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Nandini Rai
Nandini Rai, also known as Neelam Gouhranii, is a model turned actress whose screen career has been built largely in Telugu cinema. Viewers know her best for Mosagallaku Mosagadu, Metro Kathalu and Panchatantra Kathalu, and she holds the Miss Andhra Pradesh crown, which she won in 2010. The beauty pageant and her time in fashion led her to the screen, and her early film credits include Family Pack (2011) and Login (2012). She took parts in Khushi Khushiyagi (2015) and Mosagallaku Mosagadu (2015), then followed with Grahanam (2017), Silly Fellows (2018), Sivaranjani (2019) and High Priestess (2019). The next few years kept her busy with Metro Kathalu (2020), Shootout at Alair (2020), Lalbagh (2021), In The Name of God (2021) and Panchatantra Kathalu (2022). She went on to appear in Varisu (2023), Mathru (2025) and Anakapalli (2026). Her path is a clear example of a pageant winner who made a lasting move into acting. Across more than a decade of steady work, she has taken on roles in a wide spread of projects, staying a familiar face for Telugu audiences. The Miss Andhra Pradesh title of 2010 remains the honour most closely tied to her name, and it marks the point where her journey in front of the camera began.
38 yearsBorn Sep 18, 1988Secunderabad
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Nandini Rai is an actress and model in Telugu cinema and Hindi cinema. Nandini Rai's work is mostly drama, action and crime.