Abhinaya (Kannada actress)

Abhinaya (born 1971^{[citation needed]}) is an Indian actress who works in Kannada films and soaps. She is best known for her performance in the 1984 movie Anubhava directed and enacted by Kashinath,^[1] which brought her Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress in 1983 – 84.

Abhinaya
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Umakanth ​ (m. 2009)​

Career

Abhinaya entered films as a child artist. She acted in Bhagyavantha, Devatha Manushya and Benkiya Bale as child artist and got selected as a lead for the movie Anubhava at the age of 13.^[2] The movie was a massive hit and she got the Best Actress award in Karnataka State Film Awards in 1983 – 84.^{[citation needed]}

Abhinaya went on to appear in many hit movies throughout 1980s and 1990s playing mostly supporting roles. After a gap, she made her comeback to the big screen through the movie Crush in 2019.^[2][3][4]

Awards

• 1983–84 – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress – Anubhava^{[citation needed]}
• 1983 – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada – Anubhava^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

Films

• Anubhava (1984)
• Kindari Jogi (1989)
• Gajapathi Garvabhanga (1989)
• Hathya Kanda (1990)
• Kollur Kala (1991)
• Urvashi Kalyana (1993)
• Appa Nanjappa Maga Gunjappa (1994)
• Police Dog (2002)
• Premigagi Naa (2002)
• Crush (2019)

Television

• Belli Chukki
• Devi
• Nagu Naguta Nali
• Baduku
• Agni Sakshi
• Kavyanjali
• Hitler Kalyana
• Katheyondu Shuruvagide