Nakshathra Nagesh is an Indian actress and television host who has worked in

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films and television shows.

Career

Nakshathra was schooled at Chettinad Vidyashram in Chennai. She studied hotel management at IHM, before moving into the entertainment industry as a video jockey. She first worked on Thanthi TV by hosting the show ''Vaanavil'' before moving on to work as a host on television shows such as ''Sun Singer'' for Sun TV, and as an awards host for ceremonies such as

Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal The Sun Kudumbam Awards is an awards ceremony held to honour the cast and crew of the television serials which air on Sun TV, presented by Sun Network. This is the first time in the Tamil Television industry where awards are given for performa ...

and the

South Indian International Movie Awards South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreci ...

. Nakshatra also acted in short films such as ''En Iniye Pon Nilave'', while also making appearances in small roles in the feature films, '' Settai'' (2013) and ''

Vaayai Moodi Pesavum ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language satirical romantic comedy film directed by Balaji Mohan. Produced by Varun Manian and S. Sashikanth under their respective production houses, Radiance Media Group and YNOT Studios ...

'' (2014). She then appeared alongside an ensemble cast in Balaji Mohan's web series, ''

As I'm Suffering From Kadhal ''As I'm Suffering from Kadhal'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy streaming television series created, directed and written by Balaji Mohan. Set in urban Chennai, it narrates the story of three uniquely different young couple ...

'', which marked one of the first Tamil language web-series. A reviewer noted that Nakshatra "looks fantastic and plays her role perfectly." Nakshatra subsequently took on a leading role in

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's television series ''

Lakshmi Stores ''Lakshmi Stores'' was an Indian Tamil-language soap opera directed by K.Sulaiman, written by veteran director Sundar C and produced by Avni Telemedia which premiered in Sun TV on 24 December 2018 and ended on 25 January 2020. It starred film ...

'', which marked her first lead appearance on a primetime Tamil television drama. Portraying the timid Bhagyalakshmi, Nakshatra won critical acclaim for her portrayal of the character. In 2018, she was also listed by the ''

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'' as the fourth most "desirable woman on television".

Personal life

Nakshathra got engaged to Raghav in early 2021, and they married on 9 December 2021.

Filmography

Films

Short Films

Television

Shows

Serials

Web Series

Awards & nominations

References

External links

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