Ramya
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| Ramya | |
| Born | Divya Spandana November 29, 1981 Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
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| Other name(s) | Lucky Star Kuthu Ramya |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003—present |
Ramya (Kannada: ರಮ್ಯ, also known by her real name Divya Spandana, is a popular actress in the Kannada and Tamil films.
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[edit] Birth and Childhood
Ramya was born in Bangalore, Karnataka on November 29, 1981. She studied at St. Hilda's school in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. She then earned her collegiate at St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore. Ramya participated in stage shows and dance rehearsals from her grade school days. Along with her mother tongue Kannada, she is able to read and write Tamil.
[edit] Career
Ramya stepped into the film industry with Kannada movie Abhi starring against Puneet Rajkumar. Being her latest hit Arasu along with Puneet Rajkumar and Meera Jasmine released in early 2007 has done well again. She is considered to be "golden girl" in Kannada film industry as she has the success rate of close to 90% in her career.
The movie "Amrithadhare" shows her acting in one of her recent films directed by Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar. Her debut film in Kollywood had bombed at the boxoffice.
Her breakthrough in Tamil came through her film Polladhavan (2007 film) where she acted against Dhanush. The film was considered a dark horse success , being released during the Deepavali period. Rajinikanth was all praises for the entire crew of Polladhavan [1].
She also worked in Gautham Menon's Varanam Aayiram opposite Surya. She changed her screen name to Divya which is believed to have brought her more luck in getting hi-fling roles and she has also dubbed in her own voice for Varanam Aayiram.
She is currently shooting for SingamPuli with actor Jeeva in Tamil and Kicha-Hucha with actor Sudeep in Kannada. Her latest movie MussangeMathu with Sudeep was a big hit.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Kannada
| Year | Film | Role | Co-star | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Abhi | Bhanu | punithrajkumar | Dinesh Babu | |
| Excuse Me | Madhumitha | Sunil Rao | Prem | ||
| 2004 | Ranga (S.S.L.C) | Padma | Sudeep | Yograj Bhat | |
| Kanti | Reema | Murali | Bharath | ||
| 2005 | Aadi | Aishwarya | Aadithya | M S Ramesh | |
| Aakash | Nandini | Puneet Rajkumar | Mahesh Babu | ||
| Gowramma | Gowri | Upendra | B Naganna | ||
| Amrithadhare | Amritha | Dhyan | Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar | ||
| 2006 | Sevanthi Sevanthi | Sevanthi | Vijaya Reghavendra | S Narayan | |
| Julie | Julie | Dino Morea | Poornima Mohan | ||
| Datta | Divya | Darshan Thoogudeep | Chi Gurudatt | ||
| Jothe Jotheyali | Divya | Prem | Dinakar Thoogudeep | ||
| Thananam Thananam | Vanaja | Shaam,Rakshitha | Kavitha Lankesh | ||
| 2007 | Arasu | Shruthi | Puneet Rajkumar | Mahesh Babu | |
| Prarambha | Prabhu Deva | Santosh Sivan | Short film | ||
| Meera Madhava Raghava | Meera | Diganth | T N Seetharam | ||
| 2008 | Mussanjemaatu | Thanu | Sudeep | Mahesh | |
| Meravanige | Spandana | Mahesh Babu | Guest appearance | ||
| Bombaat | Shalini | Ganesh | D.Rajendra Babu | ||
| Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu | Preethi | Aditya Babu | Veera Shankar | ||
| 2009 | Bhimoos Bang Bang Kids | Upendra | S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu | Post Production | |
| Jothegaara | Prem | Shikamani | Post Production | ||
| Ullasa | Vijay | Prakash | Filming | ||
| Kichha Huchha | Sudeep | Filming |
[edit] Tamil
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kuthu | Anjali | |
| 2004 | Giri | ||
| 2007 | Polladhavan | Hema | |
| 2008 | Thoondil | Divya | |
| 2008 | Vaaranam Aayiram | Priya | |
| 2009 | Kadhal 2 Kalyanam | Filming | |
| 2010 | Singam Puli | Filming |
[edit] Telugu
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Abhimanyu | ||
| 2006 | Amrutha Varsham | Amrutha |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Ramya at the Internet Movie Database
