Meghana Lokesh

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Meghana Lokesh
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Mysore, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2013 – present

Meghana Lokesh is an Indian actress. She predominantly appears in Telugu and Kannada television series, and became known for the serial Sasirekha Parinayam (2013 - 2016) as Sasi B.Tech which premiered on the Star Maa channel. [1]

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As of 2018, she portrays the double roles of Manga and Nithya in the Zee Telugu television series Kalyana Vaibhogam and the role of Tulasi in Zee Telugu's Raktha Sambandham . [2]

Early life and career

Meghana Lokesh was born in Mysore, Karnataka. Her father is an engineer and her mother is a Kannada lecturer. She has a brother who is also an engineer. [3] Meghana has been associated with theatre from very young age. She started her theatre at the age of 8 and performed nearly 270 shows till her degree and Mandya Ramesh was her theatre guru. [3] She started her Television career with supporting role in Kannada television soap opera Devi, which aired on Zee Kannada. Meghana's first lead role was in Kannada Television Series Pavitra Bandhana, where she played the role of Pavitra. Following this, She also worked in other Kannada TV Series named Purushottama, which aired on Zee Kannada.

Her big breakthrough was with the Telugu hit series Sasirekha Parinayam which screened on Star Maa from 2013 to 2016. She also acted in the feature film Idhi Ma Prema Katha [4] opposite Anchor Ravi, which received mixed reviews. [5]

In 2017, she acted in two message-oriented Telugu short films named Emotion and Beautiful Life. Later that year, Meghana started a new Zee Telugu series Kalyana Vaibhogam in which she is portraying the dual role of Manga and Nithya. In 2018, She featured in a film called Ameerpet 2 America. Around the time, She was signed to play a lead role in her third Telugu Soap Opera titled, Raktha Sambandham. [2]

Filmography

Television

YearNameRoleLanguageChannelNotes
2011DeviAkshatha Kannada Zee Kannada Debut in Kannada
2012Pavitra BandhanaPavitra Kannada Colors Kannada
2013PurushottamaChaitra Kannada Zee Kannada
2013-2016 Sasirekha Parinayam Sasi/Sasirekha Telugu Star Maa [1] Telugu Debut
2017–2023 Kalyana Vaibhogam (Nithya and Manga (Twins)), Divya Telugu Zee Telugu Dual Role
2018–2021 Raktha Sambandham Tulasi Telugu Zee Telugu [2]
2018Dance Jodi DanceHerself/Mentor Telugu Zee Telugu [6]
2022–2023 Kalyanam Kamaneeyam Chaitra Telugu Zee Telugu [7]

Film

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2017Idhi ma Prema KathaSandhya Telugu Telugu Debut Film [4]
2017EmotionBujjiTelugu Short film
2017Beautiful Lifenot knownTelugu Short film
2018Ameerpet to Americanot knownTelugu Film [8]

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