Suraj Gowda (born 13 April 1988)[1] is an actor in the Kannada film industry[2] who made his big commercial debut in Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole under Thoogudeepa productions which bagged the biggest opening collection for a debutant in 2016.[3] 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.[4]
Suraj Gowda | |
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 Suraj Gowda | |
| Born | 13 April 1988 |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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Suraj is also making a much awaited debut as a director and writer with the Kannada romantic comedy Ninna Sanihake.[5]
Early life and career
editBorn to M A Prakash and Surekha V in Mysore Karnataka India, 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.[3][6][7]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 2013 | Yenanthiya | Ram | [3] | |
| 2016 | Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole | Suraj | ||
| 2016 | Kahi | Raghu | [3][8][9] | |
| 2017 | Siliconn City | Karthik | Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) - Kannada | |
| 2019 | D/O Parvathamma | Ananthu | ||
| 2021 | Ninna Sanihake | Aditya | Directorial Debut | [10] |
Reality Show and Contest
edit| Show | Year | Channel | Type | Notes | Ref |
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| Paradeshadalli Paradata | 2011 | Zee Kannada | Reality Show | Won | [3][6] |
| Mr Mysore | 2009 | Contest | Won | ||
| Mr Karnataka | 2013 | Contest | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Suraj Gowda Age, Movies, Biography". chiloka.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Suraj Gowda: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Suraj Gowda turns director for Ninna Sanihake - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Suraj Gowda: A budding film star from Mysore". Fakruddin Husen. 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Suraj Gowda KAHI actor injured in action sequence". Staff Correspondent (FD), Mysore. 24 October 2014.
- ^ "This week's release: Suraj Gowda - Dhanya Ramkumar starrer romantic-drama 'Ninna Sanihake' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 October 2021.