Meghana Lokesh is an Indian actress. She predominantly appears in

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

and

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 ...

television series, and became known for the serial ''

Sasirekha Parinayam Sasirekha Parinayam is an Indian folktale based on oral traditions popular in Telugu States. While it uses characters who appear in the ''Mahabharata'', the story is not present in the epic. The plot concerns the marriage of Sasirekha, called Va ...

'' (2013 - 2016) as Sasi B.Tech which premiered on the

Star Maa Star Maa (formerly Maa TV) is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel telecasts Telugu language programmes such as serials, reality ...

channel. she portrays the double roles of Manga and Nithya in the

Zee Telugu Zee Telugu is an Indian Telugu-language general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 12 September 2004 as ''Alpha Telugu'' and was rebranded as ''Zee Telugu'' on 18 May 2005. The channel is owned by Zee Entertainmen ...

television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...

''Kalyana Vaibhogam'' and the role of Tulasi in Zee Telugu's ''Raktha Sambandham''.

Early life and career

Meghana Lokesh was born in

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

. Her father is an engineer and her mother is a Kannada lecturer. She has a brother who is also an engineer. Meghana has been associated with theatre from very young age. She started her theatre at the age of 8 and performed nearly 270 shows till her degree and

Mandya Ramesh Mandya Ramesh is an Indian actor, comedian, director and theatre personality who mainly works in the Kannada films and theatre. He is the founder secretary oNatanaRangashaale, Mysore, one of the eminent theatre training institutions of India. ...

was her theatre guru. She started her

Television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...

career with supporting role in

television soap opera Devi, which aired on

Zee Kannada Zee Kannada is an Indian Kannada pay television GEC that was launched in the year 2006 and owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is also being as the first mainstream satellite channel in Kannada. History Zee Kannada was launched in 2006 ...

. Meghana's first lead role was in

Television Series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...

Pavitra Bandhana, where she played the role of Pavitra. Following this, She also worked in other

TV Series named Purushottama, which aired on

. Her big breakthrough was with the

hit series ''

'' which screened on

from 2013 to 2016. She also acted in the feature film ''Idhi Ma Prema Katha'' opposite Anchor Ravi, which received mixed reviews. In 2017, she acted in two message-oriented

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

s named ''Emotion'' and ''Beautiful Life''. Later that year, Meghana started a new

series ''Kalyana Vaibhogam'' in which she is portraying the dual role of Manga and Nithya. In, 2018 She featured in a film called Ameerpet 2 America. Around the time, She was signed to play a lead role in her third Telugu Soap Opera titled, ''Raktha Sambandham.''

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lokesh, Meghana Kannada actresses Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Kannada television Living people Actresses in Telugu cinema Indian television actresses Actresses in Telugu television Year of birth missing (living people)