Abhinaya (Kannada actress)

Abhinaya
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active1984–present
Spouse
Umakanth
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(m. 2009)​

Abhinaya (born 1971[citation needed]) is an Indian actress who works in Kannada films and soaps. She is best known for her performance in the 1984 movie Anubhava directed and enacted by Kashinath,[1] which brought her Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress in 1983 – 84.

Career

Abhinaya entered films as a child artist. She acted in Bhagyavantha, Devatha Manushya and Benkiya Bale as child artist and got selected as a lead for the movie Anubhava at the age of 13.[2] The movie was a massive hit and she got the Best Actress award in Karnataka State Film Awards in 1983 – 84.[citation needed]

Abhinaya went on to appear in many hit movies throughout 1980s and 1990s playing mostly supporting roles. After a gap, she made her comeback to the big screen through the movie Crush in 2019.[2][3][4]

Awards

Selected filmography

Films
Television

References

  1. ^ Muralidhara Khajane (18 January 2018). "Kashinath made a mark for himself". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Shilpa Sebastian R. (20 August 2019). "Abhinaya's celluloid comeback to Kannada cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Abhinaya make a comeback in Sandalwood with 'Crush'". Times of India. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ "ಏಳು ವರ್ಷದ ನಂತರ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿತೆರೆಗೆ ಮರಳಿದ ಅಭಿನಯ" [Abhinaya's comeback to silvar screen after 7 years gap]. Kannadaprabha (in Kannada). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.