Radhika Narayan

{{short description|Indian actress}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Radhika Narayan

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| birth_place = Udupi, Karnataka, India

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| nationality = Indian

| occupation = Actress, Dancer, Model

| years active = 2015–present

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Radhika Narayan is an Indian actress,{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radhika-chetan-is-the-new-star-in-kannada-cinema/article8551752.ece|title=Radhika's road to success|work=The Hindu|date=3 May 2016|last1=Nathan|first1=Archana}} working primarily in mainstream Kannada cinema, and in Kannada theater, is a method actress who is known for the selection of her projects.

Early life

Radhika Narayan{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/radhika_chetan|title=Radhika Rotten Tomatoes Biography|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=26 August 2016|archive-date=10 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010210531/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/radhika_chetan|url-status=live}} was born in the Krishna Temple city Udupi, Karnataka. She is an engineering graduate from Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology, in the Heritage city Mysore.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} Besides being a film actress, she is a trained Kathak dancer,{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Radhika-Chetans-tryst-with-gun-wielding-men/articleshow/47597069.cms|title=Radhika's Rangitaranga shoot experience|publisher=Times Of India}} who is actively involved with WeMove Theatre movement and also acted in short films.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} 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 RangiTaranga (2015),{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} she plays the protagonist character as Indu Suvarna, the wife of Gautam Suvarna (Nirup Bhandari). The movie was critically acclaimed for its screenplay, score and cinematography. Due to its word-of-mouth marketing the movie was a blockbuster in Karnataka and got a tremendous response in its worldwide release. Following Rangitaranga, Radhika played a supporting role in Pawan Kumar's thriller U Turn (2016).{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-u-turn-review-pawan-kumar-delivers-a-must-watch-supernatural-thriller-2214975|title=U-Turn review: Pawan Kumar delivers a must-watch supernatural thriller!}}

Recently, she has appeared in the Black Stone agarbatti's advertisement.

Filmography

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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Note !!Ref

2015

| RangiTaranga

| Indu Suvarna/ Harini

|Debut Film

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2016

|U Turn

|Maya

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rowspan="2" | 2017

|BB5

|Kriti

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Kaafi Thota

| Maithili

|

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rowspan="3" |2018

|Hottegagi Genu Bategagi

| Shravya

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Asathoma Sadhgamaya

|Sherlin

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The Villain

|Herself

|Cameo appearance in a song "Bolo Bolo Ramappa"

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2019

|Mundina Nildana

|Meera Sharma

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|{{Citation|title=Mundina Nildana - Official Trailer I Praveen Tej, Radhika Narayan, Ananya Kashyap I Vinay Bharadwaj|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBmKOYNo5qI|language=en|access-date=2020-02-08|archive-date=14 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214081603/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBmKOYNo5qI|url-status=live}}

2020

|Shivaji Surathkal

|Janani

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|{{Citation|title=Shivaji Surathkal - The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya - Trailer {{!}} Ramesh Aravind {{!}} Akash Srivatsa|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl-Zm9r9HmY|language=en|access-date=2020-02-08|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215072846/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl-Zm9r9HmY|url-status=live}}

2022

|Chase

|Nidhi

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2023

|Shivaji Surathkal 2

|Janani

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rowspan="2" |2025

|Edagaiye Apaghatakke Karana

|Shraddha

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|{{Cite news |date=2022-11-01 |title=Radhika Narayan to join Diganth in Edagaye Apaghatakke Karana |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/radhika-narayan-to-join-diganth-in-edagaye-apaghatakke-karana/articleshow/95229538.cms |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=11 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511141803/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/radhika-narayan-to-join-diganth-in-edagaye-apaghatakke-karana/articleshow/95229538.cms |url-status=live }}

style="background:#ffc;" |Daiji{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}

|Bhoomi

|Filming

|{{Cite news |date=2025-02-11 |title=The wait between movies can be long & testing: Radhika Narayan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/the-wait-between-movies-can-be-long-testing-radhika-narayan/articleshow/118115818.cms |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=11 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211084623/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/the-wait-between-movies-can-be-long-testing-radhika-narayan/articleshow/118115818.cms |url-status=live }}

Awards and nominations

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Year

! Film

! Award

! Category

! Result

rowspan="2"|2015

| rowspan="2"|RangiTaranga

| 1st IIFA Utsavam Award

| Best Actress – Kannada

| {{nom}}

|5th SIIMA Awards

|Best Debutante

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2"|2016

| rowspan="2"|U Turn

|6th SIIMA Awards

| Best Supporting Actress

| {{Won}}

2nd IIFA Utsavam

| Best Supporting Actress - Kannada

| {{nom}}

2019

|Mundina Nildana

|9th SIIMA Awards{{Cite web |url=https://siima.in/2019-nominations.php |title=The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations for 2019 |website=South Indian International Movie Awards |access-date=24 August 2021 |archive-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828223640/https://siima.in/2019-nominations.php |url-status=dead }}

| Best Actress

| {{nom}}

References

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