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Top 10 Best Actors In Kannada 2023

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1. Yash

Yash alias Naveen Kumar Gowda is a popular star of Kannada movies. He was born on January 8th in the year 1986 in Bhuvana Halli, Hassan part of Karnataka. He now resides in Bangalore. The actor began his acting career with theater plays. He was part of the Benaka drama troupe started by B.V.Karanth. The actor then made his foray into television serials and debuted in Nanda Gokula on ETV. He then went on to act in a number of serials like Uttarayana, Malebillu, Preethi Illada Mele and Shiva. He became noted for his performance in Preethi Illada Mele. His performances and good looks beckoned him to tinsel town and Yash made his film debut in 2007 in the movie Jambada Hu...

Date of Birth: 08-01-1986

Age: 38

Star Sign: Capricorn

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor

Yash Biography

Date of Birth: 08-01-1986

Age: 38

Star Sign: Capricorn

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor

2. Darshan Thoogudeepa

Darshan also known as Darshan Thoogudeep is an actor from South India well known for his roles mainly in Kannada movies. He is known to be one of the most famous and credible film stars in the Kannada cinema industry. He was born on February 16th in the year 1977 in the city of Mysuru (then known as Mysore) in Karnataka. He was born to parents Meena and Thoogudeepa Srinivas (also known as Mysore Srinivas) one of the most well known evergreen actors in the history of Kannada cinema known for his notorious and villainous roles. After his father had died in the year 1995, Darshan had to struggle a lot before he had found his way to being o...

Date of Birth: 16-02-1977

Age: 47

Star Sign: Aquarius

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor

Darshan Thoogudeepa Biography

Date of Birth: 16-02-1977

Age: 47

Star Sign: Aquarius

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor

3. Sudeep

Sanjeev Sudeep, known by the short name, Sudeep is an Indian film actor, director, screenwriter, playback singer, and producer. He has mostly worked in Kannada cinema. He has also appeared in Big Boss version of Kannada television. Sudeep, being a Mechanical engineer by graduation first had the opportunity begin his acting career with a television advertisement title 'Premada Kadambari'. Sudeep debuted in the film industry with 'Brahma' in 1966 which however could not make it to the theaters. His second film 'O Kusuma Bale' also shared the similar fate. After sincere efforts and patience in 1997, his third film 'Thayavva' was released. This ...

Date of Birth: 02-09-1973

Age: 50

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor, Villain

Sudeep Biography

Date of Birth: 02-09-1973

Age: 50

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor, Villain

4. Shiva Rajkumar

Shiva Rajkumar is the populous Kannada actor, who was born in the year 1962. He is the son of the veteran Kannada actor Raj Kumar. Shiva Raj Kumar was born in Chennai and he is the eldest one in the family. Raghavendra Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar are his younger brothers and he has two sisters too. He did his graduation in chemistry in Chennai, New College. After completing his graduation, he joined M. G. R. Film and Television Training Institute to learn acting. He is also a Kuchipudi dancer. He made his debut through the movie Anand in Kannada. This movie released in the year 1986 and Shiva got a good name in that movie. He is celebrating his silver jubilee in the...

Date of Birth: 12-07-1962

Age: 61

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor, Actor

Shiva Rajkumar Biography

Date of Birth: 12-07-1962

Age: 61

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor, Actor

5. Upendra Rao

Upendra Rao is an Indian actor, who was born on 18th September 1967 as the second son of the Rao family. Not only an actor, Upendra is an established director, producer, screenwriter, playback singer and a lyricist in Kannada cinema. He was born in Koteshwara, Kundapur, Mysore State to a very poor family. His parents are Manjunatha Rao and Anusuya. He is also known as Uppi. He has an elder brother named Sudheendra Rao. He completed his higher studies at APS College of Commerce in Bangalore and obtained his B. Com degree. During his college days, he performed in college stage plays. He is married to Priyanka Trivedi and she was Miss Kolkata in 1996. They have worked together in Telugu film Raa and H2O. Upendra and Priyanka have tw...

