Ranya Rao (born c. 1991) is an Indian actress and model who appears in South Indian films. She made her debut with the 2014

Kannada film 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 ...

, ''

Maanikya ''Maanikya'' () is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Sudeepa featuring himself, V. Ravichandran, Ranya Rao, Ramya Krishna, Varalaxmi Sharathkumar and P. Ravi Shankar in the lead roles. The film is a remake of 2013 ...

''.

Early life

Rao originally hails from the

Chikmagalur district Chikmagalur, officially Chikkamagaluru is an administrative district in the Malnad subregion of Karnataka, India. Coffee was first cultivated in India in Chikmagalur. The hills of Chikmagalur are parts of the Western Ghauts and the source of ...

of the Indian state of

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. After completing her schooling in

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persuaded acting with accreditation in acting,.

Career

Rao was first signed by actor and director

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in April 2014 for his directorial

, ''

''. She was cast as Manasa in a supporting role, portraying a girl belonging to a rich Indian family and Sudeep's love interest. Her performance received mixed reviews from critics. A. Sharadhaa of ''

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'' wrote, "Both Ranya and Varalaxmi play their parts well but fail to impress." In June 2015, Rao signed her second film and first

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, ''

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'' She is cast opposite

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, her first as a female lead. In her first release of 2017, a comedy '' Pataki'', in Kannada, she played a journalist Sangeetha, the love interest of a police officer played by

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Ranya Living people 1993 births 21st-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses Actresses from Karnataka People from Chikkamagaluru Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema