Abhinaya (born 1971) is an Indian actress who works in

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

films and soaps. She is best known for her performance in the 1984 movie Anubhava directed and enacted by Kashinath, which brought her

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress The Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language film actresses. Since its inception, the award was wo ...

in 1983 – 84.

Career

Abhinaya entered films as a child artist. She acted in Bhagyavantha,

Devatha Manushya ''Devatha Manushya'' () is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Geetha, K. S. Ashwath and Sudharani. The movie is famous for its evergreen songs, which were composed by Upendra Ku ...

and

Benkiya Bale ''Benkiya Bale'' () is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by the Dorai–Bhagavan duo. It is based on the novel of the same name by T. R. Subba Rao. The film stars Anant Nag, Lakshmi (actress), Lakshmi, K. S. Ashwath and Thoogudeepa S ...

as child artist and got selected as a lead for the movie Anubhava at the age of 13. The movie was a massive hit and she got the ''Best Actress'' award in

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

in 1983 – 84. Abhinaya went on to appear in many hit movies throughout 1980s and 1990s playing mostly supporting roles. After a gap, she made her comeback to the big screen through the movie ''‛Crush’'' in 2019.

Awards

* 1983–84 –

– Anubhava * 1983 –

Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films ''(Sandalwood)''. The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972. Film world, p 43 The year indicates the ye ...

– Anubhava

Selected filmography

;Films * '' Anubhava'' (1984) * ''

Kindari Jogi ''Kindari Jogi'' ( kn, ಕಿಂದರಿಜೋಗಿ) is a 1989 Indian Kannada language fantasy romantic drama film directed, co-written and enacted by V. Ravichandran along with Juhi Chawla pairing together again after the successful previous ...

'' (1989) * ''

Gajapathi Garvabhanga ''Gajapathi Garvabhanga'' is a 1989 Indian comedy film in the Kannada language. It was directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by the actor Rajkumar's production company Poornima Enterprises. The movie stars his second son Raghavendra Rajkumar ...

'' (1989) *Hathya Kanda (1990) * ''

Kollur Kala ''Kollur Kala'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language action film, directed by Om Sai Prakash. The story was penned by Thirunavukkarasu. The film stars Shashikumar and Malashri, with Vidyashri playing a key supporting role. The film's music was c ...

'' (1991) * ''

Urvashi Kalyana ''Urvashi Kalyana'' is a 1993 Kannada film directed by Phani Ramachandra. This was the first time Phani Ramachandra directed Jaggesh. The plot centers on how kids of scheming neighbors turned foes unite, due to their children falling in love w ...

'' (1993) * ''Appa Nanjappa Maga Gunjappa'' (1994) * ''Police Dog'' (2002) * ''Premigagi Naa'' (2002) * ''Crush'' (2019) ;Television *''Belli Chukki'' *''Devi'' * ''Nagu Naguta Nali'' * ''Baduku'' * ''Agni Sakshi'' * ''

Kavyanjali Kkavyanjali is an Indian television romantic drama series that aired on Star Plus from 25 January 2005 to 28 August 2006. The series starred Anita Hassanandani, Rakshak Sahni and Eijaz Khan. It is the tale of two lovers who can never meet, soul ...

'' * ''

Hitler Kalyana ''Hitler Kalyana'' is a 2021 Indian Kannada television soap opera that telecasts on ZEE5 even before TV telecast. This series is produced by Dileep Raj. It was premiered on 9 August 2020 airing from Monday to Friday on Zee Kannada. The show is ...

'' * ''Katheyondu Shuruvagide''

References

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