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1. Shruthi Naidu


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Shruti Naidu is a well known Kannada TV and film actor, director and producer, who later came to be recognized as an ultimate "Youth Cultural Icon" in Karnataka. She is a renowned name in Kannada TV and film industry and reached a peak in her career with her individuality and performance in several forums.

She had enacted many roles like the actor, director, and producer through which she has attracted millions of viewers. She began her television journey as an anchor for a cookery show titled ‘Saviruchi.’

She has set up 'Shruti Naidu Chithra production company in Bangalore and has allowed Ramesh Indira to be the CEO and creative head of the company who is also a writer and director.

She shot to fame with her acting skills in "Preethi Illada Mele," and there was no looking bac...


2. Tara


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Anuradha is an Indian Film Actress and Politician. She worked in the Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu Film Industry. She is popular by her stage name Tara. Tara was born on the 4th of March in the year 1973. She was born in Bengaluru, Karnataka. She is married to H. C. Venugopal, a Cinematographer in the year 2005. They had a son in 2013.

She was appointed as the President of Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy on the 15th of March in the year 2012. She served until June of 2013. Tara started her career as an actress with the Tamil Film Ingeyum Oru Gangai in the year 1984. She later appeared in many Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films like Sundara Swapnagalu (1986), Agni Natchathiram (1988), Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar (1990), Paris Pranaya (2003), Maatraan (2012), Hebbet Ramakka (2018), and many more.

She won five Karnataka State A...

Date of Birth: 04-03-1973
Age: 51
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Kannada
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 04-03-1973
Age: 51
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Kannada
Skills: Movie Actress

3. Sharmiela Mandre


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Sharmiela Mandre was born in Bangalore, Karnataka and mainly appears in South Indian Films. She has been in the South Indian Film Industry since 2008. She has been a prominent actress in Kannada films and has also acted in a few Tamil and Telugu films. Sharmiela comes from a family of distributors and producers due to which she has had a connection with the industry right from her childhood. Venturing into this industry has been her dream since childhood, and she has sure done well to fulfil that dream of hers.

Despite coming from an affluent background full of people having influential connections from the film industry, she chose to make herself capable before fulfilling her ambition. She pursued a course in acting in London and even did modelling for a few years befor...

Date of Birth: 28-10-1989
Age: 34
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Kannada
Skills:
Date of Birth: 28-10-1989
Age: 34
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Kannada

4. Sudha Rani


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Sudha Rani is an Indian actress in Kannada movie industry. Sudharani was born to Nagalakshmi and Gopalakrishna. She started her modeling career in print ads at the age of 3.Her mother joined her in dance classes at age 5.Sudha Rani is a Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi dancer. Sudha Rani has featured in several critically acclaimed films in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. Films like Anand, Panchama Veda, Mysooru Mallige, Anuraga Sangama, Mannina Doniand, Sparsha etc. are some of her memorable films. She has twice won the Filmfare Awards and Karnataka State Film Awards for her performances in Kannada film industry.


Sudha Rani began her film career as a child artist in the film Kiladi Kittu in 1978.In 1989 she has acted in her first film which is Tamil and after a gap of three years she has made her debut in ...

Date of Birth: 14-08-1974
Age: 49
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Female
Language: Kannada
Skills:
Date of Birth: 14-08-1974
Age: 49
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Female
Language: Kannada

5. Vaishali


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Vaishali or also known as Vaishali Krishnan is a Tamil model, actress, emcee, and television anchor, who worked on Star Vijay’s Office, Puthuyugam TV’s Day Out Show, Zee Tamizh’s Top 10 Show, Jaya TV’s Super Singer, and Star Vijay’s Kalyanam Mudhal Kaadhal Varai.

