Nirmala Channapa or Nirmala Chennappa [1]Wikipedia is an Indian actor, director, and producer who mainly works in the Kannada film industry. She is known for playing the role of Jaya in the Kannada film Thallana (2012).
Wiki/Biography
Nirmala Channapa was born on Sunday, 21 June 1987 (age 34 years; as of 2021) in Bangalore. Nirmala holds a Masters degree in Arts, Social Work & Drama. [2]Sai Nirmala ProductionsjQuery(“#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8687_2”).tooltip({tip: “#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8687_2”,tipClass: “footnote_tooltip”,effect: “fade”,fadeOutSpeed: 100,predelay: 400,position: “top right”,relative: true,offset: [10, 10]}); She was good at sports since childhood and was a Kabbadi player in her school days. It was during her PU holidays that someone advised her to attend an acting workshop. Although she never thought of acting before, she decided to attend a theatre workshop with Nagabharana€™s Benaka. There she learnt different forms of theatre and was viewed as the best actress in the troupe. Soon, Benaka offered her to join their troupe. She then went to Rangayana for a three-months training in acting.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5 5
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family & Caste
Nirmala Channapa was born in a middle-class family.
Parents & Siblings
Nirmala Channapas father is a KSRTC driver and her mother is a homemaker.
Nirmala Channapa with her father
Nirmala Channapa with her mother
Husband & Children
Nirmala got married to Sardar Sathya (actor) on 17 March. The couple has a son named Sebu Aditya.S.
Nirmala Channapa with her husband
Nirmala Channapa with her husband and son
Career
Nirmala started her career as a theatre artist and did around 14 to 15 plays. She didnt want to restrict herself to acting, so she took up stage lighting and designing and make-up tasks too. Slowly, she started working as a theatre artist and technician. Nirmala Channapa made her acting debut in 2012 with the Kannada film Thallana in which she played the role of Jaya.
Nirmala Channapa in Thallana
Subsequently, she appeared in the Kannada films Jigarthanda (2016) and Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu (2016). She has also been a part of Kannada TV serials like Kicchu (2018) and Parvati Parameshwara (2014). In 2021, she participated in the reality TV show Bigg Boss Kannada 8.
Nirmala Channapa inside the house of Bigg Boss Kannada 8
She has also appeared in the short film O Kusuma Bale (2018). Nirmala was featured in the advertisement of London filmmakers Richard Cousins.
Nirmala Channapa during an ad shoot
In addition to being an actress and theatre artist, she is also an entrepreneur who founded the production company Sai Nirmala Productions. Nirmala worked as a creative director for the TV serial Padmavathi (2018), which was produced under her production house.
Nirmala Channapa inside her office
Her company has also produced a Kannada singing reality show titled Kannada Kogile (2018).
Nirmala Channapa during the auditions of Kannada Kogile
Favourite Things
- Actor: Ambareesh
- Actress: Meghashree
- Lyricist: V. Nagendra Prasad
Facts/Trivia
- Nirmala loves cooking and travelling in her leisure time.
- She is also known as Nirmala Sathya. [3]Wikipedia
- In 2012, Nirmala won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for the film Thallana.
Nirmala Channapa with her Best Actress State Award
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