{{short description|Indian actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Disha Pandey | image = Disha Pandey by Venket Raam.jpg | caption = | birth_date = 17 January{{efn|name=birth-year-unknown}} | years_active = 2009–present | occupation = Actress | website = }}
'''Disha Pandey''' (born 17 January<ref name=maalaimalar-2012-06-05/><ref name=IndiaGlitz100323 />{{efn|name=birth-year-unknown|The year of her birth has not been reported by a reliable source.}}) is an Indian actress. She has appeared in films in Tamil, notably in the commercial success, ''Tamizh Padam'' (2010), and in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.
==Early life== In comments published in a 2011 article in ''The New Indian Express'', Pandey shared that her father was a gazette officer with the education department, and that her mother worked with Hindustan Copper. She also revealed that she has one older sister and a younger brother.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2011/jun/13/tamizh-padam-disha-pandey-262382.html |title='Tamizh Padam' Disha Pandey |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=13 June 2011 |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604040041/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2011/jun/13/tamizh-padam-disha-pandey-262382.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
Pandey was in class 12 when she entered films, but was advised to pursue her degree before continuing acting. Despite choosing biology with mathematics in class 12, Disha decided to pursue arts to be able to complete her degree more easily. In 2011, she reported that she completed her first year BA in Human Rights.{{where|date=October 2020|reason=Where did she study "Human Rights"?}}{{Explain|date=October 2020|reason= Did she get a full degree later or drop out after her first year?}}<ref name="newindianexpress1"/>
==Career== Pandey has done modelling for commercials, including for Prince Jewellery and Amul Lassi.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/>
Pandey achieved initial success as an actress in the successful comedy film ''Tamizh Padam'' (2010).<ref name=IndiaGlitz100323/><ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name=rangarajan100205 />
She acted in ''Mayanginen Thayanginen'' (2012), a Tamil flick opposite Nitin Sathya and ''Moksha'' (2013), a Telugu horror film, directed by Srikanth Vemulapalli. In ''Mayanginen Thayanginen'' she played the character of a very homely girl — a customer care executive employed with a call taxi company.<ref name=Bharathan101116>{{cite news |first1=Bijoy |last1=Bharathan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Ready-for-more-Tamizh-Padams/articleshow/6929958.cms |title=Ready for more 'Tamizh Padams' |newspaper=The Times of India |date=16 November 2010 |access-date=3 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-date=19 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419050018/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-16/news-interviews/28214679_1_bollywood-film-mayanginen-thayanginen-tamil}}</ref>
She made her Kannada debut in ''Jai Lalitha'' (2014), the Kannada remake of the Malayalam hit ''Mayamohini'' (2012). She plays the role that Malayalam actress Mythili played in the original.<ref name=CR130701>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Disha-and-Aishwarya-make-their-Kannada-debut/articleshow/20843778.cms |title=Disha and Aishwarya make their Kannada debut |newspaper=The Times of India |first1=Sharanya |last1=CR |date=1 July 2013 |access-date=3 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618132857/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Disha-and-Aishwarya-make-their-Kannada-debut/articleshow/20843778.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=18 June 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> She has appeared in another Kannada films ''Bombay Mittai'' (2015), in which she plays a character interested in travelling and photography.<ref name=IANS140402>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Love-for-Travel-Made-Disha-Sign-Bombay-Mittai/2014/04/02/article2145209.ece |title=Love for Travel Made Disha Sign 'Bombay Mittai' |work=The New Indian Express |date=2 April 2014 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |access-date=24 April 2014 |archive-date=24 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424141747/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Love-for-Travel-Made-Disha-Sign-Bombay-Mittai/2014/04/02/article2145209.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of Disha Pandey film credits |- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Language ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{ref heading}} |- | style="text-align: center;" |2009 || ''Bolo Raam'' || Juhi Khan || Hindi || Hindi debut || style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name=Bharathan101116 /><ref>{{cite news |title=Bolo Raam |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bolo-raam/562476/ |first1=Shubhra |last1=Gupta |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=2 January 2010 |access-date=28 May 2010 |archive-date=31 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731155352/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bolo-raam/562476 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: center;" |2010 || ''Tamizh Padam'' || Priya || Tamil || Tamil debut || style="text-align: center;" |<ref name=IndiaGlitz100323>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/thamizh-padam-heroine-watches-70-tamil-films-tamil-news-55512 |title='Tamizh Padam' heroine watches 70 Tamil films |website=IndiaGlitz |date=23 March 2010 |access-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011091821/https://www.indiaglitz.com/thamizh-padam-heroine-watches-70-tamil-films-tamil-news-55512 |archive-date=11 October 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name=rangarajan100205>{{cite news |title=Laugh away your blues -- Tamizh Padam |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/02/05/stories/2010020550650200.htm |access-date=28 May 2010 |newspaper=The