 

 

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Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress

6. Malavika Avinash


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Malavika Avinash is a South Indian film actress, notable television serial performer and an acclaimed anchor.  She was born to N Ganesan and Savithri. Her mother was a famous writer, an acclaimed vocalist and an accomplished dancer. She started learning Bharatanatyam even from her school days. She also learned Sitar in her early teen ages. Her entry into the profession of acting came as a surprise when the famous director G V Iyer happened to see her dancer concert and made note of her. He gave her a chance as Krishna in his movie “Krishnavathar” and it was a colossal success. Following it she performed in a children’s movie “Nakkalla Raajakumari” directed by Prema Karanth’s and it received grant recognition.

She took her...

Date of Birth: 28-01-1976
Age: 48
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Female
Language: Tamil
Skills:
Date of Birth: 28-01-1976
Age: 48
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Female
Language: Tamil

7. Rajendra Urs


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Rajendra Urs is a film editor based in Karnataka. He particularly works in the Sandalwood film industry. He is popularly known for working as a film editor in a film called Premier Padmini, which was released on 24 April 2019. The film was about a man who is facing his midlife crisis but decides to embark on a journey with his driver in an old car called Premier Padmini. During his journey, he realizes the meaning of life and learns that he is not entirely lost. The film was directed by Ramesh Indira, and the cast includes Madhu Bala, Hitha Chandrashekar, Dattanna, H.G. Dattatreya, Jaggesh, Pramod Panju, Vivek Sinha, Ravi Sitaraman and Sudharani. 

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Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Editor
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Editor

8. Devi Shree Guruji


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Devi shree Guruji has worked in various prime entertainment and news Networks like Zee Kannada, Zee Telugu, Public News Channel, Janashri News Impacting Astrology and Spiritual Advice. The spiritual advices he shares is viewed by more then 70 lakh people in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. He has shown the path of peace to many people and has made their life better with his knowledge.

He is known as a profound holistic healer, counsellor and Astronumimerologist. He also won many prestigious awards like Dharmika Ratna (2010), Jyothishya Padmashree (2011), Ramalashstra Pandith (2012), Agama Alankara Chatura (2012), Jyothishya Rathna (2013), and Honorary Doctorate (2014).

Devishree Guruji Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)

Devishree Guruji Family Tree

Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: TV-Actor
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: TV-Actor

9. Keshav Chandra


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Keshav Chandra is an Indian lyricist, playback singer and screenwriter who is widely popular for his songs from the Kannada drama “Sahasi Makkalu” (2018). He started his career as a lyricist, penning down the songs ‘Priyanka,’ ‘Gange Thayane,’ and ‘Oh Geleya’ for Dinesh Babu’s biographic Kannada drama “Priyanka” (2016).

The success of his songs paved the way for his next endeavor, “Ananthana Chellata” (2016), directed by S. Chandru. Not only did Keshav scribe the lyrics for most of the songs but also lent his voice to one, ‘Elrangene Nanu Obba,’ marking his debut as a playback singer.

Next, he tried his hand at screenwriting, putting ink to paper for the plot of A.R. Ravindra’s “Chalagara” (2017), which communicat...

Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Lyricist
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Lyricist

10. Srinath


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Srinath is an Indian director and actor. He began his career by acting in drama troupes and then moved to the film industry. He appeared in various daily soaps on television like Kadhalikka Neramillai. Later, he started doing films like Unnale Unnale and Ullam Ketkumae. he has directed two movies till date being, Muthirai and Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham.

His works as an actor include Naalaya Theerpu, Nammavar, Maanbumigu Maanavan, 12B, Kadhal Virus, Alai, Ullam Ketkumae, Vattaram, Unnale Unnale, Santosh Subramaniam, Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar, Aadatha Aatamellam, Anandha Tandavam, Vaada Poda Nanbargal, Manam Kothi Paravai, Etho Seithai Ennai, Inga Enna Solluthu, Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham and many more.

