5 Famous Actresses Ruling Other Industries Having Karnataka Origins

Karnataka has produced so many beautiful talented heroines to Indian cinema who have went on to rule other industries and got a huge name and fame over the years. Here are some of the five actresses who have Karnataka origins and have been ruling other industries getting name and fame:

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Anushka was a yoga teacher in Bangalore before she made her debut in the Telugu film Super in 2005. Since then, Anushka hasn't looked back and went on to rule Telugu and Tamil films unanimously and achieve huge stardom and a dedicated fan following. Strangely she hasn't acted in Kannada films so far. Anushka Shetty had taken a brief break to concentrate on her health and is making her comeback with Naveen Polishetty in an untitled film and her fans are eagerly waiting to see her back on the big screen.

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Though born and brought up in Mumbai. Pooja's roots go back to Udupi and speaks Tulu and Kannada fluently. Pooja Hedge was a big name in the modeling industry winning several awards. Coming to films, Pooja had to struggle a bit in the initial years with her choice of films not doing well but since 2018 Pooja has been having a golden run at the box office making her the busiest actress in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi industries scoring blockbusters and working with top heroes and directors.

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This Coorg girl today needs no introduction as she has been called National Crush. Rashmika made her debut in 'Kirik Party' and very soon became the most wanted heroine in the South and has been rocking Bollywood. Her fan following is humongous making her contemporaries feel jealous also. Such is Rashmika's rise in the industry despite controversies attacking her from time to time.

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Nitya Menen is born Malayali in Bangalore and considers herself more as a Bangalorean and made her acting debut in the Kannada film '7'0 Clock'. Later on, Nitya Menen got her breakthrough in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films soon making her one of the most versatile actresses we have around. Nitya Menen's performance in any given role has been justified by the actor and additionally, she dubs for her characters which adds more weight to her performance and is respected for her professionalism.

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Shraddha Srinath was a lawyer working in a law firm in Bangalore. Ever since she took to modeling, the doors opened to movie opportunities and debut in Pawan Kumar's 'U Turn'. Shraddha Srinath gives importance to the quality of roles and hence has always been choosy in picking her roles, Shraddha's performance in 'U Turn', 'Vikram Vedha', 'Operation Alumelamma', 'Jersey' and 'Krishna And His Leela' has been applauded for her performance.

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