Swetha Basu Prasad South Indian Telugu Film Actress Biography

Bollywood Actress Swetha Basu Prasad Biography

Swetha Basu Prasad is an Indian actress born in the year 1991. The actress is currently working mostly in the south Indian films. Initially her family was living in Jamshedpur of Jharkhand, later they moved to Mumbai. Swetha’s parents were from two different states i.e. her father Anuj was from Bihar whereas her mother Sarmishta Basu was from West Bengal. Swetha Basu Prasad adopted her maiden name ‘basu’ from her mother. She entered the film industry through her debut film Makdee in the year 2002 which helped her in getting various small screen offers such as Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki and Karishma Kaa Karishma.

Swetha Basu studied Commerce in R.N. Podar High School of Mumbai. Along with education she was also pursued her film career in parallel. Her career as an artist started at age of eleven years with the film Makdee where she played a twin role as Chunni and Munni. Swetha Basu secured Best Child Artist Award for her character in Indian National Film festival and Star Screen Award festival in the category of Best Child Artist. This children’s film also won second prize at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival.

Nagesh Kukunoor’s Iqbal was Swetha’s second film which was screened in the year 2005. This film proved her acting skills paving way for many upcoming offers. Her supporting character in the film was appreciated by audience as well as renowned critics. Swetha Basu Prasad as Khadija, Iqbal’s sister won her Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress and Zee Cine Award – Critics' Choice for Best Actress category. She was a nominee in Filmfare Award festival for Best Supporting Actress, and was also the nominee in IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. Swetha’s character in the film was well received even in other film festivals such as 5th Karachi International Film Festival for her acting which presented her Best Supporting Actress Award. Nagesh Kukunoor, the director of the film also won National Film Award in the category Best Film on Other Social Issues. Naseeruddin Shah, the co-actor in the film won National Film Award for the category Best Supporting Actor. According to BBC, the film was ‘Rich in Character and Charm and also much-needed shot in the arm for Indian cinema’.

Swetha’s next film was Darna Zaroori Hai(2006), a Bollywood Anthology film interweaving six different stories into one film with six different directors each directing a story. She played character as Ashu in the film.

Swetha Basu’s entry into Tollywood or the Telugu film Industry was the biggest turning point in her career. It was in the year 2008 that got her new heights with the film Kotha Bangaru Lokam (English: A New Golden World). She played lead role as heroine with her co-star Varun Sandesh. The film was release amidst Vijayadashami festival, became one of the biggest blockbusters of the year in Telugu cinema industry. It finished 100 days screening milestone in various theatres of Andhra Pradesh. Swetha played a role of an innocent young student who falls in love with her classmate. The teenage love story was well received by the audience, especially among the youth. According to Idlebrain.com, ‘Swetha Prasad and Varun Sandesh were a delight to watch and made a good pair’. The film won many awards and accolades such as Filmfare Awards South and Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards in various categories. Kalavar King, Alasyam Amrutham were some of her other films.    

Swetha Basu Prasad after a gap of couple of years is now trying her luck as a producer of a documentary that deals in traditional Hindustani classical music. This project named Roots is new of its kind that focuses on the greatness of our Indian classical music. Her interest in the subject can be found through her roots as a trained musician and music related affinity of her ancestors. The target audience is youth who are continuously moving away from Indian traditional values and music. This film is said to be screened in schools and colleges to bring awareness among the next generation. The actress is currently busy in the project since 3 years which forced her not to sign even a single new film.

Swetha Basu Prasad who herself is a sitar player is producing the documentary roots that features prominent Indian musicians such as A.R. Rahman, Dr L Subramanyam, Gulzar, Shuba Mudgal, Pandit Jasraj and Vishal Bharadwaj.