Chaitra Halllikeri or Chythra Halllikeri is an Indian model, actress and producer who works primarily in the South Indian entertainment industry.
Wiki/Biography
Chaitra Hallikeri was born on November 2 and hails from Bangalore, Karnataka. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio. She studied at Vijaya High School in Bangalore. She spent her childhood in Hubballi and Bangalore.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her mother’s name is Shashikara Halikeri. She has a sister, Nikila Halikeli.
Chaitra Hallikeri and her family
husband and children
On December 15, 2006, she married businessman Balaji Pothraj. Balaji filed for divorce in the family court in March 2021, accusing his wife of molesting him.
Chaitra Halllikeri’s husband Balaji Pothraj
She has two children. One of them is a daughter.
Chaitra Hallikeri and her daughter
Profession
modeling
She entered the entertainment industry as a model.
Old photos of Chaitra Hallikeri taken at the beginning of her modeling career
Later, she joined Gladrags modeling agency. In March 2015, she participated in a beauty contest held by Gladrags magazine and won the title of “Most Beautiful”.
Chaitra Hallikeri walks the ramp at JW Marriott Hotel Pune during Gladrags Beauty Pageant 2015
Movie
In the 2003 Tamil drama film “Good Job”, she played the protagonist “Thamarai”, a modern girl who likes to tease men with her four friends. In the same year, she appeared in the Kannada comedy film Khushi.
Poster of Kannada movie Khushi
Chaitra played the role of Kaveri in the 2004 Kannada film Gowdru. Her other Kannada films include Gunna (2005) and Shishya (2006). After starring in the 2006 Kannada film Shishya, she took a break from the entertainment industry to support her family.
Chaitra Hallikeri appears in the poster of the movie Shishya (2006)
TV and OTT
After a hiatus, Chaitra returned to the entertainment industry in 2016 as the host of the popular cooking show Star Saviruchi, which aired on the Colors Kannada channel.
Chaitra Hallikeri hosts Star Saviruchi
In 2022, she appeared as a contestant in the show Bigg Boss OTT Kannada.
Chaitra Hallikeri in Bigg Boss OTT Kannada
others
After her marriage in 2006, she became a director of the now-defunct BGC International, BGC Properties, BGC Tab Motels and BGC Developers Pvt Ltd (her husband’s company). In 2019, she established TIME Children’s Kindergarten in Rajajinagar, Bengaluru. However, in 2021, she announced her intention to sell the kindergarten on her Facebook account. In 2022, she started working as a makeup artist in Bangalore. She runs an Instagram page called “Get Gorgeous with Chythrra,” where she takes bookings and regularly posts photos of her work.
Chaitra Hallikeri is a makeup artist
dispute
FIR against father-in-law and husband (2022)
In May 2022, she filed an FIR with Jayalakshmipuram police in Mysore against her father-in-law MK Potaraju and husband Balaji Pothraj, accusing them of misusing her bank account in South Indian Bank. Her complaint alleged that the two took a gold loan from her account without her knowledge. In addition, the bank’s branch manager also conspired with the defendants. The police booked the duo under sections 468, 406, 409, 420, 506 and 34 of IPC. She also alleged that she received life threats from her father-in-law and husband after she filed the complaint. Earlier, in 2021, she registered an FIR against Balaji Pothraj on the grounds of domestic violence after he filed for divorce from her. In June 2022, the Karnataka High Court stayed the FIR after senior advocate MS Shyam Sundar, appearing for Pothraj and his father, argued that Chaitra had filed a false complaint when Balaji Pothraj filed divorce proceedings against her.
Facts/Trivia
- Her name is also spelled Chythrra. After her marriage, she changed her name to Chytra Balaji Pothraj or Chytra Pothraj.
- In 2022, she participated in the TCS World 10K Bengaluru running race, which was her first marathon.
Chaitra Hallikeri poses with her TCS World 10K Bengaluru medal
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education