Nisha Ganesh is an Indian film and television actress who has appeared in Tamil films and serials. After making her breakthrough portraying Draupadi in the TV series Mahabharatham and hosting shows such as Surya Vanakkam on Sun TV, she has gone on to appear in supporting roles in feature films.
Career Nisha started her acting as a college student in Vijay TV's Kana Kannum Kalangal Kalloriyin Kadhai and later appeared in Saravanan Meenatchi as Thenmozhi. Nisha Krishnan made her breakthrough portraying Draupadi in the TV series Mahabharatham and subsequently went on to host shows such as Surya Vanakkam, Kitchen Galatta and Sun Singer (Season- 2) and appeared in the TV series Deivamagal as Ragini on Sun TV.
As a media student, she was actively involved in short film-making during her education and collaborated with them when making the films Bench Talkies - The First Bench (2015) and Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkirathu (2015). She has also gone on to appear in supporting roles in feature films, notably portraying roles in Ivan Veramathiri (2013) and Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014).
Personal life Nisha Krishnan got engaged to actor Ganesh Venkatraman in February 2015, and the pair got married on 22 November 2015. In June 2019 she gave birth to their first child Samaira. On 3 October 2023, the couple had their second child, a boy named Amar.
Filmography Year Film Role Language2013 Ivan Veramathiri Gunasekharan's friend Tamil2014 Naan Sigappu Manithan Meera's friend Enna Satham Indha Neram Journalist 2015 Bench Talkies - The First Bench Zara Chennai Ungalai Anbudan Varaverkirathu 2016 Vil Ambu Kavya Telugu
Television Serials YearTitleRoleChannelLanguage2011–2013Kana Kanum Kalangal Kallooriyin KadhaiDivyaStar VijayTamil2013–2014OfficeNishaSaravanan MeenatchiThenmozhiDeivamagalRaginiSun TV2013–2016MahabharathamDraupadi2016–2017Thalayanai PookalVedavalli NagarajZee Tamizh2017–2018Nenjam MarappathillaiSathyaStar Vijay 2020 Thirumagal Herself (Special Appearance) Sun TV 2021 Sreemantudu Sathya ETV Telugu2022 Abhi Tailor Herself (Special Appearance) Colors Tamil Tamil Sembaruthi Adv. Geetha Subramaniam (Special Appearance) Zee Tamil 2023 Kolangal-2 Mohini ETV Telugu 2025 Mounam Pesiyadhe Lawer Anbukkarasi Zee Tamil Tamil Shows YearTitleChannelLanguage2013Sun SingerSun TV Tamil2013–2015Surya Vanakkam2014–2015Vendhar Veetu KalyanamVendhar TV2015Kitchen GalattaSun TV 2018 Star Singer Jaya TV 2021Vanakkam TamizhaSun TV 2021Rowdy Baby2022Namma Veettu KalyanamVijay Music
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