Kamna Jethmalani

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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kamna Jethmalani
| image =South Indian actress Kamna Jethmalani's photo-shoot (7).jpg
| caption = Jethmalani at photoshoot
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |df=yes|1985|12|11}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]]
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Model (person)|model]]
| spouse= {{marriage|Suraj Nagpal|2014}}
| yearsactive = 2004–present
}}

'''Kamna Jethmalani''' (born 11 December 1985) is an Indian actress. She debuted in 2005 with the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''Premikulu'' and had her first commercial success with her third feature film ''[[Ranam (2006 film)|Ranam]]''. Subsequently, she played the lead role in a number of Telugu-language films, while also debuting and appearing in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Kannada]] films.

==Early life==
Born into a [[Sindhi people|Sindhi]] [[Hindu]] family in [[Mumbai]]. Jethmalani is a granddaughter of businessman Shyam Jethmalani.<ref name="deccanchronicle.com">Gupta, Namita (4 September 2013) [https://web.archive.org/web/20140225065605/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130904/entertainment-sandalwood/article/straddling-many-worlds Straddling many worlds]. Deccan Chronicle</ref> Her pet name is "Dinky". Her mother Divya is a housewife and her father Nimesh Jethmalani is a businessman. She has two siblings - brother Kapil and sister Karishma. [[Ram Jethmalani]] is her [[great-uncle]].<ref>[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150519/entertainment-sandalwood/article/kamna-jethmalani-kathak-mode Mr Ram Jethmalani is my relative - one of my grandfather’s brothers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615025107/http://deccanchronicle.com/150519/entertainment-sandalwood/article/kamna-jethmalani-kathak-mode |date=15 June 2015}}. Deccan Chronicle 20-May-2015</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/did-you-know-/Kamna-Jethmalani-is-the-granddaughter-of-Ram-Jethmalani/articleshow/45470348.cms Kamna Jethmalani is the granddaughter of Ram Jethmalani – Times of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314154905/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/did-you-know-/Kamna-Jethmalani-is-the-granddaughter-of-Ram-Jethmalani/articleshow/45470348.cms |date=14 March 2016 }}. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (11 December 2014). Retrieved on 2016-03-30.</ref>

She was the runner-up at the Miss Mumbai contest in 2004 and also appeared in the music video of the pop song 'Chhod do Aanchal Zamaana Kya Kahega' by [[Bombay Vikings]] & Mera Dadla by Vaishali Samant & Avadhoot Gupte.<ref name="deccanchronicle.com"/>

==Personal life==
On 11 August 2014, Kamna married Suraj Nagpal, a Bangalore-based businessman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamna-Jethmalani-married-8-months-ago/articleshow/45396642.cms|title=Kamna Jethmalani married 8 months ago|work=The Times of India|access-date=8 September 2015|archive-date=17 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317043729/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Kamna-Jethmalani-married-8-months-ago/articleshow/45396642.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/marriage-is-my-private-life-kamna-jethmalani/|title=Marriage is my private life: Kamna Jethmalani|date=9 December 2014|work=The Indian Express|access-date=8 September 2015|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925030940/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/marriage-is-my-private-life-kamna-jethmalani/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==

She appeared in the video of "Chhod Do Aanchal Zamaana Kya Kahega" by [[Neeraj Shridhar]] – [[Bombay Vikings]] in 2004. The following year, she made her movie debut with the Telugu film ''Premikulu''. Though that film flopped, her subsequent film ''[[Ranam (2006 film)|Ranam]]'' was a big hit. Her first [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film was [[Idhaya Thirudan]] with [[Jayam Ravi]]. She did an item number in the film ''[[Sainikudu]]''. She has acted in ''[[Machakaaran]]'' opposite [[Jeevan (Tamil actor)|Jeevan]]. Since then, she has done several south Indian films, in which she performed the lead role.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005 || ''Premikulu''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-17/news-interviews/40026613_1_veerabhadram-chowdary-forthcoming-film-bhai-cameo|title=Kamna Jethmalani to do a cameo|date=17 June 2013|access-date=29 August 2013|archive-date=22 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622060640/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-17/news-interviews/40026613_1_veerabhadram-chowdary-forthcoming-film-bhai-cameo|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> || Vennela || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Idhaya Thirudan]]'' || Deepika || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006 || ''[[Ranam (2006 film)|Ranam]]'' || Maheswari || rowspan="4" | Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Samanyudu]]'' <ref name="films">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-23/news-interviews/27894865_1_image-makeover-kamna-jethmalani-tollywood|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130829075246/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-23/news-interviews/27894865_1_image-makeover-kamna-jethmalani-tollywood|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 August 2013|title=Zeroing in|date=23 October 2008|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=29 August 2013}}</ref> || Vandana ||
|-
| ''[[Sainikudu]]'' ||Herself || Special appearance in song
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''[[Toss (2007 film)|Toss]]'' ||Kamna ||
|-
| ''[[Ugadi (2007 film)|Ugadi]]'' || Kaveri || [[Kannada]] || Dubbed into Telugu as ''America Alludu'' in 2011
|-
| ''[[Machakaaran]]'' || Shivani Rajangam || Tamil || Dubbed into Telugu as ''Dheera'' in 2009
|-
| 2008 || ''[[King (2008 film)|King]]''|| Herself
| rowspan="3" |Telugu|| Special appearance in song ''Nuvvu Ready''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009 || ''Andamaina Abadham''<ref name="films" />|| Vaishnavi ||
|-
| ''[[Bendu Apparao R.M.P]]'' || Padma Priya ||
|-
| ''[[Rajadhi Raja (2009 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]'' || Namitha || Tamil ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Kathi Kantha Rao]]'' || Ratnam || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''[[Makeup Man]]'' || Chandra || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Kasethan Kadavulada (2011 film)|Kasethan Kadavulada]]'' || Archana || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2013 || ''[[Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath]]''||||Malayalam||
|-
| ''[[Action 3D]]'' || Anitha || rowspan="3" | Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Sri Jagadguru Aadi Sankara]]'' || Queen ||
|-
| ''[[Bhai (2013 film)|Bhai]]'' || Colony girl ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Agraja]]'' || || Kannada ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Chandrika'' ||Chandrika || Telugu ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Garuda (2018 film)|Garuda]]''|| {{TBA}}|| Kannada || post production
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|1896684}}
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