Suraj Gowda (born 13 April 1988)[1] is an actor in the Kannada film industry[2] who made his big commercial debut in Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole under Thoogudeepa productions which bagged the biggest opening collection for a debutant in 2016.[3] Suraj was nominated for the best actor category in SIIMA and IIFA Awards for his role in the movie Siliconn City (2017). Lakshmi Thanaya and Ninna Sanihake are his upcoming films.[4]

Suraj Gowda
Suraj Gowda
Born (1988-04-13) 13 April 1988 (age 36)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
Years active2009–present
Parents
  • Prakash M A (father)
  • Surekha V (mother)

Suraj is also making a much awaited debut as a director and writer with the Kannada romantic comedy Ninna Sanihake.[5]

Early life and career

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Born to M A Prakash and Surekha V in Mysore Karnataka India, Suraj Gowda is a model-turned actor who started his career in the film industry after winning Zee Kannada's reality show Paradeshadalli Paradata in 2011. This multi-talented prodigy is also the winner of Mr. Mysore and Mr. Karnataka titles in 2009 and 2013 respectively. Suraj debuted his film career with the art film Yenanthiya and with Ninna Sanihake, he is foraying into script writing and direction.[3][6][7]

Filmography

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Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes Ref
2013 Yenanthiya Ram [3]
2016 Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole Suraj
2016 Kahi Raghu [3][8][9]
2017 Siliconn City Karthik Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) - Kannada
2019 D/O Parvathamma Ananthu
2021 Ninna Sanihake Aditya Directorial Debut [10]

Reality Show and Contest

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Show Year Channel Type Notes Ref
Paradeshadalli Paradata 2011 Zee Kannada Reality Show Won [3][6]
Mr Mysore 2009 Contest Won
Mr Karnataka 2013 Contest Won

References

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  1. ^ "Suraj Gowda Age, Movies, Biography". chiloka.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Suraj Gowda: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Mysore boy Suraj Gowda's next film is about Bangalore". Sunayana Suresh, TNN. 20 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Ninna Sanihake : It's all about romance for Suraj Gowda and Dhanya Ramkumar". The New Indian Express. 6 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Suraj Gowda turns director for Ninna Sanihake - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Sooraj Gowda's B-town ticket". MOVIEBUZZ. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Mysurean Suraj Gowda bags Bollywood movie". Staff correspondent (FD), Mysore. 30 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Suraj Gowda: A budding film star from Mysore". Fakruddin Husen. 25 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Suraj Gowda KAHI actor injured in action sequence". Staff Correspondent (FD), Mysore. 24 October 2014.
  10. ^ "This week's release: Suraj Gowda - Dhanya Ramkumar starrer romantic-drama 'Ninna Sanihake' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 October 2021.