Actress
Shashidhar
Nanda
Deepa Sannidhi (born Rahasya)[1] is an Indian former actress who mainly appears in Kannada films. She made her acting debut in the 2011 film Saarathi, which won her the 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 Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka to Shashidhar and Nanda. She completed her schooling in Bangalore and is an alumna of St. Aloysius College in Mangalore.[2]
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.[3] During her acting career, Deepa simultaneously pursued a degree in English Literature through Distant Education.[4]
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.[5]Template:Primary source inline While shooting for Saarathi, she signed her second film Paramathma alongside Puneeth Rajkumar directed by Yogaraj Bhat,[6] which released a week after Saarathi. Paramathma went on to become a successful venture.[7] Deepa was chosen as the Promising Newcomer Female for Saarathi and Paramathma in The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011.[8] Her only 2012 release was Preetham Gubbi's Jaanu. Rediff in its review called it "Deepa Sannidhi's film all the way".[9]
In 2014, she was first seen in Endendu Ninagagi as Soumya, "a very bold, in-your-face, today's girl".[10] She stated that the role was "quite challenging because this is not me" but that she loved playing it.[11] In 2015, she made her Tamil film debut in Enakkul Oruvan, a remake of Kannada film Lucia, in which she reprised the character that Sruthi Hariharan did in the original.[12] Even before her Tamil debut she signed up her next Tamil film, Vishnuvardhan's Yatchan.[13]
In 2017, she starred in Chakravarthy alongside Darshan.[14]
Filmography
| Template:Dagger | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Saarathi | Rukmini | Kannada | Suvarna Award for Best Female Debut Bangalore Times Film Award for Most Promising Actress |
| Paramathma | Deepa | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada | ||
| 2012 | Jaanu | Rukmini /Jaanu | ||
| 2013 | Sakkare | Neha | ||
| 2014 | Endendu Ninagagi | Sowmya | ||
| 2015 | Enakkul Oruvan | Divya | Tamil | Nominated—SIIMA Best Debut Actress |
| Yatchan | Shwetha | |||
| 2017 | Chowka | Gowri | Kannada | |
| Chakravarthy | Shanthi |
References
- ↑ Deepa Sannidhi's birth name is Rahasya – The Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ Mangalore: Kannada Movie 'Sakkare' – All Set for Sweet Taste of Success.
- ↑ 'I wasn't serious about pursuing a career in films' – Rediff.com Movies Template:Webarchive. Rediff.com (1 June 2012). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ The Reluctant Actor – Deepa Sannidhi : Women Exclusive. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ Deepa Sannidhi.
- ↑ I want to see myself on screen: Deepa Sannidhi – The Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ All work and no play for Deepa. The Times of India(16 June 2011). Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011. The Times of India(21 June 2012).
- ↑ Review: Jaanu is and average fare – Rediff.com Movies Template:Webarchive. Rediff.com (1 June 2012). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ Celebrate young love with Endendu Ninagaagi – The Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ 'I loved my role in Endendhu Ninagaagi' – Rediff.com Movies Template:Webarchive. Rediff.com (13 April 2014). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ Deepa Sannidhi in Lucia's Tamil remake – The Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ Kannada girl Deepa Sannidhi for Arya – The Times of India Template:Webarchive. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (18 May 2014). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ Deepa teams up with Darshan again. Retrieved 7 June 2016.