Radhika Narayan

Radhika Narayan
Born
Udupi, Karnataka, India
OccupationsActress, Dancer, Wellness Facilitator
Years active2015–present

Radhika Narayan is an Indian actress, working primarily in mainstream Kannada cinema and Kannada theater.

Early life

Radhika Narayan was born in Udupi, Karnataka. She is an engineering graduate from Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology, Mysore.[citation needed] Besides being a film actress, she is a trained Kathak dancer, who was actively involved with WeMove Theatre as an actor and workshop facilitator. She has acted in several short films and concept based ad films.[citation needed] She has also worked as a model from earlier in her career. She was also a yoga instructor in Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana in Bangalore.

Career

In her big screen debut in Anup Bhandari's directorial Kannada thriller, critically acclaimed RangiTaranga (2015),[citation needed] she plays the protagonist character as Indu Suvarna, the wife of Gautam Suvarna (Nirup Bhandari). Following Rangitaranga, Radhika played a supporting role in Pawan Kumar's thriller U Turn (2016).

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNoteRef
2015 RangiTaranga Indu Suvarna / Harini Debut Film
2016 U Turn Maya
2017 BB5 Kriti
Kaafi Thota Maithili
2018 Hottegagi Genu Bategagi Shravya
Asathoma Sadhgamaya Sherlin
The Villain Herself Cameo appearance in a song "Bolo Bolo Ramappa"
2019 Mundina Nildana Meera Sharma
2020 Shivaji Surathkal Janani
2022 Chase Nidhi
2023 Shivaji Surathkal 2 Janani
2025 Edagaiye Apaghatakke Karana Shraddha Cameo appearance
2026 Veera Kambala Bharthi Tulu film
TBA Daiji† Bhoomi Filming

Awards and nominations

Year Film Award Category Result
2015 RangiTaranga 1st IIFA Utsavam Award Best Actress – Kannada Nominated
5th SIIMA Awards Best Debutante Nominated
2016 U Turn 6th SIIMA Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Supporting Actress - Kannada Nominated
2019 Mundina Nildana 9th SIIMA Awards Best Actress Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Nathan, Archana (3 May 2016). "Radhika's road to success". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ "Radhika Rotten Tomatoes Biography". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Radhika's Rangitaranga shoot experience". Times Of India.
  4. ↑ "U-Turn review: Pawan Kumar delivers a must-watch supernatural thriller!".
  5. ↑ Mundina Nildana - Official Trailer I Praveen Tej, Radhika Narayan, Ananya Kashyap I Vinay Bharadwaj, archived from the original on 14 February 2020, retrieved 8 February 2020
  6. ↑ Shivaji Surathkal - The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya - Trailer | Ramesh Aravind | Akash Srivatsa, archived from the original on 15 February 2020, retrieved 8 February 2020
  7. ↑ "Radhika Narayan to join Diganth in Edagaye Apaghatakke Karana". The Times of India. 1 November 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Radhika Narayan's respect for police officers goes up after donning the uniform on screen". The Times of India. 2 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "The wait between movies can be long & testing: Radhika Narayan". The Times of India. 11 February 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2019". South Indian International Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.