Meghana Gaonkar
Gaonkar in 2019
Born (1986-05-08) 8 May 1986
Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress Dancer Humanitarian
Years active2010–present

Meghana Gaonkar (born 8 May 1986) is an Indian actress working in Kannada cinema.[1] She made her acting debut in 2010, with the film Nam Areal Ond Dina.[2]

Early life

Meghana Gaonkar was born in Kalaburgi. She did her schooling from Sharanbasaveshwara Residential School in Kalaburgi and later completed her Bachelors in commerce degree from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, Bangalore. She obtained her master's degree in English literature from Bangalore University and a diploma in film acting and making from Adarsha Film & TV Institute, Bangalore. She is currently pursuing her P. HD in Literature.

Career

Gaonkar began her career as a television actress. She made her big screen appearance together with a debutant team of actors and director in Nam Areal Ond Dina (2010). Her role of Chinnu won her rave reviews though the film failed to perform well commercially.[3] Next, she paired with Vijay Raghavendra in the multi-starrer film Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga in 2011. The same year she appeared in the film Thuglak alongside Rakshith Shetty. Noted film maker R. Chandru cast her in his forthcoming film Charminar opposite Prem Kumar. “Simpallag innondh love story” directed by simple suni, 2016. Most recently seen in “Kalidasa Kannada Meshtru” with Jaggesh in 2019. “Shubhamangala” is all set to release in 2021. “Karva 3” shooting begins soon.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year FilmRoleNotes
2010 Nam Areal Ond DinaChinnu
2011 Vinayaka Geleyara BalagaKavya
TuglakSania
2013 CharminarRadheNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada[4]
2016 Simpallag Innondh Love StoryKushi
2019 Kalidasa Kannada MeshtruSuma
2022 ShubamangalaAnu
2023 Shivaji Surathkal 2DCP Deepa Kamat
2023 Karva 3TBAPre Production

References

  1. ↑ "I know what to do - Meghana Gaonkar". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Meghana's granny wins Gulbarga elections - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ↑ "Nam Areal Ondina Review - Kannada Movie Review by V.S.Rajapur". Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "61st Idea Filmfare Awards (South) Nomination list". filmfare.com. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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