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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name              = Disha Pandey
| name              = Disha Pandey
| image              = Disha Pandey by Aasif 3.jpg
| image              = Disha Pandey by Venket Raam.jpg
| caption            = Pandey during a photoshoot
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| birth_place        =  
| birth_date        = 17 January{{efn|name=birth-year-unknown}}
| birth_date        = 17 January{{efn|name=birth-year-unknown}}
| yearsactive        = 2009–present
| yearsactive        = 2009–present
| occupation        = {{hlist | Film actress | model }}
| occupation        = Actress
| website            =  
| website            =  
}}
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'''Disha Pandey''' (born 17 January)<ref name=maalaimalar-2012-06-05/><ref name=IndiaGlitz100323 />{{efn|name=birth-year-unknown|The year of her birth has not been reported by a reliable source.}} is an Indian film actress and model. She has appeared in films in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], notably in the commercial success, ''[[Thamizh Padam]]'' (2010), and in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Hindi]].
'''Disha Pandey''' (born 17 January<ref name=maalaimalar-2012-06-05/><ref name=IndiaGlitz100323 />{{efn|name=birth-year-unknown|The year of her birth has not been reported by a reliable source.}}) is an Indian actress. She has appeared in films in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], notably in the commercial success, ''[[Tamizh Padam]]'' (2010), and in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Hindi]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
In comments published in a 2011 article in ''[[The New Indian Express]]'', Pandey shared that her father was a [[Gazetted Officer (India)|gazette officer]] with the education department, and that her mother worked with [[Hindustan Copper]]. She also revealed that she has one older sister and a younger brother.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2011/jun/13/tamizh-padam-disha-pandey-262382.html |title='Tamizh Padam' Disha Pandey |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] | via = newindianexpress.com |date=2011-06-13 |accessdate=2020-10-20}}</ref>
In comments published in a 2011 article in ''[[The New Indian Express]]'', Pandey shared that her father was a gazette officer with the education department, and that her mother worked with [[Hindustan Copper]]. She also revealed that she has one older sister and a younger brother.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2011/jun/13/tamizh-padam-disha-pandey-262382.html |title='Tamizh Padam' Disha Pandey |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=13 June 2011 |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604040041/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2011/jun/13/tamizh-padam-disha-pandey-262382.html |url-status=live}}</ref>


Pandey was in [[Twelfth_grade#India|class 12]] when she entered films, but was advised to pursue her degree before continuing acting. Despite choosing biology with mathematics in class 12, Disha decided to pursue arts to be able to complete her degree more easily. In 2011, she reported that she completed her first year BA in Human Rights.{{where|date=October 2020|reason=Where did she study "Human Rights"?}}{{Explain|date=October 2020|reason= Did she get a full degree later or drop out after her first year?}}<ref name="newindianexpress1"/>
Pandey was in [[Twelfth grade#India|class 12]] when she entered films, but was advised to pursue her degree before continuing acting. Despite choosing biology with mathematics in class 12, Disha decided to pursue arts to be able to complete her degree more easily. In 2011, she reported that she completed her first year BA in Human Rights.{{where|date=October 2020|reason=Where did she study "Human Rights"?}}{{Explain|date=October 2020|reason= Did she get a full degree later or drop out after her first year?}}<ref name="newindianexpress1"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Pandey has done modelling for [[advertising|commercials]], including for Prince Jewellery and [[Amul]] Lassi.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/>
Pandey has done modelling for [[advertising|commercials]], including for Prince Jewellery and [[Amul]] Lassi.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/>


Pandey achieved initial success as an actress in the successful comedy film ''[[Thamizh Padam]]'' (2010).<ref name=IndiaGlitz100323/><ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name=rangarajan100205 />
Pandey achieved initial success as an actress in the successful comedy film ''[[Tamizh Padam]]'' (2010).<ref name=IndiaGlitz100323/><ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name=rangarajan100205 />


