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Daisy Bopanna
Born
Daisy Bopanna
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2002–2012
Spouse
Amit Jaju
​
(m. 2011)​

Daisy Bopanna is an Indian actress who appears in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil-language films.

Personal life

Bopanna is from Kodagu. She attended Aurobindo School,[1] pre-university at Kumarans College and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Chitrakala Parishat in Bangalore, Karnataka. She married Amit Jaju in 2011.[2]

Career

Daisy started her career with theatre, working for a short time with B. Jayashree's Spandana theatre camp and also contemporary English theatre.[1] She began filming for Bimba in 2002.[3] It was sent to the Berlin & Frankfurt Film Festival, and won international awards. Directed by Kavitha Lankesh, it explored the exploitation of child artistes in the film industry. Daisy's later work in Bhagawan (2004) with Darshan earned her the moniker 'Spicy Daisy'.[4] Prior to the release of Bimba in 2004, Daisy worked as a presenter of the television series Top Drive that was telecast on Star World for nearly one year.[5]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2003 Indru Mudhal Geetha Tamil
2004 Ranga SSLC Sanjana Kannada Credited as Sanjana
2004 Bimba Saroja Kannada
2005 Bhagawan Anjali Kannada Credited as Anjali
2004 Chanti Anjali Telugu Credited as Anjali
2005 Relax Anjali Telugu Credited as Anjali
2005 Garam Masala Deepti Hindi
2005 Rama Shama Bhama Priya Kannada
2006 Jackpot Kannada Cameo
2006 Prajapathi Film actress Malayalam
2006 Aishwarya Anjali Kannada
2006 Thavarina Siri Priya Kannada
2006 Tananam Tananam Gowda's daughter Kannada [6]
2007 Sathyavan Savithri Subbalakshmi Kannada
2008 Gaalipata Sowmya Kannada Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
2008 Chakkara Viyugam Sandhya Tamil
2009 Sweet Heart Sandhya Telugu
2009 Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara Kannada Cameo
2011 United Six Jia Hindi
2012 Crazy Loka Sarala Kannada

References

  1. ^ a b "Daisy Bopanna interview". Sify. Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Daisy Bopanna gets hitched". The Times of India. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. ^ "A take on Bimba". Deccan Herald. 21 July 2002. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Daisy Bopanna interview". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  5. ^ Srinivasa, Srikanth (23 May 2004). "Daisy blooms in Sandalwood". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Tananam Tananam - a film by Kavita Lankesh having Ramya and Rakshita in the lead". Viggy. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

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