| Radhika Narayan | |
| Birth Place: | Udupi, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Actress, Dancer, Model |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
Radhika Narayan is an Indian actress,[1] working primarily in mainstream Kannada cinema, and in Kannada theater, is a method actress who is known for the selection of her projects.
Radhika Narayan[2] was born in the Krishna Temple city Udupi, Karnataka. She is an engineering graduate from Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology, in the Heritage city Mysore. Besides being a film actress, she is a trained Kathak dancer,[3] who is actively involved with WeMove Theatre movement and also acted in short films. She has also worked as a model from earlier in her career. She was also a yoga instructor in Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana in Bangalore.
In her big screen debut in Anup Bhandari's directorial Kannada thriller RangiTaranga (2015), she plays the protagonist character as Indu Suvarna, the wife of Gautam Suvarna (Nirup Bhandari). The movie was critically acclaimed for its screenplay, score and cinematography. Due to its word-of-mouth marketing the movie was a blockbuster in Karnataka and got a tremendous response in its worldwide release. Following Rangitaranga, Radhika played a supporting role in Pawan Kumar's thriller U Turn (2016).[4] Recently, she has appeared in the Black Stone agarbatti's advertisement.
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | RangiTaranga | Indu Suvarna/ Harini | Debut Film | ||
| 2016 | U Turn | Maya | |||
| 2017 | BB5 | Kriti | |||
| Kaafi Thota | Maithili | ||||
| 2018 | Hottegagi Genu Bategagi | Shravya | |||
| Asathoma Sadhgamaya | Sherlin | ||||
| The Villain | Herself | Cameo appearance in a song "Bolo Bolo Ramappa" | |||
| 2019 | Mundina Nildana | Meera Sharma | |||
| 2020 | Shivaji Surathkal | Janani | |||
| 2022 | Chase | Nidhi | |||
| 2023 | Shivaji Surathkal 2 | Janani | |||
| 2024 | Edagaiye Apaghatakke Karana |
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | RangiTaranga | 1st IIFA Utsavam Award | Best Actress – Kannada | |
| Best Debutante | ||||
| 2016 | U Turn | Best Supporting Actress | ||
| Best Supporting Actress - Kannada | ||||
| 2019 | Mundina Nildana | 9th SIIMA Awards[5] | Best Actress | |