She acted in ''[[Mayanginen Thayanginen]]'' (2012), a Tamil flick opposite [[Nitin Sathya]] and ''[[Moksha (2013 film)|Moksha]]'' (2013), a Telugu horror film, directed by Srikanth Vemulapalli. In ''Mayanginen Thayanginen'' she played the character of a very homely girl — a customer care executive employed with a call taxi company.<ref name=Bharathan101116>{{cite news | first1 = Bijoy | last1 = Bharathan | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-16/news-interviews/28214679_1_bollywood-film-mayanginen-thayanginen-tamil | title = Ready for more 'Tamizh Padams' | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | date = 2010-11-16 | accessdate = 2013-07-03 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2013-04-19 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130419050018/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-16/news-interviews/28214679_1_bollywood-film-mayanginen-thayanginen-tamil}}</ref>  
She acted in ''[[Mayanginen Thayanginen]]'' (2012), a Tamil flick opposite [[Nitin Sathya]] and ''[[Moksha (2013 film)|Moksha]]'' (2013), a Telugu horror film, directed by Srikanth Vemulapalli. In ''Mayanginen Thayanginen'' she played the character of a very homely girl — a customer care executive employed with a call taxi company.<ref name=Bharathan101116>{{cite news |first1=Bijoy |last1=Bharathan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Ready-for-more-Tamizh-Padams/articleshow/6929958.cms |title=Ready for more 'Tamizh Padams' |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=16 November 2010 |access-date=3 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-date=19 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419050018/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-16/news-interviews/28214679_1_bollywood-film-mayanginen-thayanginen-tamil}}</ref>


