Meghana Lokesh is an Indian actress. She predominantly appears in Telugu and Kannada television series, and became known for the serial Sasirekha Parinayam (2013 - 2016) as Sasi B.Tech and Devayani which premiered on the Star Maa channel.[1]
She portrayed the double roles of Manga and Nithya and also Divya in the Zee Telugu television series Kalyana Vaibhogam from (2017-2023) the role of Tulasi in Zee Telugu's Raktha Sambandham from (2018-2021) She played dual characters as Chaitra and Alakananda in the series Kalyanam Kamaneeyam(2022-2023) in Zee Telugu.
Meghana Lokesh was born in Mysore, Karnataka. Her father is an engineer and her mother is a Kannada lecturer. She has a brother who is also an engineer.[2] 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 was her theatre guru. She started her Television career with supporting role in Kannada television soap opera Devi, which aired on Zee Kannada. Meghana's first lead role was in Kannada Television Series Pavitra Bandhana, where she played the role of Pavitra. Following this, She also worked in other Kannada TV Series named Purushottama, which aired on Zee Kannada.
Her big breakthrough was with the Telugu hit series Sasirekha Parinayam which screened on Star Maa from 2013 to 2016. She also acted in the feature film Idhi Ma Prema Katha[3] opposite Anchor Ravi, which received mixed reviews.[4]
In 2017, she acted in two message-oriented Telugu short films named Emotion and Beautiful Life. Later that year, Meghana started a new Zee Telugu 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.[5]
| Year | Name | Role | Language | Channel | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Devi | Akshatha | Kannada | Zee Kannada | Debut in Kannada | |
| 2012 | Pavitra Bandhana | Pavitra | Kannada | Colors Kannada | ||
| 2013 | Purushottama | Chaitra | Kannada | Zee Kannada | ||
| 2013-2016 | Sasirekha Parinayam | Sasi/Sasirekha Devayani | Star Maa | Telugu Debut Dual role | ||
| 2017–2023 | Kalyana Vaibhogam | (Manga and Nitya (Twins)), Divya | Telugu | Zee Telugu | Dual Role | |
| 2018–2021 | Raktha Sambandham | Tulasi | Telugu | Zee Telugu | ||
| 2018 | Dance Jodi Dance | Herself/Mentor | Telugu | Zee Telugu[6] | ||
| 2022–2023 | Kalyanam Kamaneeyam | Chaitra Alakananda | Telugu | Zee Telugu[7] | Two roles |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Idhi ma Prema Katha | Sandhya | Telugu | Telugu Debut Film | |
| 2017 | Emotion | Bujji | Telugu | Short film | |
| 2017 | Beautiful Life | not known | Telugu | Short film | |
| 2018 | Ameerpet to America | Krishnaveni gowd | Telugu | Film[8] |