Nandini Rai
{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nandini Rai
| birth_name = Neelam Gouhrani{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/kochi/new-%E2%80%98naughty%E2%80%99-girl-town-428 |title=New 'naughty' girl in town |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302092912/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/kochi/new-%E2%80%98naughty%E2%80%99-girl-town-428 |archive-date=2 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |author=Asha Prakash, TNN |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/Who-inspired-Nandini-Rais-makeover/articleshow/12053270.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701163247/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-27/news-interviews/31103706_1_malayalam-film-industry-soundarya-strict-diet |url-status=live |archive-date=1 July 2012 |title=Who inspired Nandini Rai's makeover? |date=27 February 2012 |work=The Times of India |access-date=17 August 2013}}
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Secunderabad, Telangana, India
| occupation = Actress, model
| yearsactive = 2010–present
}}
Neelam Gouhrani, known professionally as Nandini Rai, is an Indian actress and model who works in Telugu films.{{cite news |last1=Pecheti |first1=Prakash |title=Nandini Rai prefers intense roles |url=https://telanganatoday.com/nandini-rai-prefers-intense-roles |access-date=21 June 2021 |work=Telangana Today |date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608111558/https://telanganatoday.com/nandini-rai-prefers-intense-roles |archive-date=8 June 2021}} She is the winner of the Miss Andhra Pradesh title of 2010.{{cite web |url=https://english.sakshi.com/entertainment/2018/06/18/who-is-bigg-boss-2-contestant-nandini-rai |title=Who is Bigg Boss 2 Contestant Nandini Rai? |date=18 June 2018 }} After modelling, she went to pursue a career in acting.
Biography
Nandini hails from a Sindhi family. She completed her schooling from St. Albans High School, Hyderabad, graduating in 2005. She has completed her higher education in London. She has modeled for over 80 national and international brands.{{cite web |author=Anasuya Menon |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2931949.ece |title=Hello Mollywood! |work=The Hindu |date=25 February 2012 |access-date=17 August 2013}} She holds an MBA Degree in finance from London. During her modelling stint, she has won several beauty contests, being named Miss Hyderabad 2008, Miss Andhra Pradesh 2010, Miss Pantaloons Fresh Face of AP 2009 and Miss Beautiful Eyes of AP 2010.
She has acted in the Hindi film Family Pack and the Telugu film Maaya. She has performed in another Telugu film Mosagallaku Mosagaadu. In 2012, she was seen in the Bollywood film Log In, too. She made her Malayalam film debut in A. Sajeed's Goodbye December. In the "musical love story", she portrays a young, naughty teacher. In 2014, she was signed for her first Kannada film Khushi Khushiyagi,{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Its-final-Ganeshs-next-is-Kushi-Kushiyalli/articleshow/33559502.cms |title=It's final, Ganesh's next is Kushi Kushiyalli |website=The Times of India |date=11 April 2014 }} in which she played a fashion designer.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Nandini-Rai-comes-between-Ganesh-and-Amoolya/articleshow/33166132.cms |title=Nandini Rai comes between Ganesh and Amoolya |website=The Times of India |date=3 April 2014 }} She has signed up her first Tamil film, a romantic thriller titled Grahanam. she has signed for a Telugu film Sudigaadu 2, in which she is playing a village belle.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Nandini-Rai-to-debut-in-Tamil/articleshow/46903043.cms |title=Nandini Rai to debut in Tamil |website=The Times of India }} She was one of the contestants in reality show Bigg Boss 2, hosted by actor Nani.
Filmography
= Films =
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| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2011 | Family Pack | Sultana | Hindi | |
| 040 | Telugu | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2012 | Hormones | Soumya Nayak | Telugu | |
| Login | Divya | Hindi | ||
| 2013 | Goodbye December | Malayalam | ||
| 2014 | Maaya | Vaishali | Telugu | |
| rowspan="2" | 2015 | Khushi Khushiyagi | Priya | Kannada | |
| Mosagallaku Mosagadu | Janaki | Telugu | ||
| rowspan="1" | 2018 | Silly Fellows | Pushpa | Telugu | |
| 2019 | Sivaranjani | Sivaranjani | Telugu | |
| 2020 | Lalbagh | Malayalam | Post-production | |
| 2021
|Koti Kommachi |Special song |Telugu |Post-production | ||||
| 2022 | Astakarmma | Megha | Tamil | |
| rowspan="3" | 2023 | Varisu | Jai's lover | Tamil | |
| Bhaag Saale | Telugu | |||
| CSI Sanatan | Divya | Telugu |
= Television =
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! Year ! Series ! Role ! Network ! Language ! Notes | |||||
| 2018 | Bigg Boss S2 | Herself | Star Maa | Telugu | Also available on Hotstar |
| 2019 | High Priestess | Ruby | ZEE5 | Telugu | Streaming series{{Cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/telugu-web-series-high-priestess-explores-psychic-world-1.63508039 |title=Telugu web series 'High Priestess' explores psychic world|date=24 April 2019 }} |
| rowspan="2" |2020
|Nafisa |ZEE5 |Telugu |Streaming series | |||||
| Metro Kathalu | Supriya | Aha | Telugu | ||
| 2021 | In the Name of God
| Meena | Aha | Telugu | ||
| 2022
|Nandini |ZEE5 |Telugu |
References
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External links
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Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema
Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema
Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Actresses from Hyderabad, India
Category:People from Secunderabad
Category:Female models from Hyderabad, India