{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Deepa Sannidhi | image = | native_name = | native_name_lang = kn | birth_date = | birth_name = Rahasya | birth_place = Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India | other_names = Deepu | years_active = 2011–2017 | spouse = | mother = Nanda | father = Shashidhar | height = 1.68 m | occupation = Actress }}
'''Deepa Sannidhi''' (born '''Rahasya''')<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/did-you-know-/Deepa-Sannidhis-birth-name-is-Rahasya/articleshow/33544798.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Deepa Sannidhi's birth name is Rahasya – The Times of India |access-date=13 April 2014 |archive-date=26 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926045127/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/did-you-know-/Deepa-Sannidhis-birth-name-is-Rahasya/articleshow/33544798.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> is an Indian former actress who mainly appears in Kannada films. She made her acting debut in the 2011 film ''Saarathi'', which won her the Suvarna Film Award for Best Female Debut. Deepa then went on to star in several successful films in Kannada, also appeared in other languages.
==Personal life== Rahasya was born in Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka to Shashidhar and Nanda. She completed her schooling in Bangalore and is an alumna of St. Aloysius College in Mangalore.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mangalore: Kannada Movie 'Sakkare' – All Set for Sweet Taste of Success |url=http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=319251 |accessdate=25 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526093054/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=319251 |archivedate=26 May 2012}}</ref>
==Career== Deepa Sannidhi was in her first year in Agriculture engineering when she received a film offer for ''Saarathi'' starring Darshan and dropped out of college to pursue a career in films. She also has some prior experience in modelling and has completed a one-year course in jewellery designing.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-deepa-sannidhi/20120601.htm 'I wasn't serious about pursuing a career in films' – Rediff.com Movies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413202914/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-deepa-sannidhi/20120601.htm |date=13 April 2014 }}. Rediff.com (1 June 2012). Retrieved 27 May 2015.</ref> During her acting career, Deepa simultaneously pursued a degree in English Literature through Distant Education.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.womenexclusive.co.in/the-reluctant-actor-deepa-sannidhi/ |title=The Reluctant Actor – Deepa Sannidhi : Women Exclusive |access-date=10 January 2016 |archive-date=10 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110221623/http://www.womenexclusive.co.in/the-reluctant-actor-deepa-sannidhi/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
She took part in the audition tests conducted by the ''Saarathi'' film team and was selected to play its lead role after undergoing two rounds of tests.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Deepa-Sannidhi/187269981305181 |title=Deepa Sannidhi |via=Facebook |accessdate=1 May 2012 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012013813/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Deepa-Sannidhi/187269981305181 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}} While shooting for ''Saarathi'', she signed her second film ''Paramathma'' alongside Puneeth Rajkumar directed by Yogaraj Bhat,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/I-want-to-see-myself-on-screen-Deepa-Sannidhi/articleshow/10037833.cms? |work=The Times of India |title=I want to see myself on screen: Deepa Sannidhi – The Times of India |access-date=13 April 2014 |archive-date=24 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024221249/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/I-want-to-see-myself-on-screen-Deepa-Sannidhi/articleshow/10037833.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> which released a week after ''Saarathi''. ''Paramathma'' went on to become a successful venture.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/All-work-and-no-play-for-Deepa/articleshow/8862441.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710010949/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-16/news-interviews/29664992_1_yogaraj-bhat-birthday-gal-paramathma |url-status=live |archive-date=10 July 2012 |title=All work and no play for Deepa |date=16 June 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=1 May 2012}}</ref> Deepa was chosen as the Promising Newcomer Female for ''Saarathi'' and ''Paramathma'' in The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/us |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121210140027/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-21/news-interviews/32336976_1_ramya-kiccha-sudeep-kannada-film-industry |url-status=live |archive-date=10 December 2012 |work=The Times of India |title=The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011 |date=21 June 2012}}</ref> Her only 2012 release was Preetham Gubbi's ''Jaanu''. Rediff in its review called it "Deepa Sannidhi's film all the way".<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-jaanu-is-and-average-fare/20120601.htm Review: Jaanu is and average fare – Rediff.com Movies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413185125/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-jaanu-is-and-average-fare/20120601.htm |date=13 April 2014 }}. Rediff.com (1 June 2012). Retrieved 27 May 2015.</ref>
In 2014, she was first seen in ''Endendu Ninagagi'' as Soumya, "a very bold, in-your-face, today's girl".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Celebrate-young-love-with-Endendu-Ninagaagi/articleshow/33559242.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Celebrate young love with Endendu Ninagaagi – The Times of India |access-date=13 April 2014 |archive-date=29 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029232015/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Celebrate-young-love-with-Endendu-Ninagaagi/articleshow/33559242.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> She stated that the role was "quite challenging because this is not me" but that she loved playing it.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-i-loved-my-role-in-endendhu-ninagaagi/20140413.htm 'I loved my role in Endendhu Ninagaagi' – Rediff.com Movies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413164036/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-i-loved-my-role-in-endendhu-ninagaagi/20140413.htm |date=13 April 2014 }}. Rediff.com (13 April 2014). Retrieved 27 May 2015.</ref> In 2015, she made her Tamil film debut in ''Enakkul Oruvan'', a remake of Kannada film ''Lucia'', in which she reprised the character that Sruthi Hariharan did in the original.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Deepa-Sannidhi-in-Lucias-Tamil-remake/articleshow/30280664.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Deepa Sannidhi in Lucia's Tamil remake – The Times of India |access-date=13 April 2014 |archive-date=28 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428074332/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news-interviews/Deepa-Sannidhi-in-Lucias-Tamil-remake/articleshow/30280664.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> Even before her Tamil debut she signed up her next Tamil film, Vishnuvardhan's ''Yatchan''.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Kannada-girl-Deepa-Sannidhi-for-Arya/articleshow/35261587.cms Kannada girl Deepa Sannidhi for Arya – The Times of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518212748/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Kannada-girl-Deepa-Sannidhi-for-Arya/articleshow/35261587.cms |date=18 May 2014 }}. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (18 May 2014). Retrieved 27 May 2015.</ref>
In 2017, she starred in ''Chakravarthy'' alongside Darshan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Deepa-teams-up-with-Darshan-again/2016/06/01/article3460053.ece |title=Deepa teams up with Darshan again |access-date=7 June 2016 |archive-date=9 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609083828/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Deepa-teams-up-with-Darshan-again/2016/06/01/article3460053.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | Denotes films that have not yet been released |} {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''Saarathi'' || Rukmini || rowspan="5" | Kannada || Suvarna Award for Best Female Debut<br/>Bangalore Times Film Award for Most Promising Actress |- |''Paramathma''|| Deepa ||Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada |- | 2012 || ''Jaanu'' || Rukmini /Jaanu || |- | 2013 || ''Sakkare'' || Neha || |- | 2014 || ''Endendu Ninagagi'' || Sowmya || |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''Enakkul Oruvan'' || Divya || rowspan="2" | Tamil || Nominated—SIIMA Best Debut Actress |- |''Yatchan''|| Shwetha || |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 ||''Chowka''|| Gowri || rowspan="2"|Kannada || |- |''Chakravarthy''|| Shanthi || |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
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