Deepa Sannidhi

Deepa Sannidhi
Born	Rahasya Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Deepu
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–2017
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Parents	Shashidhar (father) Nanda (mother)

Deepa Sannidhi (born Rahasya)[1] is an Indian former actress who mainly appears in Kannada films. She made her acting debut in the 2011 film Saarathi. Deepa then went on to star in several successful films in Kannada, also appeared in other languages.

Personal life

Rahasya was born in Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka to Shashidhar and Nanda. She completed her schooling in Bangalore and is an alumna of St. Aloysius College in Mangalore.[2]

Career

Deepa Sannidhi was in her first year in Agriculture engineering when she received a film offer for Saarathi starring Darshan and dropped out of college to pursue a career in films. She also has some prior experience in modelling and has completed a one-year course in jewellery designing.[3] During her acting career, Deepa simultaneously pursued a degree in English Literature through Distant Education.[4]

She took part in the audition tests conducted by the Saarathi film team and was selected to play its lead role after undergoing two rounds of tests.[5]^[non-primary source needed] While shooting for Saarathi, she signed her second film Paramathma alongside Puneeth Rajkumar directed by Yogaraj Bhat,[6] which released a week after Saarathi. Paramathma went on to become a successful venture.[7] Deepa was chosen as the Promising Newcomer Female for Saarathi and Paramathma in The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011.[8] Her only 2012 release was Preetham Gubbi's Jaanu. Rediff in its review called it "Deepa Sannidhi's film all the way".[9]

In 2014, she was first seen in Endendu Ninagagi as Soumya, "a very bold, in-your-face, today's girl".[10] She stated that the role was "quite challenging because this is not me" but that she loved playing it.[11] In 2015, she made her Tamil film debut in Enakkul Oruvan, a remake of Kannada film Lucia, in which she reprised the character that Sruthi Hariharan did in the original.[12] Even before her Tamil debut she signed up her next Tamil film, Vishnuvardhan's Yatchan.[13]

In 2017, she starred in Chakravarthy alongside Darshan.[14]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2011	Saarathi	Rukmini	Kannada	Suvarna Award for Best Female Debut Bangalore Times Film Award for Most Promising Actress
	Paramathma	Deepa		Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada
2012	Jaanu	Rukmini /Jaanu
2013	Sakkare	Neha
2014	Endendu Ninagagi	Sowmya
2015	Enakkul Oruvan	Divya	Tamil	Nominated—SIIMA Best Debut Actress
	Yatchan	Shwetha
2017	Chowka	Gowri	Kannada
	Chakravarthy	Shanthi

References

1. "Deepa Sannidhi's birth name is Rahasya – The Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
2. "Mangalore: Kannada Movie 'Sakkare' – All Set for Sweet Taste of Success". Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
3. 'I wasn't serious about pursuing a career in films' – Rediff.com Movies Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Rediff.com (1 June 2012). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
4. "The Reluctant Actor – Deepa Sannidhi : Women Exclusive". Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
5. "Deepa Sannidhi". Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2012 – via Facebook.
6. "I want to see myself on screen: Deepa Sannidhi – The Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
7. "All work and no play for Deepa". The Times of India. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
8. "The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011". The Times of India. 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012.
9. Review: Jaanu is and average fare – Rediff.com Movies Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Rediff.com (1 June 2012). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
10. "Celebrate young love with Endendu Ninagaagi – The Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
11. 'I loved my role in Endendhu Ninagaagi' – Rediff.com Movies Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Rediff.com (13 April 2014). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
12. "Deepa Sannidhi in Lucia's Tamil remake – The Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
13. Kannada girl Deepa Sannidhi for Arya – The Times of India Archived 18 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (18 May 2014). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
14. "Deepa teams up with Darshan again". Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

External links

• Deepa Sannidhi at IMDb