She made her [[Kannada]] debut in ''[[Jai Lalitha]]'' (2014), the Kannada remake of the Malayalam hit ''[[Mayamohini]]'' (2012). She plays the role that Malayalam actress [[Mythili]] played in the original.<ref name=CR130701>{{cite news | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Disha-and-Aishwarya-make-their-Kannada-debut/articleshow/20843778.cms | title = Disha and Aishwarya make their Kannada debut | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | first1 = Sharanya | last1 = CR| date = 2013-07-01 | accessdate = 2013-07-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140618132857/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Disha-and-Aishwarya-make-their-Kannada-debut/articleshow/20843778.cms?referral=PM | archive-date = 2014-06-18 | url-status = live}}</ref> She has appeared in another Kannada films ''[[Bombay Mittai (2015 film)|Bombay Mittai]]'' (2015), in which she plays a character interested in travelling and photography.<ref name=IANS140402>{{cite web | url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Love-for-Travel-Made-Disha-Sign-Bombay-Mittai/2014/04/02/article2145209.ece | title = Love for Travel Made Disha Sign 'Bombay Mittai' | website = [[The New Indian Express]] | via = newindianexpress.com | date = 2014-04-02 | author = IANS}}</ref>
She made her [[Kannada]] debut in ''[[Jai Lalitha]]'' (2014), the Kannada remake of the Malayalam hit ''[[Mayamohini]]'' (2012). She plays the role that Malayalam actress [[Mythili]] played in the original.<ref name=CR130701>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Disha-and-Aishwarya-make-their-Kannada-debut/articleshow/20843778.cms |title=Disha and Aishwarya make their Kannada debut |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |first1=Sharanya |last1=CR |date=1 July 2013 |access-date=3 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618132857/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Disha-and-Aishwarya-make-their-Kannada-debut/articleshow/20843778.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=18 June 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> She has appeared in another Kannada films ''[[Bombay Mittai (2015 film)|Bombay Mittai]]'' (2015), in which she plays a character interested in travelling and photography.<ref name=IANS140402>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Love-for-Travel-Made-Disha-Sign-Bombay-Mittai/2014/04/02/article2145209.ece |title=Love for Travel Made Disha Sign 'Bombay Mittai' |work=The New Indian Express |date=2 April 2014 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |access-date=24 April 2014 |archive-date=24 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424141747/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Love-for-Travel-Made-Disha-Sign-Bombay-Mittai/2014/04/02/article2145209.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film performances
|+ List of Disha Pandey film credits
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
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! scope="col" | Role
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| rowspan="1"|2009 || ''[[Bolo Raam]]'' || Juhi Khan || [[Hindi]] || Hindi debut ||<ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name=Bharathan101116 /><ref>{{Cite news | title = Bolo Raam | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bolo-raam/562476/ | first1 = Shubhra | last1 = Gupta | newspaper = [[Indian Express]] | date = 2010-01-02 | accessdate = 2010-05-28}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" |2009 || ''[[Bolo Raam]]'' || Juhi Khan || [[Hindi]] || Hindi debut || style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name=Bharathan101116 /><ref>{{cite news |title=Bolo Raam |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bolo-raam/562476/ |first1=Shubhra |last1=Gupta |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=2 January 2010 |access-date=28 May 2010 |archive-date=31 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731155352/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bolo-raam/562476 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|2010 || ''[[Thamizh Padam]]'' || Priya
| style="text-align: center;" |2010 || ''[[Tamizh Padam]]'' || Priya || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Tamil debut || style="text-align: center;" |<ref name=IndiaGlitz100323>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/thamizh-padam-heroine-watches-70-tamil-films-tamil-news-55512 |title='Tamizh Padam' heroine watches 70 Tamil films |website=IndiaGlitz |date=23 March 2010 |access-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011091821/https://www.indiaglitz.com/thamizh-padam-heroine-watches-70-tamil-films-tamil-news-55512 |archive-date=11 October 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name=rangarajan100205>{{cite news |title=Laugh away your blues -- Tamizh Padam |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/02/05/stories/2010020550650200.htm |access-date=28 May 2010 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |first1=Malathi |last1=Rangarajan |date=5 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210093710/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/02/05/stories/2010020550650200.htm |archive-date=10 February 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Tamil debut ||<ref name=IndiaGlitz100323>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/55512.html |title='Thamizh Padam' heroine watches 70 Tamil films |website=IndiaGlitz |date=2010-03-23 |accessdate=2013-05-22 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100325015308/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/55512.html | archive-date = 2010-03-25 | url-status = usurped}}</ref><ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name=rangarajan100205>{{Cite news|title=Laugh away your blues -- Tamizh Padam|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/02/05/stories/2010020550650200.htm|accessdate=28 May 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|first1=Malathi |last1=Rangarajan |date = 2010-02-05 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100210093710/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/02/05/stories/2010020550650200.htm | archive-date = 2010-02-10 | url-status=usurped}}</ref>
|-
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|2012 || ''[[Mayanginen Thayanginen]]'' || Shruthi || Tamil || ||<ref name=Bharathan101116/>
| style="text-align: center;" |2012 || ''[[Mayanginen Thayanginen]]'' || Shruthi || Tamil || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref name=Bharathan101116/><ref name=maalaimalar-2012-06-05/>
|-
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| 2013 || ''[[Race (2013 film)|Race]]'' || Aarthi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Telugu debut || <ref>http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/race.html</ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center;" |2013 || ''[[Race (2013 film)|Race]]'' || Aarthi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Telugu debut || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/race.html |title=Race Telugu review - Telugu/Tamil cinema - Vikram, Bharat Kishore, Karthik, Srinivasa Reddy, Disha Pandey, Nikita Narayan |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901090446/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/race.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|2013 || ''[[Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga]]'' || Suman || Hindi || ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2013/box-office-numbers-disha-pandey-104952.html |title=I don't worry about Box-Office numbers, says SJSM actress Disha Pandey |author=Ramchander |date=9 March 2013 |website=Filmibeat |language=en}}</ref>
