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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Deepa Sannidhi
| image =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = kn
| birth_date =
| birth_name = Rahasya
| birth_place = [[Chikkamagaluru]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| othername = Deepu
| yearsactive = 2011–2017
| spouse =
| mother = Nanda
| father = Shashidhar
| height = 1.68 m
| occupation = Actress
}}

'''Deepa Sannidhi''' (born '''Rahasya''')<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/did-you-know-/Deepa-Sannidhis-birth-name-is-Rahasya/articleshow/33544798.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Deepa Sannidhi's birth name is Rahasya – The Times of India |access-date=13 April 2014 |archive-date=26 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926045127/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/did-you-know-/Deepa-Sannidhis-birth-name-is-Rahasya/articleshow/33544798.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> is an Indian former actress who mainly appears in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada]] films. She made her acting debut in the 2011 film ''[[Saarathi]]'', which won her the [[Suvarna Film Awards|Suvarna Film Award for Best Female Debut]]. Deepa then went on to star in several successful films in Kannada, also appeared in other languages.

==Personal life==
Rahasya was born in [[Chikmagalur district|Chikkamagalur district]] of [[Karnataka]] to Shashidhar and Nanda. She completed her schooling in Bangalore and is an alumna of [[St. Aloysius College (Mangalore)|St. Aloysius College]] in [[Mangalore]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mangalore: Kannada Movie 'Sakkare' – All Set for Sweet Taste of Success |url=http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=319251 |accessdate=25 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526093054/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=319251 |archivedate=26 May 2012}}</ref>

==Career==
Deepa Sannidhi was in her first year in Agriculture engineering when she received a film offer for ''[[Saarathi]]'' starring Darshan and dropped out of college to pursue a career in films. She also has some prior experience in modelling and has completed a one-year course in jewellery designing.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-deepa-sannidhi/20120601.htm 'I wasn't serious about pursuing a career in films' – Rediff.com Movies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413202914/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-deepa-sannidhi/20120601.htm |date=13 April 2014 }}. Rediff.com (1 June 2012). Retrieved 27 May 2015.</ref> During her acting career, Deepa simultaneously pursued a degree in English Literature through Distant Education.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.womenexclusive.co.in/the-reluctant-actor-deepa-sannidhi/ |title=The Reluctant Actor – Deepa Sannidhi : Women Exclusive |access-date=10 January 2016 |archive-date=10 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110221623/http://www.womenexclusive.co.in/the-reluctant-actor-deepa-sannidhi/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

She took part in the audition tests conducted by the ''Saarathi'' film team and was selected to play its lead role after undergoing two rounds of tests.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Deepa-Sannidhi/187269981305181 |title=Deepa Sannidhi |via=Facebook |accessdate=1 May 2012 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012013813/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Deepa-Sannidhi/187269981305181 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}} While shooting for ''Saarathi'', she signed her second film ''[[Paramathma (film)|Paramathma]]'' alongside [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] directed by [[Yogaraj Bhat]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/I-want-to-see-myself-on-screen-Deepa-Sannidhi/articleshow/10037833.cms? |work=The Times of India |title=I want to see myself on screen: Deepa Sannidhi – The Times of India |access-date=13 April 2014 |archive-date=24 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024221249/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/I-want-to-see-myself-on-screen-Deepa-Sannidhi/articleshow/10037833.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> which released a week after ''Saarathi''. ''Paramathma'' went on to become a successful venture.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/All-work-and-no-play-for-Deepa/articleshow/8862441.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710010949/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-16/news-interviews/29664992_1_yogaraj-bhat-birthday-gal-paramathma |url-status=live |archive-date=10 July 2012 |title=All work and no play for Deepa |date=16 June 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 May 2012}}</ref> Deepa was chosen as the Promising Newcomer Female for ''Saarathi'' and ''Paramathma'' in The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/us |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121210140027/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-21/news-interviews/32336976_1_ramya-kiccha-sudeep-kannada-film-industry |url-status=live |archive-date=10 December 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011 |date=21 June 2012}}</ref> Her only 2012 release was [[Preetham Gubbi]]'s ''[[Jaanu (2012 film)|Jaanu]]''. [[Rediff]] in its review called it "Deepa Sannidhi's film all the way".<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-jaanu-is-and-average-fare/20120601.htm Review: Jaanu is and average fare – Rediff.com Movies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413185125/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-jaanu-is-and-average-fare/20120601.htm |date=13 April 2014 }}. Rediff.com (1 June 2012). Retrieved 27 May 2015.</ref>

