Abijeet

Abijeet Duddala (born 11 October 1988) is an Indian actor and television personality who works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut as a lead actor in the film Life Is Beautiful, directed by Sekhar Kammula in 2012.^[1] He starred in the web series' Pelli Gola (2017–19), Modern Love Hyderabad (2022), and Miss Perfect (2024). In 2020, Abijeet emerged as the winner of Star Maa’s reality TV show Bigg Boss 4.^[2]

Abijeet Duddala
Abijeet in 2017
Born	(1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 36) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Malla Reddy College Northeastern University (M.S.)
Occupations	Actor Television personality
Years active	2012–present
Awards	Bigg Boss Telugu 4 – Winner (2020)

Early life

Abijeet was born on 11 October 1988 in Hyderabad.^{[citation needed]} His ancestors were involved in assisting in the construction of the Charminar.^[3] He was enrolled in Chaitanya Vidyalaya for kindergarten. He completed his Schooling from Rishi Valley School, Madanapalle and then completed his Intermediate from Little Flower Junior College, and graduated from Malla Reddy College^[which?] with a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering.^[4]

During his final year of college, he accompanied his friend to the audition for the film Life Is Beautiful where he was selected for the main lead role by Sekhar Kammula's team. He subsequently was cast as the main lead of the film in 2012, as Amala Akkineni's character's son.^[4]

In 2015, Abijeet attended Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts to get a Master of Science in Engineering Management.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Abijeet made his debut in the Telugu feature film Life Is Beautiful directed by Sekhar Kammula.^[5] He then signed up for the film Areyrey,^[6] titled after a song from Happy Days, under the direction of Sashi Kiran Tikka, and produced by Neelima Tirumalasetti.^[7] The film remains unreleased.^[8][9]

In 2015, he starred in the romantic films Ram Leela, and Mirchi Lanti Kurradu alongside Pragya Jaiswal.^[10] Regarding his performance in the latter film, a critic noted that "Abhijit, nevertheless did a decent job and has a high energy in the film. He did a decent job in NASA and showcased good energy levels throughout the film. His comic timing is good and he displayed good emotions throughout the film".^[11] In 2017, Abijeet made his television debut with Viu's web series Pelli Gola opposite Varshini Sounderajan. The series was successful and he went on to feature in two more seasons.^[12][13]

In 2020, Abijeet entered the fourth season of the reality show Bigg Boss Telugu as a contestant,^[14] and emerged as the winner.^[15]

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Life Is Beautiful	Srinu	Debut film	[5]
2015	Ram Leela	Krish		[10]
	Mirchi Lanti Kurradu	Siddhu		[16]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2017–2019	Pelli Gola	Varun	Viu		[12][13]
2020	Bigg Boss 4	Contestant	Star Maa	Winner
2022	Modern Love Hyderabad	Ashwin	Amazon Prime Video	Under Segment "What Clown Wrote This Script?"	[17]
2024	Miss Perfect	Rohit Varma	Disney+ Hotstar