Radhika Narayan | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress, Dancer, Model |
| Years active | 2015āpresent |
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[edit | edit source]
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.[3][4] Besides being a film actress, she is a trained Kathak dancer,[5] who is actively involved with WeMove Theatre movement and also acted in short films.[6] 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[edit | edit source]
In her big screen debut in Anup Bhandari's directorial Kannada thriller RangiTaranga (2015),[7] 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).[8][9] Recently, she has appeared in the Black Stone agarbatti's advertisement.
Filmography[edit | edit source]
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| 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 | [10] | ||
| 2020 | Shivaji Surathkal | Janani | [11][12] | ||
| 2021 | Chase
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Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2015 | RangiTaranga | 1st IIFA Utsavam Award | Best Actress ā 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[13] | Best Actress | Nominated |
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Nathan, Archana (3 May 2016). "Radhika's road to success". The Hindu.
- ā "Radhika Rotten Tomatoes Biography". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ā "Radhika Chetan Biography". Filmibeat.
- ā "Radhika Chetan".
- ā "Radhika's Rangitaranga shoot experience". Times Of India.
- ā "Radhika Chetan Plays a detective In A Short Film!". nettv4u.
- ā "RANGITARANGA TO RE-RELEASE ON JULY 1ST".
- ā "Cinemachaat/tag/radhika-chetan".
- ā "U-Turn review: Pawan Kumar delivers a must-watch supernatural thriller!".
- ā Mundina Nildana - Official Trailer I Praveen Tej, Radhika Narayan, Ananya Kashyap I Vinay Bharadwaj, retrieved 8 February 2020
- ā Shivaji Surathkal - The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya - Trailer | Ramesh Aravind | Akash Srivatsa, retrieved 8 February 2020
- ā "Shivaji Surathkal (2020) - Movie | Reviews, Cast & Release Date - BookMyShow".
- ā "The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2019". South Indian International Movie Awards. Retrieved 24 August 2021.