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Date of Birth: 12-05-1974
Age: 49
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Date of Birth: 12-05-1974
Age: 49
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil

11. Srujan Lokesh


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Srujan Lokesh had always dreamed of becoming an actor since his family had a background in the cinema industry and home environment supported the seed of following the same path. As a child artist, he has worked in movies like 'Bhujangayyana Dashavathara' in the year 1990 and ' Veerappan' in 1991. Srujan first got the break as a lead role in the year 2002 in the film Neela Megha Shyama along with Radhika Kumaraswamy in the lead female role. However, the film didn't perform well in the theatres. Later, he played several supporting role in the films like 'Navagraha', 'Andhar Bahar', 'Porki', 'Chingari', 'Edegarike', 'Snehitaru.’ Srujan Lokesh has also hosted television reality shows starting from a dance reality show 'Sye'.

Date of Birth: 28-06-1980
Age: 43
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: TV-Actor
Date of Birth: 28-06-1980
Age: 43
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: TV-Actor

12. Sihi Kahi Chandru


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 Sihi Kahi Chandru is a noted artist in Kannada films and television. He is also a producer, director, and a theatre personality noted for his famous comedy play Nee naa naadare Naa nee ne na?, an adaption of Shakespeare’s play The Comedy Of Errors. He was given this name after his TV serial Sihi Kahi aired on Doordarshan during 1986-87. His wife Sihi Kahi Geetha also acted in the serial. They played the role of husband and wife in the serial; the show was very popular among Kannada audiences as Doordarshan was the only means of entertainment in television those days. After then the success of the serial gave both Chandru and Geetha the name “Sihi Kahi Chandru” and “Sihi Kahi Geetha”. Sihi Kahi literally means – the collaboration of bitter and sweet,  in the Kan...

Date of Birth: 15-04-1961
Age: 63
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Date of Birth: 15-04-1961
Age: 63
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada

13. Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar


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Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is a multitalented figure in the cultural domain of South India. He is a renowned writer (having written screenplays, dialogues, and stories), director, producer, columnist, and a lyricist. He was born on 15th August 1951 in a village named Nagathihalli in Mandya district, Karnataka. Since the very beginning, he had an inclination towards literature and so, he mastered in Kannada literature from the Mysore University. His first profession was of a Kannada professor at the Mysore University itself. Soon, he became a successful intellectual and literary figure, having authored many novels and short stories (publishing them as a collection), for which he won the Aryabhatta Awards.

He entered the film industry in 1986 with ‘...

Date of Birth: 15-08-1958
Age: 65
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 15-08-1958
Age: 65
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Director

14. C. R. Simha


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Channapatna Ramaswami Simha, the Kannada actor, director, dramatist and playwright, was born on 16th of June in 1942 in Karnataka to a Brahmin family in Karnataka. At the tender age of 12, Simha took to the stage as a member of the Histronics Club of National College situated at Basavanagudi, which is in Bangalore. He performed in Kannada plays such as "Manavemba Markata", "Bahaddur Ganda".

Interestingly, he authored a book titled ‘Family Doctor’ at the shocking age of thirteen. In 1972, he consolidated a theatre group that went by the name of ‘Nataranga’ and proceeded towards the direction of plays such as Kakana Kote and Tughlaq among others. His next project was adaptations of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Drea...

Date of Birth: 16-06-1942
Age: 81
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 16-06-1942
Age: 81
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Movie Actor

15. Vicky


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The maverick director of Kannada film industry Duniya Soori has introduced this film actor Vicky in his latest flick Kendasampige. This year has been really a good year for all the new debutants in Sandalwood. The new actors were not trained in acting, but their talent and good acting have really impressed the viewers. The new hero in Sandalwood is Vicky among them. His real name is Santhosh. This actor had changed name to Vicky with this new film. Hereafter the Kannada film industry will know Santhosh by Vicky always. Santhosh, who made his Sandalwood debut through Kendasampige was actually Soori's driver and associate director in the past. When the director was on a lookout for a new face for the film Kendasampige, he felt Santhosh could fit into the character and ...

Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Movie Actor
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Movie Actor