| Nisha Ganesh | |
| Birth Place: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Birth Name: | Nisha Krishnan |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2013–2018; 2020–present |
| Children: | 2 |
Nisha Ganesh is an Indian film and television actress who has appeared in Tamil films and serials. After making her breakthrough portraying Draupadi in the TV series Mahabharatham and hosting shows such as Surya Vanakkam on Sun TV, she has gone on to appear in supporting roles in feature films.[1]
Nisha started her acting as a college student in Vijay TV's Kana Kannum Kalangal Kalloriyin Kadhai and later appeared in Saravanan Meenatchi as Thenmozhi. Nisha Krishnan made her breakthrough portraying Draupadi in the TV series Mahabharatham and subsequently went on to host shows such as Surya Vanakkam, Kitchen Galatta and Sun Singer (Season- 2) and appeared in the TV series Deivamagal as Ragini on Sun TV.[2]
As a media student, she was actively involved in short film-making during her education and collaborated with them when making the films Bench Talkies - The First Bench (2015) and Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkirathu (2015). She has also gone on to appear in supporting roles in feature films, notably portraying roles in Ivan Veramathiri (2013) and Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014).[3]
Nisha Krishnan got engaged to actor Ganesh Venkatraman in February 2015, and the pair got married on 22 November 2015.In June 2019 she gave birth to their first child Samaira.[4] [5] [6] On 3rd October 2023, the couple had their 2nd child,a baby boy named Amar.
| Year | Film | Role | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ivan Veramathiri | Gunasekharan's friend | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Naan Sigappu Manithan | Meera's friend | ||
| Enna Satham Indha Neram | Journalist | |||
| 2015 | Bench Talkies - The First Bench | Zara | ||
| Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkirathu | ||||
| 2016 | Vil Ambu | Kavya | ||
| Telugu |
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Kana Kanum Kalangal Kallooriyin Kadhai | Divya | Star Vijay | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Valli | Sun TV | |||
| 2013–2014 | Deivamagal | Rajini | |||
| 2013 | Office | Star Vijay | |||
| Saravanan Meenatchi | Thenmozhi | ||||
| 2013–2016 | Mahabharatham | Draupadi | Sun TV | ||
| 2016–2017 | Thalayanai Pookal | Vedavalli Nagaraj | Zee Tamizh | ||
| 2017–2018 | Nenjam Marappathillai | Sathiya Arjun | Star Vijay | ||
| 2020 | Thirumagal | Herself (Special Appearance) | |||
| 2021 | Sreemantudu | Sathiya | Telugu | ||
| 2022 | Abhi Tailor | Herself (Special Appearance) | Tamil | ||
| Sembaruthi | Adv. Geetha Subramaniam (Special Appearance) | Zee Tamil | |||
| 2023 | Kolangal-2 | Mohini | Telugu |
| Year | Title | Channel | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sun Singer | Tamil | |
| 2013–2015 | Surya Vanakkam | ||
| 2014–2015 | Vendhar Veetu Kalyanam | Vendhar TV | |
| 2015 | Kitchen Galatta | ||
| 2018 | Star Singer | ||
| 2021 | Vanakkam Tamizha | ||
| 2021 | Rowdy Baby | ||
| 2022 | Namma Veettu Kalyanam | Vijay Music |