Chaithra J. Achar

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Chaithra J Achar
Born (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 29)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
Years active2019–present

Chaithra J Achar, also known as Chaithra Achar, is an Indian actress and singer of Kannada cinema. She was born in Bangalore. She made her acting debut in the Kannada film Mahira (2019).

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Early life

Chaithra Achar was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. She grew up listening to music at home while her mother sang, she eventually acquired an interest in singing and went on to study Carnatic classical music. Since childhood she has been a part of many theatre productions. She participated in various competitions and received multiple awards. Chaithra comes from a family that values education and arts, she studied in Parikrama Humanity Foundation, where her father used to be a teacher. Later, she went to M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology in Bangalore to study engineering and also worked as an intern at JNCASR. [1]

Career

Acting

Chaithra, while still in college, began her professional acting career with Bengaluru Queens, a Kannada Web Series directed and produced by actor Anish Tejeshwar. [2] She made her Kannada feature film debut in 2019, with the action thriller Mahira, directed by Mahesh Gowda. Chaithra is well-known for her lead roles in films with astounding performances such as "Gilky", "Taledanda", and AaDrushya. [3] [4]

In 2023, she had two releases namely Toby with Raj B Shetty and Sapta Sagaradaache Ello Side-B alongside Rakshit Shetty, Rukmini Vasanth under Hemanth Rao. Her performance in both the movies were well received and widely appreciated by audience and critics. [5] [6] [7] Her next release was Blink directed by debutant Srinidhi Bengaluru, the film opened to critical acclaim with appreciation for all the actors. [8]

Chaithra has a variety of projects lined-up namely Rakshit Shetty studio's "Strawberry", [9] Rakesh Kadri's "Happy Birthday To Me", Shiva Ganeshan's "Yaarigu Helbedi" and other two untitled films, which are ready for release. She has also been roped in to play a pivotal role in Dhananjay starrer Uttarakaanda. [10]

Singing

Chaithra has always enjoyed music and singing. In truth, she had intended to be a professional singer, and acting came about by chance. She started as chorus singer in many feature films in 2019-20, eventually ventured into playback singing. Later on, she became one of the popular vocalists in the cinema industry. Chaithra's latest hit number is "Sojugaada Sooju Mallige" is talk of the town, composed by musician Midhun Mukundan from Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana, chartbuster album of 2021. [11] She frequently posts clips of her singing songs.

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

List of films and roles
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 Mahira Adya
Aa Drushya Asha
2022GilkyNancy [12]
TaledandaSaaki [13]
2023 Toby Jenny
Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side B Surabhi [14]
2024 Blink Devaki [15]
StrawberryNamruthaPost Production
Happy Birthday To MeAdithiPost Production [16]

Singing

YearSong TitleMovieNotes
2019Neelaakasha Kelu Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakaasha
2020Neenyaaro Mayabazar 2016
2021Sojugada Soojumallige Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana
2022Soul Of BenkiBenki
2023Nondkobyaadve Tagaru Palya
Mellage Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye Backing Vocals
2024Soul of Shakhahaari Shakhahaari

Awards and nominations

YearSongFilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
2021 "Sojugada Soojumallige" Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana SIIMA Best Female Playback Singer – KannadaWon [17]
2022 "Soul of Benki"Benki SIIMA Best Female Playback Singer – KannadaNominated [18]

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