Vidya Murthy

{{short description|Indian Kannada film and television actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Vidya Murthy | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|7|18|df=yes}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} | birth_place = [[Madikeri]], Karnataka, India | education = | alma_mater = | image = | alt = Kannada Actress Vidya Murthy | caption = | occupation = {{hlist|Film actress|drama artist|television artist}} | years_active= | othername = | relations = | spouse = Heragu Narasimha Murthy | children = 1 }}

'''Vidya Murthy''' is an [[Cinema of India|Indian Kannada film]] and television actress well known for her roles in television serials such as ''[[Mayamruga]]'', ''Baduku'', ''Muktha Muktha'' and ''Krishna Tulasi'' and recently has appeared in ''Papa Pandu'' and ''Magalu Janaki'' serials being aired on [[Colors Super]] Channel. She has over 35 serials and more than a dozen films to her credit. She is a talented artist from the T. N. Seetharam team.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/A-long-exile-but-not-exit-from-acting-for-Vidya/articleshow/3097006.cms |title=A long exile but not exit from acting for Vidya |work=The Times of India |date=2002-03-07 |accessdate=2019-02-18}}</ref>

== Career == Vidya Murthy started acting in plays in school and college. She was in the first batch of NMKRV College, selected by its principal, C. N. Mangala, because of her acting skills. Her family did not approve of her choice of career and nor did her parents-in-law after her marriage. She made her film debut in ''Urvashi'', written by Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar.<ref name="deccanherald1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/584610/tough-way-success.html|title=Tough way to success|date=3 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes1"/>

== Personal life == Murthy was born in the [[Hill Station]] town of [[Madikeri]] in [[Kodagu]] district as her father was working there. Her father's native place is [[Mavinakere]] in [[Hassan District|Hassan]] district. She is married to Heragu Narasimha Murthy and has a son. G. K. Jagdish, her brother, is her inspiration and was a renowned bharathanatyam dancer and actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/my-pinboard-704201.html|title = On my Pinboard: Vidya Murthy|date = 21 November 2018}}</ref> A Kannada literature, economics and psychology student, she was a part of a writers' group, and used to write poems and short stories.<ref name="deccanherald1"/>

== Television career == {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" ! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Channel |- |rowspan=5|1998–2000 || ''Shakthi'' || ||rowspan=6|[[DD Chandana]] |- | ''Sanje Mallige'' || |- | ''Aasare'' || |- |''Prathibimba'' || |- |''[[Mayamruga]]''|| |- |2001–2003 || ''Kathegara'' || |- | || ''Antharagange'' || || |- |2001–2003 || ''Manvantara'' || ||[[ETV Kannada]] |- | 2003|| ''Sthree'' || Kaveri ||[[Star Suvarna]] |- |2003–2004 || ''Dashavataara'' || ||rowspan=2|[[ETV Kannada]] |- |2008–2010 || ''Mukta'' || |- |2018–2019|| ''Paapa Pandu'' || Jayamma||rowspan=2| [[Colors Super]] |- |2018–2020||''Magalu Janaki'' ||Devaki |- |2021–Present||''[[Hitler Kalyana]]''||Sarojini ||[[Zee Kannada]] |}

== Filmography == {{col-list|colwidth=22em| # ''[[Sparsha]]'' (2000) # ''[[Mathadana]]'' (2001) # ''[[Ninagagi]]'' (2002) # ''[[Chandu (2002 film)|Chandu]]'' (2002) # ''Dumbee'' (2003) # ''[[Beru (film)|Beru]]'' (2005) # ''[[Paramesha Panwala]]'' (2008) # ''[[Vamshi (film)|Vamshi]]'' (2008) # ''[[Meravanige]]'' (2008) # ''[[Kicha Huccha]]'' (2010) # ''[[Mylari]]'' (2010) # ''[[Anna Bond]]'' (2012) # ''Toofan'' (2012) # ''[[Charminar]]'' (2013) # ''[[Ee Dil Helide Nee Bekantha]]'' (2014) # ''Chiravada Nenapu'' (2016) }}

==See also== *[[List of people from Karnataka]] *[[Kannada cinema]] *[[List of Indian film actresses]] *[[Cinema of India]]

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|5698963}}

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