Radhika Narayan
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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Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Dancer, Model |
Years active | 2015–present |
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. 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. 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), 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
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Note | Ref |
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2015 | RangiTaranga | Indu Suvarna/ Harini | Debut Film | |
2016 | U Turn | Maya | ||
2017 | BB5 | Kriti | ||
Kaafi Thota | Maithili | |||
2018 | Hottegagi Genu Bategagi | Shravya | ||
Asathoma Sadhgamaya | Sherlin | |||
The Villain | Herself | Cameo 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
Year | Film | Award | Category | Result |
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2015 | RangiTaranga | 1st IIFA Utsavam Award | Best Actress – Kannada | Nominated |
5th SIIMA Awards | Best Debutante | Nominated | ||
2016 | U Turn | 6th SIIMA Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
2nd IIFA Utsavam | Best Supporting Actress - Kannada | Nominated | ||
2019 | Mundina Nildana | 9th SIIMA Awards[7] | Best Actress | Nominated |
References
- Nathan, Archana (3 May 2016). "Radhika's road to success". The Hindu.
- "Radhika Rotten Tomatoes Biography". Rotten Tomatoes.
- "Radhika's Rangitaranga shoot experience". Times Of India.
- "U-Turn review: Pawan Kumar delivers a must-watch supernatural thriller!".
- Mundina Nildana - Official Trailer I Praveen Tej, Radhika Narayan, Ananya Kashyap I Vinay Bharadwaj, retrieved 8 February 2020
- Shivaji Surathkal - The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya - Trailer | Ramesh Aravind | Akash Srivatsa, retrieved 8 February 2020
- "The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2019". South Indian International Movie Awards. Retrieved 24 August 2021.