Avantika (actress)

About

Avantika Vandanapu (born January 25, 2005) known mononymously as Avantika, is an Indian-American actress. She began her career with the 2016 Telugu film Brahmotsavam and later took on several other projects within Telugu cinema. She then transitioned to American cinema and had her first lead role in the Disney Channel original movie Spin (2021) and subsequently starred in Netflix’s Senior Year (2022). She gained recognition with supporting roles in the musical comedy Mean Girls and horror film Tarot (both 2024).

Avantika Vandanapu was born to a Telugu family in Union City, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, on January 25, 2005. Her family originally hailed from Hyderabad, Telangana, India before they emigrated to the United States. She took drama lessons at the American Conservatory Theater.
Avantika currently resides in New York City. She attends Columbia University as a member of the class of 2027.

In 2014, Avantika won second place in the Zee TV dance competition reality series Dance India Dance L’il Masters (North America Edition).
Avantika entered Telugu cinema in 2015 and was signed…