Parul Yadav is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Kannada films. Her acting debut was in the 2004 Tamil film Dreams. Her performance in Aatagara (2015) earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada. Yadav also won praises for her films, Bachchan (2013), Shivajinagara (2014), Vaastu Prakaara (2015) and Killing Veerappan (2016).
Career She made her acting debut in Mere Aagosh Mein (2000). Her first mainstream movie was the Tamil film Dreams, starring Dhanush. Her next movie was Krithyam in Malayalam opposite Prithviraj Sukumaran. She, then switched over to television with the daily soap-opera Bhagyavidhaata, which has aired on Colors since 2009. This was soon followed by the comedy reality show Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala on Star Plus, where she was a participant representing the team Raveena Ke Mohre.
In 2011, she made her Kannada film debut in Shivarajkumar's movie Bandhu Balaga as his sister-in-law. Later, she acted in Govindaya Namaha, which went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of that year. She played Mumtaz, a Muslim girl falling in love with Govinda, played by Komal Kumar. Her portrayal won her a SIIMA Best Debutant award (2013) and Bangalore Times Best Newcomer Award (2013) and a nomination in the Udaya Film Awards for the best actor category for that year.Parul nominated for Best Actress award. The Times of India. (21 January 2013). The song "Pyarge Aagbittaite", which featured Yadav, earned her more attention. The same pairing in the 2012 film Nandeesha, however, could not continue the success at the box office.
Yadav's next project was for the multi-starrer film Bachchan, directed by Shashank and starring Sudeep.I had to forego four films for Bachchan says Parul Yadav. CNN-IBN Yadav then starred in Shivajinagara, produced by Ramu Films. She was paired opposite Duniya Vijay.Parul Yadav opposite Duniya Vijay in 'Shivajinagara'!. Sify.com (21 May 2013). The movie was a blockbuster having completed 100 days of screening in theatres.
In 2014, Yadav signed for two movies that became landmark projects of her career, Vaastu Prakaara and Uppi 2. She played an advocate in Vaastu Prakaara, which was directed by renowned film-maker Yogaraj Bhat. In Uppi 2, she is seen in a cameo opposite its director Upendra. Her latest release is K. M. Chaitanya's Aatagara, featuring an ensemble cast and Jessie. Her performance in Jessie won her widespread appreciation. Upcoming films of Yadav include Seizer and Vijayaditya.
Yadav's biggest movie of her career is Killing Veerappan, directed in multiple languages by Ram Gopal Varma. Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar plays a police officer and Yadav is paired with him. Killing Veerappan was also dubbed and released in Tamil and Telugu.
From 2017 to 2022, Yadav produced the simultaneous production of the 4 South Indian language remakes of the Hindi superhit Queen. She also played the lead in the Kannada version Butterfly, directed by Ramesh Aravind. Besides the lead role, Yadav is also the co-producer.Besides the lead role, Parul Yadav is also the co-producer of 'Butterfly' . Pinkvilla. (6 December 2017).
Filmography Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Film Role Language Notes2004 Dreams Charu Tamil2005 Krithyam Sandra Punnoose Malayalam2008 Bullet Gayathri Bandhu Balaga Chamundeshwari Kannada2009 Black Dalia Linda D'Souza Malayalam 2012 Govindaya Namaha Mumtaz Kannada Nandeesha Sonia 2013 Bachchan Anjali Shravani Subramanya Benne Special appearanceExclusive Shravani Subramanya . Sify.com (26 September 2013).2014 Shivajinagara Pavithra 2015 Pulan Visaranai 2 Sonya Varma Tamil Vaastu Prakaara Nirmala Kannada Uppi 2 Sheela Extended cameo Aatagara Mallika 2016 Killing Veerappan Shreya Jessie Nandini 2018 Seizer DivyaTBAButterflyParvati Unreleased
Television 2007 – Yes Boss – SAB TV 2007 – Sautela – DD National 2009 – Bhagyavidhaata – Colors 2011 – Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala – Star Plus 2015 – Darr Sabko Lagta Hai (episode nine) – &TV
Awards Work Award Category Result RefBachchan 61st Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Kannada 3rd SIIMA Awards Best Supporting Actress Santosham Awards Best Supporting Actress (4 September 2014).Shivajinagar4th SIIMA Awards Best Actress Aatagara 63rd Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada South Scope Awards Rising Sensation of the Year . southscope.in (11 January 2017).Vaastu Prakaara 5th SIIMA Awards Best Actress Killing Veerappan 6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada Best Actress (Critics) 2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Actress 64th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada
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