Radhika Narayan
Born
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actress, Dancer, Model
Years active2015–present

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.

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

Key
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YearFilmRoleNoteRef
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
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

  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.
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