Preetika Rao
| Alias | Preetika. |
|---|---|
| Age | 32 years |
| Height | 5'6" |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Language Worked in | Telugu, Tamil, Kannada |
| Birth Place | Mangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Education | schooling in Canossa Convent Girls School in Mahim and graduated from Sophi |
| Parents | Deepak Rao |
| Sisters | Amrita Rao |
| Favourite Cuisine | Indian Cuisine |
Preetika Rao is an Indian film actress, model and writer. After a successful career in modelling and then as a film journalist, she made her Tamil debut opposite the very popular Arya in the December 2010 Tamil romantic film Chikku Bukku
Preetika Rao started her modeling career with an advertisement for Cadburys alongside Amitabh Bachchan and featured in several prestigious ad campaigns in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Preetika also had her own Bollywood column with South Side movie magazine in Chennai where she contributed from Mumbai. During her time as a columnist, Preetika also contributed articles in the Deccan Chronicle and the Asian Age. She currently holds a post with the Bangalore Mirror.
Preetika's debut in cinema was the December 2010 Tamil romantic film, Chikku Bukku, with Arya which also featured Shriya Saran. She was approached for the lead role after director Manikandan spotted her picture in Southside magazine, a role originally conceptualized for Vidya Balan. Preetika played the role of a Tamil Brahmin girl from the 1980s settled in Karaikudi who falls in love with Arya, and to prepare for her role she took Tamil diction lessons from her grandmother, who was born in Tamil Nadu.[3] Post-release, her portrayal won critical acclaim, with a critic from Rediff claiming that Preetika "walks away with the honours" and looks "fresh and appealing", whilst Sify's review cites that she has a "scorching screen presence" and is "promising".
Preetika was next seen in the romance film Priyudu, which marked her Telugu film debut in 2011 where she was paired opposite Varun Sandesh and received positive reviews for her performance. Radhika Rajamani of Rediff wrote that Preetika "makes a convincing and impressive debut with the necessary confidence, acting skills and oomph factor. She's sure to go a long way in films".
Her next movie commitment was her Kannada debut, a movie based in Singapore, titled Rebel with Adithya. The film is being directed by seven times National Award winning director Rajendra Singh Babu and also stars Suhasini Maniratnam.
The Hyderabad Times and Nikhil Raghavan from The Hindu reported in March 2012 that after completing Chikku Bukku, Preetika had got admission to study screenplay writing in two prestigious film schools in USA, but could not fulfill her dream due to a Telugu offer and a prior Kannada movie commitment. But the versatile and multi-talented model-journalist has finally managed to pack her bags and leave to the US to further hone her writing talent and study broadcast journalism. The Hindu also mentions her wish to work only from Mumbai once she is back from USA
Preetika was born in UP and brought up in Mumbai. She belongs to a Mangalorean Saraswat Brahmin family. Her father owns a prominent advertising agency in Mumbai while her mother is a house-wife. Her sister, Amrita Rao, is a Bollywood actress. Preetika did her schooling in Canossa Convent Girls School in Mahim and graduated from Sophia College, Mumbai in History and acquired a diploma in Advertising and Journalism
