List of Kannada film actresses

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This is a list of notable actresses who appear in Kannada cinema, primarily based in Karnataka. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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1960s: Leelavathi
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1970s: Jayamala
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1980s: Suhasini
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1990s: Sudha Rani
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2000s: Ramya

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Many actresses have made their debut with Kannada films or debuted in lead role with Kannada films or have played their first credited role in Kannada films and later went onto work in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil cinema. These include: J. Jayalalithaa with Shri Shaila Mahathme (1961), Lakshmi with Goa Dalli CID 999 (1968), Rekha with Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999 (1969), Soundarya with Baa Nanna Preethisu (1992) and Gandharva (1992), Rajeshwari with Gandhada Gudi Part 2 (1994), Monal Naval with Indradhanush (2000), Gayatri Jayaraman with Neela (2001), Deepika Padukone with Aishwarya (2006), Nithya Menen with 7 O' Clock (2006), Surveen Chawla with Paramesha Panwala (2008), Rakul Preet Singh with Gilli (2009), [6] [7] Yami Gautam with Ullasa Utsaha (2010), Gayathiri Iyer with Shravana (2011), Sakshi Agarwal with Software Ganda (2014), Rukshar Dhillon with Run Antony (2016), Rashmika Mandanna with Kirik Party (2016), Rukmini Vasanth with Birbal Trilogy Case 1 (2019), Priyanka Arul Mohan with Ondh Kathe Hella (2019), Sreeleela with Kiss (2019) and Kayadu Lohar with Mugilpete (2021).

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References

  1. "Radhika Pandit to Milana Nagaraj: The most followed Kannada actresses on Instagram". News18 India. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. "The queens of desire: The top 30 Bangalore times most desirable women". Times of India. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. "Rachita Ram to Shraddha Srinath: Leading actresses of Kannada film industry". Zoom TV. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  4. "Top Kannada Cinema Actresses". Rediff.com. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. "Top Kannada actress who are also popular in other film industries". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. "Popular actresses who made their acting debut with Kannada films". Times Now. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  7. "10 Bollywood beauties who acted in Kannada films". The Times of India. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.