| ''[[Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga]]'' || Suman || Hindi || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the hoarders! |url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/meet-the-hoarders/ |publisher=[[Rajeev Masand]] |date=11 March 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927004109/http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/meet-the-hoarders/ |archivedate=27 September 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| 2013 || ''Keeripulla'' || Sandhya || Tamil || ||<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/keeripulla/movie-review/19288343.cms</ref>
| ''Keeripulla'' || Sandhya || Tamil || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/keeripulla/movie-review/19288343.cms|title = Keeripulla Movie Review {1/5}: Critic Review of Keeripulla by Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
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|2013 || ''[[Moksha (2013 film)|Moksha]]'' || Disha || Telugu ||||<ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name=Bharathan101116 />
| ''[[Moksha (2013 film)|Moksha]]'' || Disha || Telugu || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name=Bharathan101116 />
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| 2013 || ''Chikki Mukki''  || Sangeetha || Tamil || ||<ref>https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/mar/27/a-film-chikki-mukki-shot-in-malaysia-462573.html</ref>
| ''Chikki Mukki''  || Sangeetha || Tamil || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/mar/27/a-film-chikki-mukki-shot-in-malaysia-462573.html |title=A film Chikki Mukki shot in Malaysia |date=27 March 2013 |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029195144/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/mar/27/a-film-chikki-mukki-shot-in-malaysia-462573.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|2014 || ''[[Jai Lalitha]]'' || Disha || [[Kannada]] || Kannada debut||<ref name=CR130701/>
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |2014 || ''[[Jai Lalitha]]'' || Disha || [[Kannada]] || Kannada debut|| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name=CR130701/>
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|2015 || ''[[Bombay Mittai (2015 film)|Bombay Mittai]]'' || Aditi || Kannada ||||<ref name=IANS140402 />
|''[[Manasunu Maaya Seyake]]'' || Lasya || Telugu || ||
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| 2015 || ''CTRL-C'' || Disha || Telugu || || <ref>https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/control-c-telugu-movie-review.html</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" |2015 || ''[[Bombay Mittai (2015 film)|Bombay Mittai]]'' || Aditi || Kannada || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref name=IANS140402 />
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| 2018 || ''[[Tamizh Padam 2]]'' || Priya || Tamil || ||<ref>https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cs-amudhans-tamizh-padam-2-speaks-truth-about-female-characters-kollywood-84716</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" |2016 || ''CTRL-C'' || Disha || Telugu || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/control-c-telugu-movie-review.html |title=Review : Ctrl-C – Confusing Techno Thriller |date=17 June 2016 | access-date=29 October 2021 | archive-date=29 October 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029195147/https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/control-c-telugu-movie-review.html | url-status=live}}</ref>
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|2019 || ''[[Adyaksha in America]]'' || Simran || Kannada ||||<ref>{{cite news | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/adhyaksha-in-america/movie-review/71439824.cms | title = Adhyaksha In America Movie Review : An entertaining comedy film featuring Sharan and Ragini | first1 = Sunayana | last1 = Suresh | date = 2019-10-04 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/oct/05/adhyaksha-in-america-review-the-two-countries-remake-is-a-weekend-entertainer-2043275.html | title = 'Adhyaksha in America' review: The 'Two Countries' remake is a weekend entertainer | date = 2019-10-05 | first1 = A | last1 = Sharadhaa | newspaper = [[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" |2018 || ''[[Tamizh Padam 2]]'' || Priya || Tamil || Cameo || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cs-amudhans-tamizh-padam-2-speaks-truth-about-female-characters-kollywood-84716 |title=CS Amudhan's 'Tamizh Padam 2' speaks the truth about female characters in Kollywood |date=13 July 2018 |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=3 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103193521/https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/cs-amudhans-tamizh-padam-2-speaks-truth-about-female-characters-kollywood-84716 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 2020 || ''[[Kombu (film)|Kombu]]'' ||Janani
| style="text-align: center;" |2019 || ''[[Adyaksha in America]]'' || Simran || Kannada || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/adhyaksha-in-america/movie-review/71439824.cms |title=Adhyaksha In America Movie Review : An entertaining comedy film featuring Sharan and Ragini |first1=Sunayana |last1=Suresh |date=4 October 2019 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011093056/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/adhyaksha-in-america/movie-review/71439824.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/oct/05/adhyaksha-in-america-review-the-two-countries-remake-is-a-weekend-entertainer-2043275.html |title='Adhyaksha in America' review: The 'Two Countries' remake is a weekend entertainer |date=5 October 2019 |first1=A |last1=Sharadhaa |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022230243/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/oct/05/adhyaksha-in-america-review-the-two-countries-remake-is-a-weekend-entertainer-2043275.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Tamil || ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/regional-indian-cinema/kombu-movie-review-disha-pandeys-film-engages-audience-with-horror-and-a-bit-of-comedy.html |title='Kombu' Movie Review: Disha Pandey's Film Engages Audience With Horror And A Bit Of Comedy |date=4 January 2021 |last=Nayak |first=Greeshma |website=[[Republic World]]}}</ref>
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| style="text-align: center;" |2020 || ''[[Kombu (film)|Kombu]]'' || Janani || Tamil || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/020818/disha-pandeys-back-with-a-horror-thriller.html |title=Disha Pandey's back with a horror thriller |date=2 August 2018 |access-date=23 November 2021 |archive-date=12 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112224001/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/020818/disha-pandeys-back-with-a-horror-thriller.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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<ref name=maalaimalar-2012-06-05>
 
