{{short description|Indian actress|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Swathi Deekshith | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | other_names = Swati Dixit | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2012–present | homepage = }}
'''Swathi Deekshith''' is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the Telugu and Tamil films. She starred in films such as ''Tor Naam'' (2012), ''Ladies & Gentlemen'' (2015) and ''Simba'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/working-with-rgv-a-great-experience/article19388044.ece |title=Working with RGV a great experience |first=Rani |last=Devalla |newspaper=The Hindu |date=29 July 2017 }}</ref> In 2020, she entered the Telugu reality TV show ''Bigg Boss 4'' as a wild card contestant and is evicted on day 28.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vyas |date=25 September 2020 |title=Bigg Boss 4 Telugu: Swathi Deekshith enters the house today |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/bigg-boss-4-telugu-wild-card-entry-swathi-deekshith-enters-the-house-today-647793 |access-date=25 September 2020 |website=The Hans India |language=en}}</ref>
==Career== Deekshith began her career in entertainment through the television show ''Andamaina Bhamalu'' in 2009, where she won the title. The success led her to appear in ad films and appear in two films as a child artiste. Her first major acting role was in the Bengali film ''Tor Naam'' (2012), before she worked on the Telugu drama film ''Break Up'' (2012).
In 2014, Deekshith received a breakthrough after being cast in Ram Gopal Varma's Telugu horror film ''Deyyam''. She was cast after the film's cinematographer Satish Muthyala had shown a trailer of ''Break Up'' to Varma. Despite almost completing shoot, the film was later shelved and remains unreleased. During the period, she also moved on to work in two Telugu films, ''Jump Jilani'' (2014), where she played a village girl opposite Allari Naresh and ''Ladies & Gentlemen'' (2015).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140428/entertainment-tollywood/article/nightmares-real-life |title=Nightmares in real life |date=28 April 2014 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Swathi-Deekshith-is-happy-to-experiment/articleshow/34727661.cms |title=Swathi Deekshith is happy to experiment |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
In 2017, Deekshith appeared in three films, her first release being the horror film ''Chitrangada'' co-starring Anjali. She later made her debut in Tamil films and featured in the low budget horror film ''Sathura Adi 3500'' and the fantasy film ''Simba'' alongside Bharath.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/040417/a-strong-role-for-swati-dixit.html |title=A strong role for Swati Dixit |first=Anupama |last=Subramanian |date=4 April 2017 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2017-03-20/Ashok-Selvan-to-do-a-Telugu-film/287903 |title=Ashok Selvan to do a Telugu film |first=Sashidhar |last=Adivi |date=20 March 2017 |website=thehansindia.com}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes/Ref. |- |2010 |''Em Pillo Em Pillado'' |Hero & Heroine's friend role |Telugu | |- |rowspan="1"|2012 || ''Tor Naam'' || Swapna Mollik || Bengali || |- |rowspan="1"|2013 || ''Break Up'' || Nisha || Telugu || |- |rowspan="1"|2014 || ''Jump Jilani'' || Ganga || Telugu || |- |rowspan="1"|2015 || ''Ladies & Gentlemen'' || Deepa || Telugu ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=kavirayani |first=suresh |date=31 January 2015 |title=Movie review 'Ladies and Gentlemen': Love in times of social media |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150131/entertainment-movie-review/article/movie-review-ladies-and-gentlemen-love-times-social-media |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|2017 || ''Chitrangada'' || || Telugu || |- | ''Sathura Adi 3500'' || || Tamil || |- |rowspan="1"|2019 || ''Simba'' || Diana || Tamil || |- |rowspan="2"|2021 || ''Deyyam'' || |Vijji|| Telugu || |- |}
==Television== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Show ! Role ! Ref(s) |- | 2020 | ''Bigg Boss 4'' | Contestant | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Telugu 4: Swathi Deekshith Next Wild Card Contestant to Enter the House? |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/bigg-boss-telugu-4-swathi-deekshith-to-be-next-wild-card-contestant-to-enter-the-house-2899183.html |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=News18 |date=22 September 2020}}</ref> |}
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