Dhanya Balakrishna

Dhanya Balakrishna


Date Of Birth6 August 1991
Age33 years 3 months 10 days
Place Of BirthBangalore, Karnataka
Height5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m)
Favorite ActorKamal Haasan
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Mother TongueKannada
ReligionHinduism
HobbyReading
Weight55kg
Languages KnownTamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, English
Wiki Pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanya_Balakrishna
Facebook Profilehttps://www.facebook.com/itsmedhanya/
Twitter Profilehttps://twitter.com/dhanyabee
Instagram Profilehttps://www.instagram.com/dhanyabalakrishna/
Favorite ActressKangana Ranaut
Shoe SizeSeven

Biography

Dhanya Balakrishna is an Indian film actress who has appeared in South Indian films, mainly Telugu and Tamil films.

Childhood, Family & Personal Life

 Dhanya Balakrishna was born on 6th August, in Bangalore, Karnataka. She was brought up in Bangalore & Chennai. She is the only shild of her parents. She was brought up in joint family with cousins. Her family speaks both Tamil & Kannada at home.

Dhanya Balakrishna childhood photo with her father
Dhanya Balakrishna childhood photo with her father

 She was involved with English theatre while in Bangalore. Her parents wanted her to do Engineering or Medicine she chose Arts.

Dhanya Balakrishna with her sister(cousin)
Dhanya Balakrishna with her sister(cousin)

Education:

  • School: M.E.S School
  • High school: Mount Carmel, Bangalore
  • College: MOP, Vaishnav College for women, Chennai
  • Graduation: Degree in Psychology, English literature & Economics (B.A), 

Career

Movie Debut: 7aum Arivu(2011), a science fiction movie directed by A. R. Murugadoss with Suriya, Shruti Haasan was Dhanya's first movie, she played the role of "Malathi", a friend of Shruti Haasan.

Telugu Debut: Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, a 2012 Telugu drama directed by Srikanth Addala. Starring Daggubati Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Anjal,i Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

Debut as a lead actress: She started playing the lead role with Chinni Chinni Aasa(2013), a Telugu romantic movie.


Dhanya Balakrishna: Photos, Pictures

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Interesting Facts and Trivia

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  1. Tara Umesh, her model coordinator introduced Shanya to director Murugadoss.

  2. If she gets the chance to pick one from Mahesh Babu & Poer star she likes to pick Power star. Among directors Rajamouli or Trivikram she would pick Rajamouli.

  3. Her favorite actors: Suriya(Tamil), Mahesh Babu(Telugu)

  4. She writes script & she wants to be a director at some point in her career

  5. She used to entertain her family with dancing & acting as a kid.

  6. Star company: Deepike Padukone was her senior in Mount Carmel school, Anushka Sharma was her class mate, Nithya Menon & Dhanya had a common class. 

  7. She wants to do a film like Queen (of Kangana Ranaut)

  8. She likes street food very much: Bhel puri, Masala Puri, raw mango with salt & chilli, Guava.

  9. If she becomes a CM: She will clean the country, by giving importance to biodegradable. She will stop Dowry system.

  10. Controversy: She tweeted in disappointment after Royal Challengers Bangalore, her favorite team lost to Chennai Super Kings, she was criticized by Chennai fans and she tweeted that she won't act in Tamil films anymore, she later made peace with it and made a comeback with the movie Raja Rani.

  11. She wants to play varying roles, especially a police officer's role.

  12. She has no film background, she was involved with English play while in Bangalore

  13. Fer father used to tell her stories from Ramayana & Mahabharata as a child, that kindled her interest for stories.

  14. Her likes spending time with her grandmother when in Bangalore.


Dhanya Balakrishna: Filmography (2)

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2016 Nenu Sailaja[Actress]
2016 Savitri[Actress]

Quotes

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  1. I come from a conservative family, at first they were hesitant, they are very supportive of me now, they are very happy with my decision.

  2. Love is the most beautiful feeling in the world, without love , any kind of Love, mother's love, child's love, to country, without that there isn't much to life.

  3. Hyderabad has become my second home, I feel at home here.

  4. I didn't come to films to become a star, I came here to be an actress, I want to be recoginized for talent.

  5. Without dream there isn't much to life, Getting married & having kids is also part of life, one should pursue dreams as well.