Samyuktha Hegde

Samyuktha Hegde
Samyuktha Hegde during Puppy movie press meet
Born (1998-07-17) 17 July 1998 (age 26)[1]
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Samyuktha Hegde is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada and Tamil films. She made her film debut with the Kannada film Kirik Party opposite Rakshit Shetty, directed by Rishab Shetty. She played the role named Arya, for which she won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada. She made her debut in Tamil language through Comali opposite Jayam Ravi and Kajal Agarwal.

She also participated in reality shows MTV Roadies, Bigg Boss Kannada (2017) and MTV Splitsvilla, where she ended up as the first runner up (2018).

Early and personal life

Samyuktha was born in Bangalore to a Christian mother and a Hindu Brahmin father.[2] Her native village is Kelaginamane, a place in the Uttara Kannada district. She did her schooling from St. Paul's English School. She discontinued her degree course in BA psychology and journalism in Jain University, Bangalore to continue pursuing dancing and acting.[citation needed]

Career

In 2016, Hegde was cast as a parallel female lead in Rakshit Shetty's comedy-drama Kirik Party. Impressed by her Facebook profile, the makers called her for an audition that she subsequently cleared.[citation needed] The film received critical acclaim and emerged a major commercial success.[3] Hegde's performance playing the love interest of Shetty's character won praise for Hegde; a reviewer for The Times of India stated that "Samyuktha Hegde, as the bubbly Aarya, has a tough act to follow given the peppy first half and impresses by holding her own in crucial scenes",[4] while The New Indian Express's reviewer felt that Hegde "outshone in the film along with the main character Karna".[5]

In 2016, Hegde appeared as a contestant in the reality television show MTV Roadies. She said that being a part of the show had been her childhood dream.[6]

In October 2018, Hegde entered MTV Splitsvilla in its eleventh season as a wild card entrant and became the Runner up of the season.

In 2019, she made her debut in Tamil film through Comali opposite to Jayam Ravi and Kajal Agarwal. Her role as Nikitha, was praised by all the audiences, though her role was minimum in the film. She learned Tamil language for the fim and dubbed on her own. After that she packed more films in Tamil film industries.

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In the Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women list, Hegde was placed 9th in 2017, 13th in 2018 and 21st in 2020.[7][8][9]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2016 Kirik Party T. Arya Kannada [10]
2017 College Kumar Keerthi Kannada [11]
2018 Kirrak Party Satya Telugu [12]
2019 Watchman Anitha Tamil [13]
Omme Nishyabda Omme Yuddha Deaf Girl Kannada [14]
Comali Nikitha Krishnamoorthy Tamil [13]
Puppy Ramya Tamil
2022 Theal Thilaka Tamil
Manmadha Leelai Poorni Tamil
Raana Dancer (Herself) Kannada Special appearance in the Song "Malli Malli" [15]
Thurthu Nirgamana Sindhu Kannada
2024 Kreem Aksha/ Pearl Kannada [16][17]

Television

Year Name Role Channel Notes Ref
2017 MTV Roadies 15 Contestant MTV India Semi finalist [6]
Bigg Boss Kannada 5 Colors Kannada Wild card entry; entered - day 58, ejected - day 66 [18]
2018 MTV Splitsvilla 11 MTV India Wild card entry; runner up
2021 Puncch Beat 2 Meesha ALT Balaji Web series

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Kannada Kirik Party Won [19]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Kannada Nominated [20]

References

  1. ^ "Samyuktha Hegde Birthday Special: Hottest bikini photos of the 'Kirik Party' actress". Freepressjournal. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. ^ Yerasala, Ikyatha (29 June 2016). "Such a Kirik Party!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 23 February 2017. I was born and brought up in Bengaluru. My mom is a Christian and dad is a Brahmin.
  3. ^ Prasad S, Shyam (4 February 2017). "'Kirk Party' set to become the third Kannada film in the Rs 50 crore club". The Times of India – via bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com.
  4. ^ Suresh, Sunayana (30 December 2016). "Kirik Party Movie Review". The Times of India.
  5. ^ Sharadhaa, A (31 December 2016). "Youngsters Live The Kirik Life Here". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  6. ^ a b Agarwal, Stuti (25 February 2017). "Kirik Party actress in MTV Roadies". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "The Queens of Desire: Here are the top 30 winners of the Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women". Times of India. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Bangalore Times' Most Desirable Women of 2018: The queens of desire". Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Meet the beautiful ladies who make up Bangalore Times' 30 Most Desirable Women of 2020". Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  10. ^ Daithota, Madhu (24 January 2017). "Two new women in Rakshit Shetty's life". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Samyuktha Hegde on a signing spree". The Times of India. 17 April 2017.
  12. ^ Shajini S R (13 December 2017). "Nikhil's 'Kirrak Party' nears completion". The Times of India.
  13. ^ a b "Would love to do Kannada films if good work comes my way: Samyuktha Hegde". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  14. ^ vaishnavi. "ಚಿತ್ರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ: ಒಮ್ಮೆ ನಿಶ್ಯಬ್ದ ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಯುದ್ಧ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Kannada). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  15. ^ "'Kirik Party' girl Samyuktha Hegde joins the cast of Nanda Kishore's 'Raana'". The Times of India.
  16. ^ "Samyuktha Hegde to headline social thriller, Kreem". Cinema Express. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  17. ^ "I submitted myself as an empty canvas for Kreem: Samyuktha Hegde". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Samyuktha Hegde enters the Kannada 'Bigg Boss' House". The News Minute. 15 December 2017.
  19. ^ "64th Filmfare Awards 2017 South: Kirik Party is the big winner of the night". The Times of India. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  20. ^ "6th SIIMA 2017 Day 1: Jr NTR bags Best Actor, Kirik Party wins Best Film". India Today. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2021.