Soumya Bollapragada

Soumya Bollapragada is an Indian actress, writer, director and model. She is the niece of actress Gouthami and great granddaughter of U.G. Krishnamurti. Her father’s name is Divakar, who is a Naval engineer. Her mother is a homemaker. She has a younger brother as well. Soumya graduated from St. Joseph’s College for women. She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature and Psychology from Andhra University. She has a theatre background that helped her get into films, Telugu films primarily. She’s a girl endowed with poetic insight that made her swipe away three international awards in poetry. She had an expertise in Journalism as well. She ran a monthly magazine “Evoke” for three and half years in Vizag. Fascinated by and trying to pursue modeling as a career, she got trained under Koushik Ghosh.

She contested the Miss South India competition, competed against many girls and made her way to the finale. Soumya also won the titles Miss Photogenic and Miss Perfect Story soon >> Read More... 10 rounds in that contest. Soumya further went on to acquire the title Miss NIFD organized by National Institute of Fashion Design, Visakhapatnam in April 2005 and Miss Personality in Miss Andhra Contest held in January 2005. She has modeled for several brands like KPL coconut oil, Sun flowers shopping mall ad, Anarkali Boutique and many others. Soumya made her starring debut in the cross over the film (Hyderabadi Urdu) named “The Angrez”. She enacted the role of an assistant surgeon in the English film “Stalemate”. Her first Tamil film was “Thozhas”, in 2008. She had a vital and significant role in Ravi Krishna Ravi Krishna is a South Indian actor who predomina >> Read More... starring NetruIndruNaalai. In 2011, Soumya essayed the character “ Mohini Story coming soon... >> Read More... ” in the Telugu film “Mugguru”. As of now, she is excited enough and waiting the release of “Poga”, a 4D horror film and “Ramadandu”. Soumya feels she will be able to tuck away good fortune. Soumya hosted “Jollywood Express” (a comedy show) on Gemini TV, “Zee Sound Party” on Zee Telugu.

She is also the founder of “Applause-The Theatre people” which is a theatre group. At present, she is a scriptwriter for children’s cartoon show, “ChhotaBheem”, which is running successfully. Looking at the life of SoumyaBollapragada, one will find her to have never procrastinated and to have continued with the stuff she has ventured into, till the end.