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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian actress}}<br />
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'''Damini''' is a former Indian actress who worked in [[Kannada]]-language films, who was known for her role in the film ''[[Upendra (film)|Upendra]]'' (1999).<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Damini made her debut with ''[[Upendra (film)|Upendra]]'' (1999) directed by [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/news/volume2/chow_damini.asp|title=Damini - Now ready even for 'mini'|work=[[Viggy.com]]|access-date=4 September 2004}}</ref> Critics were polarised on her role with one feeling that "shines as the debutant girl" whilst another cited her as "adequate".<ref>{{cite web|title=Upendra review|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct24/rev.htm|newspaper=Deccan Herald|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991128102140/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct24/rev.htm|archive-date=28 November 1999|date=24 October 1999}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=6007370&ctid=5&cid=2427|title=Review: Upendra|work=[[Sify]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050111204014/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=6007370&ctid=5&cid=2427|archive-date=11 January 2005|access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref> Regarding her performance in ''[[Asura (2001 film)|Asura]]'' (2001) co-starring [[Shiva Rajkumar]], critics felt that she gave a good performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/2020-aasura-movie-review.htm |title=Aasura Movie Review |publisher=[[Chitraloka.com]] |date=2000-11-17 |accessdate=2022-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010628110012fw_/http://www.chitraloka.com/english/knock_out/aasura.html|archive-date=28 June 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Review {{!}} Aasura |url=http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=6007890&ctid=5&cid=2427 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041225085945/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=6007890&ctid=5&cid=2427 |archive-date=25 December 2004 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Her career declined after acting in B-grade films.<ref name="KN"/><br />
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She played the guest role of a mother in ''[[Bimba (film)|Bimba]]'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/my-first-preference-is-kannada-films-rakshitha/articleshow/18502534.cms|title=Damini as mother in ''Bimba''|date=9 August 2002|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> She played the glamourous role of a model in ''[[Good Luck (2006 film)|Good Luck]]'' (2006) alongside [[Radhika Kumaraswamy|Radhika]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3205/kannada/good-luck/798/review.htm|title=Good Luck Movie Review|date=23 June 2006|work=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]|via=Nowrunning|first=R. G.|last=Vijayasarathy|author-link=R. G. Vijayasarathy}}</ref> Her last role was in ''Swathanthra Palya'' (2009) directed by [[Huccha Venkat]].<ref name="KN">{{Cite web|url=https://kannadanews.today/sandalwood-news/why-did-kannada-actress-damini-stay-away-from-the-film-industry/|title=ನಟಿ ದಾಮಿನಿ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ರಂಗದಿಂದ ದೂರ ಉಳಿಯಲು ಕಾರಣವೇನು? ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಆಕೆಯ ಕಣ್ಣೀರಿನ ಕಥೆ - Kannada News Today|website=kannadanews.today}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Title<br />
! Role<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 1999 || ''[[Upendra (film)|Upendra]]'' || Rathi ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2000 || ''[[Swalpa Adjust Madkolli]]'' || ||<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="6"|2001 || ''[[Vande Matharam (2001 film)|Vande Matharam]]'' || Citizen rights council member ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Asura (2001 film)|Asura]]'' || Mohana || <br />
|-<br />
| ''Halu Sakkare'' || ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''Mr. Harishchandra'' || || <br />
|-<br />
| ''Amma Nagamma'' || || <br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Chitte]]'' || ||<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3"|2002 || ''Punjabi House'' || ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''Love U'' || ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''Hatthura Odeya'' || || <br />
|-<br />
| 2003 || ''Ree Swalpa Bartheera'' || || <br />
|-<br />
| 2004 || ''[[Bimba (film)|Bimba]]'' || Mother || <br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="4"|2006 || ''Chelvi'' || ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''Bharathi'' || ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Good Luck (2006 film)|Good Luck]]'' || Sheeba ||<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Hatavadi]]'' || ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2007 || ''VIP 5'' || Jyothi ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2008 || ''Navashakthi Vaibhava'' || ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2009 || ''Swathanthra Palya'' || || <br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist|2}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDB name|nm1526433}}<br />
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[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]<br />
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]<br />
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