Shubra Aiyappa

Shubra Aiyappa
Born24 April[1]
Kodagu District, Karnataka, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active2007 - present
Parents
  • U.M Ayyappa (father)
  • Chitra Aiyappa (mother)
RelativesShravan Bopanna (brother)

Shubra Aiyappa (born 24 April) is an Indian actress who has appeared predominantly in Kannada films, in addition to Tamil and Telugu language films.[2] After making her debut in the Telugu film Prathinidhi (2014), she went on to appear in Sagaptham (2015) and Vajrakaya (2015).[3][4]

Before venturing into modeling and movies, she studied in Baldwin Girls High School, Bangalore.

Career

After breaking into modelling, Aiyappa appeared in several commercials before being signed on to appear in the Telugu film, Rey (2015), directed by YVS Chowdary. However Aiyappa later opted out of the venture, and signed on to make her acting debut in Prathinidhi (2014),[5] portraying a journalist.[6]

In 2015, Aiyappa appeared in Sagaptham, a Tamil film noted for its launch of Shanmugapandian, the son of actor-politician Vijayakanth. The film opened to poor reviews and Aiyappa's role was minimal[7]

In 2015, She also made her first appearance in a Kannada film during the same year, portraying a guest role in Vajrakaya (2015). Her character appeared in the first fifteen minutes of the film and featured in a song, which was shot in Venice.[8] The film opened to positive reviews and performed well at the box office, prompting further film offers for Aiyappa.[9][10]

Her next was with Diganth Manchale titled Thimayya & Thimayya which opened to positive to mixed reviews and performed decently at the box office.

She was then seen in the movie Ramana Avatara with actor Rishi and Pranitha subash.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2014 Prathinidhi Sunaina Telugu
2015 Sagaptham Priya Tamil
Vajrakaya Geetha Kannada
2022 Thimayya & Thimayya Soumya [11]
2024 Ramana Avatara Poorni [12]

References

  1. ^ "Shubra Aiyappa's birthday post on Instagram". Shubra Aiyappa. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Shubra Aiyappa shames miscreants after receiving obscenely morphed pictures". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Shubra Aiyappa is addicted to belly dancing". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Shubra Aiyappa is on cloud nine". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Hotness Alert! Shubra Aiyappa will set your hearts racing with these bewitching PHOTOS". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. ^ "I'm an actor by chance: Shubra Aiyappa". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Sagaptham Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Shubra Aiyappa to make her Kannada debut". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Shivarajkumar gets candid with Shubra Aiyappa". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Fresh Talent Shines in Vajrakaya". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Diganth, Anant Nag team up for Thimayya & Thimayya". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  12. ^ "'Vajrakaya' heroine Shubra Aiyappa picks 'Ramana Avatara' as next". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.