Nikita Thukral is an Indian actress and model, who predominantly worked in Kannada and Telugu films alongside a few Tamil and Malayalam films.
Early life Thukral was born into a Punjabi Hindu family and was raised in Mumbai. She completed her M.A in Economics from Kishinchand Chellaram College, Mumbai. She was spotted by producer D. Ramanaidu while dining at a hotel in Juhu. He offered her a role in his upcoming film Hai (2002).
Career Thukral was the part of Aati Rahengi Baharein crew, which was a popular television drama series that aired on Zee TV channel on 9 September 2002. She then shifted to the South film industry by debuting in the Telugu film Hai. After appearing in Hai, Thukral starred opposite Fahad Fazil in his film debut Kaiyethum Doorath. The Malayalam film was not a box office success, but she was able to find additional roles in Tamil and Telugu films like Kurumbu and Sambaram. In 2005, she entered Kannada cinema with Kichcha Sudeepa's Maharaja. Thukral then returned to star in a Tamil film and featured in Venkat Prabhu's multistarrer Saroja as Kalyani, the concubine of a gangster portrayed by Sampath Raj, and won critical acclaim for her performance. Her appearance in the song "Kodana Kodi" was appreciated as the song became popular, while her role in the film also led to her winning the ITFA Best Supporting Actress Award. The success led her to sign on to appear in a big film production, Gautham Vasudev Menon's Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam in a role alongside Trisha Krishnan, but the film was shelved after two schedules.
After 2008, she shifted her priority from Telugu to Kannada cinema, going on to co-star with leading actors Upendra, Puneeth Rajkumar, V. Ravichandran and Darshan. After Prince, she signed on to be part of several films including Cottonpet and Priyasakha, opposite Ramesh Aravind and a Telugu film named Apartment, but none of them saw a theatrical release. Her next releases were the Tamil thriller film Muran, that saw her playing Indhu, alongside actors Cheran and Prasanna and the historical film, Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna. Her only 2013 release was the Tamil masala film Alex Pandian. In 2014, she was seen in three Kannada films, although two of them, Namaste Madam and Namo Bhootatma, featured in her cameo roles only.What's Nikita Thukral doing in Namaste Madam? – The Times of India . The Times of India (9 April 2014). Retrieved 30 October 2015.Nikita acts in Namoo Bhoothaathma – The Times of India . The Times of India. (21 August 2014). Retrieved 30 October 2015. Her future films include the crime drama Ring Road Shubha, reportedly the first Kannada film to be made by an all-women crew, the horror flick Avunu 2 in Telugu as well as the anthological drama Traffic that would mark her Hindi debut.What is Nikita Thukral's role in Ring Road Shubha? – The Times of India . The Times of India (15 October 2013). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
In addition to acting, Thukral has also done modelling work for designer Roopa Vohra. She also participated in the first season of the reality show Bigg Boss Kannada, the Kannada version of Bigg Boss. She completed 99 days in the Bigg Boss Home and was the second runner-up of the show.Nikita's bitter Bigg Boss tale. The New Indian Express (4 July 2013). Retrieved 30 October 2015.Nikita shoots for Software Ganda in Bangalore – The Times of India . The Times of India (18 January 2014). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
Filmography Film Year Film Role Language Notes2002 Hai Priya TeluguKaiyethum Doorath Sushama Babunath Malayalam2003 Kurumbu Aparna TamilKalyana Ramudu Kalyani Telugu Sambaram Geeta 2004 Chatrapathi Indhu Tamil Kushi Kushiga Sandhya Telugu 2005 Bus Conductor Noorjahan Malayalam Vetrivel Sakthivel Manju Tamil Maharaja Sitara Kannada2006 Bhargava Charitham Moonam Khandam Anupama MalayalamEvandoi Srivaru Swapna TeluguAganthakudu Bhanumathi 2007 Maharajsri Neelima Nee Navve ChaluSukanyaDon Nandini Special appearanceAnasuya Pooja 2008 Bhadradri Anu Nee Tata Naa Birla Kannada Saroja Kalyani Tamil ITFA Best Supporting Actress AwardVamshi Sharadha Kannada Chintakayala Ravi Pooja (Poo) Telugu Special appearance2009 Rajakumari Bubbly Kannada Dubai Babu Vasundhara Yodha Asha Daddy Cool Malayalam Special appearance2010 Naariya Seere Kadda Radha Kannada 2011 Gun Vandana Prince Anjali Muran Indhu Tamil 2012 MLA Mani: Patham Classum Gusthiyum Malayalam Gowri Putra Ranjitha Kannada Snehitaru Dancer Special appearance Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna Mallamma 2013 Alex Pandian Gayathri Tamil 2014 Namaste Madam Kannada Guest appearanceSoftware Ganda Priya S Rao Namo Bhootatma Herself Cameo appearance2015 Avunu 2 Swathi Telugu Kanal Reenu Kuruvila Malayalam Ring Road Khan's wife Kannada Paayum Puli Folk dancer Tamil Special appearance in the song ''Soodana Moogini'' RannaHerself Kannada Cameo appearance 2016 Terror Pooja Telugu TrafficAditi Hindi Mukunda Murari Sukanya Kannada 2017 Bongu Item dancer Tamil Special appearance in the song ''Vella Kuritha'' 2018 Rajasimha Priya Kannada
Television Year TV Serial Role Notes2002-2003 Aati Rahengi Baharein Dr. Amar Sanghani's Sister 2007 Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan Siya Sharman Wadhwa 2020Yamaleela Aa TaruvathaAli's wife
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