| Nithya Ram | |
|---|---|
|  Nithya Ram in a scene from Nandhini | |
| Occupation | Actress | 
| Years active | 
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| Known for | Nandhini | 
| Relatives | Rachita Ram (sister) | 
Nithya Ram is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam soap operas with few films. She is the elder sister of Kannada film actress Rachita Ram.[1]
Early life and career
Nithya Ram comes from a family of artists with her father K. S. Ramu and sister Rachita Ram being classical dancers themselves, and the latter has since appeared in films. Nithya is a trained classical dancer from Welight Academy as well. She holds a graduate degree in biotechnology and worked for some time, but her "dream of becoming a heroine never died."[2]
Nithya started her career as an actress with a Kannada television show opera Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu, which aired on Zee Kannada, that co-starred her sister as well. She went on to appear in other Kannada shows such as Karpoorada Gombe, Rajkumari and Eradu Kanasu.[3] Following this, she worked in one Telugu movie, i. e., Muddhu Bidda. After that, she had been signed for a film opposite Diganth, which however failed to take off.[2] In 2014, she was signed to play a lead role in Muddu Manase opposite Aru Gowda. Around the time, she signed to her second movie opera in Telugu, Amma Naa Kodala.[4] Later, She also played the lead role in the Tamil superhit television serial Nandini.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Language | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu | Malli | Kannada | Debut serial | 
| 2012–2013 | Aval | Shalini | Tamil | Tamil debut | 
| 2013 | Karpoorada Gombe | Shravani | Kannada | |
| Rajkumari | Rajakumari | |||
| 2012–2014 | Muddu Bidda | Geetha/Sangeetha | Telugu | Dual role & First Telugu serial | 
| 2014–2017 | Amma Naa Kodala | Madhumita chaitu | ||
| 2015 | Eradu Kanasu | Kannada | ||
| 2016 | Girija Kalyana | Parvathi | Debut in Mythological TV series | |
| 2017–2020 | Nandini | Nandini / Ganga / Janani (Triple Role) | Tamil Kannada | Malayalam (dubbed) Telugu (dubbed) Sinhalese(Subtitles) - WON Best Actress and Best Jodi Sun Kudumbam Awards 2018 | 
| 2017–2018 | Killadi Kids | Judge | Kannada | Udaya TV | 
| Asathal Chutties | Tamil | Sun TV | ||
| 2018 | Saavale Samali | Anchor | Sun TV | |
| Savalige Sye | Kannada | Udaya TV | ||
| Nandhini Kudumbam | Herself | Tamil | special show on Sun TV | |
| Masala Cafe | Judge | Tamil | Sun Life program | |
| 2019 | Lakshmi Stores | DC Nithya | Cameo | |
| 2023–present | Anna | Bharani | Zee Tamil | 
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Muddu Manase | Poorvi | Kannada | Debut Kannada film | 
| 2022 | Kaypakka | Seetha | Malayalam | 
See also
References
- ↑ "Rachita Ram and Nithya Ram are sisters". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- 1 2 A. Sharadhaa (27 August 2013). "Nithya enters tinsel town". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ Prasad S., Shym. "Ranchita Ram's fairytale journey in Sandalwood". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "Nithya Ram returns to the small screen". The Times of India. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
External links
- Nithya Ram at IMDb