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'' (2012), Atlee's '' Raja Rani'' (2013) and

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's '' Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'' (2013). Dhanya made her debut as female lead in

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with ''Chinni Chinni Aasa'' (2013).

Early life

Dhanya Balakrishna was born on 6 August 1989, in Bangalore, Karnataka.

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is her mother tongue. She was educated at MES.

Career

Dhanya began her acting career with performances in theatre, before playing a supporting role in

's ''

'' (2011) alongside

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. She was next seen in two bilingual projects, portraying supporting roles -

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'' (2012) and then

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's character. Her first leading role was in the Telugu film ''Chinni Chinni Aasa'' (2013), released in November 2013, while other projects, ''

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'' and ''

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'', were released thereafter. She has been part of nearly 40 movies and 10 web series.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balakrishna, Dhanya Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses from Bangalore 21st-century Indian actresses 1989 births Actresses in Malayalam cinema