Yash (actor)

Naveen Kumar Gowda (born 8 January 1986), known mononymously by his screen name Yash, is an Indian film actor who primarily works in Kannada films. Prior to films, he appeared in theater plays and television soaps.^[1][2]

Following this, Yash made his film debut in in 2007 with Jambada Hudugi, playing a supporting role in the film. In his second film, Moggina Manasu (2008), he played the male lead opposite Radhika Pandit. The film was a commercial success and earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Yash went on to star in many commercially successful films including Modalasala (2010), Rajadhani (2011), Kirataka (2011), Lucky (2012), Jaanu (2012), Drama (2012), Googly (2013), Raja Huli (2013), Gajakesari (2014) and Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari (2014).

Career

Beginning

Yash started his acting career with the teleserial Nanda Gokula directed by Ashok Kashyap, which aired on ETV Kannada. He went on to appear in several other teleserials such as Malebillu and Preeti Illada Mele.^[3] He had a small role in a 2007 film directed by Priya Hassan, Jambhada Hudugi. He then acted in Moggina Manasu directed by Shashank in 2008, where he appeared in a supporting role alongside his Nanda Gokula co-star Radhika Pandit. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film. Yash then starred in lead roles in the films Rocky (2008), Kallara Santhe (2009), Gokula (2009).

Stardom

A Cut-out of Yash and the crowd gathered at Santhosh Theater in Bangalore screening Googly in 2013

In 2010, Yash starred in Modalasala which became his first commercial solo hit. His next film was Rajadhani in 2011, which got good reviews and his performance was critically acclaimed although the film's return was below average at the box office. The same year, his next film Kirataka was a commercial success. Yash received positive reviews for his performance in the village comedy film. In 2012 Yash had two major releases, Lucky (opposite Ramya) and Jaanu, both of which met with mixed response upon release and became average grossers at the box office. His next film of the same year, the romantic comedy Drama directed by Yograj Bhat was a commercial success. The film was one of the major grossers of 2012. His next movie Googly opposite Kriti Kharbanda and directed by Pawan Wadeyar released on 19 July 2013. The film was commercially successful. Raja Huli, directed by Guru Deshpande and with music direction by Nadabrahma Hamsalekha was released on 1 November 2013 on the Kannada Rajyothsava Day. It was a remake of Sasikumar's Tamil movie Sundarapandian, and went on to commercially successful, mainly due to the Mandya-Kannada Slang being used in the movie. Raja Huli is on the lines of his earlier hit, Kirataka.

Gajakesari, directed by Krishna, was released on 11 April 2014. In the first weekend itself movie had collected approximately 5.5 crores at the box office.^[4] Yash's next movie Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari had its theatrical release on 25 December 2014, and opened to positive reviews from critics. The film's screenplay and the performances of all the actors did well in audience lvie response.^[5]

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	Jambada Hudugi		Supporting role
2008	Moggina Manasu	Rahul	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2008	Rocky	Rocky
2009	Kallara Santhe	Somu
2009	Gokula	Raja
2010	Thamassu	Imran	Special appearance
2010	Modalasala	Karthik
2011	Rajadhani	Raja
2011	Kirataka	Nandisha alias Gooli
2012	Lucky	Lucky / Vikram
2012	Jaanu	Siddharth
2012	Drama	Venktesa
2013	Chandra	Himself	Special appearance in a song
2013	Googly	Sharath
2013	Raja Huli	Raja Huli
2014	Gajakesari	Krishna
2014	Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari	Ramachari
2015	Masterpiece		Filming
2015	KGF		Pre-production

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Yash at the Internet Movie Database