Nikitha Narayan

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Nikitha Narayan
Born
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
EducationBachelors in Management Studies B.M.S from St. Francis College, Begumpet, Hyderabad
Occupation(s) Model, Actress

Nikitha Narayan is an Indian actress and model. Working as a model since the age of 10, she entered the Telugu film industry in 2011 after participating and winning beauty pageants.

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Early life and family

Nikitha was born to Kannada parents in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Her father works in the advertising and corporate communications field and her mother is a qualified interior designer, who opted to be a home maker. She has a younger sister. [1]

She graduated in Bachelor of Management Studies from the St. Francis College, Begumpet, Hyderabad. [2] She interned as a Business Analyst at Goldman sachs Bangalore and later got placed in the Facebook company. After her first film, she worked for Amazon.com. [3]

She studied and grew up in Bengaluru, Mysore, Chennai, Vizag and Hyderabad, where she spent most of her time.

Career

Modelling

Nikitha's modeling career began at the age of 10, when she worked with noted director Rajiv Menon on a television advertisement for Annapurna Iodised salt. [4] It was followed by ads for Fair & Lovely and other brands over the next few years. In 2009 she won the Dabur Miss Fresh Face of Hyderabad, [1] after which she participated at the 2010 Miss South India contest, earning the second runner-up title [4] along with a host of sub-titles (Miss Congeniality and Miss Beautiful Skin). She next represented the Southern region alongside three other models at the Miss Queen of India 2011. [5] She finished under the Top 5 and won the Miss Beautiful Eyes title.

Nikitha has also walked the ramp in many fashion shows and designer week, and has modeled for brands in various categories including jewelry and clothing.

Acting

In November 2011, Nikitha entered the film industry when she won the lead role in the Telugu film It's My Love Story directed by Madhura Sreedhar Reddy. The film ran successfully for over 50 days across Andhra Pradesh and she received good reviews for her performance. The Hindu wrote that she "makes a sparkling debut" [6] and Rediff wrote that she "looks fresh and has the potential to grow into an actor". [7] She was nominated in the Best Female Debutant category at the 1st South Indian International Movie Awards held in Dubai.

Later, she worked for a Telugu project titled Race under Bhavya creations banner which got released on 1 March 2013. Her next film was a bilingual project titled Made in Vizag in Telugu [8] and Nee Naan Mattum in Tamil. A remake of the Marathi film, Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai , it was directed by Kanmani. [9] Her first 2015 release was Ladies & Gentlemen directed by Manjunath, in which she was seen as a homemaker. [10] A week later, she was seen in Pesarattu, which was the first crowd funded Telugu film. [11]

She did a movie with the renowned yesteryear national award winning director Vamsy's Vennello Hai Hai opposite Ajmal of Ko fame.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2011 It's My Love Story Vandana Telugu Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu
2013 Race AnjaliTeluguCameo appearance
2013Made in Vizag/Nee Naan MattumTelugu/Tamil Bilingual film
2015 Ladies & Gentlemen PriyaTelugu
2015 Pesarattu BhavanaTelugu
2016 Madamakki Kannada
2016 Vennello Hai Hai SathyaTelugu
2017 Mugulu Nage SiriKannada
2021UntitledKannadaPost Production

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