Avantika Vandanapu

Avantika Vandanapu, also credited mononymously as Avantika, is a multi-hyphenate artist with a passion for storytelling and expressive thinking. She is the youngest South-Asian actor to Star and Executive produce a 'Crown of Wishes' series which she optioned the rights and sold to Disney+ as its first Indian Hindu Mythology based series. This young adult (YA) fantasy series centers on Princess Gauri as a lead and played by Avantika. Avantika is presently shooting a Bollywood Series for Amazon Prime, India's first YA High School Fiction story with All-Girls cast, directed by national award-winner Sudanshu Saria and Nitya Mehra. This series is very much in line with her attempt to project more of female empowered stories. She recently wrapped a Sony Entertainment Horror movie 'Horrorscope' which is adapted from a dark horoscope book.

Avantika is the breakout star of Disney's Original Emmy-Nominated Movie 'Spin' streaming on Disney+. This moment garnered her a spot on VARIETY's 2021 Power of Young Hollywood "Up Next" list. She also appears as a recurring star on Disney +'s groundbreaking Diary of a Future President (produced by Gina Rodriguez) and voices 'Kamala' on Disney Channel's Mira, the Royal Detective. Prior to her experiences in Hollywood, Avantika worked in the Indian entertainment market for three years. Also Avantika is a dancer - ballet, contemporary and Indian classical dances (Kuchipudi and Kathak). The Los Angeles based actor-dancer-producer aims to portray and produce stories that highlight marginalized communities - and bring them to mainstream media. Avantika is currently focusing her efforts on highlighting causes that are important to her - helping teens with cancer being one.