Ramya Barna (born 4 August 1986) is an Indian actress, primarily appearing in

Kannada films Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

. She made her acting debut in 2008, starring in ''Neenyare'' and went on to appear in several commercially successful films and also did an artistic film in

Tulu language Tulu () in Kannada script, ml, ത‍ുള‍ു ഭാഷെ in Malayalam script. ''bhāṣe'', , ''bhāśe'', and ''bāśe'' are alternative spellings for the Tulu word ''bāse'' in the Kannada script. The correct spelling for the word ...

. She has also made appearances in Tamil and Telugu films.

Personal life

Ramya was born in the Coorg district of

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in India. Her father is an Assistant general manager at the RBI. She did her schooling in Bangalore and also in Mumbai. She has completed her bachelor's degree in Travel and Tourism from

Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore Jyoti Nivas College is an autonomous college institute for women, situated at Koramangala, Bangalore, India. It was established in 1966 and founded by The Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes. It is affiliated to Bengaluru City University. History Si ...

. She started her career with Wipro in a BPO in Navi Mumbai for a year as a customer service executive. In 2010 she was doing her MBA course from

Sikkim Manipal University Sikkim Manipal University (SMU), formerly Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences, is a private university located in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. The Sikkim Manipal University started its journey in 1992, after the ...

parallel to her cinema career. She said that she never dreamt of becoming an actress. She first refused an offer by a producer but her friends insisted her to step into the industry and accepted to act as the second heroine in ''Hani Hani''.

Career

Ramya's career as an actress began while she was still pursuing her degree. She made her debut as a supporting artiste in the 2008 released ''Hani Hani'' and later acted in '' Neenyare'' directed by Sindesh. Though the film failed to create any impact at the box office, Ramya got recognised and then her career took off when she was cast for

Yogaraj Bhat Yogaraj Bhat (born 8 October 1972) is an Indian Kannada film-maker, director, screenwriter, lyricist and producer. He is most known for the 2006 film ''Mungaru Male''. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kannad ...

's home production ''

Pancharangi ''Pancharangi'' is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film with philosophical overtones directed and produced by Yogaraj Bhat starring Diganth and Nidhi Subbaiah in the lead roles. The music has been composed by Mano Murthy, story an ...

'' and Puneeth Rajkmar starer '' Hudugru''. For both roles she got a nomination for

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is and award presented annually by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performanc ...

. Earlier she also ventured into Tamil and Telugu films, acting in ''Mathiya Chennai'' (Tamil) and ''Kshudra'' (Telugu). She also acted in ''Nannedeya Haadu'' in which she played a music teacher and ''Nee Bandhu Ninthaaga'' for which she said she had to act in a song out of compulsion. Her Tulu film ''

Oriyardori Asal ''Oriyardori Asal'' ( en, One better than the other) is a 2011 Indian Tulu language film directed by H. S. Rajashekar and produced by Roopa Vijayakumar Kodialbail, starring Likith Shetty, Ramya Barna, Naveen D Padil, Aravind Bolar and Rekha Das i ...

'' completed a 150-day run and became a blockbuster hit and was critically acclaimed. She also got a cameo role in the successful Kannada film '' Paramathma'' opposite

Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Raj ...

. She was last seen in the film '' Bulbul'' which had Darshan and Rachita Ram in the lead roles. She has completed shooting for ''Notorious'' and has shot for an

item number In Indian cinema, an item number or item song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films (Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, and ...

in ''Doodhsagar''. Her other upcoming films are ''Premaya Namaha'' and ''Adrushta'' in which she plays the role of a NRI girl.

Filmography

References

External links

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Official website
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