Suraj Gowda (born 13 April 1988) is an actor in the

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who made his big commercial debut in ''Maduveya'' ''Mamatheya Kareyole'' under Thoogudeepa productions which bagged the biggest opening collection for a debutant in 2016. Suraj was nominated for the best actor category in SIIMA and IIFA Awards for his role in the movie '' Siliconn City'' (2017). ''Lakshmi Thanaya'' and '' Ninna Sanihake'' are his upcoming films. Suraj is also making a much awaited debut as a director and writer with the Kannada romantic comedy '' Ninna Sanihake''.

Early life and career

Born to M A Prakash and Surekha V in

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, Suraj Gowda is a model-turned actor who started his career in the film industry after winning Zee Kannada's reality show ''Paradeshadalli Paradata'' in 2011. This multi-talented prodigy is also the winner of Mr. Mysore and Mr. Karnataka titles in 2009 and 2013 respectively. Suraj debuted his film career with the art film ''Yenanthiya'' and with ''Ninna Sanihake'', he is foraying into script writing and direction.

Filmography

Reality Show and Contest

References

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