She worked as a model in Mumbai.[1] In 2004, at the Pond’s Femina Miss India contest, she won Sony My Miss India title.[2] She made her Kannada debut with Thunta (2005) co-starring Balaji. A critic wrote that she “looks cute in the song sequences, but fails short in performance”.[3] In 2006, she won Miss Beautiful Hair at Feminia Miss India.[4] In 2007, she made her Telugu debut with Poramboku. Regarding her performance, a critic wrote that “another major minus is the heroine. She had neither a good physique, nor glamour”.[5][6] She played a minor role in her second Kannada film Gaja (2008).[7] She made her Tamil debut with Mundhinam Paartheney (2010) in which she played salsa trainer.[8] Her co-star Sanjay helped her learn Tamil for the film.[9] A critic wrote that “Out of the three ladies, Ektha has more footage and delivers well”.[10][11]
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