Actress Avantika Vandanapu recently appeared in Mean Girls: The Musical. She played Karen Shetty, a new version of Amanda Seyfried's Karan Smith in the Mean Girls reboot. Fans were taken by surprise to find out that Avantika was a child actor.
Avantika Vandanapu starred in Mahesh Babu’s Brahmotsavam and Naga Chaitanya’s Premam, among other films. An all-gown-up Avantika is now turning heads in Mean Girls.
Take a look at this still from Mean Girls:

Shocked by the dramatic transformation, fans are now digging up old pictures. Many hailed her performance in Mean Girls.
Can't accept the truth that this is the same girl from #Premam & #Brahmotsavam ð¤¯ð¤¯ #AvantikaVandanapu #MeanGirls
— RoopakARTha (@eshwargaru) January 13, 2024
To note, Avantika was born in San Franciso, California and her family has roots in Hyderabad. She made her debut in 2016 with Brahmotsavam.
Mean Girls: The Musical features Reneé Rapp, Angourie Rice and others in major roles. More on: Mean Girls, Avantika Vandanapu SHOW COMMENTS