{{Short description|Indian actor and film director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Roopa Iyer | image = Roopa Iyer.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|07|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Belakavadi, Mandya, Karnataka, India | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Film director, actor | years_active = | spouse = {{Marriage|Gautam Srivatsa|2014}} }}
'''Roopa Iyer''' is a film director and actor.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-01-01 |title=This is not just cinema, it's a reminder of sacrifice, shares Roopa Iyer on Azad Bharath |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bangalore/this-is-not-just-cinema-its-a-reminder-of-sacrifice-shares-roopa-iyer-on-azad-bharath/articleshow/126270565.cms |access-date=2026-01-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
==Career== She played the lead actress in the movie ''Daatu''. She directed and wrote the movie ''Mukhaputa''.<ref>[https://www.deccanherald.com/content/9194/roopa-iyers-directorial-debut-highly.html Roopa Iyer's directorial debut highly praised] ''Deccan Herald''</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2009/oct/27/daatu-wins-zimbabwe-award-98671.html | title=Daatu wins Zimbabwe award | date=16 May 2012 }}</ref> In 2013, she directed & produced her bilingual big budget film ''Chandra'' in Kannada and Tamil.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/341513/a-touch-royalty.html | title=A touch of royalty }}</ref>
==Filmography== *''Note: All films are in Kannada unless otherwise noted.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Film ! Director ! Producer ! Screenwriter ! Actor ! Role ! Notes |- | style="text-align:center;"|1998|| ''A'' || {{no}}|| {{no}} ||{{no}} || {{yes}} || || |- | style="text-align:center;"|2005|| ''Magic Ajji'' || {{no}}|| {{no}} ||{{no}} || {{yes}} || Queen's granddaughter|| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2007|| ''Daatu'' || {{no}}|| {{no}} ||{{no}} || {{yes}} || || |- | style="text-align:center;"|2010 || ''Mukhaputa'' || {{yes}}|| {{no}} ||{{yes}} || {{yes}} || Gowri|| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2013 || ''Chandra'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || {{no}}|| ||Simultaneously shot in Tamil |- | style="text-align:center;"|2026 || ''Azad Bharath'' ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || {{yes}}|| Neera Arya||Hindi film |- |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
==Sources== * {{cite news|title=Kannada star Roopa Iyer making film on HIV positive kids|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cinema-news/regionalflavours/Kannada-star-Roopa-Iyer-making-film-on-HIV-positive-kids/Article1-388031.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|date=9 March 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605215925/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cinema-news/regionalflavours/Kannada-star-Roopa-Iyer-making-film-on-HIV-positive-kids/Article1-388031.aspx|archivedate=5 June 2011}} * [https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/bringing-modi-on-screen/article23300855.ece Bringing Modi on screen] ''The Hindu''
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.IndiaClassicArts.com}} *{{IMDb name|3748543}} {{Authority control}}
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