Dhanya Balakrishna
Dhanya Balakrishna is an Indian actress who has appeared mostly in Telugu films along with Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. After making her debut in A. R. Murugadoss's 7aum Arivu (2011),[2] she appeared in ventures including Gautham Vasudev Menon's Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012), Atlee's Raja Rani (2013) and Srikanth Addala's Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013). Dhanya made her debut as female lead in Telugu with Chinni Chinni Aasa (2013).
Dhanya Balakrishna | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Spouse | |
Early life
Dhanya Balakrishna was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. Kannada is her mother tongue.[3] She was educated at MES.[4]
Career
Dhanya began her acting career with performances in theatre, before playing a supporting role in A. R. Murugadoss's 7aum Arivu (2011) alongside Suriya and Shruti Haasan.[5] She was next seen in two bilingual projects, portraying supporting roles -Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (2012) and then Gautham Vasudev Menon's Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012).[5][4]
Dhanya, portrayed supporting role in the 2013 Telugu film Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu as a girl who proposes to the character played by Mahesh Babu; while in Raja Rani (2013), she was seen as Nivitha, a friend of Nayantara's character. Her first leading role was in the Telugu film Chinni Chinni Aasa (2013), released in November 2013, while other projects, Amrutham Chandamamalo and Second Hand, were released thereafter. She has been part of nearly 40 movies and 10 web series.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7aum Arivu | Malathi | Tamil | Tamil Debut |
| 2012 | Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi | Rashmi | ||
| Love Failure | Telugu | Telugu Debut | ||
| Neethaane En Ponvasantham | Nithya's friend | Tamil | ||
| Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu | Telugu | |||
| 2013 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | girl who proposes to Chinnodu | ||
| Raja Rani | Nivetha | Tamil | ||
| Chinni Chinni Aasa | Nisha | Telugu | Debut as lead actress | |
| Second Hand | Sahasra / Deepu / Swecha | Also singer for "Jo Tera Hi Ho Mera Hai" | ||
| 2014 | Amrutham Chandamamalo | Sanjeevini | ||
| Run Raja Run | Soundarya / Bangaram | Cameo Appearance | ||
| Chinnadana Nee Kosam | Nandhini's friend | |||
| 2015 | Raju Gari Gadhi | Bala Tripura Sundari | ||
| Bhale Manchi Roju | Maya D'Souza | |||
| 2016 | Nenu Sailaja | Keerti | ||
| Thanu Vachhenanta | Keerti | |||
| Savitri | Gayathri | |||
| 2017 | Veedevadu | Dr.Gouthami Ramakrishna | ||
| Yaar Ivan | Tamil | |||
| Jaya Janaki Nayaka | Sweety's friend | Telugu | ||
| 2019 | Love Action Drama | Priya | Malayalam | Malayalam debut |
| Puzhikkadakan | Anna | |||
| Hulchul | Swathi | Telugu | ||
| Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakasha | Janhavi | Kannada | Kannada Debut[6] | |
| Software Sudheer | Swathi | Telugu | ||
| 2020 | Anukunnadi Okati Ayinadi Okati | Dhanya | ||
| 2022 | Carbon | Swapna | Tamil | |
| Jagamemaya | Chitra | Telugu | Released on Hotstar | |
| Nodi Swamy Ivanu Irode Heege | Gajalakshmi | Kannada | ||
| Flip Flop | Kannada | Filming | ||
| 2020 | Filming |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Language | Availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pilla | Sahasra | Telugu | Viu | |
| As I'm Suffering From Kadhal | Meera | Tamil | Hotstar | ||
| 2019 | What's Up Velakkari | Jessi | ZEE5 | ||
| What's up Panimanishi | Telugu | ||||
| 2019 | Rakta Chandanaa | DSP Janaki Atholi | Kannada | Watcho | |
| 2021 | Alludu Garu | Ammu | Telugu | Aha | Official Remake of What the folks series |
| 2022 | Loser | Maya Sivaramakrishna | ZEE5 | Season 2 | |
| 2022 | Recce | Gouri | |||
| 2022 | Mad House | Tamil | Aha |
References
- ^ "Balaji Mohan and Dhanya Balakrishnan get married secretly".
- ^ "After acting in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam, Dhanya Balakrishnan bags first Kannada film". The Indian Express. 15 October 2018. from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Now I am a south Indian heroine, says Dhanya Balakrishna". The New Indian Express. 14 October 2018.
The best part is that my dialogue delivery will be a lot more real because Kannada is my mother tongue, and unlike other languages, I don't have to translate it in my head, which is just a lot of effort
- ^ a b Yerasala, Ikyatha (30 October 2019). "Dhanya's ride to success!". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ a b "The new girl on the block: Dhanya Balakrishnan - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Becoming lead heroine is the toughest thing I have done: Dhanya Balakrishnan - Times of India". The Times of India.