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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.

Radhika Narayan
Born
Udupi, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actress, Dancer, Model
Years active2015–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.[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
2015RangiTarangaIndu Suvarna/ HariniDebut Film
2016U TurnMaya
2017BB5Kriti
Kaafi ThotaMaithili
2018Hottegagi Genu BategagiShravya
Asathoma SadhgamayaSherlin
The VillainHerselfCameo appearance in a song “Bolo Bolo Ramappa”
2019Mundina NildanaMeera Sharma[5]
2020Shivaji SurathkalJanani[6]
2022ChaseNidhi
2023Shivaji Surathkal 2Janani

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2015RangiTaranga1st IIFA Utsavam AwardBest Actress – KannadaNominated
5th SIIMA AwardsBest DebutanteNominated
2016U Turn6th SIIMA AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon
2nd IIFA UtsavamBest Supporting Actress – KannadaNominated
2019Mundina Nildana9th SIIMA Awards[7]Best ActressNominated

References

  1. ^ Nathan, Archana (3 May 2016). “Radhika’s road to success”. The Hindu.
  2. ^ “Radhika Rotten Tomatoes Biography”. Rotten Tomatoes.
  3. ^ “Radhika’s Rangitaranga shoot experience”. Times Of India.
  4. ^ “U-Turn review: Pawan Kumar delivers a must-watch supernatural thriller!”.
  5. ^ Mundina Nildana – Official Trailer I Praveen Tej, Radhika Narayan, Ananya Kashyap I Vinay Bharadwaj, retrieved 8 February 2020
  6. ^ Shivaji Surathkal – The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya – Trailer | Ramesh Aravind | Akash Srivatsa, retrieved 8 February 2020
  7. ^ “The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2019”. South Indian International Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.