Nirmala Channapa or Nirmala Chennappa is an Indian actress, director and producer, primarily working in the Kannada film industry. She is known for her role as “Jaya” in the Kannada film Thallana (2012).
Wiki/Biography
Nirmala Channapa was born on Sunday, June 21, 1987 (age 34 in 2021) and her birthplace is Bengaluru. Her zodiac sign is Cancer. Nirmala holds a Masters degree in Arts, Social Work and Drama. She excelled in sports from a young age and was a kabaddi player during her school days. It was during her PU vacation that someone suggested that she attend an acting workshop. Although she had never thought of acting before, she decided to join a drama workshop at TS Nagabharana’s Benaka troupe. There, she learned different forms of drama and was seen as the best actress at the workshop. Soon, Benaka invited her to join their troupe. She then went to Rangayana for three months of acting training.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 5″
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Family and caste
Nirmala Channapa was born into a middle-class family.
Parents and siblings
Nirmala Channapa’s father is a KSRTC driver and her mother is a housewife.
Nirmala Channapa and her father
Nirmala Channapa and her mother
Husband and children
Nirmala got married to Sardar Sathya (actor) on March 17. The two have a son named Sebu Aditya.
Nirmala Channapa and her husband
Nirmala Channapa with her husband and son
Profession
Nirmala started her career as a theatre artist and acted in around 14 to 15 plays. She did not want to limit herself to acting, so she also worked in stage lighting, designing and makeup. Slowly, she started working as a theatre artist and technician. Nirmala Channapa made her Kannada debut in the 2012 film Thallana, in which she played the role of ‘Jaya’.
Nirmala Channapa of Tarana
She then acted in the Kannada films Jigarthanda (2016) and Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu (2016). She has also acted in the Kannada television series Kicchu (2018) and Parvati Parameshwara (2014). In 2021, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss Kannada 8.
Nirmala Channapa in the house of Bigg Boss Kannada 8
She also acted in the short film O Kusuma Bale (2018). Nirmala appeared in a commercial for British filmmaker Richard Cousins.
Nirmala Channapa shooting for an advertisement
Apart from being an actor and theatre artist, she is also an entrepreneur and founded the production house ‘Sai Nirmala Productions.’ Nirmala was the creative director of the television serial ‘Padmavathi’ (2018), which was produced by her production house.
Nirmala Channapa in her office
Her company also produced a Kannada singing reality show called “Kannada Kogile” (2018).
Nirmala Channapa during the Kannada Kogile audition
Favorite things
- Lyrics: V. Nagendra Prasad
Facts/Trivia
- In her free time, Nirmala enjoys cooking and traveling.
- She is also known as Nirmala Sathya.
- In 2012, Nirmala won the Karnataka State Film Award for ‘Best Actress’ for the film Thallana.
Nirmala Channapa wins National Award for Best Actress
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education