Yukthi Naidu

Yukthi Naidu is an Indian actress and anchor who predominantly works in the Kannada television industry. Yukthi is also a fantastic dancer and a model. Yukthi Naidu was born on October 30 in Karnataka, in a family without filmy background. The actress has an older brother Yashas Naidu. Yukthi completed her schooling at Bangalore International Academy in Karnataka. Apart from studies, Yukthi Naidu actively participated in extracurricular activities like dance and yoga on school days. Moreover, Yukthi also proudly represented India at the international Yoga contest in Hong Kong and made it to the top seven positions. Later, Yukthi studied PU at Jain College in Bangalore.

Yukthi Naidu started her career as a model. She worked as a model for fashion shows and was also seen walking the ramp. In 2016, Yukthi Naidu participated in the pageant show Princess Andhra Pradesh 2016 and emerged as the contest winner. Then, Yukthi Naidu made her television debut as an anchor in the Kannada children's television channel Chintu TV. She has anchored various shows for the channel including, Chintu News, Nakra Bakraa, Street Dance, and Back to School. In 2016, the actress appeared in a guest role in the popular Kannada television serial Punar Vivaha. In 2017, Yukthi Naidu auditioned for a role in the Zee Kannada serial Bramhagantu, which revolves around the life of a plus-sized girl and the humiliations she receives in life.

After successfully passing through the auditions, Yukthi got selected to play Pranathi, sister of the main lead, in the show. Her cute expressions and her acting as a timid sister and a bold wife gave her extraordinary fame in no time. Being a passionate dancer, Yukthi Naidu couldn't contain her excitement when she received the opportunity to participate in the reality dance show Dance Karnataka Dance Family War Season 2 on Zee Kannada. Along with her Bramhagantu serial co-star Rakshith, Yukthi Naidu made her appearance in the dance reality show with Ravi master as their choreographer. The show started on an excellent note for Yukthi, and the pair gave a stunning performance together. But, unfortunately, Rakshith suffered a ligament tear and had to opt-out of the show.

Still, Yukthi single-handedly performed for a couple of episodes in the front and gained appreciation from the judges. When things moved well with her new dancing partner Koushik, Yukthi fractured her left hand a few weeks before the grand finale. But, Yukthi didn't settle for the least and returned to the show after her operation. She performed with her fractured hand and advanced to the finale. In the grand finale, Yukthi Naidu ended up as the show's runner-up with a ten lakh rupees cash prize.