Neelam Gouhrani, known professionally as Nandini Rai, is an Indian actress and model who works in Telugu films.[3] She is the winner of the Miss Andhra Pradesh title of 2010.[4] After modelling, she went to pursue a career in acting.
Nandini Rai | |
|---|---|
| Born | Secunderabad, Telangana, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Biography
editNandini hails from a Sindhi family.[1][2] She completed her schooling from St. Albans High School, Hyderabad, graduating in 2005. She has completed her higher education in London. She has modeled for over 80 national and international brands.[5] She holds an MBA Degree in finance from London. During her modelling stint, she has won several beauty contests, being named Miss Hyderabad 2008, Miss Andhra Pradesh 2010, Miss Pantaloons Fresh Face of AP 2009 and Miss Beautiful Eyes of AP 2010.[5]
She has acted in the Hindi film Family Pack and the Telugu film Maaya. She has performed in another Telugu film Mosagallaku Mosagaadu.[5] In 2012, she was seen in the Bollywood film Log In, too.[2] She made her Malayalam film debut in A. Sajeed's Goodbye December. In the "musical love story", she portrays a young, naughty teacher.[5] In 2014, she was signed for her first Kannada film Khushi Khushiyagi,[6] in which she played a fashion designer.[7] She has signed up her first Tamil film, a romantic thriller titled Grahanam. she has signed for a Telugu film Sudigaadu 2, in which she is playing a village belle.[8] She was one of the contestants in reality show Bigg Boss 2, hosted by actor Nani.[4]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Family Pack | Sultana | Hindi | |
| 040 | Telugu | |||
| 2012 | Hormones | Soumya Nayak | Telugu | |
| Login | Divya | Hindi | ||
| 2013 | Goodbye December | Malayalam | ||
| 2014 | Maaya | Vaishali | Telugu | |
| 2015 | Khushi Khushiyagi | Priya | Kannada | |
| Mosagallaku Mosagadu | Janaki | Telugu | ||
| 2018 | Silly Fellows | Pushpa | Telugu | |
| 2019 | Sivaranjani | Sivaranjani | Telugu | |
| 2020 | Lalbagh | Malayalam | Post-production | |
| 2021 | Koti Kommachi | Special song | Telugu | Post-production |
| 2022 | Astakarmma | Megha | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Varisu | Jai’s lover | Tamil | |
| Bhaag Saale | Telugu | |||
| CSI Sanatan | Divya | Telugu |
Television
edit| Year | Series | Role | Network | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bigg Boss S2 | Herself | Star Maa | Telugu | Also available on Hotstar |
| 2019 | High Priestess | Ruby | ZEE5 | Telugu | Streaming series[9] |
| 2020 | Shootout at Alair | Nafisa | ZEE5 | Telugu | Streaming series |
| Metro Kathalu | Supriya | Aha | Telugu | ||
| 2021 | In the Name of God | Meena | Aha | Telugu | |
| 2022 | Gaalivaana | Nandini | ZEE5 | Telugu | Streaming series[10] |
References
edit- ^ a b "New 'naughty' girl in town". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Asha Prakash, TNN (27 February 2012). "Who inspired Nandini Rai's makeover?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ Pecheti, Prakash (21 May 2021). "Nandini Rai prefers intense roles". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Who is Bigg Boss 2 Contestant Nandini Rai?". 18 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d Anasuya Menon (25 February 2012). "Hello Mollywood!". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "It's final, Ganesh's next is Kushi Kushiyalli". The Times of India. 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Nandini Rai comes between Ganesh and Amoolya". The Times of India. 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Nandini Rai to debut in Tamil". The Times of India.
- ^ "Telugu web series 'High Priestess' explores psychic world". 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Gaalivaana Season 1 Review: An interesting plot let down by subpar narration", The Times of India, retrieved 11 May 2022
External links
edit- Nandini Rai at IMDb