Samyuktha Hegde
Samyuktha Hegde | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 July 1998 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Samyuktha Hegde is an Indian actress who made her debut with the film Kirik Party opposite Rakshit Shetty, directed by Rishab Shetty. She is a recipient of Filmfare Awards South for her performance in the same.
She participated in reality shows MTV Roadies, Bigg Boss Kannada (2017) and MTV Splitsvilla, where she ended up as the first runner up (2018).
Early years and personal life
Samyuktha S Hegde was born to a Hindu Havyaka Brahmin father and Christian mother in Bengaluru. Her native village is Kelaginamane, a place in the Uttara Kannada district. She did her schooling from St. Paul's English School and did her pre-university from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College. She discontinued her degree course in BA psychology and journalism in Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College to continue pursuing dancing and acting.[2][1]
Career
In 2016, aged 17,[1] Hegde was cast as a parallel female lead in Rakshit Shetty's comedy-drama Kirik Party. Impressed by her Facebook profile, the makers called her for an audition that she subsequently cleared.[2] The film received critical acclaim and emerged a major commercial success.[3][4] Hegde's performance playing the love interest of Shetty's character won praise for Hegde; a reviewer for The Times of India stated that "Samyuktha Hegde, as the bubbly Aarya, has a tough act to follow given the peppy first half and impresses by holding her own in crucial scenes",[5] while The New Indian Express's reviewer felt that Hegde "outshone in the film along with the main character".[6]
In 2016, Hegde appeared as a contestant in the reality television show MTV Roadies. She said that being a part of the show had been her childhood dream.[7] In 2017, she participated in Bigg Boss Kannada and entered on Day 58 as a guest entrant. However, she was ejected on Day 66 for physically assualting co-contestant Samir Acharya.[8]
In October 2018, Hegde entered MTV Splitsvilla in its eleventh season as a wild card entrant.
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kirik Party | Arya | Kannada | Rishab Shetty | Filmfare Award for Best supporting Actress Radio City Award for the Best Debutant Female Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Debutant — Female |
[9] |
| 2017 | College Kumar | Keerthi | Santhu | [10] | ||
| 2018 | Kirrak Party | Satya | Telugu | Sharan Koppisetti | [11] | |
| 2019 | Watchman | Anitha | Tamil | A. L. Vijay | ||
| Omme Nishyabda Omme Yudda | Kannada | Sree Nag | ||||
| Puppy | TBA | Tamil | Nattu Dev | Post Production | ||
| Theal | TBA | Harikumar | Filming | |||
| Komali | TBA | Pradeep Ranganathan | Filming |
Television
| Year | Name | Role | Channel | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MTV Roadies 14 | Contestant | MTV India | [7] | |
| Bigg Boss Kannada 5 | Colors Kannada | Ejected, Day 66 | [12] | ||
| 2018 | MTV Splitsvilla 11 | MTV India | Wild Card Entrant |
References
- ^ a b c Yerasala, Ikyatha (29 June 2016). "Such a Kirik Party!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Samyuktha Hegde Biography, Samyuktha Hegde Profile". Filmibeat. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Kirik party joined ₹50 crore club in 100-day, becoming second Kannada film after Mungaru Male". 28 March 2017.
- ^ "'Kirk Party' set to become the third Kannada film in the Rs 50 crore club". bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Kirik Party Movie Review". The Times of India.
- ^ "Youngsters Live The Kirik Life Here". The New Indian Express.
- ^ a b "Kirik Party actress in MTV Roadies". The Times of India.
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/samyuktha-hegde-i-have-been-judged-too-harshly-the-vicious-trolling-abuse-are-truly-disheartening/articleshow/62229842.cms
- ^ The author has posted comments on this article (8 April 2016). "Two new women in Rakshit Shetty's life – The Times of India". M.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Samyuktha Hegde on a signing spree". The Times of India.
- ^ "Nikhil's 'Kirrak Party' nears completion". The Times of India.
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