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Sapthami Gowda (born 8 June 1996) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Kannada Cinema. She made her acting debut with the 2020 film Popcorn Monkey Tiger directed by Duniya Suri and is known for her role of Leela in Kantara, directed by Rishab Shetty in 2022. She is a recipient of a Filmfare Award South and two SIIMA Awards.
Early life
Sapthami was born to Inspector S. K. Umesh Gowda and Shanta Gowda. She competed in swimming and has won several medals.
Career
Gowda made her acting debut in the 2020 Kannada movie Popcorn Monkey Tiger directed by Duniya suri co-starring Dhananjaya which opened to mixed reviews from audience. She then was seen playing the role of Leela in the Blockbuster movie Kantara which brought her into the limelight and was praised for essaying the role of village girl. She was next seen in Yuva directed by Santhosh Ananddram co-starring debutant Yuva Rajkumar (son of Raghavendra Rajkumar). Initial talks are in place that she might be a potential heroine in the upcoming movie 'Kaali' directed by S. Krishna alongside Abhishek Ambareesh.
She made her Bollywood debut through the 2023 movie The Vaccine War directed by Vivek Agnihotri. The movie opened to mixed reviews and her role had a minimal scope but yet was given the appropriate appreciation. Sapthami will be making her debut in Telugu cinema opposite Nithin in the film "Thamuudu" directed by Venu Sriram.
Other work
She has been appointed as the ambassador of the Karnataka Government's "Nanna Maithri" scheme which enables distribution of menstrual cups to adolescent girls across Karnataka. She was also appointed as Brand ambassador for the 3rd T-20 World Cup edition of the Blind cricket 2022, organized by the Samarthanam Trust for blind, a non-profit working to empower those differently abled.
Filmography
= Films
=All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Sapthami Gowda at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sapthami Gowda
- Yuva (2024 film)
- Kantara (film)
- Popcorn Monkey Tiger
- The Vaccine War
- List of Kannada film actresses
- Venu Sriram
- Bigg Boss Kannada season 10
- SK Umesh
- 11th South Indian International Movie Awards