Date of Birth: 18-09-1967

Age: 56

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor

Upendra Rao Biography

Date of Birth: 18-09-1967

Age: 56

Star Sign: Virgo

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor

6. Rakshit Shetty

Rakshit Shetty is a Kannada film actor and director. Rakshit was born on 6th June 1983 in Udupi, Karnataka. He currently lives in Bangalore, Karnataka. He graduated from Electronics and Communication Engineering from NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte. Then he worked as a software professional for a while before turning to acting. Rakshit played a small role in the 2010 year film ‘Nam Areal Ondina’, which was his first appearance on the screen as an actor. ‘Simple Agi Ondh Love Story’ released in 2013 gave him the popularity. Rakshit tried his hand on direction with the film ‘Ulidavaru Kandanthe’ released in 2014. For his debut director...

Date of Birth: 06-06-1983

Age: 40

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor, Director, Lyricist, Dialogue Writer, Screenplay Writer, Story Writer, Supporting Actor, Special Thanks, Producer, Actor

Rakshit Shetty Biography

Date of Birth: 06-06-1983

Age: 40

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor, Director, Lyricist, Dialogue Writer, Screenplay Writer, Story Writer, Supporting Actor, Special Thanks, Producer, Actor

7. Rishab Shetty

Rishab Shetty is a Kannada film actor and director. He was born on July 7 in Keradi Village, Kundapur, Karnataka. He studied film direction at the Government Film and TV Institute in Bangalore and started his career as an Assistant Director to A.M.R. Ramesh in the 2006 bilingual drama film, Cyanide. Afterward, he assisted Arvind Kaushik in a television series before he made his acting debut in the Kannada film, Tuglak (2012), which Kaushik also directed. In 2013, Shetty did a small stint as a police officer in Pawan Kumar’s romantic psychological thriller film, Lucia. The following year, he starred in the neo-noir crime drama film, Ulidavaru Kandanthe, a film that also marks his directorial debut. The film earned positive t...

Date of Birth: 07-07

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Director, Supporting Actor, Producer, Screenplay Writer, Story Writer, Actor

Rishab Shetty Biography

Date of Birth: 07-07

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Director, Supporting Actor, Producer, Screenplay Writer, Story Writer, Actor

8. Nikhil Gowda

Nikhil Gowda also known as Nikhil Kumaraswamy, is an Indian actor who displays his skills in Telugu and Kannada film industry. He made his first cry on 22nd January 1990 which currently makes his 27 years old. Besides being an actor, the multi-talented Nikhil is also a businessman. He made the third generation of the Gowda family, a family full of politicians. His father H. D. Kumaraswamy being the former Chief Minister of Karnataka and Grandfather H. D. Deve Gowda the former Prime Minister, he was supposed to jump on the bandwagon. However the youngster had other plans. He mentioned how his father has associations with the Kannada film industry and his desire to see the apple of his eye as a hero. He debuted in the movie Jaguar, under t...

Date of Birth: 22-01-1990

Age: 34

Star Sign: Aquarius

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor

Nikhil Gowda Biography

Date of Birth: 22-01-1990

Age: 34

Star Sign: Aquarius

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor

9. Ganesh

Ganesh is an Indian actor and a producer who predominantly works in the Kannada Film Industry. He came to fame by anchoring a show called “Comedy Time” which was aired on Udaya Channel. He acted in the movie “Mungaru Male” which made him an instant superstar in the Kannada film industry. Born in Adakamaranahalli, to Kishan and Sulochna, Ganesh is the eldest son in his family. He has two brothers: Mahesh and Umesh. He completed his Diploma course in Electronics from Nelamangala. He says the bug of acting bit him in his childhood. “Guttu” was the first time when we saw Ganesh in front of the camera. Ganesh started off as a junior artist, portraying small roles in...

Date of Birth: 02-07-1977

Age: 46

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor

Ganesh Biography

Date of Birth: 02-07-1977

Age: 46

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor

10. Duniya Vijay

Vijay aka Duniya Vijay is an actor of Kannada cinema. This actor has acted in many films, and he was practically unrecognizable from the gritty characters that he played which were so meaningless. Later on, he landed up receiving some significant character and came to be recognized. His first film in which he appeared and got noticed was a film ‘Duniya’ in 2007. He had a struggling life in Sandalwood and stated to accept small roles till he was offered to play a good character by director Soori in 2007. Later, this talented actor had made his own niche of fans with his different movies and acting. However, he is a well-known face...

Date of Birth: 20-01-1974

Age: 50

Star Sign: Aquarius

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada

Skills: Movie Actor

Duniya Vijay Biography

Date of Birth: 20-01-1974

Age: 50

Star Sign: Aquarius

Gender: Male

Language: Kannada