Dhanya Balakrishna
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Dhanya Balakrishna | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 August 1991 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Dhanya Balakrishnan[1][2] |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
| Years active | 2011-present |
Dhanya Balakrishna (born 6 August 1991) is an Indian actress who has appeared mostly in Telugu films along with Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. After making her debut in A. R. Murugadoss's 7am Arivu (2011),[3] she appeared in ventures including Gautham Menon's Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012), Atlee's Raja Rani (2013) and Srikanth Addala's Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013). Dhanya made her debut as female lead in Telugu with Chinni Chinni Aasa (2013).
Early life
Dhanya Balakrishna was born on August 6, 1991 in Bangalore, Karnataka. She was educated at MES.[4]
She came to prominence after consecutively hosting SIIMA Awards along with actors Mirchi Siva and Sathish, in 2016 & 2017.[5]
Career
Balakrishna began her acting career with performances in theatre, before playing a supporting role in A. R. Murugadoss's 7aum Arivu (2011) alongside Suriya and Shruti Haasan.[1] She was next seen in two bilingual projects, portraying supporting roles -[Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi]] (2012) and then Gautham Menon's Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012).[1][4]
Dhanya, portrayed supporting role in the 2013 Telugu film Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu as a girl who proposes to the character played by Mahesh Babu; while in Raja Rani (2013), she was seen as Nivetha, a friend of Nayantara's character. Her first leading role was in the Telugu film Chinni Chinni Aasa (2013), released in November 2013, while other projects, Amrutham Chandamamalo and Second Hand, were released thereafter.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7aum Arivu | Malathi | Tamil | Tamil Debut |
| 2012 | Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi | Rashmi | ||
| Love Failure | Telugu | Telugu Debut | ||
| Neethaane En Ponvasantham | Nithya's friend | Tamil | ||
| Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu | Telugu | |||
| 2013 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | girl who proposes to Chinnodu | ||
| Raja Rani | Nivetha | Tamil | ||
| Chinni Chinni Aasa | Nisha | Telugu | Debut as lead actress | |
| Second Hand | Sahasra / Deepu / Swecha | Also singer for "Jo Tera Hi Ho Mera Hai" | ||
| 2014 | Amrutham Chandamamalo | Sanjeevini | First Space Comedy Film | |
| Run Raja Run | Soundarya / Bangaram | Cameo Appearance | ||
| Chinnadana Nee Kosam | Nandhini's friend | |||
| 2015 | Raju Gari Gadhi | Bala Tripura Sundari | ||
| Bhale Manchi Roju | Maya D'Souza | |||
| 2016 | Nenu Sailaja | Keerti | ||
| Thanu Vachhenanta | Keerti | First Telugu Zombie Comedy film | ||
| Savitri | Gayathri | |||
| 2017 | Veedevadu | Shruthi's friend | ||
| Yaar Ivan | Tamil | |||
| Jaya Janaki Nayaka | Sweety's friend | Telugu | ||
| 2019 | Love Action Drama | Priya | Malayalam | Malayalam debut |
| Puzhikkadakan | Anna | |||
| Hulchul | Swathi | Telugu | ||
| Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakasha | Janhavi | Kannada | Kannada Debut[2] | |
| Software Sudheer | Swathi | Telugu | ||
| 2020 | Anukunnadi Okati Ayinadi Okati | Dhanya | ||
| 2021 | Flip Flop | Kannada | Filming | |
| 2020 | Filming |
Web series
| Year | Series | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | PillA | Sahasra | Telugu | |
| As I'm Suffering From Kadhal | Meera | Tamil | ||
| 2018 | What's Up Velakkari | Jessi | ||
| What's up Panimanishi | Telugu | |||
| 2019 | Rakta Chandanaa | Kannada |
References
- ^ a b c "The new girl on the block: Dhanya Balakrishnan - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ a b "Becoming lead heroine is the toughest thing I have done: Dhanya Balakrishnan - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "After acting in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam, Dhanya Balakrishna bags first Kannada film". Indian Express. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Yerasala, Ikyatha (30 October 2019). "Dhanya's ride to success!". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ https://www.deccanherald.com/content/620631/ranbir-katrina-make-appearance-siima.html