Samyuktha Hegde is an Indian actress who predominantly works in

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 ...

and

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films. She made her film debut with the

film ''

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'' opposite

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, directed by

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. She played the role named Arya, for which she won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada. She made her debut in

language through

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opposite Jayam Ravi and

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. She also participated in reality shows

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, ''

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'' (2017) and ''

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'', where she ended up as the first runner up (2018).

Early and personal life

Samyuktha was born in

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to a Christian mother and a Hindu

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father. Her native village is Kelaginamane, a place in the

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district. She did her schooling from St. Paul's English School. She discontinued her

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course in BA psychology and journalism in

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to continue pursuing dancing and acting.

Career

In 2016, Hegde was cast as a parallel female lead in

's comedy-drama ''

''. Impressed by her Facebook profile, the makers called her for an audition that she subsequently cleared. The film received critical acclaim and emerged a major commercial success. Hegde's performance playing the love interest of Shetty's character won praise for Hegde; a reviewer for ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

'' stated that "Samyuktha Hegde, as the bubbly Aarya, has a tough act to follow given the peppy first half and impresses by holding her own in crucial scenes", while ''

The New Indian Express ''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naid ...

'''s reviewer felt that Hegde "outshone in the film along with the main character Karna". In 2016, Hegde appeared as a contestant in the

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show ''

''. She said that being a part of the show had been her childhood dream. In October 2018, Hegde entered ''

'' in its eleventh season as a wild card entrant and became the Runner up of the season. In 2019, she made her debut in

film through

opposite to Jayam Ravi and

. Her role as Nikitha, was praised by all the audiences, though her role was minimum in the film. She learned

language for the fim and dubbed on her own. After that she packed more films in Tamil film industries.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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