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