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{{short description|British-Indian film actress}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox person
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| birth_place = [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]
| occupation = [[Film actress]], [[Model (person)|model]]
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'''Nikesha Patel''' is a British-Indian film actress. She debuted in the 2010 [[Telugu film|Telugu]] film ''[[Puli (2010 film)|Puli]]'' and later went on to work in more than 30 films in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam cinema as a lead.

==Early life==
Nikesha Patel was born to a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] family in the United Kingdom and raised there.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://telugu.16reels.com/celebrities/Nikesha+Patel-Biography.aspx|publisher=16 Reels|title=Biography}}</ref> She is born and brought up in Cardiff, Wales and her parents still reside in Pontypridd, Wales. She was a finalist in the 2006 [[Miss Wales]] beauty pageant.<ref name="bio" /> And won 5 titles for miss India UK. She called herself "a terrible actor" and said that she was rejected six times by Peter Woolridge’s acting school in three years, but she finally made a diploma in acting.<ref name="newindianexpress.com">{{Cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Nikesha-on-a-high-with-RUM/2013/10/19/article1842955.ece|title = Nikesha on a high with RUM!}}</ref> Since she was 15, she has been part of [[BBC]] TV shows like ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', ''[[The Story of Tracy Beaker (TV series)|Tracy Beaker]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who]]''.<ref name="newindianexpress.com"/>

== Career ==
Patel then moved to India planning to work in [[Bollywood]]. She got an offer from actor and filmmaker [[Dev Anand]], who was a friend of her father, to act in his film ''Beauty Queen'', but it was shelved.<ref name="newindianexpress.com"/> She made her film debut in the 2010 Indian [[Telugu language]] film, ''[[Puli (2010 film)|Puli]]'', playing the lead female role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/Nikisha-Patel-debuts-with-Puli-imagegallery-tollywood-kigmUmdfidf.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811143840/http://sify.com/movies/Nikisha-Patel-debuts-with-Puli-imagegallery-tollywood-kigmUmdfidf.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-08-11|title=Nikisha Patel debuts with Puli|publisher=[[Sify]]}}</ref> This film was the biggest launch pad starring pawan Kalyan and directed by SJ. Surya with a huge technical team of AR Rahman, Binod pradhan and Ahmed Khan.<ref name="deccanchronicle.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131129/entertainment-kollywood/article/i-dream-about-heroine-centric-films-nikesha-patel|title = I dream about heroine-centric films: Nikesha Patel|date = 29 November 2013}}</ref> And she moved to the Kannada film industry. Patel had also got offered Hollywood actor-director Steven Seagal's film and had also not materialized. Her next three releases were Kannada films: ''[[Narasimha (2012 film)|Narasimha]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/168530/everything-acting-excites-me.html|title = 'Everything about acting excites me'|date = 13 June 2011}}</ref> for which she was nominated for SIIMA Award for Best Female Debutant, ''Dakota Picture'' and ''[[Varadhanayaka]]'', a remake of the Telugu film ''[[Lakshyam (2007 film)|Lakshyam]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-11/news-interviews/29758331_1_first-film-sudeep-tollywood | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527014544/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-11/news-interviews/29758331_1_first-film-sudeep-tollywood | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-05-27 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Nikesha wants to work with Puneeth Rajkumar | date=2011-07-11}}</ref> Although ''Narasimha'' and ''Varadanayaka'' were successful at the box office, she said that these films "were unsatisfying for me as an actress".<ref name="deccanchronicle.com"/> 2013 she was seen in her second Telugu film ''[[Om 3D]]'' too,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Nikesha-Patels-bikini-act-in-Om/articleshow/21081838.cms?|title=Nikesha Patel's bikini act in Om|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-south-nikesha-patel-om-3d-is-a-love-triangle/20130717.htm#4|title=sizzles in OM}}</ref> which she called "the most satisfying so far".<ref name="deccanchronicle.com"/> She had stated in 2012 that she would make her Malayalam debut in ''Newsmaker'' opposite [[Mammootty]], playing a reporter.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/no-full-stops/article3667818.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=K. R. | last=Manigandan | title=No full stops | date=2012-07-22}}</ref> She was also reported to have been signed for [[Rosshan Andrrews]]' Malayalam film ''Mumbai police with prithviraj''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-16/news-interviews/28698383_1_jackpot-tamil-film-industry-hits | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021214342/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-16/news-interviews/28698383_1_jackpot-tamil-film-industry-hits | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-10-21 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Nikesha Patel hits a jackpot in Tamil}}</ref> While the former did not materialize, the latter film did not feature her.

