Nirup Bhandari is an Indian actor who works in

Kannada cinema 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. Kannada cinema is based in Gandhi Nagar ...

. He made his debut in the 2015 critically and commercially acclaimed movie ''

RangiTaranga ''RangiTaranga'' (English: ''Colourful Wave'') is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari in his debut, and produced by H. K. Prakash, under Shree Devi Entertainers. It features debutantes Nir ...

'', directed by his brother,

Anup Bhandari Anup Bhandari (born 2 March 1982) is an Indian film director, composer and lyricist who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He made his directorial début with the mystery thriller film '' Rangitaranga'', featuring his brother Nirup Bhandari, i ...

Early life

Nirup Bhandari was born on 13 August in

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to Sudhakar Bhandary and Rathna Bhandary. Later the family moved to

Mysore Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...

. Nirup completed his graduation (Electronics & Communication Bachelor's degree) from Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology (VVIET), Mysore. Upon completion of his graduation, he started working at

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Career

While working at

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, Nirup started learning acting under renowned theatre personality Ratan Thakore Grant at MiSF!T school of acting. He acted in plays and short films before venturing into films. He debuted in

's directorial debut film ''

'', which also starred

Radhika Narayan Radhika Narayan is an Indian actress, working primarily in mainstream Kannada cinema and Kannada theater. Early life Radhika Narayan was born in Udupi, Karnataka. She is an engineering graduate from Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Tech ...

Avantika Shetty Avantika Shetty is an Indian actress and advertiser working primarily in Kannada cinema. She made her film debut in '' RangiTaranga'' (2015) which found a worldwide release and declared a blockbuster, earning her a nomination at the Filmfare Aw ...

and

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. ''RangiTaranga'' turned out to be one of the biggest blockbusters. It also opened overseas market for Kannada films in a big way. It became the first Kannada film to release in many countries, the first Kannada film to appear on the New York Box Office Listing and the first and only Kannada film to run for 50 days in USA. ''RangiTaranga'' was also one of the 305 films shortlisted for the Academy Awards (The Oscars) but did not make it to the final nominations. In 2018, he appeared in his second feature film ''

Rajaratha ''Rajaratha'' is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Anup Bhandari, who also composed the film's music. It stars Arya, Nirup Bhandari and Avantika Shetty in the lead roles in their second collaboration ...

'' directed by

starring

. The film is narrated from the point of view of a bus, which was voiced by

Puneeth Rajkumar Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), affectionately known as Appu (by his fans, after his first lead role in the movie Appu (2002 film), ''Appu''), was an Indian actor, playback singer, film producer, television presenter a ...

. The film was conceived by Anup Bhandari before ''RangiTaranga''. In 2019, Nirup's next film ''

Aadi Lakshmi Puraana ''Aadi Lakshmi Puraana'' is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language Romance film, romantic action comedy film written & directed by V. Priya and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Nirup Bhandari and Radhika Pandit, alongside Tara (Kannada ac ...

'' with

Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit (born 7 March 1984) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada films. Among the most popular and highest paid Kannada actresses, she is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South, one Kar ...

directed by V. Priya hit theatres. The film received appreciation from family audiences. In 2020, he completed work for his film '' Window Seat'' starring

Amrutha Iyengar Amrutha Iyengar (born 26 July 1996) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada films. Iyengar is a recipient of a Filmfare Award South and two South Indian International Movie Awards. She made her acting debut in 2017, with ''Sim ...

and

Sanjana Anand Sanjana Anand (born 28 March 1995) is an Indian actress who appears in Kannada films. Career She made her debut with ''Chemistry of Kariyappa'' which was released in February 2019. Her second film ''Male Billu'' was released in July 2019. She ap ...

. Nirup Bhandari later was part of the big budget action adventure movie '

Vikrant Rona ''Vikrant Rona'' is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari, produced by Jack Manjunath and co-produced by Alankar Pandian. It stars Sudeepa in the title role with Milana Nagaraj, Nirup Bha ...

' where he shared the screen with Superstar Kichcha Sudeep. The much anticipated movie was directed by

Although Nirup was not initially considered for the role, he was later brought in after Sudeep told Anup that Nirup would fit the role.

Personal life

Nirup is married to Dhanya. His father, Sudhakar Bhandary, used to direct television serials. He is from Saaja a small town in Puttur. His elder brother

is a director, lyricist and music composer, who has worked with Nirup in almost all of his films.

Filmography

All films are in ''Kannada'' unless noted otherwise.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhandari, Nirup Living people Indian male film actors Kannada actors Male actors in Kannada cinema Male actors from Bengaluru 1984 births