Nisha Ganesh is an Indian film and television actress who has appeared in Tamil films and serials. After making her breakthrough portraying

Draupadi Draupadi ( sa, द्रौपदी, draupadī, Daughter of Drupada), also referred to as Krishnaa, Panchali, and Yagyaseni, is the main female protagonist of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata,'' and the common consort of the five Pandava brothe ...

in the TV series ''

Mahabharatham The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuru ...

'' and hosting shows such as ''Surya Vanakkam'' on Sun TV, she has gone on to appear in supporting roles in feature films.

Career

Nisha started her acting as a college student in Vijay TV's Kana Kannum Kalangal Kalloriyin Kadhai and later appeared in

Saravanan Meenatchi ''Saravanan Meenatchi'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language television series broadcast on STAR Vijay. The first season was broadcast from 7 March 2011 to 21 October 2013. The second season of the show, which started as a sequel and next genera ...

as Thenmozhi. Nisha Krishnan made her breakthrough portraying

in the TV series ''

'' and subsequently went on to host shows such as ''Surya Vanakkam'', ''

Kitchen Galatta This is a list of current, upcoming and former programmes broadcast on the Indian television Tamil-language channel Sun TV. Current programming Presently airing Dubbed serials Former programming Dramas ;Original series ;Dubbed series ...

'' and ''

Sun Singer ''Sun Singer'' is a premier reality TV Indian singing competition in the Tamil language that is being broadcast on Sun TV. Season 1 to 5, It is a singing talent hunt for children of age group 6 to 13 years old in Tamil Nadu. Season 6, It is a ...

'' ''(Season- 2)'' and appeared in the TV series

Deivamagal ''Deivamagal'' ( God's daughter) is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Vani Bhojan and Krishna. It was broadcast on Sun TV initially from Monday to Friday and later extended to Saturday at 8 PM from 25 March 2013 to 17 February 2018 ...

as Ragini on Sun TV. As a media student, she was actively involved in short film-making during her education and collaborated with them when making the films ''

Bench Talkies - The First Bench ''Bench Talkies'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil language independent anthology film consisting of six short films directed by Karthik Subbaraj, Anil Krishnan, Gopakumar, Charukesh Sekar, Monesh and Rathna Kumar. The film was produced by Subbaraj's ...

'' (2015) and ''

Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkirathu ''Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkirathu'' () is a 2015 Tamil-language drama film, written and directed by Maruthu Pandian. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Bobby Simha, Prabhanjayan, Sharanya Turadi and Linga amongst others. Music for ...

'' (2015). She has also gone on to appear in supporting roles in feature films, notably portraying roles in ''

Ivan Veramathiri ''Ivan Veramathiri'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by M. Saravanan. The film has been presented by director N. Linguswamy and produced by his brother N. Subash Chandrabose under Thirupathi Brot ...

'' (2013) and '' Naan Sigappu Manithan'' (2014).

Personal life

Nisha Krishnan got engaged to actor

Ganesh Venkatraman Ganesh Venkatraman is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. He had acted in Radha Mohan's '' Abhiyum Naanum'' (2008), before working in '' Unnaipol Oruvan'' (2009) and ''Kandahar'' (2010). Career Ganesh began his a ...

in February 2015, and the pair got married on 22 November 2015.In June 2019 she gave birth to their first child Samaira.

Filmography

Television

;Serials ;Shows

References

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