Roopa Iyer

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Roopa Iyer
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Born (1982-07-24) 24 July 1982 (age 42)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film director, actor
Spouse
Gautam Srivatsa
(m. 2014)

Roopa Iyer is a film director and actor.

Career

She played the lead actress in the movie Daatu. She directed and wrote the movie Mukhaputa . [1] [2] In 2013, she directed & produced her bilingual big budget film Chandra in Kannada and Tamil. [3]

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Filmography

YearFilmDirectorProducerScreenwriterActorNotes
1998 A NoNoNoYes
2005 Magic Ajji NoNoNoYes
2007DaatuNoNoNoYes
2010 Mukhaputa YesNoYesYes
2013 Chandra YesYesYesNoSimultaneously shot in Tamil

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