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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1940s: M. V. Rajamma
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1950s: B. Saroja Devi
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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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2010s: Rachita Ram
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2020s: Rukmini Vasanth

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Aindrita Ray
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Ashika Ranganath
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Aditi Prabhudeva

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Bhavana
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Bhama

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Chaya Singh

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Deepti Sati

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G

H

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Hariprriya

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J

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Jennifer Kotwal

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Kriti Kharbanda
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Kavya Shetty

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Lakshmi Gopalaswamy

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Manvita Kamath

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Nivedhitha
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Nikita Thukral

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P

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Pooja Gandhi
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Priyanka Upendra

R

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Rashmika Mandanna
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Reeshma Nanaiah

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Shraddha Srinath
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Sruthi Hariharan
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Shanvi Srivastava
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Sharmiela Mandre

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Tanya Hope

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Umashree

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Vedhika
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Vaibhavi Shandilya

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Other notable

Many actresses have made their debut with Kannada films and went onto work in Hindi, and other cinema. These include: J. Jayalalithaa with Shri Shaila Mahathme (1961), Rekha with Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999 (1969), Soundarya with Gandharva (2006), Deepika Padukone with Aishwarya (2006), Nithya Menen with 7 O' Clock (2006) and Rakul Preet Singh with Gilli (2009). [6] [7]

See also

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. 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.
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