Parul Yadav

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Parul Yadav
Parul Yadav.jpg
Parul Yadav with filmfare award
Born (1987-06-05) 5 June 1987 (age 37)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
  • Actress
  • producer
Years active2000–present
Websitewww.parulyadav.com

Parul Yadav is an Indian actress and producer, who has appeared in South Indian films, primarily in Kannada along with a few Malayalam and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film Dreams, starring Dhanush and Diya. Yadav will be co-producing four upcoming remakes of the Bollywood film "Queen". She also acted in the Kannada version, Butterfly.

Early life and career[edit]

She made her acting debut in the 2004 Tamil film Dreams, starring Dhanush and Diya. She switched over to television with the daily soap-opera Bhagyavidhaata, which has aired on Colors since 2009. This was soon followed by the comedy reality show Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala on Star Plus, where she was a participant representing the team Raveena Ke Mohre.

In 2011, she made her Kannada film debut in Shivarajkumar's movie Bandhu Balaga as his sister-in-law. Later, she acted in Govindaya Namaha, which went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of that year. She played Mumtaz, a Muslim girl falling in love with Govinda, played by Komal Kumar. Her portrayal won her a SIIMA Best Debutant award (2013) and Bangalore Times Best Newcomer Award (2013) and a nomination in the Udaya Film Awards for the best actor category for that year.[1] The song "Pyarge Aagbittaite", which featured Yadav, earned her more attention.[2] The same pairing in the 2012 film Nandeesha, however, could not continue the success at the box office. Parul Yadav won

Parul's next project was for the multi-starrer film Bachchan, directed by Shashank and starring Sudeep.[3] Yadav then starred in Shivajinagara, produced by Ramu Films. She was paired opposite Duniya Vijay.[4] The movie was a blockbuster having completed 100 days of screening in theatres.

In 2014, Yadav signed for two movies that became landmark projects of her career, Vaastu Prakaara and Uppi 2. She played an advocate in Vaastu Prakaara, which was directed by renowned film-maker Yogaraj Bhat. In Uppi 2, she is seen in a cameo opposite its director Upendra. Her latest release is K. M. Chaitanya's Aatagara, featuring an ensemble cast and Jessie. Her performance in Jessie won her widespread appreciation. Upcoming films of Parul include Seizer and Vijayaditya.[5]

Parul's biggest movie of her career is Killing Veerappan, directed in multiple languages by Ram Gopal Varma. Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar plays a police officer and Parul is paired with him. Killing Veerappan was also be dubbed and released in Tamil and Telugu.

In January 2017, Yadav was mauled by stray dogs and was hospitalised with serious injuries.[6]

Next up, Parul will be seen in Butterfly (2018 film), a remake of the hit Bollywood movie Queen (2014 film), directed in four languages by Ramesh Aravind and Neelakanta (director). Besides the lead role, Parul is also the co-producer.[7] Pinkvilla. (6 December 2017).

Filmography[edit]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2004 Dreams Charu Tamil
2005 Krithyam Sandra Punnoose Malayalam
2008 Bullet Gayathri
2008 Bandhu Balaga Rani Kannada Side role
2009 Black Dalia Linda D'Souza Malayalam
2012 Govindaya Namaha Mumtaz Kannada
2012 Nandeesha Sonia
2013 Bachchan Anjali
2013 Shravani Subramanya Benne Special appearance[8]
2014 Shivajinagara Pavithra
2015 Pulan Visaranai 2 Tamil
2015 Vaastu Prakaara Nirmala Kannada
2015 Uppi 2 Sheela extended cameo
2015 Aatagara Mallika
2016 Killing Veerappan Shreya
2016 Jessie Nandini
2018 Seizer
2020 ButterflyFilm has yet to be released Parvathi Producer
2020 Paris ParisFilm has yet to be released N/A Tamil Direct OTT release via Amazon Prime, also Producer

Television[edit]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Parul nominated for Best Actress award. The Times of India. (21 January 2013).
  2. ↑ "Parul Yadav's career is booming". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015.
  3. ↑ I had to forego four films for Bachchan says Parul Yadav. Ibnlive.in.com.
  4. ↑ Parul Yadav opposite Duniya Vijay in 'Shivajinagara'!. Sify.com (21 May 2013).
  5. ↑ "Parul Yadav's smartphone app in the making". Sify.
  6. ↑ "Kannada actor Parul Yadav savaged by stray dogs, hospitalised with serious injuries. See pics". The Indian Express. 25 January 2017.
  7. ↑ [1].
  8. ↑ Exclusive Shravani Subramanya Archived 18 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Sify.com (26 September 2013).
  9. ↑ Parul Yadav is 'Glamour Icon of the Year' Archived 28 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Sify.com (15 May 2013).
  10. ↑ [2] (September 4, 2014).
  11. ↑ [3]. southscope.in (January 11, 2017).
  12. ↑ Parul Yadav is 'Best Actress of the Year'. IBTimes.com (March 30, 2017 11:11 IST).

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