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Parul Yadav is an Indian former actress who predominantly appears in Kannada films along with a few Tamil and Malayalam films to her credits, in addition to Hindi language TV shows. She discontinued her acting career from 2018 with Seizer .
She made her acting debut in the Tamil film Dreams , starring Dhanush. Her next movie was Krithyam in Malayalam opposite Prithviraj Sukumaran. She, then switched over to television with the daily soap-opera Bhagyavidhaata , which has aired on Colors since 2009. This was soon followed by the comedy reality show Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala on Star Plus, where she was a participant representing the team Raveena Ke Mohre.
In 2011, she made her Kannada film debut in Shivarajkumar's movie Bandhu Balaga as his sister-in-law. Later, she acted in Govindaya Namaha, which went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of that year. She played Mumtaz, a Muslim girl falling in love with Govinda, played by Komal Kumar. Her portrayal won her a SIIMA Best Debutant award (2013) and Bangalore Times Best Newcomer Award (2013) and a nomination in the Udaya Film Awards for the best actor category for that year. [2] The song "Pyarge Aagbittaite", which featured Yadav, earned her more attention. [3] The same pairing in the 2012 film Nandeesha, however, could not continue the success at the box office.
Yadav's next project was for the multi-starrer film Bachchan , directed by Shashank and starring Sudeep. [4] Yadav then starred in Shivajinagara, produced by Ramu Films. She was paired opposite Duniya Vijay. [5] The movie was a blockbuster having completed 100 days of screening in theatres.
In 2014, Yadav signed for two movies that became landmark projects of her career, Vaastu Prakaara and Uppi 2 . She played an advocate in Vaastu Prakaara, which was directed by renowned film-maker Yogaraj Bhat. In Uppi 2, she is seen in a cameo opposite its director Upendra. Her latest release is K. M. Chaitanya's Aatagara, featuring an ensemble cast and Jessie . Her performance in Jessie won her widespread appreciation. Upcoming films of Yadav include Seizer and Vijayaditya. [6]
Yadav's biggest movie of her career is Killing Veerappan , directed in multiple languages by Ram Gopal Varma. Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar plays a police officer and Yadav is paired with him. Killing Veerappan was also dubbed and released in Tamil and Telugu.
In 2017, Yadav shot for the film Butterfly , a remake of the Hindi film Queen , directed in four languages by Ramesh Aravind and Neelakanta (director). [7] [8] Besides the lead role, Yadav is also the co-producer. [9]
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| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2004 | Dreams | Charu | Tamil | |
| 2005 | Krithyam | Sandra Punnoose | Malayalam | |
| 2008 | Bullet | Gayathri | ||
| 2008 | Bandhu Balaga | Chamundeshwari | Kannada | |
| 2009 | Black Dalia | Linda D'Souza | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Govindaya Namaha | Mumtaz | Kannada | |
| 2012 | Nandeesha | Sonia | ||
| 2013 | Bachchan | Anjali | ||
| 2013 | Shravani Subramanya | Benne | Special appearance [10] | |
| 2014 | Shivajinagara | Pavithra | ||
| 2015 | Pulan Visaranai 2 | Sonya Varma | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Vaastu Prakaara | Nirmala | Kannada | |
| 2015 | Uppi 2 | Sheela | Extended cameo | |
| 2015 | Aatagara | Mallika | ||
| 2016 | Killing Veerappan | Shreya | ||
| 2016 | Jessie | Nandini | ||
| 2018 | Seizer | Divya | ||
| Work | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachchan | 61st Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress – Kannada | Nominated | [11] |
| 3rd SIIMA Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [12] | |
| Santosham Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | [13] | |
| Shivajinagar | 4th SIIMA Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [14] |
| Aatagara | 63rd Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Kannada | Won | [15] |
| South Scope Awards | Rising Sensation of the Year | Won | [16] | |
| Vaastu Prakaara | 5th SIIMA Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [17] |
| Killing Veerappan | 6th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actress – Kannada | Nominated | [18] |
| Best Actress (Critics) | Won | |||
| 2nd IIFA Utsavam | Best Actress | Won | [ citation needed ] | |
| 64th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Kannada | Nominated | [ citation needed ] | |
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