Divya Spandana

Divya Spandana

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Divya Spandana Profile

  • Name:
  • Divya Spandana
  • Other Name:
  • Ramya, Kutthu Ramya
  • Born:
  • November 29, 1982
  • Father:
  • R. T. Narayan
  • Mother:
  • Ranjitha

Divya Spandana Biography

Divya Spandana, also known as Ramya is a South Indian actress and Member of Parliament from Mandya constituency in Karnataka. She is the youngest candidate to become MP of India. She is a noted heroine of Kannada movies and has worked in Telugu and Tamil movies as well. She debut acting with Kannada movie, Abhi opposite Puneet Rajkumar in the year 2003. She is one of the most sought heroines of Kannada film industry, also known as "Golden Girl of Kannada cinema" and “Sandalwood Queen”. She has won best actress award at Filmfare awards twice for the movies - Thananam Thananam (2006) and Sanju Weds Geetha (2011). Sanju Weds Geetha is the most memorable role played by Ramya.

 
After the debut movie, she appeared in another Kannada movie, Excuse me the same year. However the movie didn’t fare well at box office and she shifted to Telugu film industry with the movie, Kuththu alongside Silambarasan Rajendar. She debut Tamil with the movie, Giri. She got the name, 'Kuthu' Ramya in Tamil Nadu after this movie release. Her major successes occurred in the year 2005. Of the 4 Kannada releases the year, three films Aakash, Gowramma and Amrithadhare became huge success at box office thus establishing her name in Kannada film industry. In 2006, she starred in Julie, remake of old movie, Julie/Chattakari. Jothe Jotheyali, Mussanjemaatu, Just Math Mathalli, Sidlingu, Arasu and Prarambha were the other noted Kannada movies later. She was paired opposite Dhanush in Tamil movie, Polladhavan which emerged as the dark horse of Diwali season.

 
Apart from winning a couple of Filmfare awards for best actress in Kannada, she received nominations for the movies, Mussanjemaatu, Just Math Mathalli and Sidlingu. Sidlingu won her SIIMA Award for Best Actress in the year 2012. In 2005, she won Udaya Award for Best Actress for the movie, Amrithadhare. Ramya is the brand ambassador of IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore at present.

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Updated: December 27, 2017

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