In 2014, she was first seen in ''[[Endendu Ninagagi]]'' as Soumya, "a very bold, in-your-face, today's girl".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Celebrate-young-love-with-Endendu-Ninagaagi/articleshow/33559242.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Celebrate young love with Endendu Ninagaagi – The Times of India |access-date=13 April 2014 |archive-date=29 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029232015/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Celebrate-young-love-with-Endendu-Ninagaagi/articleshow/33559242.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> She stated that the role was "quite challenging because this is not me" but that she loved playing it.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-i-loved-my-role-in-endendhu-ninagaagi/20140413.htm 'I loved my role in Endendhu Ninagaagi' – Rediff.com Movies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413164036/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-i-loved-my-role-in-endendhu-ninagaagi/20140413.htm |date=13 April 2014 }}. Rediff.com (13 April 2014). Retrieved 27 May 2015.</ref> In 2015, she made her Tamil film debut in ''[[Enakkul Oruvan (2015 film)|Enakkul Oruvan]]'', a remake of Kannada film ''[[Lucia (2014 film)|Lucia]]'', in which she reprised the character that [[Sruthi Hariharan]] did in the original.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Deepa-Sannidhi-in-Lucias-Tamil-remake/articleshow/30280664.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Deepa Sannidhi in Lucia's Tamil remake – The Times of India |access-date=13 April 2014 |archive-date=28 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428074332/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Deepa-Sannidhi-in-Lucias-Tamil-remake/articleshow/30280664.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> Even before her Tamil debut she signed up her next Tamil film, [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]]'s ''[[Yatchan]]''.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Kannada-girl-Deepa-Sannidhi-for-Arya/articleshow/35261587.cms Kannada girl Deepa Sannidhi for Arya – The Times of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518212748/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Kannada-girl-Deepa-Sannidhi-for-Arya/articleshow/35261587.cms |date=18 May 2014 }}. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (18 May 2014). Retrieved 27 May 2015.</ref>

In 2017, she starred in [[Chakravarthy (2017 film)|''Chakravarthy'']] alongside [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Deepa-teams-up-with-Darshan-again/2016/06/01/article3460053.ece |title=Deepa teams up with Darshan again |access-date=7 June 2016 |archive-date=9 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609083828/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Deepa-teams-up-with-Darshan-again/2016/06/01/article3460053.ece |url-status=dead}}</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 sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''[[Saarathi]]'' || Rukmini || rowspan="5" | [[Kannada]] || [[Suvarna Film Awards|Suvarna Award for Best Female Debut]]<br/>Bangalore Times Film Award for Most Promising Actress
|-
|''[[Paramathma (film)|Paramathma]]''|| Deepa ||Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Jaanu (2012 film)|Jaanu]]'' || Rukmini /Jaanu ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Sakkare]]'' || Neha ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Endendu Ninagagi]]'' || Sowmya ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Enakkul Oruvan (2015 film)|Enakkul Oruvan]]'' || Divya || rowspan="2" | [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Nominated—[[5th South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Best Debut Actress]]
|-
|''[[Yatchan]]''|| Shwetha ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017 ||''[[Chowka]]''|| Gowri || rowspan="2"|[[Kannada]] ||
|-
|''[[Chakravarthy (2017 film)|Chakravarthy]]''|| Shanthi ||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=4715473}}

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