Radhika Narayan

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Radhika Narayan
Born
Udupi, Karnataka, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation(s) Actress, Dancer, Model
Years active2015–present

Radhika Narayan is an Indian actress, [1] working primarily in mainstream Kannada cinema, and in Kannada theater, is a method actress who is known for the selection of her projects.

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Early life

Radhika Narayan [2] was born in the Krishna Temple city Udupi, Karnataka. She is an engineering graduate from Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology, in the Heritage city Mysore.[ citation needed ] Besides being a film actress, she is a trained Kathak dancer, [3] who is actively involved with WeMove Theatre movement and also acted in short films.[ citation needed ] She has also worked as a model from earlier in her career. She was also a yoga instructor in Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana in Bangalore.

Career

In her big screen debut in Anup Bhandari's directorial Kannada thriller RangiTaranga (2015),[ citation needed ] she plays the protagonist character as Indu Suvarna, the wife of Gautam Suvarna (Nirup Bhandari). The movie was critically acclaimed for its screenplay, score and cinematography. Due to its word-of-mouth marketing the movie was a blockbuster in Karnataka and got a tremendous response in its worldwide release. Following Rangitaranga, Radhika played a supporting role in Pawan Kumar's thriller U Turn (2016). [4] Recently, she has appeared in the Black Stone agarbatti's advertisement.

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNoteRef
2015 RangiTaranga Indu Suvarna/ HariniDebut Film
2016 U Turn Maya
2017 BB5 Kriti
Kaafi Thota Maithili
2018 Hottegagi Genu Bategagi Shravya
Asathoma SadhgamayaSherlin
The Villain HerselfCameo appearance in a song "Bolo Bolo Ramappa"
2019 Mundina Nildana Meera Sharma [5]
2020 Shivaji Surathkal Janani [6]
2022 Chase Nidhi
2023 Shivaji Surathkal 2 Janani

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2015 RangiTaranga 1st IIFA Utsavam AwardBest Actress – KannadaNominated
5th SIIMA Awards Best DebutanteNominated
2016 U Turn 6th SIIMA Awards Best Supporting ActressWon
2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Supporting Actress - KannadaNominated
2019 Mundina Nildana 9th SIIMA Awards [7] Best ActressNominated

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