Nithya Ram
Nithya Ram | |
|---|---|
 Nithya Ram in a scene from Nandhini | |
| Born | 31 January 1990 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010-2019 |
| Known for | Nandhini |
| Spouse |
Gautam N (m. 2019) |
| Parent | K. S. Ramu (father) |
| Relatives | Rachita Ram (younger sister) |
Nithya Ram is an Indian actress and model who works in Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam soap operas and a few films. She began her career as an actress in Kannada television soap operas. She is the elder sister of actress Rachita Ram.[1] As of 2017, she played the main lead in the mega hit show Nandini as Nandini and Ganga.
Early life and career
Nithya Ram comes from a family of artists with her father K. S. Ramu and sister Rachita Ram being classical dancers themselves, and the latter has since appeared in films. Nithya is a trained classical dancer from Welight Academy as well. She holds a graduate degree in biotechnology and worked for some time, but her "dream of becoming a heroine never died."[2]
Nithya started her career as an actress with a Kannada television show opera Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu, which aired on Zee Kannada, that co-starred her sister as well. She went on to appear in other Kannada shows such as Karpoorada Gombe, Rajkumari and Eradu Kanasu.[3] Following this, she worked in one Telugu movie, i. e., Muddhu Bidda. After that, she had been signed for a film opposite Diganth, which however failed to take off.[2] In 2014, she was signed to play a lead role in Muddu Manase opposite Aru Gowda. Around the time, she signed to her second movie opera in Telugu, Amma Naa Kodala.[4] Later, She also played the lead role in the Tamil superhit television serial Nandini.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Name of television series | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu | Malli | Kannada | Debut serial |
| 2012–2013 | Aval | Shalini | Tamil | Tamil debut |
| 2013 | Karpoorada Gombe | Shravani | Kannada | |
| Rajkumari | Rajakumari | |||
| 2012–2014 | Muddu Bidda | Geetha/Sangeetha | Telugu | Dual role & First Telugu serial |
| 2014–2017 | Amma Naa Kodala | Madhumita chaitu | ||
| 2015 | Eradu Kanasu | Kannada | ||
| 2016 | Girija Kalyana | Parvathi | Debut in Mythological TV series | |
| 2017–2019 | Nandini | Nandini and Ganga- Dual Role (Season 1) | Tamil () Kannada () |
Malayalam (dubbed) Telugu (dubbed) Sinhalese(Subtitles) |
| Nandini and Janani-Dual role (Season 2) | ||||
| 2017–2018 | Killadi Kids | Judge | Kannada | Kids talent show aired on Sun TV & Udaya TV |
| Asathal Chutties | Tamil | |||
| 2018 | Saavale Samali | Anchor | challenging reality show on Sun TV & Udaya TV. | |
| Savalige Sye | Kannada | |||
| Nandhini Kudumbam | Herself | Tamil | special show on Sun TV | |
| Masala Cafe | Judge | Tamil | Sun Life program | |
| 2019 | Lakshmi Stores | DC Nithya | Cameo Appearance |
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Muddu Manase | Poorvi | Kannada | Debut Kannada film |
| 2022 | Kaypakka | Seetha | Malayalam | Debut Malayalam film[citation needed] |
See also
References
- ^ "Rachita Ram and Nithya Ram are sisters". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ a b A. Sharadhaa (27 August 2013). "Nithya enters tinsel town". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ Prasad S., Shym. "Ranchita Ram's fairytale journey in Sandalwood". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Nithya Ram returns to the small screen". The Times of India. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
External links
- Nithya Ram at IMDb