Patel started working in the Tamil film industry too. Her first Tamil offer was ''[[Amali Thumali]]'' (initially titled as ''Nanba'') opposite [[Nakul (actor)|Nakul]] which she said "did not come through", but she was signed for another Tamil film opposite Nakul titled ''Narathan''.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Nikeshas-next-with-Nakul/articleshow/19649507.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Nikesha's next with Nakul - The Times of India}}</ref> She has been signed for two more Tamil projects besides ''Narathan'', ''[[Yennamo Yedho]]'' co-starring [[Gautham Karthik]] and [[Rakul Preet Singh]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-28/news-interviews/39578676_1_gautham-karthik-ravi-thyagarajan-kadal | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227165446/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-28/news-interviews/39578676_1_gautham-karthik-ravi-thyagarajan-kadal | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-12-27 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Nikesha's next with Gautham Karthik}}</ref> and ''[[Thalaivan]]''. She has signed her next films in Kannada, ''Namaste Madam'' opposite [[Srinagar Kitty]]<ref>{{cite news |title= Kitty helps Nikesha Patel with her Kannada |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Kitty-helps-Nikesha-Patel-with-her-Kannada/articleshow/31399996.cms |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 4 March 2014 |access-date= 5 March 2014}}</ref> and in Telugu, ''[[Rambha Urvasi Menaka|RUM]]'', directed and produced by MS Raju.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Nikesha-signed-her-next-Telugu-flick/articleshow/18345914.cms?referral=PM | work=The Times Of India | title=Nikesha signed her next Telugu flick - The Times of India}}</ref> In 2016, she became busy in all languages with ''Araku Road Lo'' with Telugu hero Sai stating to release in September and also Tamil film ''7 Naatkal'' with hero Shakthi Vasu. She then signed K.C. Bokadia's Tamil-Telugu first bilingual, directed by himself with popular actor Srikanth and Kasturiraja’s film called ''Paandi Muni'', directed by actor Dhanush's father co-starring Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role(s)
! Language(s)
! Notes
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Puli (2010 film)|Puli]]'' || Madhumathi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Telugu Debut ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/komaram-puli|title=Komaram Puli (2010).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012 || ''[[Narasimha (2012 film)|Narasimha]]'' || Varsha || rowspan='3'|[[Kannada language|Kannada]] || Kannada Debut<br />Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Female Debutant ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/narasimhaa|title=Narasimhaa (2012).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|| ''Dakota Picture'' || Radha || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/dakota-picture|title=Dakota Picture (2012).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Varadhanayaka]]'' || Sirisha || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/varadhanayaka|title=Varadhanayaka (2013).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|| ''[[Om 3D]]'' || Rhea || Telugu || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/om|title=Om (2013).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014 || ''[[Thalaivan]]'' || Anusha || rowspan=2|[[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Tamil Debut ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/bas-in-thalaivan|title=Thalaivan (2014).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|| ''[[Yennamo Yedho]]'' || Kavya || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/yennamo-yedho|title=Yennamo Yedho (2014).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|| ''[[Namaste Madam]]'' || Rukmini || rowspan=2| Kannada || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/namasthe-madam-2014-kannada|title=Namasthe Madam (2014).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Alone (2015 Kannada film)|Alone]]'' ||rowspan=2|Priya || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/alone-2015-kannada|title=Alone (2015).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2016 || ''[[Alone (2015 Kannada film)|Karaioram]]'' || rowspan=2|Tamil || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/karaiyorum|title=Karaiyoram (2016).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|| ''[[Narathan]]'' || Maya/Swetha || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/narathan|title=Narathan (2016).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Luv U Alia]]'' || || Kannada || Cameo appearance || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Nikesha-bags-cameo-in-Luv-U-Alia/articleshow/45852226.cms|title = Nikesha bags cameo in Luv U Alia - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|| ''Araku Road Lo'' || Roja || rowspan=2|Telugu || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/araku-roadlo|title=Araku Roadlo (2016).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017 || ''Guntur Talkies 2'' || Suvarna || ||
|-
|| ''[[7 Naatkal]]'' || Pooja || rowspan='4' |Tamil || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/7-naatkkal|title=7 Naatkkal (2017).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Bhaskar Oru Rascal]]'' || Kalyani || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/baskar-oru-rascal|title=Baskar Oru Rascal (2018).|website=MovieBuff|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
|-
|2019 ||''[[Market Raja MBBS]]'' || Steffany || ||
|-
| {{TBA}} ||''[[Aayiram Jenmangal (2019 film)|Aayiram Jenmangal]]'' || {{TBA}} || unreleased ||
|-
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|3874621}}
* {{Instagram | id= nikesha.patel| name= Nikesha Patel}}
* {{Facebook|nikeshapatelreal}}

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