Disha Pandey

Disha Pandey (born 17 January[1][2][lower-alpha 1]) is an Indian actress and model. She has appeared in films in Tamil, notably in the commercial success, Thamizh Padam (2010), and in Telugu and Hindi.

Disha Pandey
Disha Pandey
Born17 January[lower-alpha 1]
Occupations
  • Film actress
  • model
Years active2009–present

Early life

In comments published in a 2011 article in The New Indian Express, Pandey shared that her father was a gazette officer with the education department, and that her mother worked with Hindustan Copper. She also revealed that she has one older sister and a younger brother.[3]

Pandey was in class 12 when she entered films, but was advised to pursue her degree before continuing acting. Despite choosing biology with mathematics in class 12, Disha decided to pursue arts to be able to complete her degree more easily. In 2011, she reported that she completed her first year BA in Human Rights.[3]

Career

Pandey has done modelling for commercials, including for Prince Jewellery and Amul Lassi.[3]

Pandey achieved initial success as an actress in the successful comedy film Thamizh Padam (2010).[2][3][4]

She acted in Mayanginen Thayanginen (2012), a Tamil flick opposite Nitin Sathya and Moksha (2013), a Telugu horror film, directed by Srikanth Vemulapalli. In Mayanginen Thayanginen she played the character of a very homely girl — a customer care executive employed with a call taxi company.[5]

She made her Kannada debut in Jai Lalitha (2014), the Kannada remake of the Malayalam hit Mayamohini (2012). She plays the role that Malayalam actress Mythili played in the original.[6] She has appeared in another Kannada films Bombay Mittai (2015), in which she plays a character interested in travelling and photography.[7]

Filmography
List of Disha Pandey film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2009Bolo RaamJuhi KhanHindiHindi debut[3][5][8]
2010Thamizh PadamPriya TamilTamil debut[2][3][4]
2012Mayanginen ThayanginenShruthiTamil[5]
2013RaceAarthiTeluguTelugu debut[9]
2013Saare Jahaan Se MehngaSumanHindi[10]
2013KeeripullaSandhyaTamil[11]
2013MokshaDishaTelugu[3][5]
2013Chikki MukkiSangeethaTamil[12]
2014Jai LalithaDishaKannadaKannada debut[6]
2015Bombay MittaiAditiKannada[7]
2016CTRL-CDishaTelugu[13]
2018Tamizh Padam 2PriyaTamil[14]
2019Adyaksha in AmericaSimranKannada[15][16]
2020KombuJananiTamil[17]

Notes
  1. The year of her birth has not been reported by a reliable source.

References
  1. மயங்கினேன் தயங்கினேன் [I was stunned and hesitant]. Maalaimalar (in Tamil). 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "'Thamizh Padam' heroine watches 70 Tamil films". IndiaGlitz. 23 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. "'Tamizh Padam' Disha Pandey". The New Indian Express. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. Rangarajan, Malathi (5 February 2010). "Laugh away your blues -- Tamizh Padam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  5. Bharathan, Bijoy (16 November 2010). "Ready for more 'Tamizh Padams'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  6. CR, Sharanya (1 July 2013). "Disha and Aishwarya make their Kannada debut". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  7. "Love for Travel Made Disha Sign 'Bombay Mittai'". The New Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  8. Gupta, Shubhra (2 January 2010). "Bolo Raam". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  9. "Race Telugu review - Telugu/Tamil cinema - Vikram, Bharat Kishore, Karthik, Srinivasa Reddy, Disha Pandey, Nikita Narayan". Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  10. "Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns, Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga – What's Your Pick This Week?". 7 March 2013.
  11. "Keeripulla Movie Review {1/5}: Critic Review of Keeripulla by Times of India". The Times of India.
  12. "A film Chikki Mukki shot in Malaysia". Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  13. "Review : Ctrl-C – Confusing Techno Thriller". 17 June 2016.
  14. "CS Amudhan's 'Tamizh Padam 2' speaks the truth about female characters in Kollywood". 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  15. Suresh, Sunayana (4 October 2019). "Adhyaksha In America Movie Review : An entertaining comedy film featuring Sharan and Ragini". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  16. Sharadhaa, A (5 October 2019). "'Adhyaksha in America' review: The 'Two Countries' remake is a weekend entertainer". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  17. "Disha Pandey's back with a horror thriller". 2 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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