Parul Yadav

Parul Yadav
Yadav 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South
Born
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
Years active2004 - 2018
Websitewww.parulyadav.com

Parul Yadav is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Kannada films along with a few Tamil and Malayalam films to her credits, in addition to Hindi language TV shows. Parul turned Producer with the highly awaited simultaneous multiple language remakes (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam) of the Kangana Ranaut starrer Queen. In addition to producing she also essays the lead role in Butterfly (Kannada).

Early life and career

She made her acting debut in the Tamil film Dreams, starring Dhanush. Her next movie was Krithyam in Malayalam opposite Prithviraj Sukumaran. She, then switched over to television with the daily soap-opera Bhagyavidhaata, which has aired on Colors since 2009. This was soon followed by the comedy reality show Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala on Star Plus, where she was a participant representing the team Raveena Ke Mohre.

In 2011, she made her Kannada film debut in Shivarajkumar's movie Bandhu Balaga as his sister-in-law. Later, she acted in Govindaya Namaha, which went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of that year. She played Mumtaz, a Muslim girl falling in love with Govinda, played by Komal Kumar. Her portrayal won her a SIIMA Best Debutant award (2013) and Bangalore Times Best Newcomer Award (2013) and a nomination in the Udaya Film Awards for the best actor category for that year.[2] The song "Pyarge Aagbittaite", which featured Yadav, earned her more attention.[3] The same pairing in the 2012 film Nandeesha, however, could not continue the success at the box office.

Yadav's next project was for the multi-starrer film Bachchan, directed by Shashank and starring Sudeep.[4] Yadav then starred in Shivajinagara, produced by Ramu Films. She was paired opposite Duniya Vijay.[5] The movie was a blockbuster having completed 100 days of screening in theatres.

In 2014, Yadav signed for two movies that became landmark projects of her career, Vaastu Prakaara and Uppi 2. She played an advocate in Vaastu Prakaara, which was directed by renowned film-maker Yogaraj Bhat. In Uppi 2, she is seen in a cameo opposite its director Upendra. Her latest release is K. M. Chaitanya's Aatagara, featuring an ensemble cast and Jessie. Her performance in Jessie won her widespread appreciation. Upcoming films of Yadav include Seizer and Vijayaditya.[6]

Yadav's biggest movie of her career is Killing Veerappan, directed in multiple languages by Ram Gopal Varma. Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar plays a police officer and Yadav is paired with him. Killing Veerappan was also dubbed and released in Tamil and Telugu.

From 2017 to 2022, Yadav produced the simultaneous production of the 4 South Indian language remakes of the Hindi superhit Queen. She also played the lead in the Kannada version Butterfly, directed by Ramesh Aravind

.[7][8] Besides the lead role, Yadav is also the co-producer.[9]

Filmography

Film

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2000 Mere Aagosh Mein Parul Hindi Debut Film[10]
2004 Dreams Charu Tamil
2005 Krithyam Sandra Punnoose Malayalam
2008 Bullet Gayathri
2008 Bandhu Balaga Chamundeshwari Kannada
2009 Black Dalia Linda D'Souza Malayalam
2012 Govindaya Namaha Mumtaz Kannada
2012 Nandeesha Sonia
2013 Bachchan Anjali
2013 Shravani Subramanya Benne Special appearance[11]
2014 Shivajinagara Pavithra
2015 Pulan Visaranai 2 Sonya Varma Tamil
2015 Vaastu Prakaara Nirmala Kannada
2015 Uppi 2 Sheela Extended cameo
2015 Aatagara Mallika
2016 Killing Veerappan Shreya
2016 Jessie Nandini
2018 Seizer Divya
2024 Butterfly Parvati

Television

Awards

Work Award Category Result Ref
Bachchan 61st Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Kannada Nominated [12]
3rd SIIMA Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [13]
Santosham Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [14]
Shivajinagar 4th SIIMA Awards Best Actress Nominated [15]
Aatagara 63rd Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Won [16]
South Scope Awards Rising Sensation of the Year Won [17]
Vaastu Prakaara 5th SIIMA Awards Best Actress Nominated [18]
Killing Veerappan 6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [19]
Best Actress (Critics) Won
2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Actress Won [citation needed]
64th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "I was sulking after watching Kangana Ranaut in Queen: Parul Yadav". The Indian Express. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ Parul nominated for Best Actress award. The Times of India. (21 January 2013).
  3. ^ "Parul Yadav's career is booming". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015.
  4. ^ I had to forego four films for Bachchan says Parul Yadav. CNN-IBN
  5. ^ Parul Yadav opposite Duniya Vijay in 'Shivajinagara'!. Sify.com (21 May 2013).
  6. ^ "Parul Yadav's smartphone app in the making". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Parul Yadav on women in cinema: Female characters seem to exist purely to satiate the male gaze". Hindustan Times. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Actor Parul Yadav turns Script Writer". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ^ Besides the lead role, Parul Yadav is also the co-producer of 'Butterfly'. Pinkvilla. (6 December 2017).
  10. ^ Prasad, B. (1 January 2000), Mere Aagosh Mein (Thriller), Rana Jung Bahadur, Kanchan, Kirti Shetty, Paras Productions, retrieved 6 December 2024
  11. ^ Exclusive Shravani Subramanya Archived 18 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Sify.com (26 September 2013).
  12. ^ "Best Actor Supporting Role Female". awards.filmfare.com.
  13. ^ "SIIMA nominees Kannada". siima.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  14. ^ [1] Archived 13 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine (4 September 2014).
  15. ^ Ujala Ali Khan (8 August 2015). "Dubai hosts fourth South Indian International Movie Awards". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)".
  17. ^ [2]. southscope.in (11 January 2017).
  18. ^ "5th SIIMA WINNERS LIST". Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  19. ^ "SIIMA awards 2017 nominations announced". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017.
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