Chaitanya Rao Madadi Explained

Chaitanya Rao Madadi (born 13 July 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu short films and feature films. He made his debut with Bhandook (2015) and then appeared in films such as Valentines Night, Annapurna Photo Studio and Keedaa Cola.^[1]

Early life

Chaitanya was born on 13 July 1989 in Karimnagar, Telangana. He did his schooling at Jyothishmathi School, Karimnagar and graduated from Osmania University in Hyderabad. He did his master's degree from Canberra University in Australia.

Career

Chaitanya returned to Hyderabad to pursue a career in acting and was then trained at Ramanand acting School. He started his acting career with Bandook (2015). He appeared in short roles in a few movies like Premam (2016) and Shamantakamani (2017). Chaitanya acted in the lead role as Charlie in Hawaa (2019), which is the first Telugu movie to be shot entirely in Australia.

Chaitanya then acted in a web series 30 Weds 21 (2021) on YouTube, which gave him recognition. He played a character that suffered from Tourette syndrome in Keedaa Cola (2023) and took three days to prepare for the role.^[1]

Filmography

• All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role
2015	Bhandook	Chaitanya
2016	Premam	Unknown	Uncredited
2017	Shamantakamani	Ravi
2019	Hawaa	Charlie		[2] [3]
2020	Guvva Gorinka	Aarya
2021	Vakeel Saab	Unknown	Uncredited
	Thimmarusu	Aravind
2022	Mukhachitram	Dr. Satya
	Jagamemaya	Ajay
2023	A Journey to Kasi			[4]
	Valentines Night	Ajay
	Annapurna Photo Studio	Chanti		[5]
	Keedaa Cola	Vaasthu		[6] [7]
2024	Sharathulu Varthisthai	Chiranjeevi
	Paarijatha Parvam	Chaitanya		[8] [9]
	Honeymoon Express	Eshan		[10]
	Theppa Samudram

Television

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Notes
2021 - 2022	30 Weds 21	Prudhvi	YouTube	Web debut	[11]
2024	Hi Nanna	Surya		short film	[12]
		Filming		RGV Directorial	[13]

Notes and References

1. News: The South First . I took three days to prep for my role in 'Keedaa Cola': Chaitanya Rao . 5 March 2024 . 27 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240305104639/https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/keeda-cola-is-a-wacky-take-on-people-we-see-in-real-life-chaitanya-rao/ . 5 March 2024 . en.
2. News: The Indian Express . Hawaa to hit screens on November 23 . 5 March 2024 . 3 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240305115239/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/hawaa-trailer-launch-5432944/ . 5 March 2024 . en.
3. Web site: 2019-08-23 . Hawaa Telugu Movie Review . 2020-09-01 . 123telugu.com . en.
4. News: The Times of India . 'A Journey To Kashi' is slated to hit the screens on January 6 . 5 March 2024 . 4 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240305111038/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/a-journey-to-kashi-is-slated-to-hit-the-screens-on-january-6/articleshow/96736377.cms . 5 March 2024.
5. News: Cinema Express . Annapurna Photo Studio passes through censor formalities . 5 March 2024 . 17 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240305114438/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2023/Jul/17/annapurna-photo-studio-passes-through-censor-formalities-45722.html . 5 March 2024 . en.
6. News: The Hans India . 'Keeda Cola' is an out and out entertainer: Chaitanya Rao Madadi . 5 March 2024 . 27 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240305112641/https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/keeda-cola-is-an-out-and-out-entertainer-chaitanya-rao-madadi-832853 . 5 March 2024 . en.
7. News: The Hindu . 'Keedaa Cola': Chaitanya Rao Madadi, Rag Mayur, Vishnu Oi, Jeevan Kumar and Ravindra Vijay hold forth on director Tharun Bhascker's Telugu comic caper . 5 March 2024 . 1 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240305112805/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/meet-the-gang-of-director-tharun-bhasckers-telugu-crime-comedy-keedaa-cola/article67483734.ece . 5 March 2024 . en-IN.
8. News: The Hans India . 'Rang Rang Rangila' adds anticipation to 'Parijatha Parvam' . 5 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240305114213/https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/rang-rang-rangila-adds-anticipation-to-parijatha-parvam-862554 . 5 March 2024 . en.
9. Web site: Paarijatha Parvam Telugu Movie Review . 19 April 2024 .
10. News: Cinema Express . Chaitanya Rao to star next in Honeymoon Express . 5 March 2024 . 16 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240305113405/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/dec/16/chaitanya-rao-to-star-next-in-honeymoon-express-50447.html . 5 March 2024 . en.
11. News: Telangana Today . 18 June 2021 . Actor Chaitanya Rao speaks on his web series '30 Weds 21' . https://web.archive.org/web/20240305105201/https://telanganatoday.com/actor-chaitanya-rao-speaks-on-his-web-series-30-weds-21 . 5 March 2024 . 5 March 2024 . en.
12. https://www.ottplay.com/review/dear-nanna-review-the-chaitanya-rao-starrer-is-old-school-and-predictable-to-the-core/c6505944b2241
13. News: Telangana Today . A fanboy moment with maverick filmmaker . 5 March 2024 . 27 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240305112033/https://telanganatoday.com/a-fanboy-moment-with-maverick-filmmaker . 5 March 2024 . en.