Nithya Ram
Nithya Ram is an Indian television and film actress who works in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu productions. She began her career as an actress in Kannada television soap operas. She is the elder sister of actress Rachita Ram.[1] As of 2017, she played the main lead in the mega hit show Nandini.
Nithya Ram | |
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Born | 31 Jan 1990 |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011- |
Spouse(s) | Gautham (m. 2019) |
Relatives | Rachita Ram (younger sister) |
Early life and career
Nithya Ram comes from a family of artists with her father K. S. Ramu and sister Rachita Ram being classical dancers themselves, and the latter has since appeared in films. Nithya is a trained classical dancer from Welight Academy as well. She holds a graduate degree in biotechnology and worked for some time, but her "dream of becoming a heroine never died."[2]
Nithya started her career as an actress with a Kannada television soap opera Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu, which aired on Zee Kannada, that co-starred her sister as well. She went on to appear in other Kannada soaps such as Karpoorada Gombe, Rajkumari and Eradu Kanasu.[3] Following this, she worked in one Telugu soap, i. e., Muddhu Bidda. After that, she had been signed for a film opposite Diganth, which however failed to take off.[2] In 2014, she was signed to play a lead role in Muddu Manase opposite Aru Gowda. Around the time, she signed to her second soap opera in Telugu, Amma Naa Kodala.[4] Later, She also played the lead role in the Tamil superhit television serial Nandini.
Filmography
Television
Year | Name of television series | Role | Language | Notes |
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2010 | Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu | Malli | Kannada | Debut serial |
2012–2013 | Aval | Shalini | Tamil | |
2013 | Karpoorada Gombe | Shravani | Kannada | |
Rajkumari | ||||
2012–2014 | Muddu Bidda | Geetha/Sangeetha | Telugu | Dual role & First Telugu serial |
2014–2017 | Amma Naa Kodala | Madhumita chaitu | ||
2015 | Eradu Kanasu | Kannada | ||
2016 | Girija Kalyana | Parvathi | Debut in Mythological TV series | |
2017–2019 | Nandini | Ganga Arun/Nandhini - Dual Role (Season 1) Janani (Season 2) | Tamil (Original version) Kannada (Re-shot version) | Malayalam (dubbed) Telugu (dubbed) Sinhalese(Subtitles) |
2017–2018 | Asathal Chutties & Killadi Kids | Judge | Tamil & Kannada | Kids talent show aired on Sun TV & Udaya TV |
2018 | Savalige Sye | Anchor | Kannada | challenging reality show on Udaya TV. |
Masala Cafe | Judge | Tamil | Sun Life program | |
2019 | Lakshmi Stores | DC Nithya | Cameo Appearance |
Films
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2015 | Muddu Manase | Poorvi | Kannada | Debut film |
2019 | Adukkalayil Paniyund | TBA | Malayalam | Post Production |
References
- "Rachita Ram and Nithya Ram are sisters". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- A. Sharadhaa (27 August 2013). "Nithya enters tinsel town". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- Prasad S., Shym. "Ranchita Ram's fairytale journey in Sandalwood". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- "Nithya Ram returns to the small screen". The Times of India. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
External links
- Nithya Ram on IMDb