Sri Reddy

Sri Reddy began her career in Nenu Nanna Abaddam,[2] directed by Govind Varha.

In 2013, she was the female protagonist in the thriller film Aravind 2, directed by Sekhar Suri. She will appear in the upcoming Telugu movie Zindagi,[1] with Challa Sai Varun.

In August 2018, she mentioned that a biopic will be made on her life, titled Reddy Diary to be directed by Alauddin and featuring her.[3]

Sri Reddy participated in a nude protest on the issue of sexual exploitation in Tollywood that she alleged to be happening on a large scale. [4] The film body Movie Artistes Association (MAA) banned Sri Reddy for the protest. Mumbai-based financier Apoorvaditya (Aaditya) Kulshrestha actively supported her protest.[5] She claimed that she was assaulted at her residence in Valasaravakkam, Chennai, by financier Subramani and his assistant Gopi. She lodged a complaint against them with the police.[6]

In response to MAA banning Reddy, Kulshrestha withdrew from his membership from the MAA. During a press conference, Kulshrestha asked the leading actors of the film industry to come out in support of women as they are portrayed fighting for women in the movies.[7] The silence from the movie industry on the issue of the casting couch was also slammed by several actors.[8] The National Human Rights Commission of India sent notices to the I&B Ministry of the Telangana government over Reddy's protest.[9]

After the protests, MAA agreed to set up a Committee Against Sexual Harassment, and also revoked the ban on her.[8]