Karnataka, India |
| Alma Mater: | Gulbarga University Mysore University |
| Occupation: | Actress, politician |
| Yearsactive: | 2007-2023 |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party (2018-present) |
Pasupuleti Maadhavi Latha is an Indian actress and politician who appears in Telugu and Tamil films.[2] She made her debut as a female lead in the 2008 film Nachavule. The film was commercially successful and won three Nandi Awards.[3] She later starred in films like Snehituda (2009), Aravind 2 (2013), and Aambala (2015).
In 2018, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and contested from Guntur West constituency in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
Madhavi Latha was born in a Telugu family in Hubli, Karnataka. Her parents are originally from Coastal Andhra. She obtained her degree from Gulbarga University, Karnataka and completed post-graduation from Mysore University.
Maadhavi made her feature film debut with the Telugu romantic film Nachavule (2008), with a critic describing that she was promising in her role.[4] Her next films Shh... and Snehituda... opposite Nani, opened to negative reviews and box office collections.[5] She subsequently spent a year in the United Kingdom, pursuing a Masters qualification in Fashion Designing at Coventry University, before relocating back to Hyderabad to restart a career in films. She made a comeback and worked on films including Aravind 2 (2013) as well as on the unreleased Choodalani Cheppalani alongside Taraka Ratna, where she played a deaf and mute girl.[6]
Her first release in 2015 was her debut Tamil film, Sundar C's multi-starrer Aambala. Madhavi has first acted in Mahesh Babu's Athidi in a role of heroine's friend.[7]
In 2018, Latha joined Bharatiya Janata Party. She contested from Guntur West constituency in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and lost, finishing at fourth place.[8]
In an interview with TNR, Maadhavi discussed in length her personal life and problems and struggles in her career. She also mentioned that her co-star wanted to date her during the making of her debut movie, but she declined. Her first director tried casting couch with her, and when she declined, she alleges he tried to ruin her career and could be the reason for her not getting many offers. She confessed that a person is harassing her and her family for over 10 years and she is suffering because of this.[9] .she was unmarried
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Athidhi | Madhavi | Debut film | |
| 2008 | Nachavule | Anu | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Shh... | Telugu | ||
| Snehituda | Savithri | Telugu | ||
| 2011 | Usuru | Anusha | Telugu | |
| 2012 | Choodalani Cheppalani | Telugu | ||
| 2013 | Anustanam | Telugu | ||
| Aravind 2 | Priya | Telugu | ||
| 2015 | Aambala | Nadu Ponnu's daughter | ||
| 2020 | Lady | Telugu | ||
| 2021 | Madurai Manikuravar | Tamil | ||