Meghana Gaonkar

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Meghana Gaonkar
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Gaonkar in 2019
Born (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 37)
Occupation Actress Dancer. Humanitarian
Years active2010–present

Meghana Gaonkar (born 8 May 1987) is an Indian actress working in Kannada cinema.[ citation needed ] She made her acting debut in 2010, with the film Nam Areal Ond Dina . [1] She has been nominated twice for Best Actress Filmfare Award. She has been nominated for IIFA award for her IPS officer role as DCP Deepa Kamath in Shivaji Surathkal 2. ChooMantar is her upcoming film with Sharan.

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Early life

Meghana Gaonkar was born in Kalaburgi. She did her schooling from Sharanbasaveshwara Residential School in Kalaburgi and later completed her Bachelors in commerce degree from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, Bangalore. She obtained her master's degree in English literature from Bangalore University and a diploma in film acting and making from Adarsha Film & TV Institute, Bangalore. She was an assistant dance instructor at Shiamak Davar dance school. She has done many theatre plays with TopCast production and others. She is currently[ when? ] pursuing her P. HD in Cinema & Literature in Mumbai University. She is currently acting in Choomantar kannada movie.

Career

Gaonkar debuted in kannada movies in 2010. She began her career as a television host for many popular shows. She worked as an assistant dance instructor at Shiamak Davar Dance Company. She performed in many English, Kannada and French theatre plays. She has performed in Commonwealth games closing ceremony in Australia. She made her big screen appearance together with a debutant team of actors and director in Nam Areal Ond Dina (2010) with Rakshit Shetty and Anissh. Her role of Chinna won her rave reviews though the film failed to perform well commercially.[ citation needed ] Next, she paired with Vijay Raghavendra in the multi-starrer film Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga in 2011. In 2012, she appeared in the film Thuglak alongside Rakshith Shetty again. Her fourth film Charminar opposite Prem Kumar became a blockbuster hit in 2013. She became very popular known as Radhe from Charminar. Her next film Simpallag innondh love story was directed by simple suni, 2016. “Kalidasa Kannada Meshtru” with Jaggesh released in 2019. “Shubhamangala” released in 2021. Shivaji Surathkal 2 released in 2023 with Ramesh Aravind, she played the role of an IPS officer. In 2024, ‘The Judgement’ opposite Ravichandran released in May. Choomantar with Sharan is under post production. “Karva 3” shooting begins soon.

Filmography

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Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotes
2010 Nam Areal Ond Dina Chinnu
2011 Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga Kavya
Tuglak Sania
2013 Charminar RadheNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada [2]
2016 Simpallag Innondh Love Story Kushi
2019 Kalidasa Kannada Meshtru Suma
2022ShubamangalaAnuNominated- Filmfare Award for Best Actress- Kannada
2023 Shivaji Surathkal 2 DCP Deepa Kamat
2024 The Judgement TBA [3]
Choo Mantar TBAPost Production

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