Meghana Gaonkar (born 8 May 1986) is an Indian actress working in

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...

. She made her acting debut in 2010, with the film ''

Nam Areal Ond Dina ''Nam Areal Ond Dina'' () is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Aravind Kaushik and starring Anish Tejeshwar, Meghana Gaonkar, and Rakshit Shetty. The film began production in 2008 and released two years later. This ...

''.

Early life

Meghana Gaonkar was born in

Kalaburgi Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kalaburagi district and is the largest city in the region of North Karnataka (Kalyana-Karnataka). Kalaburagi is 6 ...

. She did her schooling from Sharanbasaveshwara Residential School in Kalaburgi and later completed her Bachelors in commerce degree from

Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College (SBMJC) was established in the year 1990. Founded by Group of members of Jain Society, in VV Puram and now known as a part of Jain University which has established many colleges. However, SBMJC remains a promi ...

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

. She obtained her master's degree in English literature from

Bangalore University Bangalore University (BU) is a public state university located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The university is a part of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and affiliated by Univers ...

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 ''

'' (2010). Her role of Chinnu won her rave reviews though the film failed to perform well commercially.Nam Areal Ondina Review - Kannada Movie Review by V.S.Rajapur
/ref> Next, she paired with

Vijay Raghavendra Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Kannada films. Referred to popularly as " Chinnari Mutha", Vijay is the son of producer S. A. Chinne Gowda and nephew of actor Dr.Rajkumar. Vijay started his career as a child a ...

in the multi-starrer film '' Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga'' in 2011. The same year she appeared in the film ''Thuglak'' alongside

Rakshith Shetty Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and filmmaker of Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards South. Early life Shetty was born in Udupi on 6 June 1983 in a Tulu-speaking Bunt family. ...

. 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 ''Kalidasa Kannada Meshtru'' () is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Kaviraj and starring Jaggesh and Meghana Gaonkar. Plot Kalidasa, a government school teacher, is a hard worker who is ridiculed for his poor Engli ...

” with Jaggesh in 2019. “Shubhamangala” is all set to release in 2021. “Karva 3” shooting begins soon.

Filmography

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaonkar, Meghana Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Kannada cinema Kannada actresses Actresses from Karnataka People from Kalaburagi 1985 births 21st-century Indian actresses