Abhinaya (Kannada actress)
Abhinaya | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse |
Umakanth (m. 2009) |
Abhinaya (born 1971[citation needed]) is an Indian actress who works in Kannada films and soaps. She is best known for her performance in the 1984 movie Anubhava directed and enacted by Kashinath,[1] which brought her Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress in 1983 – 84.
Career[edit]
Abhinaya entered films as a child artist. She acted in Bhagyavantha, Devatha Manushya and Benkiya Bale as child artist and got selected as a lead for the movie Anubhava at the age of 13.[2] The movie was a massive hit and she got the Best Actress award in Karnataka State Film Awards in 1983 – 84.[citation needed]
Abhinaya went on to appear in many hit movies throughout 1980s and 1990s playing mostly supporting roles. After a gap, she made her comeback to the big screen through the movie Crush in 2019.[2][3][4]
Awards[edit]
- 1983–84 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress – Anubhava[citation needed]
- 1983 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada – Anubhava[citation needed]
Selected filmography[edit]
- Films
- Anubhava (1984)
- Kindari Jogi (1989)
- Gajapathi Garvabhanga (1989)
- Hathya Kanda (1990)
- Kollur Kala (1991)
- Urvashi Kalyana (1993)
- Appa Nanjappa Maga Gunjappa (1994)
- Police Dog (2002)
- Premigagi Naa (2002)
- Crush (2019)
- Television
- Belli Chukki
- Devi
- Nagu Naguta Nali
- Baduku
- Agni Sakshi
- Kavyanjali
- Hitler Kalyana
- Katheyondu Shuruvagide
References[edit]
- ^ Muralidhara Khajane (18 January 2018). "Kashinath made a mark for himself". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b Shilpa Sebastian R. (20 August 2019). "Abhinaya's celluloid comeback to Kannada cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Abhinaya make a comeback in Sandalwood with 'Crush'". Times of India. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "ಏಳು ವರ್ಷದ ನಂತರ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿತೆರೆಗೆ ಮರಳಿದ ಅಭಿನಯ" [Abhinaya's comeback to silvar screen after 7 years gap]. Kannadaprabha (in Kannada). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.