{{cite news    
<ref name=maalaimalar-2012-06-05>{{cite news |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2012/06/05211833/Mayanginen-Thayanginen-movie-r.vpf |script-title=ta:மயங்கினேன் தயங்கினேன் |trans-title=I was stunned and hesitant |language=ta |work=Maalaimalar |date=5 June 2012 |access-date=25 October 2020 |archive-date=28 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028204833/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2012/06/05211833/Mayanginen-Thayanginen-movie-r.vpf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| url         = https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2012/06/05211833/Mayanginen-Thayanginen-movie-r.vpf
| script-title = ta:மயங்கினேன் தயங்கினேன்
| trans-title = I was stunned and hesitant
| language     = ta
| work         = Maalaimalar
| date         = 2012-06-05
}}
</ref>


}}
</references>


==External links==
==External links==
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Disha Pandey
Born17 January[lower-alpha 1]
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Disha Pandey (born 17 January[1][2][lower-alpha 1]) is an Indian actress. She has appeared in films in Tamil, notably in the commercial success, Tamizh Padam (2010), and in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.

Early life[edit | edit source]

In comments published in a 2011 article in The New Indian Express, Pandey shared that her father was a gazette officer with the education department, and that her mother worked with Hindustan Copper. She also revealed that she has one older sister and a younger brother.[3]

Pandey was in class 12 when she entered films, but was advised to pursue her degree before continuing acting. Despite choosing biology with mathematics in class 12, Disha decided to pursue arts to be able to complete her degree more easily. In 2011, she reported that she completed her first year BA in Human Rights.[where?][further explanation needed][3]

Career[edit | edit source]

Pandey has done modelling for commercials, including for Prince Jewellery and Amul Lassi.[3]

Pandey achieved initial success as an actress in the successful comedy film Tamizh Padam (2010).[2][3][4]

She acted in Mayanginen Thayanginen (2012), a Tamil flick opposite Nitin Sathya and Moksha (2013), a Telugu horror film, directed by Srikanth Vemulapalli. In Mayanginen Thayanginen she played the character of a very homely girl — a customer care executive employed with a call taxi company.[5]

She made her Kannada debut in Jai Lalitha (2014), the Kannada remake of the Malayalam hit Mayamohini (2012). She plays the role that Malayalam actress Mythili played in the original.[6] She has appeared in another Kannada films Bombay Mittai (2015), in which she plays a character interested in travelling and photography.[7]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

List of Disha Pandey film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes Template:Ref heading
2009 Bolo Raam Juhi Khan Hindi Hindi debut [3][5][8]
2010 Tamizh Padam Priya Tamil Tamil debut [2][3][4]
2012 Mayanginen Thayanginen Shruthi Tamil [5][1]
2013 Race Aarthi Telugu Telugu debut [9]
Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga Suman Hindi [10]
Keeripulla Sandhya Tamil [11]
Moksha Disha Telugu [3][5]
Chikki Mukki Sangeetha Tamil [12]
2014 Jai Lalitha Disha Kannada Kannada debut [6]
Manasunu Maaya Seyake Lasya Telugu
2015 Bombay Mittai Aditi Kannada [7]
2016 CTRL-C Disha Telugu [13]
2018 Tamizh Padam 2 Priya Tamil Cameo [14]
2019 Adyaksha in America Simran Kannada [15][16]
2020 Kombu Janani Tamil [17]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The year of her birth has not been reported by a reliable source.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 மயங்கினேன் தயங்கினேன் [I was stunned and hesitant]. Maalaimalar (in தமிழ்). 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "'Tamizh Padam' heroine watches 70 Tamil films". IndiaGlitz. 23 March 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "'Tamizh Padam' Disha Pandey". The New Indian Express. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rangarajan, Malathi (5 February 2010). "Laugh away your blues -- Tamizh Padam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Bharathan, Bijoy (16 November 2010). "Ready for more 'Tamizh Padams'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 CR, Sharanya (1 July 2013). "Disha and Aishwarya make their Kannada debut". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Love for Travel Made Disha Sign 'Bombay Mittai'". The New Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  8. ↑ Gupta, Shubhra (2 January 2010). "Bolo Raam". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  9. ↑ "Race Telugu review - Telugu/Tamil cinema - Vikram, Bharat Kishore, Karthik, Srinivasa Reddy, Disha Pandey, Nikita Narayan". Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Meet the hoarders!". Rajeev Masand. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Keeripulla Movie Review {1/5}: Critic Review of Keeripulla by Times of India". The Times of India.
  12. ↑ "A film Chikki Mukki shot in Malaysia". 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Review : Ctrl-C – Confusing Techno Thriller". 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "CS Amudhan's 'Tamizh Padam 2' speaks the truth about female characters in Kollywood". 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  15. ↑ Suresh, Sunayana (4 October 2019). "Adhyaksha In America Movie Review : An entertaining comedy film featuring Sharan and Ragini". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  16. ↑ Sharadhaa, A (5 October 2019). "'Adhyaksha in America' review: The 'Two Countries' remake is a weekend entertainer". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Disha Pandey's back with a horror thriller". 2 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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