Divya Uruduga is a South Indian actress who gained popularity after appearing in the reality television game show Bigg Boss Kannada Season 8. She is a well-known name in the Kannada film industry.
Wiki/Biography
Divya Uruduga was born on Tuesday, January 16, 1990 (2020, 31 years old) in Uruduga village in Shivamogga district of Karnataka.
Divya Uruduga with her brother in childhood
She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Multimedia from a college in Mangalore, Karnataka.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 6″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
family
Her father’s name is Manjunath Uruduga and her mother’s name is Kusuma Manjunath Uruduga. She has two brothers, Darshan Uruduga and Deepak Uruduga.
(From right to left) Deepak (Divya’s brother), Kusuma (Divya’s mother), Divya, Manjunath (Divya’s father) and Darshan (Divya’s brother)
Profession
television
Divya started her acting career with the Kannada television serial Chitte Hejje. She has since appeared in several Kannada soaps on the small screen including Ambaari, Khushi and Om Shakti Om Shanti.
Official poster of Kannada soap opera Om Shakti Om Shanti starring Divya Uruduga
In 2021, she participated in the eighth season of the reality show Bigg Boss Kannada.
Here are pictures of Divya Uruduga inside the Bigg Boss Kannada house built in Film City, Bengaluru
Filmography
Divya made her big screen debut with the Kannada film Huliraya (2017).
Poster of the Kannada film Huliraya (2017)
She played the lead role of Lachi in the thriller drama. She has since appeared in many South Indian films, including the political thriller Dhwaja (2018), the romantic thriller Face 2 Face (2019), and Ranchi (2020).
Facts/Trivia
- Divya used to compete in school plays but she never thought of pursuing acting as a career until the producers of her debut serial approached her after seeing her pictures on a social media platform.
An old photo of a pre-teen Divya Uruduga receiving an award for her outstanding performance at the school’s annual event
- Her friends and family fondly call her by her nickname “Chinnu”.
Divya’s birthday cake has her nickname Chinnu written on it
- Her favorite city is Mangalore. She went there for further studies after completing class 10. While in Mangalore, she also learned to communicate fluently in Tulu.
- She is a tea lover and loves to drink Kala Deka tea.
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- She was driving a Hyundai Venue SUV purchased in February 2020.
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