Nakshathra Nagesh

Nakshathra Nagesh is an Indian actress and television host who has worked in Tamil films and television shows.^[2][3]

Nakshathra Nagesh
Nakshathra in 2021
Born	Chennai, India
Occupations	Actress television host
Years active	2013- present
Spouse	Raghav ​ (m. 2021)​ [1]

Career

Nakshathra was schooled at Chettinad Vidyashram in Chennai. She studied hotel management at IHM, before moving into the entertainment industry as a video jockey.^[4] She first worked on Thanthi TV by hosting the show Vaanavil before moving on to work as a host on television shows such as Sun Singer for Sun TV, and as an awards host for ceremonies such as Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal and the South Indian International Movie Awards. Nakshatra also acted in short films such as En Iniye Pon Nilave, while also making appearances in small roles in the feature films, Settai (2013) and Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (2014). She then appeared alongside an ensemble cast in Balaji Mohan's web series, As I'm Suffering From Kadhal, which marked one of the first Tamil language web-series.^[5] A reviewer noted that Nakshatra "looks fantastic and plays her role perfectly."^[6]

Nakshatra subsequently took on a leading role in Khushbu's television series Lakshmi Stores, which marked her first lead appearance on a primetime Tamil television drama. Portraying the timid Bhagyalakshmi, Nakshatra won critical acclaim for her portrayal of the character.^[7] In 2018, she was also listed by the Chennai Times as the fourth most "desirable woman on television".^[8]

Personal life

Nakshathra got engaged to Raghav in early 2021,^[9] and they married on 9 December 2021.^[10]

Filmography

Films

Feature films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role(s)	Ref.
2013	Settai	Gayathri
2014	Vaayai Moodi Pesavum	Saraswathi
	Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram
	Pulivaal	Monica's Friend
2015	Irumbu Kuthirai	College Student
2016	Nambiyaar	Confused Girl
2017	Indrajith	College Student
2019	Mr. Local	Sowmiya
2022	Hey Sinamika	RJ Divya
2023	Vanjagan †	TBA
	Vanigan †	TBA	[11]

Short films

Year	Film	Role(s)	Ref.
2015	En Iniya Pon Nilave	Megha
2017	Yeno Vaanilai Maaruthey	Archana
2020	Kadhal Ondru Kanden	Jenni

Television

Reality

Year	Name	Role(s)	Network
2014	Vaanavil	Host	Thanthi TV
2015	Jodi Number One Season 8	Contestant	Vijay TV
2015–2017	Sun Singer Season 4 & 5	Host	Sun TV
2021	Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Reunion		Star Vijay
	Rani Maharani
2022	The Galatta Crown 2022		Kalaignar TV
	Anda Ka Kasam	Participant	Star Vijay
	Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai	Contestant

Shows

Year	Name	Role(s)	Channel
2015–2016	Vani Rani	Rudhra	Sun TV
2017	As I'm Suffering From Kadhal	Tanvi	Disney+ Hotstar
2018–2020	Lakshmi Stores	Bhagya Lakshmi	Sun TV Gemini TV
2019	Roja	Bhagya Lakshmi (Special appearance)	Sun TV
2020	Minnale	Herself (Special appearance)
	Thirumagal
	Nayagi	Divya
2021–2024	Thamizhum Saraswathiyum	Saraswathi Thamizharasan	Star Vijay
2021	Pandian Stores	Saraswathi (Special appearance)
2022	Bharathi Kannamma

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	En Iniya Pon Nilave	1st SIIMA Short Film Awards	Best Short Film Actress	Won	[12]
2019	Lakshmi Stores	Galata Nakshatra Awards	Best Debut Actor Of The Year –Female	Won	[citation needed]
		Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal	Popular Heroine	Won	[13]
			Best Heroine	Nominated
			Best Romantic Couple (with Hussain Ahmed Khan)	Won
2022	Thamizhum Saraswathiyum	7th Annual Vijay Television Awards	Favorite On-Screen Pair (with Deepak Dinkar)	Won

References

1. "சீரியல் நடிகை நக்‌ஷத்ராவின் திருமண புகைப்படங்கள்." News18 Tamil (in Tamil). 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
2. "Nakshatra was dressed all traditional for the Womens achievers awards at Pakwan restaurant in Chennai". The Times of India. 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
3. My Super Fan Moment with Thalapathy — VJ Nakshatra | Exclusive Interview. Galatta Tamil. 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2019 – via YouTube.
4. Gupta, Namita (12 June 2018). "The star strikes back: Nakshathra Nagesh". Ritz. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
5. Ramachandran, Mythily (14 June 2017). "Balaji Mohan shows the way with upcoming web series". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
6. K, Janani (5 June 2017). "Opening up a new avenue". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
7. "Khushbu Sundar returns to television after five years". The Indian Express. 24 December 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
8. "Chennai Times 15 Most Desirable Women on Television 2018". The Times of India. 2 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
9. "Actress Nakshathra Nagesh makes her relationship official; introduces her beau Raghav". The Times of India. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
10. "காதலர் ராகவ்வை கரம் பிடித்தார் நக்ஷத்திரா". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
11. "ஹீரோயின் ஆனார் நட்சத்திரா நாகேஷ்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
12. "சீரியல் நடிகை நக்‌ஷத்ராவின் திருமண புகைப்படங்கள்." News18 Tamil (in Tamil). 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
13. Popular Heroine Award - Nakshathra Nagesh for Lakshmi Stores | Sun Kudumbam Virudhugal 2019 | Sun TV. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

External links

• Nakshathra Nagesh at IMDb
• nakshathra nagesh on Instagram