Neelam Gouhrani, known professionally as Nandini Rai, is an Indian actress and model who works in Telugu films. She is the winner of the Miss Andhra Pradesh title of 2010. After modelling, she went to pursue a career in acting.
Biography Nandini hails from a Sindhi family. She completed her schooling from St. Albans High School, Hyderabad, graduating in 2005. She has completed her higher education in London. She has modeled for over 80 national and international brands. She holds an MBA Degree in finance from London. During her modelling stint, she has won several beauty contests, being named Miss Hyderabad 2008, Miss Andhra Pradesh 2010, Miss Pantaloons Fresh Face of AP 2009 and Miss Beautiful Eyes of AP 2010.
She has acted in the Hindi film Family Pack and the Telugu film Maaya. She has performed in another Telugu film Mosagallaku Mosagaadu. In 2012, she was seen in the Bollywood film Log In, too. She made her Malayalam film debut in A. Sajeed's Goodbye December. In the "musical love story", she portrays a young, naughty teacher. In 2014, she was signed for her first Kannada film Khushi Khushiyagi, in which she played a fashion designer. She has signed up her first Tamil film, a romantic thriller titled Grahanam. she has signed for a Telugu film Sudigaadu 2, in which she is playing a village belle. She was one of the contestants in reality show Bigg Boss 2, hosted by actor Nani.
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Language Notes 2011 Family Pack Sultana Hindi 040 Telugu 2012 Hormones Soumya Nayak Login Divya Hindi 2013 Goodbye December Malayalam 2014 Maaya Vaishali Telugu 2015 Khushi Khushiyagi Priya Kannada Mosagallaku Mosagadu Janaki Telugu 2018 Silly Fellows Pushpa 2019 Sivaranjani Sivaranjani 2021Lalbagh Malayalam 2022 Astakarmma Megha Tamil 2023 Varisu Smitha CSI Sanatan Divya Telugu Bhaag Saale Nalini
Television Year Series Role Network Language Notes 2018 Bigg Boss S2 Herself Star Maa TeluguAlso available on Hotstar 2019 High Priestess Ruby ZEE5 Streaming series2020Shootout at AlairNafisaMetro Kathalu Supriya Aha2021 In the Name of God Meena 2022GaalivaanaNandiniZEE5Streaming series
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