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{{Infobox person
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| birth_name = Harini Gowda
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|12|24}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| occupation = [[Actress]], Model
| years_active = 2011–present
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'''Akshara Gowda''' (born '''Harini Gowda''' on 24 December 1991 in gowda family in [[Bangalore|Bangalore, Karnataka]]) is an Indian film [[Actor|actress]] who has appeared in [[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] films.<ref>{{cite news|title=Akshara in Thuppakki|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-27/news-interviews/34764880_1_akshara-gowda-ar-murugadoss-hindi-version|access-date=22 March 2013|archive-date=14 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814084935/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-27/news-interviews/34764880_1_akshara-gowda-ar-murugadoss-hindi-version|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> and played a role in the festival film ''Chitkabrey - The Shades of Grey''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koimoi.com/movie/chitkabrey-the-shades-of-grey/|title=Chitkabrey - The Shades Of Grey|website=Koimoi com|access-date=28 April 2019|archive-date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413080019/https://www.koimoi.com/movie/chitkabrey-the-shades-of-grey/|url-status=live}}</ref> She made her [[Bollywood]] debut in [[Priyadarshan]]'s ''[[Rangrezz]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cinematographer Santosh Sivan's recommendation lands the newbie in Priyadarshan's film|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/feb/260213-how-akshara-gowda-landed-a-role-in-new-film|website=Mid-day.com|access-date=20 July 2013}}</ref> Akshara appeared in Ajith-Vishnuvardhan's Tamil film ''[[Arrambam]]''.She became popular by appearing in Stylish Tamizhachi song from the same film Arrambam which eventually became instant hit. She also made a special appearance in ''[[Thuppakki]]''.<ref>name="auto">{{cite news|title=I can't believe I was linked with Yuvraj Singh|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-22/news-interviews/37936177_1_kannada-films-bollywood-film-akshara-gowda|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=21 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821070152/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-22/news-interviews/37936177_1_kannada-films-bollywood-film-akshara-gowda|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life==
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Gowda was born in Bangalore, Karnataka to father, the businessman JPS Gowda, and Gowri Gowda. She has a sibling Hamsa.S.Deepak and She has a younger sister, Harshitha, who was born in 1999. Gowda attended the New Cambridge High School in Bangalore, and then completed her pre-university studies at Vijaya Junior College, before going on to graduate from Engineering in SKIT college, Bangalore. While in high school, she played throwball at the state level and also had an interest in table tennis, while also being a regular participant in modelling shows.

==Personal life==
In April 2011, Akshara Gowda was linked to Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh.<ref>{{cite news|title=Akshara is Yuvraj Singh's lucky charm|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-19/news-interviews/29444125_1_akshara-yuvi-lucky-charm|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=16 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916155801/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-19/news-interviews/29444125_1_akshara-yuvi-lucky-charm|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Gowda immediately denied it and said it was mere media imagination.<ref>{{cite web|title=Model Akshara Gowda clarifies link-up rumour with Yuvraj Singh|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/1534740/report-model-akshara-gowda-clarifies-link-up-rumour-with-yuvraj-singh|website=Dnaindia.com|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011235239/https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-model-akshara-gowda-clarifies-link-up-rumour-with-yuvraj-singh-1534740|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=I can't believe I was linked with Yuvraj Singh|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-22/news-interviews/37936177_1_kannada-films-bollywood-film-akshara-gowda|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=21 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821070152/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-22/news-interviews/37936177_1_kannada-films-bollywood-film-akshara-gowda|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In a 2017 interview, Gowda spoke about her personal experience of overcoming depression.<ref>{{cite web|title=I'm immune to negetive thoughts|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-immune-to-negative-thoughts-now-akshara-gowda/articleshow/57206118.cms|website=M.timesofindia.com|access-date=14 March 2017|archive-date=8 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208085013/https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-am-immune-to-negative-thoughts-now-akshara-gowda/articleshow/57206118.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=No shame in opening up|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/170217/no-shame-in-opening-up-akshara-gowda.html|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=14 March 2017|archive-date=14 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314161618/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/170217/no-shame-in-opening-up-akshara-gowda.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role(s)
! scope="col" | Language(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2011 || ''[[Uyarthiru 420]]'' || Devatha || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Tamil debut ||
|-
| ''Chitkabrey - The Shades of Grey'' || Palak Grewal || [[Hindi]] || Festival film ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2012 || ''[[Thuppakki]]'' || Shwetha || Tamil || [[Item number|Special appearance]] ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013 || ''[[Rangrezz]]'' || Jasmine || Hindi || Bollywood debut ||
|-
| ''[[Arrambam]]'' || Deeksha || [ rowspan="5"|Tamil || ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2014 || ''[[Irumbu Kuthirai]]'' || Dancer || Special appearance ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2017 || ''[[Bogan (film)|Bogan]]'' || Akshara || ||
|-
| ''[[Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae]]'' || Herself || [[Cameo appearance]] ||
|-
| ''[[Maayavan]]'' || Vishma || ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2018 || ''Premadalli'' || Sapna || rowspan="2"|[[Kannada]] || Kannada debut ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[[Panchatantra (film)|Panchatantra]]'' || Artha || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/sep/11/akshara-gowda-breaks-jinx-to-debut-in-yogaraj-bhats-panchatantra-1870235.html|title=Akshara Gowda breaks jinx, to debut in Yogaraj Bhat's 'Panchatantra'|website=The New Indian Express|date=2018-09-11|access-date=2019-12-07|archive-date=7 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207050342/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/sep/11/akshara-gowda-breaks-jinx-to-debut-in-yogaraj-bhats-panchatantra-1870235.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Manmadhudu 2]]'' || Akshara || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Cameo appearance<br />Telugu debut ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/akshara-gowda-marks-her-telugu-debut-with-manmadhudu-2-imagegallery-tollywood-te3ng2hdadchi.html|title=Akshara Gowda marks her Telugu debut with 'Manmadhudu 2'|website=Sify|access-date=2019-12-07|archive-date=7 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207043737/https://www.sify.com/movies/akshara-gowda-marks-her-telugu-debut-with-manmadhudu-2-imagegallery-tollywood-te3ng2hdadchi.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|2021 || style="background:#ffc;"|''Trivikrama''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} || Sakshi || Kannada|| Filming ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/akshara-gowda-bags-vikram-ravichandrans-debut/articleshow/70449777.cms|title=Akshara Gowda bags Vikram Ravichandran's debut|website=The Times of India|date=2019-07-31|access-date=2019-12-07|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815220443/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/akshara-gowda-bags-vikram-ravichandrans-debut/articleshow/70449777.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|style="background:#ffc;"|''[[Soorpanagai]]''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} || || Tamil/ Telugu || Completed ||<ref name="లింగుస్వామి-రామ్ సినిమాలో విలన్ భార్యగా ఎవరంటే?">{{cite news |last1=Andrajyothy |title=లింగుస్వామి-రామ్ సినిమాలో విలన్ భార్యగా ఎవరంటే? |url=https://chitrajyothy.com/telugunews/akshara-gowda-in-ram-and-lingusamy-film-chj-kbk-1921080308241187 |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=chitrajyothy |date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803161419/https://chitrajyothy.com/telugunews/akshara-gowda-in-ram-and-lingusamy-film-chj-kbk-1921080308241187 |archive-date=3 August 2021 |language=te}}</ref>
|-
|style="background:#ffc;"|''[[Idiot (2021 film)|Idiot]]''{{Dagger}} || ||Tamil ||filming
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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