Avantika’s face card literally never declines.” I am reminded of something I had recently seen a fan say about the 19-year-old actor on X (the platform previously known as Twitter) as she pops up on my Zoom screen late one afternoon. Avantika Vandanapu is dressed casually in a soft grey graphic T-shirt, her long curls cascading over her shoulders. A few face-framing strands are pinned back to reveal her arresting features.
That Vandanapu is a classic beauty is evident even through the pixelated Zoom video transmission. Impossibly long lashes fringe her large doe eyes, which crinkle adorably each time she laughs. Her naturally full lips and heart-shaped face give her an almost cherubic aura. I think to myself that she looks like an Instagram
