Anupama Gowda

Anupama Gowda is an Indian actress who works in Kannada-language films and television shows. She is known for her work in Aa Karaala Ratri (2018) and Thrayambakam (2019). The latter won her the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress.

Anupama Gowda
Born	(1991-03-21) March 21, 1991 (age 34) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present

Career

Gowda started her career as a child artist with Lankesh Patrike in 2003.^[1] She made her television debut with the reality show Halli Duniya before playing one of the leads in Nagaari (2015), but the film was unnoticed at the box office.^[2] She starred in the soap opera Chi Sou Savitri before playing dual roles in the television series Akka.^[3]

In late 2017, she came into the limelight after participating in the fifth season of Big Boss Kannada. She debuted as an anchor for the television show Kannada Kogile.^[4] In 2018, she starred in Aa Karaala Ratri with Karthik Jayaram and was acclaimed for her performance.^[5] She played a journalist in Thrayambakam (2019) starring Raghavendra Rajkumar and RJ Rohit.^[6] She hosted the Kannada-language awards for the 8th South Indian International Movie Awards with actor Vijay Raghavendra.^[2] She also worked as an anchor for Majaa Bharatha before leaving the show due to its interference with her film career.^[7]

She also starred in the indie film The Fallen are connected directed by Urvi fame Pradeep Varma.^[8]

She made her comeback to the television in the role of anchor in the reality show Raja Rani in 2021.^[9] She then went on to host many reality shows in the next few years.^[10]

Filmography

All films are in Kannada.

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref
2003	Lankesh Patrike		Child actor
2015	Nagaari
2018	Aa Karaala Ratri	Mallika
	Puta 109
2019	Thrayambakam	Namana
2020	Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu	Sukanya
TBA	The Fallen are Connected†	Dwaya

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
	Halli Duniya
2010-2019	Chi Sou Savithri
2014-2017	Akka	Devika, Bhoomika	Dual role
2017-2018	Bigg Boss Kannada	Contestant	Evicted on Day 98
2017-2019	Majaa Bharatha	Anchor
2018	Kannada Kogile	Anchor
2021	Raja Rani	Anchor
2021-2022	Nannamma Super Star	Anchor		[11]
2021-2022	Bigg Boss Kannada	Contestant	Evicted on Day 84
2021	Suvarna Superstars	Anchor		[12]
2023-present	Suvarna Jackpot	Anchor		[13][14]

Awards and nominations

Year[a]	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2019	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Female Debut – Kannada	Aa Karaala Ratri	Won	[15]
2025	Karnataka State Film Awards	Best Actress	Thrayambakam	Won	[16]

Notes

1. It is the year in which the ceremony was held