Meenakshi Chaudhary

Meenakshi Chaudhary (born 5 March 1997) is an Indian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films. She represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2018 pageant, where she was crowned Femina Miss India Grand International 2018. Chaudhary represented India at Miss Grand International 2018 and finished as the first runner-up.

Chaudhary made her film debut with the Hindi film Upstarts (2019) before making her lead debut in the Telugu film Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu (2021). She has since appeared in the box-office hits HIT: The Second Case (2022), The Greatest of All Time (2024), Lucky Baskhar (2024), and Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025).

Early life and education Meenakshi Chaudhary was born on 5 March 1997 into a Punjabi family in Panchkula, Haryana, India. Her father, late B. R. Chaudhary, was a colonel in the Indian Army. She completed her schooling from St. Soldier International Convent School in Chandigarh. She is also a state-level swimmer and badminton player. Chaudhary completed her bachelor's degree in dental surgery from the National Dental College and Hospital in Dera Bassi, Punjab. .

Pageantry Miss IMA 2017 In 2017, Chaudhary was adjudged as Miss IMA during the Indian Military Academy Autumn Ball Night, which is held towards the end of each term, to mark the culmination of the training schedule of military cadets.

Femina Miss India

Chaudhary auditioned for the Fashion Big Bazaar sponsored Campus Princess 2018 where she was crowned as one of the winners from Patiala auditions. She then auditioned for the title Femina Miss Haryana 2018, which she eventually won. She represented the state of Haryana in the annual Femina Miss India competition.

She was crowned 1st runner up at the Femina Miss India 2018 that took place in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai, on 19 June 2018. She also won the sub-title 'Miss Photogenic' at the competition.

Miss Grand International Later, it was revealed by the Miss India Organisation that Chaudhary had been considered as Miss Grand India, and would represent India at Miss Grand International 2018 pageant. She was officially crowned as Miss Grand India 2018 by the then reigning Miss Grand International 2017, María José Lora of Peru.

Chaudhary represented India at Miss Grand International 2018 pageant in Yangon, Myanmar, where she made it to the top 5 of the Miss Popular sub-contest. At the end of the event, she won the first runner-up title to the eventual winner, Clara Sosa of Paraguay. She is the first Indian woman to reach the said placement at the pageant.

In May 2019, Chaudhary was voted to the 2nd place in the list of "Times 50 Most Desirable Women of India 2018", in an internet survey conducted by The Times of India. At the Femina Miss India 2019 sub-contest crowning ceremony, she was felicitated by the Miss India Organisation for her accomplishments at Miss Grand International.

Acting career After a brief role in Upstarts (2019), Chaudhary starred in the web series, Out of Love, an official adaptation of BBC drama series Doctor Foster. She played the role of a 22-year-old who faces adversity, stress and the repercussions for having a relationship with a married man.

In 2020, she was cast as a lead opposite Sushanth in the Telugu movie Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu. Apart from pursuing her dental degree and modelling assignments, Chaudhary had enrolled in workshops. A month after the workshop, she was called by Sushanth to discuss a film script, which she accepted. She was later signed up for Ramesh Varma Penmetsa's film titled Khiladi. 2021 Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu Meenakshi "Meenu" Yadav

Khiladi Pooja Jayaram

HIT: The Second Case Aarya

2023 Kolai Leila Borkar Tamil

Guntur Kaaram Raji Telugu

Singapore Saloon Nilavoliyal "Nila"

The Greatest of All Time Srinidhi Sunil

Lucky Baskhar Sumathi Kumar

Matka Sujatha

Mechanic Rocky Priya

2025 Sankranthiki Vasthunam ACP C. Meenakshi "Meenu", IPS

Anaganaga Oka Raju Charulatha "Charu"

Daksha Television + List of Meenakshi Chaudhary television credits Year Title Role Network Language 2019–2021 Out of Love Alia Kashyap Kapoor Disney+ Hotstar Hindi

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