Dhanya Balakrishna

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{{Infobox person
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|8|6|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Bangalore, Karnataka]], India
| yearsactive = 2011-present
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| occupation = Model, actress
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'''Dhanya Balakrishna''' (born 6 August 1991) is an Indian actress who has appeared mostly in Telugu films along with Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. After making her debut in [[A. R. Murugadoss]]'s ''[[7am Arivu]]'' (2011),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/oct/15/after-acting-in-tamil-telugu-and-malayalam-dhanya-balakrishna-bags-first-kannada-film-1885515.html|title=After acting in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam, Dhanya Balakrishna bags first Kannada film|last=|first=|date=15 October 2018|website=Indian Express|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 December 2019}}</ref> she appeared in ventures including [[Gautham Menon]]'s ''[[Neethaane En Ponvasantham]]'' (2012), Atlee's ''[[Raja Rani (2013 film)|Raja Rani]]'' (2013) and [[Srikanth Addala]]'s ''[[Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu]]'' (2013). Dhanya made her debut as female lead in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] with ''Chinni Chinni Aasa'' (2013).

==Early life==
Dhanya Balakrishna was born on August 6, 1991 in Bangalore, Karnataka. [[Kannada]] is her mother tongue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/oct/14/now-i-am-a-south-indian-heroine-says-dhanya-balakrishna-1885417.html|title=Now I am a south Indian heroine, says Dhanya Balakrishna|date=14 October 2018 |website=New Indian Express|quote=The best part is that my dialogue delivery will be a lot more real because Kannada is my mother tongue, and unlike other languages, I don't have to translate it in my head, which is just a lot of effort}}</ref> She was educated at MES.<ref name="D">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/291019/dhanyas-ride-to-success.html|title=Dhanya's ride to success!|first=Ikyatha|last=Yerasala|date=30 October 2019|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

She came to prominence after consecutively hosting [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Awards]] along with actors Mirchi Siva and [[Sathish]], in 2016 & 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/620631/ranbir-katrina-make-appearance-siima.html|title = Ranbir, Katrina make an appearance at SIIMA|date = 3 July 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Balakrishna began her acting career with performances in theatre, before playing a supporting role in [[A. R. Murugadoss]]'s ''[[7aum Arivu]]'' (2011) alongside [[Suriya]] and [[Shruti Haasan]].<ref name="T">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/The-new-girl-on-the-block-Dhanya-Balakrishnan/articleshow/20642046.cms|title=The new girl on the block: Dhanya Balakrishnan - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> She was next seen in two bilingual projects, portraying supporting roles -[[Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi]]'' (2012) and then [[Gautham Menon]]'s ''[[Neethaane En Ponvasantham]]'' (2012).<ref name="T"/><ref name="D"/>

Dhanya, portrayed supporting role in the 2013 Telugu film ''[[Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu]]'' as a girl who proposes to the character played by [[Mahesh Babu]]; while in ''[[Raja Rani (2013 film)|Raja Rani]]'' (2013), she was seen as Nivetha, a friend of [[Nayantara]]'s character. Her first leading role was in the Telugu film ''Chinni Chinni Aasa'' (2013), released in November 2013, while other projects, ''[[Amrutham Chandamamalo]]'' and ''[[Second Hand (2013 film)|Second Hand]]'', were released thereafter.

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''[[7aum Arivu]]'' || Malathi || rowspan="2" |[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| Tamil Debut
|-
|rowspan=4| 2012 || ''[[Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi]]'' || rowspan=2| Rashmi ||
|-
| ''[[Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi|Love Failure]]'' ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| Telugu Debut
|-
| ''[[Neethaane En Ponvasantham]]'' || rowspan=2| Nithya's friend || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu]]'' || rowspan="2" | Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan=4| 2013 || ''[[Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu]]'' || girl who proposes to Chinnodu
|
|-
| ''[[Raja Rani (2013 film)|Raja Rani]]'' || Nivetha || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Chinni Chinni Aasa'' || Nisha || rowspan="11" | Telugu || Debut as lead actress
|-
| ''[[Second Hand (2013 film)|Second Hand]]'' || Sahasra / Deepu / Swecha || Also singer for "Jo Tera Hi Ho Mera Hai"
|-
|rowspan=3| 2014 || ''[[Amrutham Chandamamalo]]'' || Sanjeevini || First Space Comedy Film
|-
| ''[[Run Raja Run]]'' || Soundarya / Bangaram || Cameo Appearance
|-
| ''[[Chinnadana Nee Kosam]]'' ||Nandhini's friend ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015 || ''[[Raju Gari Gadhi]]'' || Bala Tripura Sundari ||
|-
| ''[[Bhale Manchi Roju]]'' || Maya D'Souza ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2016 || ''[[Nenu Sailaja]]''|| Keerti ||
|-
| ''Thanu Vachhenanta''|| Keerti || First Telugu Zombie Comedy film
|-
| ''[[Savitri (2016 film)|Savitri]]'' || Gayathri ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2017 || ''[[Yaar Ivan|Veedevadu]]'' || rowspan=2| Shruthi's friend ||
|-
| ''[[Yaar Ivan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Jaya Janaki Nayaka]]'' || Sweety's friend|| Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2019 ||''[[Love Action Drama]]''|| Priya|| rowspan="2" |[[Malayalam]]|| Malayalam debut
|-
|''[[Puzhikkadakan]]''||Anna||
|-
|''[[Hulchul (2019 film)|Hulchul]]''|| Swathi || Telugu ||
|-
||''[[Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakasha]]''|| Janhavi || [[Kannada]] || Kannada Debut<ref name="K">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/becoming-lead-heroine-is-the-toughest-thing-i-have-done-dhanya-balakrishnan/articleshow/72601344.cms|title=Becoming lead heroine is the toughest thing I have done: Dhanya Balakrishnan - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Software Sudheer]]''||Swathi||rowspan=2|Telugu||
|-
|2020||''[[Anukunnadi Okati Ayinadi Okati]]'' || Dhanya ||
|-
|Rowspan=2|2021||''Flip Flop''|| ||rowspan=2|Kannada ||Filming
|-
|''2020'' || || Filming
|}

=== Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !! Series !! Role !! Language !! Notes !! Availability
|-
|rowspan='2'|2017 || ''PillA'' || Sahasra || Telugu || Web series debut || [[Viu (streaming media)|Viu]]
|-
| ''[[As I'm Suffering From Kadhal]]'' || Meera ||rowspan='2'| Tamil || || [[Hotstar]]
|-
|rowspan='2'|2018 || ''What's Up Velakkari'' ||rowspan='2'| Jessi || || [[ZEE5|Zee5]]
|-
| ''What's up Panimanishi'' || Telugu|| || Zee5
|-
|2019||''Rakta Chandanaa''|| ||Kannada|| || Watcho
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]

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