ABOUT COLORS SWATI REDDY

Swati Reddy, better known as Colours Swathi, is an Indian film actress and television presenter. Her nickname and fame comes from her stint in the television show Colours, which was telecast on Maa TV. After essaying supporting roles, she made her debut as a leading actress in the Tamil film Subramaniapuram (2008). Her role in the Telugu film Ashta Chamma earned her the Filmfare Award and Nandi Award for Best Actress.

Early Life

Swati was born in Vladivostok, Russia (earlier Soviet Union). She was named as Svetlana but later the name was changed to Swati. Her father, who was an officer in the Indian Navy, was working as a submariner in the Soviet Union. She has one elder brother named Siddharth. Her family moved to Mumbai and later to the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam, where she spent most of her childhood. While studying in 11th class, she moved to Hyderabad. She enrolled at St. Mary’s College in Yousufguda, Hyderabad and graduated in biotechnology. 

After her EAMCET, she ventured into television at age 17 by hosting a show called "Colors". Due to a positive response, the show was further extended and moved to prime time slot. She went on to present over 150 episodes. After completing the first year of her graduation, she made her debut in feature films.

Career

Acting

She made her debut in supporting roles. In 2008, she debuted as a female lead in her first Tamil film Subramaniapuram. For her performance in Ashta Chamma she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and Nandi Award for Best Actress. She made her debut in Malayalam with Amen which was a super hit.

Other work

Swati has been occasionally working as a voice actor and playback singer as well. In 2008, she had dubbed for actress Ileana D'Cruz in the film Jalsa. In 2010, she gave her voice to an HIV/AIDS education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organization TeachAIDS. In 2011, she turned playback singer, rendering her voice for two songs, "Unbelievable" and "A Square B Square", for the soundtrack albums of her own film Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju and 100% Love, respectively. She has also appeared in an advertisement for "Cadbury DAIRYMILK".

Filmography

Actress

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language	Notes
2005	Danger	Lakshmi	Telugu
2007	Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule	Pooja	Telugu
2008	Subramaniapuram	Thulasi	Tamil	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2008	Ashta Chamma	Lavanya	Telugu	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu Nandi Award for Best Actress
2009	Kalavaramaye Madilo	Shreya	Telugu
2010	Kanimozhi	Kanimozhi	Tamil	Cameo appearance
2011	Golconda High School	Anjali	Telugu
2011	Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju	Krishna	Telugu
2011	Mirapakaay		Telugu	Cameo appearance
2011	Kandireega	Bujji	Telugu	Cameo appearance
2011	Poraali	Bharathi	Tamil
2013	Amen	Shoshanna	Malayalam
2013	Swamy Ra Ra	Swati	Telugu
2013	North 24 Kaatham	Narayani	Malayalam
2013	Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara	Renu	Tamil
2013	Amali Thumali		Tamil	Post-production
2013	Bangaru Kodipetta	Bhanumati Pinnesetty	Telugu	Filming
2014	Karthikeya[8]		Telugu	Filming
2014	Vadacurry		Tamil	Filming
2014	Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal[9]		Malayalam	Filming

Playback singer

Year	Title	Language	Song(s)
2011	Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju	Telugu	"Unbelievable"
2011	100% Love	Telugu	"A Square B Square"
2013	Swamy Ra Ra	Telugu	"Yo Yo Yo Memu Antha"

Dubbing artist/voice actor

Year	Title	Language	For
2008	Jalsa	Telugu	Ileana D'Cruz