Deepali is a former Indian actress known for her work in the Kannada films ''

Nanna Preethiya Hudugi ''Nanna Preethiya Hudugi'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and written by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar. It stars newcomers Dhyan and Deepali in lead roles and actors such as Lokesh, Bhavya and Suresh Heblikar in other ...

'' (2001) and ''

Joke Falls ''Joke Falls'' is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language comedy movie, directed by Ashok Patil and produced by Atlanta Nagendra. Music was composed by Mano Murthy. The movie is a remake of 1975 Hindi movie '' Chupke Chupke'' which itself remake of 1971 ...

'' (2004).

Career

Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter and a lyricist who predominantly works in Kannada Cinema. He made his film debut as a screenplay writer in ''Kadina Benki'' (1986) which won the National Film Award for Best ...

was conducting walk-in interviews to find a heroine for ''

'' (2001), a Kannada film that takes place in and around

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Mano Murthy Mano Murthy is an Indian musician and composer in the Kannada film industry. His is best known for his songs in '' Mungaru Male'', one of the biggest hits in the Kannada industry. Before moving onto becoming a composer, he was an entrepreneur, ...

helped him find Deepa, who was studying her final year at the

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majoring in Business Administration and minoring in premed. She went to India for a screen test before she was selected for the film, which was based on a book by Chandrashekar. She was rechristened Deepali for the film and made her debut alongside newcomer

Dhyan Sameer Dattani, also known as Dhyan (in the Kannada film industry), is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi and Kannada films. Career Born into a Gujarati family in Bombay, Dattani has worked in Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil cinema, He is fluent ...

. The film was shot during her vacation. A critic wrote that "Deepali acts with a lot of grace and confidence". The film was a silver jubilee and she won the People's Choice Favorite Actress Kannada. She became popular for appearing in the film's song "Car Car". She started working as an auditing consultant. She took a short break from acting before returning with ''

'' (2004). Deepa accepted the film after she liked the story, which was inspired by ''

Chup Chup Ke ''Chup Chup Ke'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Priyadarshan. Originally titled ''Khatta Meetha'', it is adapted from Malayalam film '' Punjabi House'' (1998). The film stars Shahid Kapoor ( Kismat Konnection) ...

'' (2006). She was paired opposite Dilip Thadeshwar and shot her portions in two weeks. Regarding her role, a critic wrote that "Deepali’s role is restricted to request Dileep to teach her Botany" and another critic wrote that "Drawbacks of the film are Dilip and Dipali who are not at all fit for their roles". The film was also a success and ran for a hundred days.

Personal life

She used to live in Chamarajpet and moved to the United States when she was two years old when her father came to pursue higher studies.

Filmography

References

External links

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