Nirup Bhandari

Nirup Bhandari is an Indian actor who works in Kannada cinema.[1] He made his debut in the 2015 critically and commercially acclaimed movie RangiTaranga,[2][3][4] directed by elder brother Anup Bhandari, also starring Sai Kumar, Avantika Shetty, Radhika Chetan and Shilpa Singh.[5] Nirup holds an Engineering degree from Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology (VVIET), Mysore. Nirup is the son of director Sudhakar Bhandari who has directed Kichcha Sudeep in television serial Premada Kadambari. His elder brother Anup Bhandari is a director, lyricist and music composer. Nirup learnt acting in Ratan Thakore Grant acting school MiSF!T and learnt dance under Sridharan Pillai. Before RangiTaranga he was a child artist in Jolly Picnic, and played the role of a psychopath in recent television serial Advocate Arjun. He recently married his long time girlfriend, Dhanya in Mysuru.[6]

Nirup Bhandari
Born (1984-08-13) 13 August 1984
Puttur, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materVVIET
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
Notable work
RangiTaranga
Spouse(s)Dhanya (m.2016)
RelativesAnup Bhandari (Brother)

Nirup and Anup Bhandari came together again after RangiTaranga for their subsequent film, Rajaratha, a romantic comedy.[7][8]

Nirup Bhandari's upcoming film 'Vikrant Rona' will be directed by Anup Bhandari. The movie also features Sudeep and Neetha Ashok.[9]

Filmography
Year Film Roles Notes Ref
2015 RangiTaranga Gautam Suvarna / Siddarth Debut as a Lead Actor

Nominated- IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Performance in a Leading Role - Male - Kannada
Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Debutant - Male - Kannada
2018 Rajaratha Abhi
2019 Amar Krishna Subbaiah Cameo
Aadi Lakshmi Puraana Aadi
2020 Window Seat TBA Filming [10]
2021 Phantom Sanjeev Gambhira Filming [11]

References
  1. "Nirup Bhandari Biography, Nirup Bhandari Profile". Filmibeat.com. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. "Rangi Taranga: 100 days and still entertaining". The Hindu. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. "…And success follows". The Hindu. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. "RangiTaranga Kannada film that took on Baahubali, and (almost) won!". Timesofbengaluru.com. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. Upadhyaya, Prakash (18 August 2015). "Box Office Collection: 'RangiTaranga' Creates History to Overpower 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', 'Baahubali', 'Vaalu' but fails to Beat "Brothers in US". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. "RangiTaranga actor engaged to his girlfriend". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  7. Kumar, Nandini (1 September 2015). "RangiTaranga team ready with another movie - Times of India". Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  8. "'Rangitaranga' Team is Coming Back with 'Rajaratha'". 14 July 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  9. "Sudeep-starrer Vikrant Rona illuminates Dubai's Burj Khalifa". The Indian Express. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  10. "Nirup Bhandari stars in Sheetal Shetty-directed Window Seat". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  11. "Nirup Bhandari to play Sanjeev Gambhira in Sudeep-starrer Phantom | Cinemaexpress". m.cinemaexpress.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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