Nirmala Chennappa

{{short description|Indian film director, actress, producer }}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|06|21}}

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| occupation = {{hlist|Film actress|dubbing artist|TV soap/serial director/producer}}

| birth_place = Karnataka, India

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Nirmala Chennappa or Nirmala Sathya is an Indian film director, producer and actress in the Kannada film industry best known for her role in Thallana (2013) for which she won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress.{{cite web |title= Woman of action |url= http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/actor-nirmala-chennappa-dons-many-hats/article21037768.ece |website= thehindu.com |author= Shilpa Sebastian R |date= 28 November 2017 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180609100823/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/actor-nirmala-chennappa-dons-many-hats/article21037768.ece |archivedate= 9 June 2018 }}{{cite web |title= Mysuru to host state film awards |url= https://www.deccanherald.com/content/461890/mysuru-host-state-film-awards.html |website= deccanherald.com |date= 25 February 2015 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180516174637/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/461890/mysuru-host-state-film-awards.html |archivedate= 16 May 2018 }}{{cite web |title=A tale of complexity and compromise |url= http://www.indianlink.com.au/a-tale-of-complexity-and-compromise/ |website= indianlink.com.au |date= 20 October 2013 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180518130249/http://www.indianlink.com.au/a-tale-of-complexity-and-compromise/ |archivedate= 18 May 2018 }}{{cite web |title= CM gifts Film City to Mysuru |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cm-gifts-film-city-to-mysuru/article6950468.ece |website= thehindu.com |date= 2 March 2015 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180609100823/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cm-gifts-film-city-to-mysuru/article6950468.ece |archivedate= 9 June 2018 }}{{cite web |title=Not many surprises |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/darshan-state-award-krantiveera-sangolli-rayanna-filmfare-award-subbaiah-naidu-award-toogudeepa-srinivas-arjun-janya-litterateur-baraguru-ramachandrappa/articleshow/40870825.cms |website=bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com |date=25 August 2014 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518202954/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/darshan-state-award-krantiveera-sangolli-rayanna-filmfare-award-subbaiah-naidu-award-toogudeepa-srinivas-arjun-janya-litterateur-baraguru-ramachandrappa/articleshow/40870825.cms |archivedate=18 May 2018 }} She participated as a contestant in Bigg Boss Kannada season 8.