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Dhanya Balakrishna
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dhanya Balakrishna (born August 6, 1991) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema, alongside appearances in Kannada and Malayalam films. After worki…
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Dhanya Balakrishna (born August 6, 1991) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema, alongside appearances in Kannada and Malayalam films. After working in theatre, she made her screen debut in *7 Aum Arivu* (2011), followed by the bilingual release *Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi* (2012) and its Telugu version *Love Failure* (2012). In 2013, Balakrishna gained wider recognition with supporting roles in *Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu* and *Raja Rani*, playing her first leading role that same year in *Chinni Chinni Aasa*. Her subsequent Telugu releases included *Amrutham Chandamamalo* (2014), the horror comedy *Raju Gari Gadhi* (2015), *Bhale Manchi Roju* (2015), *Nenu Sailaja* (2016), and *Jaya Janaki Nayaka* (2017). Balakrishna expanded across South Indian industries in 2019, making her Malayalam debut in *Love Action Drama* and her Kannada debut in *Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakasha*. In streaming, she starred in the series *As I'm Suffering From Kadhal* (2017), *What's Up Panimanishi* (2018), and *Loser* (2022). Her later film credits include *Carbon* (2022), *Lal Salaam* (2024), *RAM* (2024), and *The 100* (2025).
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2026
Amaravathiki Aahvanam
Movie
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2025
Krishna Leela
Movie
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2025
The 100
Movie
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2025
Kab Kyun Aur Kahan
TV show
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2025
Sikandar
Movie Saisri's Handmaiden
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2025
Hathya
Movie
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2024
Sharma & Ambani
Movie Sitara
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2024
Lal Salaam
Movie Ammani
- 2024
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2023
Undenaama
Movie
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2022
Jagamemaya
Movie Chitra
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2022
Mad Company
TV show Roshini
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2022
Nodi Swamy Ivanu Irode Heege
Movie Gajalakshmi
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2022
Recce
TV show Gouri
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2022
Carbon
Movie
- 2020
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2019
Software Sudheer
Movie
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2019
Sarvajanikarige Suvarnavakaasha
Movie Jhanavi
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2019
Puzhikkadakan
Movie Anna
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2019
Love Action Drama
Movie Priya
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2018
What's Up Velakkari
TV show Jessie
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2018
What's Up Bai
TV show Jessi
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2018
Chhaliya
TV show
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2017
Veedevadu
Movie
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2017
Jaya Janaki Nayaka
Movie Sweety's friend
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2017
As I'm Suffering From Kadhal
TV show Meera
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2016
Thanu Vachenanta
Movie
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2016
Savitri
Movie
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2016
Nenu.. Sailaja...
Movie Keerthi
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2015
Bhale Manchi Roju
Movie Maya D'Souza
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2015
Raju Gari Gadhi
Movie Bala Tripura Sundari
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2014
Amrutham Chandamama Lo
Movie Sanjeevini "Sanju"
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2013
Chinni Chinni Aasa
Movie
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2013
Raja Rani
Movie Nivetha
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2013
Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
Movie A Girl Who Proposes to Chinnodu
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2012
Neethaane En Ponvasantham
Movie Nithya's friend
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2012
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
Movie Nithya's friend
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2012
Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi
Movie Rashmi
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2011
7Aum Arivu
Movie Malathi
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