Abhinaya (Kannada actress)
Abhinaya (born 1971) is an Indian actress who works in Kannada films and soaps.[1] She is best known for her performance in the 1984 movie Anubhava directed and enacted by Kashinath,[2] which brought her Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress in 1983 – 84.
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Born | 1971 (age 49–50) Karnataka, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse(s) | Umakanth (m. 2009) |
Career
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.[3] The movie was a massive hit and she got the Best Actress award in Karnataka State Film Awards in 1983 – 84.
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.[3][4][5]
Awards
- 1983–84 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress – Anubhava
Selected filmography
- Films
- Anubhava (1984)
- Kindari Jogi (1989)
- Gajapathi Garvabhanga (1989)
- Kollur Kala (1991)
- Urvashi Kalyana (1993)
- Appa Nanjappa Maga Gunjappa (1994)
- Police Dog (2002)
- Premigagi Naa (2002)
- Crush (2019)
- Television
- Belli Chukki
- Nagu Naguta Nali
- Baduku
- Agni Sakshi
References
- "Kannada actress Abhinaya". Chiloka.com. Retrieved 10 Oct 2020.
- Muralidhara Khajane (18 Jan 2018). "Kashinath made a mark for himself". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 Oct 2020.
- Shilpa Sebastian R. (20 August 2019). "Abhinaya's celluloid comeback to Kannada cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 Oct 2020.
- "Abhinaya make a comeback in Sandalwood with 'Crush'". Times of India. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 10 Oct 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 Oct 2020.