Hindu |first1=Malathi |last1=Rangarajan |date=5 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210093710/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/02/05/stories/2010020550650200.htm |archive-date=10 February 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: center;" |2012 || ''Mayanginen Thayanginen'' || Shruthi || Tamil || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref name=Bharathan101116/><ref name=maalaimalar-2012-06-05/> |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align: center;" |2013 || ''Race'' || Aarthi || Telugu || Telugu debut || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/race.html |title=Race Telugu review - Telugu/Tamil cinema - Vikram, Bharat Kishore, Karthik, Srinivasa Reddy, Disha Pandey, Nikita Narayan |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=1 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901090446/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/race.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | ''Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga'' || Suman || Hindi || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the hoarders! |url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/meet-the-hoarders/ |publisher=Rajeev Masand |date=11 March 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927004109/http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/meet-the-hoarders/ |archivedate=27 September 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | ''Keeripulla'' || Sandhya || Tamil || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/keeripulla/movie-review/19288343.cms|title = Keeripulla Movie Review {1/5}: Critic Review of Keeripulla by Times of India|website = The Times of India}}</ref> |- | ''Moksha'' || Disha || Telugu || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name=Bharathan101116 /> |- | ''Chikki Mukki'' || Sangeetha || Tamil || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/mar/27/a-film-chikki-mukki-shot-in-malaysia-462573.html |title=A film Chikki Mukki shot in Malaysia |date=27 March 2013 |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029195144/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/mar/27/a-film-chikki-mukki-shot-in-malaysia-462573.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |2014 || ''Jai Lalitha'' || Disha || Kannada || Kannada debut|| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name=CR130701/> |- |''Manasunu Maaya Seyake'' || Lasya || Telugu || || |- | style="text-align: center;" |2015 || ''Bombay Mittai'' || Aditi || Kannada || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref name=IANS140402 /> |- | style="text-align: center;" |2016 || ''CTRL-C'' || Disha || Telugu || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/control-c-telugu-movie-review.html |title=Review : Ctrl-C – Confusing Techno Thriller |date=17 June 2016 | access-date=29 October 2021 | archive-date=29 October 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029195147/https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/control-c-telugu-movie-review.html | url-status=live}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: center;" |2018 || ''Tamizh Padam 2'' || Priya || Tamil || Cameo || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cs-amudhans-tamizh-padam-2-speaks-truth-about-female-characters-kollywood-84716 |title=CS Amudhan's 'Tamizh Padam 2' speaks the truth about female characters in Kollywood |date=13 July 2018 |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=3 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103193521/https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/cs-amudhans-tamizh-padam-2-speaks-truth-about-female-characters-kollywood-84716 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: center;" |2019 || ''Adyaksha in America'' || Simran || Kannada || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/adhyaksha-in-america/movie-review/71439824.cms |title=Adhyaksha In America Movie Review : An entertaining comedy film featuring Sharan and Ragini |first1=Sunayana |last1=Suresh |date=4 October 2019 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011093056/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/adhyaksha-in-america/movie-review/71439824.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/oct/05/adhyaksha-in-america-review-the-two-countries-remake-is-a-weekend-entertainer-2043275.html |title='Adhyaksha in America' review: The 'Two Countries' remake is a weekend entertainer |date=5 October 2019 |first1=A |last1=Sharadhaa |newspaper=The New Indian Express |language=en |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022230243/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/oct/05/adhyaksha-in-america-review-the-two-countries-remake-is-a-weekend-entertainer-2043275.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | style="text-align: center;" |2020 || ''Kombu'' || Janani || Tamil || || style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/020818/disha-pandeys-back-with-a-horror-thriller.html |title=Disha Pandey's back with a horror thriller |date=2 August 2018 |access-date=23 November 2021 |archive-date=12 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112224001/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/020818/disha-pandeys-back-with-a-horror-thriller.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |}
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==References== <references>
<ref name=maalaimalar-2012-06-05>{{cite news |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2012/06/05211833/Mayanginen-Thayanginen-movie-r.vpf |script-title=ta:மயங்கினேன் தயங்கினேன் |trans-title=I was stunned and hesitant |language=ta |work=Maalaimalar |date=5 June 2012 |access-date=25 October 2020 |archive-date=28 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028204833/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2012/06/05211833/Mayanginen-Thayanginen-movie-r.vpf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==External links== {{commons category|Disha Pandey}} * {{IMDb name|3766193}}
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